A slow burning romance; where an older man falls in love with his little sister's best friend.
I watched it out of curiosity as I wondered what he would possibly see and desire I n her; and was pleasantly surprised that the answer is "a lot"; enough to want spending a life time investing!
While Ishika is obviously an immature girl, she has that one trait Ryo desperately needed; some one to give him "tough love" and tell it as it is. She instantly sweeps away all that is superfluous in his cool persona and insists that he be a truthful person at all times.
Her strength helps him drop his facade and look deeply into himself to set his priorities right; knowing his selfish actions have far reaching consequences. In that aspect he is like a kid trapped in a man's body as he creates layers of sophistication to hide his insecurities.
And that rivets his heart to hers.
She in turns sees the effect of her being herself on him and how he had opened up and show his vulnerable side and gains confidence to see herself as a woman worthy of him. And to meekly ask him to wait for her, which he agrees.
Her best friend Rio is such a dear but because of her love for her big brother is somewhat pushy in trying to "fix" Ishika and him, but she backs off and allows her best friend to grow at her own pace. Ishika takes this time to carefully sort out her feelings, as a rival to Roy's attention enters the equation.
Admirably, their classmate Tumasa displays more maturity in being honest with his feelings than does Ryo; putting Ryo to shame!
Warming and realistic; a work that explores the struggles of young adults and the "faces" they create to survive the real world. And how truthfulness triumphs in the end despite the apparently insurmountable age gap.
I watched it out of curiosity as I wondered what he would possibly see and desire I n her; and was pleasantly surprised that the answer is "a lot"; enough to want spending a life time investing!
While Ishika is obviously an immature girl, she has that one trait Ryo desperately needed; some one to give him "tough love" and tell it as it is. She instantly sweeps away all that is superfluous in his cool persona and insists that he be a truthful person at all times.
Her strength helps him drop his facade and look deeply into himself to set his priorities right; knowing his selfish actions have far reaching consequences. In that aspect he is like a kid trapped in a man's body as he creates layers of sophistication to hide his insecurities.
And that rivets his heart to hers.
She in turns sees the effect of her being herself on him and how he had opened up and show his vulnerable side and gains confidence to see herself as a woman worthy of him. And to meekly ask him to wait for her, which he agrees.
Her best friend Rio is such a dear but because of her love for her big brother is somewhat pushy in trying to "fix" Ishika and him, but she backs off and allows her best friend to grow at her own pace. Ishika takes this time to carefully sort out her feelings, as a rival to Roy's attention enters the equation.
Admirably, their classmate Tumasa displays more maturity in being honest with his feelings than does Ryo; putting Ryo to shame!
Warming and realistic; a work that explores the struggles of young adults and the "faces" they create to survive the real world. And how truthfulness triumphs in the end despite the apparently insurmountable age gap.
