Uta no onii-san eps 1-4

Yes, you don't deserve Shiori!!!!!

The lawyer from Maou stars in jdorama Yano Kenta, a student is about to graduate and reluctantly becomes involved with a children's program. When I first read about this show, I thought it was a great idea. Showing the inner workings of a children's program would be very interesting. After all, it is about adults singing songs and doing dances no one would even dare do when they are drunk all in the name of entertaining children. The contrast with the children exterior and the adult/serious inner business of children's entertainment would make a reverting show because its not something that the general public is privy to.

Ugh, super anorexic Kimura Yoshino. Someone buy her a char siu ramen with extra topping.

Of course, there was very little chance of Uta no onii-san being the dark jdorama I was hoping for. Its pretty much very light-hearted anime inspired fare with plenty of overacting which is still cool. There are everyday workplace issues like politics and kowtowing to management and seeing it in a children's show is still surreal. Unfortunately, Uta no onii-san hasn't really made me laugh. Dark humour would suit this show much better but unfortunately its a concept confined to Jmovies. I kinda enjoyed the some of the subtle homour in Uta no Onii-san but it doesn't work because so many parts of the show are too anime like that the subtlety is misplaced.


The other thing Uta no onii-san has shown is that Maou can't sing. Of course, this isn't eaxctly news. Johnny's is usually associated with no singing/acting talents pushed on looks. I'm not sold Ohno Satoshi's acting. He doesn't stink up the joint but neither does he show me anything interesting. All he had to do in Maou was to brood a lot and let Shiori divert all the attention. I just got no empathy for Kenta. He's like this whiny brat who only knows how to whinge before putting in the hard work.

Hottest chick in the show: Nagaike Natsuko deserves more screentime!

Of course, its part of the character development arc so that he can grow up during the course of the series but right now, there is no interesting character save for Himuro Oji, the narcissistic star of the show. He is the villain who talks too much who entertains but the audience wants to see him beaten and crawl back the next episode. He is the perfect antagonist, designed to make the hero look good. He fits the rediculous feel of the show and actually had the potential to be the most developed character.Too bad he was quickly removed from the show.

ZZZzzzzzzz. Who did she screw to get casted in the show?

My attitude to Uta no onii-san is one of indiference. I've managed to watch 4 episodes but I feel no compulsion to watch more and no concern for the characters. What this show really needs is a villain for Kenta to face. A goal or a seemingly insurmountable challenge because his only challenge really is himself and his attitude.