I think it only works if you appreciate the fanservice

[meganbmoore]

 Before work today, I watched the first episode of Taiyou no Kiestsu, AKA "That drama where Takizawa Hideaki is all revenge obsessive and there's excessive fanservice of him every five minutes."

After just one episode, I think I can safely say that I'm not remotely attracted to Takizawa Hideaki.  It all made me either giggle(and not in the girly crush way) or just kinda stare then look away.  I've liked him in everything I've seen him in, but I think Takki is like Goku in Saiyuki to me.  He's all little and cute and I just want to hug him for it and maybe feed him, but he's always a cute boy to me, not someone to really find attractive or, you know, ogle.

(I mean really, I could almost look him in the eyes...I'm used to getting neck cramps looking guys in the face and to being able to identify by neck or shoulder or shoulder blades almost as well by face...I feel lost when I can look an adult guy in the face without sitting or steps being involved...)

Sadly, very, very much of the show so far seems to be based on appreciating the shirtlessness and wet shirts.  And...welll...so far his character's a jerk.  I'm sure I'm supposed to be getting "hot angsty guy out for revenge" from him, but I'm more getting "angry brat who needs to be punched in the face."  But I shall continue watching because I do like him(just not the way TPTB assume I will) and because the heroine is really sweet and cute and his childhood friend is like a hyper lovable puppy.  Everyone but those 2 characters is awful so far, though.

Comments

[calixa.livejournal.com]

BLASPHEMY!!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

LIAR!

[calixa.livejournal.com]

I don't know what you're talking about >_>

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

*sniffle*

All those empty, heartless promises...

[scottishlass.livejournal.com]

angry brat who needs to be punched in the face
Exactly what I thought when I watched TnK myself. As for Tackey himself ... I always feel like watching my distant baby cousin doing ridiculous things in front of the family gathering.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Takki is cute and sweet, but...my reaction to seeing him sprawled barely clothed in bed was to go "awww" and mentally tuck him in. He makes me think of a sweet boy next door or something. But the emphasis is BOY. And...honestly...he's in his mid-twenties or something now and still looks 19 or so.

I mean, Yamapi and Oguri Shun...they're still kinda boys, but I can still see them as MEN at some near point in time...but I can't help but think Takki will always be a boy in my eyes.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

Oh well...more for me :P

Takki is a jerk in this one, though.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I'm forced to be like you in this one and FF everything that's not an OTP scene, or a scene with Eiko or the puppylike childhood friend. In the last scene I watched before bed, he asked Eiko to meet him in the park, then dumped her without a word when Other Girl came along. I hate him, yet he's cute with her(and I appreciate "OTP hugging in the rain" being pandered to.) Part of it is that he just doesn't seem to have nearly a much damage or issues for me to put up with this(plus, I am very firmly of the belief that when you want justice or revenge or to punish someone, you punish that person, not someone they love...and I'm sure I'll have a rant about that when I get to the end, as I'm spoiled)