Fuju no sakura

At least the creators are honest and tell us from the start that it's going to be an emotional wringer. Get ready, there will be forbidden love, a family rift, a fatal illness. Have you got enough Kleenex? Except that the main characters don't have the charisma to pull this off. The most likable guy I could root for is Satō Takeru and his cute girlfriend. Kusanagi just didn't grab me; I didn't see any spark, chemistry, anything between him and Miki, which is precisely what a story like this needs. This series is, I would say, aimed more at the older set. I simply got nothing from it. (31.01.2011)