Okay, so first of all I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving and was anticipating me to make another review. So here it is. Today's review is going to be on the drama Water Boys.
First, let's start with CrunchyRoll's summary of the drama:
During the summer two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique, was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized swimming-known to be a sport for girls-brought much attention to their school and town.
Two years have passed since that summer, and the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. The Fuji Television drama "Water Boys" shows how these young boys fight to learn synchronized swimming, fall in love, and enjoy friendship with one another.
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The cast for this drama is:
Yamada Takayuki as Shindo Kankuro
Moriyama Mirai as Tatematsu Norio
Eita as Tanaka Masatoshi
Ishigaki Yuma as Takahara Go
Ishii Tomoya as Ishizuka Futoshi
Miyaji Mao as Onishi Asako
Kashii Yu as Hanamura Kyoko
Tani Kei as Mr. Ozaki
Fuse Akira as Mr. Yamaoka
Sugimoto Tetta as Mr. Sugita
Manabe Kaori as Miss. Sakuma
Kikuchi Maiko as Miss. Onogawa
Emoto Akira as Mama (of a bar)
Tokui Yuu as Chi-mama
Takenaka Naoto as Mr. Isomura
Yashima Norito as Isomura Kiyomasa
Tamaki Hiroshi as Sato Katsumasa
Takahashi Hitomi as Shindo Miwako
Asano Kazuyuki as Shindo Kanichi
Ikari Yukiko as Shindo Hitomi
Nishida Naomi
Katayama Reo as Kitajima Daichi
Aibu Saki as Hayakawa Atsumi
Hiraizumi Sei as Mr. Tatematsu
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This drama is basically about two high school boys who want to start a synchronized swimming team but the school and the community is saying no to it. The two main characters are Tatematsu and Shindo. This is their last year in high school and these two really wants to start the team before their high school life ends. The year before, the school did have a synchro. swim team but Shindo was so nervous that he was unable to perform because he said he had diarrhea. He had spent the whole competition in the restroom and regretted not being able to perform. The reason for the community not wanting the team to appear is that the year before, during the performance, the streets were in a mess and people had to clean up everything. The school does not want the students to be on the team is because in the past, people who were on the synchronized swiming team all got bad test results and some were unable to get into college. Shindo cannot get his mind off swimming so he and Tatematsu try their best to making it happen. They both have fun practicing and find a few people to swim with. They experience tough times and get into quite some trouble. They eventually get to performm, but after a lot of hard work.
I would give this drama a perfect 5 out of 5 because it had romance, comedy, action, and much more. There was very few errors with this drama execpt the fact that each episode felt long. Other than that, it was a really good one. There is also a movie special and a second season to this. I'll make a review for those some other time. Enjoy this one.
My rating: 5 out of 5
E. Chung
First, let's start with CrunchyRoll's summary of the drama:
During the summer two years ago, five high-school boys brought fame to a small town in Japan. What was so unique, was that they formed a "men's synchronized swimming club." Their involvement and struggles while learning synchronized swimming-known to be a sport for girls-brought much attention to their school and town.
Two years have passed since that summer, and the boys of Tadano High School are still in the club. The Fuji Television drama "Water Boys" shows how these young boys fight to learn synchronized swimming, fall in love, and enjoy friendship with one another.
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The cast for this drama is:
Yamada Takayuki as Shindo Kankuro
Moriyama Mirai as Tatematsu Norio
Eita as Tanaka Masatoshi
Ishigaki Yuma as Takahara Go
Ishii Tomoya as Ishizuka Futoshi
Miyaji Mao as Onishi Asako
Kashii Yu as Hanamura Kyoko
Tani Kei as Mr. Ozaki
Fuse Akira as Mr. Yamaoka
Sugimoto Tetta as Mr. Sugita
Manabe Kaori as Miss. Sakuma
Kikuchi Maiko as Miss. Onogawa
Emoto Akira as Mama (of a bar)
Tokui Yuu as Chi-mama
Takenaka Naoto as Mr. Isomura
Yashima Norito as Isomura Kiyomasa
Tamaki Hiroshi as Sato Katsumasa
Takahashi Hitomi as Shindo Miwako
Asano Kazuyuki as Shindo Kanichi
Ikari Yukiko as Shindo Hitomi
Nishida Naomi
Katayama Reo as Kitajima Daichi
Aibu Saki as Hayakawa Atsumi
Hiraizumi Sei as Mr. Tatematsu
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This drama is basically about two high school boys who want to start a synchronized swimming team but the school and the community is saying no to it. The two main characters are Tatematsu and Shindo. This is their last year in high school and these two really wants to start the team before their high school life ends. The year before, the school did have a synchro. swim team but Shindo was so nervous that he was unable to perform because he said he had diarrhea. He had spent the whole competition in the restroom and regretted not being able to perform. The reason for the community not wanting the team to appear is that the year before, during the performance, the streets were in a mess and people had to clean up everything. The school does not want the students to be on the team is because in the past, people who were on the synchronized swiming team all got bad test results and some were unable to get into college. Shindo cannot get his mind off swimming so he and Tatematsu try their best to making it happen. They both have fun practicing and find a few people to swim with. They experience tough times and get into quite some trouble. They eventually get to performm, but after a lot of hard work.
I would give this drama a perfect 5 out of 5 because it had romance, comedy, action, and much more. There was very few errors with this drama execpt the fact that each episode felt long. Other than that, it was a really good one. There is also a movie special and a second season to this. I'll make a review for those some other time. Enjoy this one.
My rating: 5 out of 5
E. Chung
