Long Vacation

Yeah it's enjoyable from the point of view that doramas in the 90s didn't suffer from the ills that doramas of later years suffer from (you could maybe call it "the bad influence of anime faces" and weird kisses). It's an enjoyable, slow-moving, occasionally boring and uninteresting yet fun dorama that has interesting characters, but of course you have to get used to them. I found them both flat and annoying at first. And on the whole – I have no idea why – I felt sorry for Takenouchi because of the character he played. But that almost immediately got settled and I was able to enjoy him. He's actually the reason I watched this dorama. A bit of stalking :-D It's not suspenseful, heartbreaking, or exciting. It's completely ordinary. And some people might like ordinary. It's got good dialogue and the relationships between people are handled and presented without unnecessary drama, which is very nice. Definitely don't be afraid to watch it and make up your own mind. Just try not to throw it away after the first two episodes. It'll spice up enough (but not enough to make you sneeze :-D). 4 Jul 2020 Edit.: I watched it again after nine years, and apparently you have to grow into a series and have something behind you in order to be able to understand the characters better. That's why I'm raising the rating and writing a review... (2011.05.24)