Oh! My Girl!

Before I say anything about this drama I just realized my last post was my first of 2009! Well I lost the opportunity already!
Oh! My Girl! is my third drama of Mokomichi's but before I go any further I do still think Zettai Kareshi stays high on the podium for being my favourite Mokomichi drama!
Anyway personally for me this drama didn't set off on a good foot with me, I found that I didn't like much of the casts acting to be honest and I thought the whole thing seemed to be lacking a good production value - however slash me for this if you want I liked Mokomichi!
However as the story progressed I began liking it! It made me keep watching which was not what Gokusen did for me! That's why I rate this drama as slightly better than Gokusen; I'd say maybe 0.5 points ahead of Gokusen 2 if it were out of 10. Personally I'm quite dissapointed with the ratings because it was a good steady drama in the end but I guess it didn't have a good time slot either.

So lets talk about the characters
Kotaru (Mokomichi): I think most of you would say I've become a blind fan of Mokomichi now as I yet again think Mokomichi was one of the best actors/actresses in this drama if not the best, but I just liked his character a lot - somebody that's not afraid to speak his mind, passionate about everything. Personally I found that he did the right thing all the way through the story even though the director wanted us to say "oh Kotaru should have been more caring". Anyway his performance in the last performance was really strong and if I were to have one memory of this drama it would definitely be the final episode where he played the angry Kotaru with Ann's mum and the caring and loveable Kotaru with Ann.

Ann: For a child actress she did well but I did find her at points slightly awkward. I didn't like some of her crying scenes, yeh some were very good but some where she showed her teeth looked very awkward to me. I definitely disliked her at the start when she was all spoilt and selfish - even if she was a child she should have some restraints. Her snuch up attitude made me dislike her a lot in the first few series and the two defining scenes were when she just threw all of Nomoru's food on the floor and when she was destroying Kotaru's things with the pillow. Though I do not approve of slapping a child I think that is what she needed and the Japanese have a different view on that anyway. But I gradually began to like her as you expected when she became less selfish and showed more emotions. However the transition wasn't good as I think she changed a bit too quickly - which is yet again because the series is too short. One question - why isn't she in school of receiving some sort of home education?

Yasuno (Coworker): Like Yankumi's grandfather in Gokusen 2 I personally believe Yasuno's character was like, however the good thing is that she had her little story as well. I loved her and Nomoru and in a way I was distraught that little Nomoru wasn't on screen afterwards but it was a good ending to that subplot. Yasuno was definitely one of the high lights of the show.

Mineko (Manager of Ann): Personally I didn't like her acting at the start of the series but I began to like her (but very slowly) Her defining moment for me funnily enough was in the very last minutes of the drama when she was alone with Kotaru. In actual fact I think the story could have done without her or had her as a smaller character but don't get me wrong I did like her towards the end.

The Shibuya duo!: Nope they were a total pointless mother and son to me. I don't really see the point of their roles in the drama and I was so annoyed when I watched most of their early scenes because I kept on thinking - "Don't they have anything better to do?" So annoyed that the son is younger than me! I'm getting old!!!!!!!

Chief: I got to liking him, which is really the overall opinion of mine towards this drama (I got to liking it). He was caring but in still the Chief, his character was real but yet had his moments where I thought he was a bit too dramaticized! But I still liked his character.

BIWA!!!!: Oh my god I have never seen such a dog in my life! I don't even know how to desribe what I want to desribe! Anyway I loved Biwa!

President: Yet again I got to like him a little, personally I don't really like either of Ann's parents but I liked him more because he cared for Ann even with his cold exterior. Though his part of the story is probably the most dramatical of the lot I did come to like how he was the father but wasn't the typical father character.

Iishida: Didn't really like him in any point of the drama basically because he disliked Kotaru! He was just annoying because he unintentionally tried to harm Kotaru and Ann. He's a real character but I'd rather he wasn't!

Ann's mum: I so dislike her that I don't even remember her name lol and I just watched it! Her voice trumped Hitomi in Gokusen 2 1000000 times! Her voice was so annoying that I couldn't believe it was so annoying' the worst thing is she isn't even a young character like Hitomi was! I didn't like her antics and how she disturbed the serene atmosphere of Ann and Kotaru - to be honest I'd loved it if Ann and Kotaru could just have a few more scenes where they are just playing about and enjoying being together rather than in some emotional storyline, but anyway I'm diverging. She was just so not the mother I wished for and I didn't like how her character could just change and it's all lovely dovely again! All in all my least liked character.

Overall I thought the ending was sweet and real. It didn't jump to anything which is what most dramas in TVB do towards the end. I liked how Kotaru and Ann had to leave each other as in real life that would have happened. I liked how Kotaru and Mineko seemed to be warming to each other slowly even though they didn't really show or realise it in the end. I liked how everything seemed to wrap up but there was still space for your imagination to run wild. Overall it was a sweet little drama which had its flaws but everything has its flaws!