Last Cinderella

I honestly had a hard time connecting with any of the characters. Miki was the most likable out of all of them, which is also why I "got into" her part of the story the most. Of course, the Hiroto-Sakura-Tachibana triangle got the most space, which unfortunately I didn't find myself liking that much again. But the series has funny moments, sad moments, romantic moments, weird moments, and absurd moments, plus no one is overacting, so I would recommend it to those who are just starting out with Japanese live action series and don't know what to get into. I think this is a good series for a beginner to get used to Japaneseness. You’ll get a lot of it, but in such quantity and execution that it's easy to digest. ;-) I didn't root for either of the suitors more than the other, they both seemed like equal rivals, so no matter how it ended, it left me cold. The last episode was a bit of a mishmash with a strange consistency. In the end, it turned out to be an enjoyable series for a more mature audience. While Moiraine says it's surprisingly bold by Japanese standards, I didn't find it so, because there was still plenty of overt or covert moralizing and demonstrations of how a proper Japanese person should behave. (2013.06.24)