Chou no Rikigaku is the 3rd in Kisaragi Toko (Kimura Fumino) series starting with Ishi no Mayu, continuing with Suishou no Kodou. There was also a prequel Aku no Hadou with a different character.
As per usual, Kisaragi Toko has to solve another series of grotesque murders.
While all 4 WOWOW shows had the usual WOWOW level of direction and looks, there was always something off with the writing.
The writing is not your stupid no common sense level like your typical mainstream police jdoramas like Siren but I find myself asking a lot of little questions and not getting excited like this bomb scene that tried to hard to be something that it did not need to be.
Its hard to explain what's off with the writing. The characters and dialogue just feels off.
I finished the 5 episode series of Chou no Rikigaku half distracted with other stuff and this is for people who enjoyed the previous series.
I guess my favourite thing about the Kisaragi Toko series is that her colleagues don't dislike her for no reason.
If you are like me and you previous shows never impressed you give it a skip. This series has a nice ending but the road to get to the ending was not very exciting. Meh.
Got another show you might want to check out. Isekai Izakaya Nobu, already 5 eps subbed at D-A.
ReplyDeleteThe premise is a modern restaurant that travels back into middle ages time.
It's light hearted wowow drama, and doesn't take itself too seriously.
Might not be as good as shinya shokudou, but I think it has its own charms.
@notpenk: Thanks for the recommendation!
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