H2 kimi to itahibi - drama review
The more I watched the more I’m in love with it. H2 - The days with you (H2 君といた日々) is a Japanese drama of 11 episodes aired on TBS tv in 2005, an adaptation of Adachi Mitsuru’s manga “H2”.
With outstanding young actors and actresses at the time, and competent directors in at least the first 2 episodes (堤幸彥,今井夏木). It is a show that brings us the passion, the drama, the sense of humour and heartwarming moments that only Adachi can deliver.
Story: ☀️☀️☀️☀️🌤
Directing: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Casting: ☀️☀️☀️☀️🌤
Acting: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Pace: ☀️☀️☀️☀️🌥
Music:☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Cinema photography: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Rewatched value: ☀️☀️☀️☀️🌤
Adaptation success: ☀️☀️☀️☀️🌤
My favourite scene in episode 2:
In episode 2, Senkawa baseball circle had played a game against Meiwaichi highschool, they had to win in order to form a baseball team. The plot was adapted from the original manga (vol. 5 単行本). But when you see the drama, the scene has been portrayed wonderfully by the writer/director, in a different approach and beautifully.
Apart from the original plot of Noda-kun made a phone call to the school Principal, and with Yanagi confessed to his father, the drama has focused on the relationship of the team members and their joy of being able to form the club!! Yanagi’s father (actor: 雷竜太) has also being portrayed here with a smile to his son, saying: “I have a request... give me a massage.”
I watched the drama over and over again, it is still entertaining every time. If you are a fan of Adachi, it will be a good idea to watch/read the drama and the manga at the same time. You will find out the way the directors has transformed the original story and the little things that remind you that it is Adachi’s work. You will even find the “Adachi pair” i.e, Adachi Mitsuru and his editor, running around at the background in every episode. That’s really cute and you can tell the overall production is sincerely giving us a picture of love, passion, youthfulness, and an ending that I personally think that is more complete and easier understood than the original manga. Having said that, the H2 manga will give you an exciting ride of awesome story telling and vivid character development of all major and supporting characters, that you will never forget.
(credit: pictures from H2 drama kimi to itahibi - episode 2)
