Kimi to Boku Movie Review

Title: Kimi to Boku

AKA: You and Me

Genre: Short movie

Origin: Japan

Release date: May 14, 2011

Cast: Nakamura Aoi and Inaba Yu.

This short movie is about a young man (Nakamura Aoi) who struggles with life as a cartoon artist, and how he develops a relationship with a little cat he had found on the street. The story is followed through our storyteller: ”Gin-o-gou”, who is the cat living with the main character. It starts when the little cat gets lost, but is found on a bench by this young man who has recently moved to Fukuoka. He finds the cat looking up at the stars thus naming him “Gin-o-gou” (from a manga character about the stars (?)), and takes him while putting posters out so someone can take him home. The two eventually bond, and this story continues with the young man struggling with his dreams, but finding comfort in this sweet little being…

So, after watching a whole bunch of half- hearted movies, this piece of heartbreak suddenly emerges and makes me all snotty. I love this short story, but it would’ve been so much nicer if it were longer. The storyline, the main actor and the cute kitten made the 45 min pretty short, because I was interested most of the story though. That might be because I am an animal lover but also because I have a cat which I groomed myself from it was 3 months, so yeah... might have hit a nerve there. I can’t really say much since it really is short, and I do not want to spoil it, but I do recommend it.

☆☆☆½ / 3½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ / 4 out of 5 hearts

Kamen Teacher Review

Title: Kamen Teacher

Genre: School

Episodes: 12

Broadcast period: 2013-Jul to 2013-Aug

Theme song: Luv Sick by Kis-My-Ft2

Cast: Fujigaya Taisuke, Omasa Aya, Saito Takumi, Kyomoto Taiga, Lewis Jesse, Kikuchi Fuma and Kishi Yuta.

“In the year 20xx, corporal punishment and guidance by teachers was banned. Since then, teachers lost power. Schools became lawless. In order to correct this situation, the government put an educational reform program into effect. In order to correct the delinquents, to control everything with fear through power, special teachers were dispatched throughout the whole nation. They are called: Kamen Teacher.” (Intro of drama)

Araki Gouta (Fujigaya Taisuke) is a teacher with a high spirit. At his first day at work, he is met by teachers who refuse to get involved with their students and a class full of delinquents that beat him up, but that doesn’t bring him down, since he firmly believes that his students are good deep down. He is told that in the very class they are a group called M4: ‘Money Man’ aka Bon (Kyomoto Taiga) a rich brat who uses money for popularity, ‘Mad Man’ aka Kotaro (Maeda Goki) who threatens and blows up all the time, ‘Ice Man’ aka Ryota (Yanagi Shuntaro) an expressionless guy who everyone fears and ‘Shadow Man’ aka Shishimaru (Kishi Yuta) who works behind the scenes. Besides those 4, there is the school top, Takehara Kinzo (Kikuchi Fuma).

When the students can’t be faced by teachers, Gouta secretly them on as Kamen Teacher…

Lol, I started this because I was in the mood for high school dramas, and this had delinquents in it, so I went what the hell. But that thing with the ‘Kamen Teacher’ was a bit bizarre. I liked it honestly, and I was looking forward every single week to watch it. It is short, and it is really silly to some extent, but that’s the charm I guess. It is in the same category as Sugarless, like those C rated dramas that doesn’t really have the screen play nor the decent story plot, but manages to make you happy. Or me at least.

So to sum up, I can’t really recommend it, but if you liked the manga this won’t be a waste of time :)

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out 5 hearts