So... as a big fan of the manga, I was totally ecstatic when I heard there was going to be an adaptation of this manga into a drama. I was really hopeful as a lot of recent Japanese BLs like Cherry Magic, Keita Atsukoi or Old-fashioned Cupcake are fantastic adaptations and are praised by many. But as soon as I watched the first episode, I knew it was going to be far from those dramas in terms of quality and acting (especially acting...).

The story is, in my opinion, the best thing of this drama as it was taken from the manga - minor some changes. And I would even argue that the changes made were well-made. The major change is that they took the plot from the fourth book and they put it in the middle of the plot from the first book. It doesn't really change anything to be honest so I didn't mind that change. What I didn't quite like, though, was the fact that they didn't really define the role of the girl that we see in the first episode (and that appears once again in another episode after that). We don't know who she is and why Onoe reacts how he does when he sees her with Kaburagi. In the manga, it is clear: this girl is (or was) his girlfriend and he broke up with her because of Kaburagi (as he thought she was cheated on him with him). So, if you haven't read the manga before I don't know how you can understand what is happening during those scenes. Also, the different cases the characters work on felt a little flat, boring even, but I would say that it is more the fault of the direction rather that the story in itself.

My main argument about this disaster is the acting. I admit that I probably think that because I compare the acting with the characters that I know from the manga. But let's face it: the drama has been made for the manga lovers or at least, they knew that the fans of the manga would watch this series so... why didn't they respect the characters from the manga!! My main complain is about Onoe's character. In the manga, he is a joyful character, very outgoing and very expressive. Anybody can see what he is feeling just by looking at him. But here, in the drama, the actor is so bland!!! And I'm not entirely blaming only the actor, it is also the director's fault as he accepted him to act like this!! He probably even asked him to act like this!! And I don't understand this decision because Onoe is a very loving character and I didn't like him at all in the drama... The actor of Kaburagi had it easier as Kaburagi is an introvert but the acting wasn't great on his part either... And that's a shame because I know that if the actors studied a minimum the characters from the manga and understood what to do with them, I would have probably liked the drama much better.

I would add that the kisses were okay and I was quite surprised that they filmed a bed scene (even though, it was pretty cringe) but I think I would have prefered nothing like Cherry Magic and Keita Atsukoi and actors that know how to act...

So don't watch if you're a fan of the manga, you will probably regret it. If not, watch it without expecting too much.