VERY INTERESTING PREMISE BUT LACKS MOMENTUM TOWARDS THE END This drama has a very interesting premise in that the underdog gets what's he after in the end (marriage to a girl who can support his hikikomori habbits). But it lacks the momentum to carry it towards the end. You could have skipped episodes 4 to the second last one and you wouldn't' have missed a thing. It does have its funny moments (main character performing a dance in public and embarasses himself infront of the girl, and main character dressed up like Bruce Lee). It does have top notched acting. Everything single character in this show was gunning for an oscar award, if there is such a thing in Japan. All did fantastic jobs, even side characters. The cast is made up mostly of beautiful ppl. The hikikomori is handsome, his competitor is handsome, the girl who has a crush on him and is his friend's sister is friggin gorgeous. Anne could have looked better though. I've seen her look more stunning in XXXHolic. However, as mentioned above, the weakest part of the show was the story. I nearly gave up when they used the cliche love triangle romantic competitor device. But the last episode completely made up for it. It showed he (the romantic competitor) had a purpose in propelling the show towards the conclusion shown. Hence all the above is why I rated it a 7/10!