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I just found out that they made a live action version of The Wallflower (or Perfect Girl Evolution, if you prefer), a manga I've been following for years. It's a difficult series to describe. The closest I can come is My (reluctant) Fair Lady as seen by Tim Burton... with a good dose of boy band hysteria mixed in for good measure.
Now, they made an anime adaptation a few years back which was actually pretty good, but I have a feeling that this drama is going to be a train wreak. On the plus side, they cast one of the three leads from Nobuta No Produce (one of my favorite Japanese dramas) as the main guy. On the negative side, they added a cute kid. Now, I have nothing against cute kids, but when you add one to an already established series (or adaptation of an established series in this case) then Law of Cousin Oliver comes into effect... which means this drama might have jumped the shark before it even began.
Oh well, I don't think that's going to stop me. I've been meaning to get into another Japanese drama for a while. (I've just been too distracted by a recent run of excellent Korean dramas... but that's a whole other post.) Worse comes to worse, it might inspire me to rewatch Nobuta or maybe even Hana Kimi. In the mean time, bring on the goths and pretty boys! Oh Japan, you do make me laugh!
Now, they made an anime adaptation a few years back which was actually pretty good, but I have a feeling that this drama is going to be a train wreak. On the plus side, they cast one of the three leads from Nobuta No Produce (one of my favorite Japanese dramas) as the main guy. On the negative side, they added a cute kid. Now, I have nothing against cute kids, but when you add one to an already established series (or adaptation of an established series in this case) then Law of Cousin Oliver comes into effect... which means this drama might have jumped the shark before it even began.
Oh well, I don't think that's going to stop me. I've been meaning to get into another Japanese drama for a while. (I've just been too distracted by a recent run of excellent Korean dramas... but that's a whole other post.) Worse comes to worse, it might inspire me to rewatch Nobuta or maybe even Hana Kimi. In the mean time, bring on the goths and pretty boys! Oh Japan, you do make me laugh!
