04-23-2022, 06:53 PM
Things I liked:
I loved how much attention they gave to the relationship between Kentaro and Aki. I like that it is a loving relationship, but not necessarily a romantic one, though it does leave the door open to become that eventually.
I like the straightforward commentary that the show presents and its themes and was not afraid to admit what it was doing by the end.
THANK GOD!! that the episodes are short and the number is small. Netflix had this terrible history of unnecessarily long episodes (The Defenders Saga).
How they incorporated the Miyaji family into the story was clever when they felt tacked on in the original manga.
I like the world building here. The manga didn't really have time to explore this world all too well, so it's nice that the series was able to expand on that.
Kentaro and Aki's families being shown is a nice touch... almost.
Things I didn't like:
Kentaro's father Eiichi did not need to be in this. It was unnecessary drama and I don't think added much other than, he was a shitty parent, he ran away, he came and apologized, saw his grandson and left again. They should have left him dead.
I wish they had Mizuki Kawabata in the series so that Kentaro had both a man (Miyaji) and a woman to relate to, to create a unique dynamic.
The tone is a little inconsistent. This includes Miyaji's miscarriage which I don't think was needed.
There was a moment where it looked like it was going to focus on how Aki was not getting any attention as the mother of his baby from the public, but it kind of just drops it. No one questions who the baby's mother is.
The ending kind of petered out for me, but I can't really blame them for that.
Final thoughts:
The show is still very quirky and fun. The characters are likeable, except Eiichi, and I was still impressed with the story. It's a quick easy watch and while it works as a singular season, I can see them doing another one. Out of all the male pregnancy media out there, this is by far probably the smartest one I have seen.
I loved how much attention they gave to the relationship between Kentaro and Aki. I like that it is a loving relationship, but not necessarily a romantic one, though it does leave the door open to become that eventually.
I like the straightforward commentary that the show presents and its themes and was not afraid to admit what it was doing by the end.
THANK GOD!! that the episodes are short and the number is small. Netflix had this terrible history of unnecessarily long episodes (The Defenders Saga).
How they incorporated the Miyaji family into the story was clever when they felt tacked on in the original manga.
I like the world building here. The manga didn't really have time to explore this world all too well, so it's nice that the series was able to expand on that.
Kentaro and Aki's families being shown is a nice touch... almost.
Things I didn't like:
Kentaro's father Eiichi did not need to be in this. It was unnecessary drama and I don't think added much other than, he was a shitty parent, he ran away, he came and apologized, saw his grandson and left again. They should have left him dead.
I wish they had Mizuki Kawabata in the series so that Kentaro had both a man (Miyaji) and a woman to relate to, to create a unique dynamic.
The tone is a little inconsistent. This includes Miyaji's miscarriage which I don't think was needed.
There was a moment where it looked like it was going to focus on how Aki was not getting any attention as the mother of his baby from the public, but it kind of just drops it. No one questions who the baby's mother is.
The ending kind of petered out for me, but I can't really blame them for that.
Final thoughts:
The show is still very quirky and fun. The characters are likeable, except Eiichi, and I was still impressed with the story. It's a quick easy watch and while it works as a singular season, I can see them doing another one. Out of all the male pregnancy media out there, this is by far probably the smartest one I have seen.