Cherry Magic
Jan. 21st, 2021 21:04![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
superborbI am here, months late (though not that late really, it just came out last October), to tell you that Cherry Magic is VERY CUTE and I enjoyed it a lot.
The premise: as Adachi was still a virgin when he turned 30, he developed the ability to hear the thoughts of other people! Cue the discovery that his handsome, popular, and gregarious coworker Kurosawa is IN LOVE WITH HIM?!?!
It's a light romance show, with 12 eps of 25 mins. All the characters, including the side characters, are so earnest and lovely. There's just enough conflict and meaningful backstory for characters to feel like they aren't a prop, while still being a speedy show. Because of the premise, you get to know the introspection and feelings of characters in a natural way!
I was worried because of embarrassment squick, but it didn't get me at all: the conflicts are all relatively quickly resolved and earnestness on all sides meant that no one was unduly embarrassed.
Nearly all the characters are very earnest (how many times can I say the word earnest? It was my main impression!), and most of the conflict is for various characters to recognize their true feelings and then blurt them out. (It's uh, very jdrama in that way.) So, it's not very deep plot wise, but it did get some interesting perspectives in.
Overall, I enjoyed it a lot! Would recommend if you are in the mood for a light romance with fun side characters.
The premise: as Adachi was still a virgin when he turned 30, he developed the ability to hear the thoughts of other people! Cue the discovery that his handsome, popular, and gregarious coworker Kurosawa is IN LOVE WITH HIM?!?!
It's a light romance show, with 12 eps of 25 mins. All the characters, including the side characters, are so earnest and lovely. There's just enough conflict and meaningful backstory for characters to feel like they aren't a prop, while still being a speedy show. Because of the premise, you get to know the introspection and feelings of characters in a natural way!
I was worried because of embarrassment squick, but it didn't get me at all: the conflicts are all relatively quickly resolved and earnestness on all sides meant that no one was unduly embarrassed.
Nearly all the characters are very earnest (how many times can I say the word earnest? It was my main impression!), and most of the conflict is for various characters to recognize their true feelings and then blurt them out. (It's uh, very jdrama in that way.) So, it's not very deep plot wise, but it did get some interesting perspectives in.
Overall, I enjoyed it a lot! Would recommend if you are in the mood for a light romance with fun side characters.
