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My general knowledge about Japaese TV is rather limited, as in non existing. Sure enough, I know something about Japanese movies, mainly of Kurosawa's work, so I really had no expectations, when a friend suggested "My Boss, My Hero" to me. And despite some of the cultural references fly over my head, as a comedy oriented drama the series really was a pleasant surprise.

Sakaki Makio (Tomoya Nagase) is a bit slow, yet furiously strong member of Yakuza crime family, that his father is leading with a firm hand. After Makio blunders a huge deal his father decides to throw his 27-years old son back in high school to get some wisdom is his head. So from that forward Makio must pretend to be a 17-years old and study, while he tries to balance between his other duties as an upcoming third boss of the family.

The comedy is a mixture of situation comedy, that arises from the whole fact of 27-years old pretending to be a 17-years old, and slapstick. The episodes are reasonably well balanced, but some episodes are more drama oriented than others and all in all, the series is a pleasant experience despite I have clear gap in my understatement of Japanese culture.

hi there.4 me this TV series is the best i've seen once in a while.very good story, the ending was great.really touching and makes me wanna go back to high school.it is all about love, friendship, study, life, survival, passion and prejudice.i really like this story.really rocks.i recommend to all of you to watch this movie and i'll bet you will not regret or feel bored when watching it.how much do you wanna bet?just show me the money OK.haha...anyway to all of you out there,try to watch this movie and you will learn something about this life.the summary of this story is all of us must go to school to have a decent life in the future and yakuza will be yakuza forever.that's all for now.thanks and take care.

I picked this up because a J-drama obsessing friend of mine told me I had to watch it. After being completely sold on GTO ( Great Teacher Onizuka ) both the anime and live action, naturally I felt I had to watch this one as well, simply because my friend told me it's about Yakuza, school and love, somehow that's a recipe that always get's me.

The Director(s) did a great job on assembling the series, there's never a really dull moment, and the depiction of the actual story ( compared to the Korean movie and the book it's based on ) stays very true to the story but with a lot more time to develop all characters, probably more-so then the Korean movie, but maybe not as much as the book, honestly I haven't read the book. If there's an translation id be sure to do so.

The blend between crazily sweet and hilariously serious moments is something I admire, I ( a guy with a stone-face ) found myself crying several times when watching it, sometimes of happiness sometime of relief, the music and acting plays a great part in this.

Don't get me wrong, sometimes you might think that Nagase Tomoya, the main character over-acts his role ( making it to silly ) , but it adds to the fun, instead of breaking the illusion. Hi's character Sakaki Makio is very touching and special, at several occasions I wished for him to get to a GTO moment where he fixes everything but to me the situations were solved in a very special way, that was difficult to predict, it adds a great flair to the series overall.

The other actors does a good job as well, I can't speak for them all but Tegoshi Yuya's character Sakurakouji Jun plays his role as Sakaki's first "friend" at school very good, and their friendship kinda grows on you as the series progresses.

Manabe Kazuya, the character played by Tanaka Koki does really add another dimension to the comedy of the series. He's the kinda guy who tries his best to fix everything for Sakaki, but usually ends up getting yelled at for doing it wrong somehow, deep down inside you still feel the strong "friedn" bond that he and his "wakka" or master Sakaki shares.

All the other characters does a great job, perhaps some of the normal students acting could have been more life-like, but there's just gotta be something to complain about?? he-he. The girl that Sakaki will relate to the most in the series, Aragaki Yui's character Umemura Hikari is incredibly sweet, and seems to have taken a liking to Sakaki from the beginning. It is without doubt one of the sweetest presentations of a love story i've seen in later days. She does an excellent job on her acting.

The setting of the series is pretty solid, typical huge Yakuza house, and school, and it looks to be fairly realistic sets, although it distinctly has the feeling of a TV-series. Which means if you sat down in the middle of it, you'd probably be able to tell it's a series and not a movie.

The OST is also great, and helps with conveying emotion in an incredibly way. Tokios song Sorafune that plays in the end is incredible ( I had to order the CD ) actually. Some further research revealed to me that Nagase Tomoya, the main character is actually a part of Tokio. Surprising considering his excellent acting skills, a multi-talent none-the less.

I recommend this to anyone, everybody should watch a J-drama sometime in their life, this is comedy, this is entertainment, this is emotion and great acting, pick it up, you won't regret it!

I wish this show's rating can be anything higher than 10, its just so sooo good. It makes me relive my high school moments, all the moments in this show are the best. AND OMG HIS BABY FACES ARE JUST SO FUNNY AND ACCURATE, LIKE IT JUST CAPTURES THE ESSENCE SO CORRECTLY. Its a really emotional ride, the character development is so good and accurate, there are less good words to speak how loving this drama is. The opening and ending OSTs are really good. Please give this show a try, you won't regret a thing. This show is just so wholesome in all senses, it makes you feel so alive. AND AT LAST - THE YOUNG MASTER HAS ARRIVED.

This is my favorite Japanese show. It's incredibly funny and the storyline is very exciting as well. Definitely worth watching

I wish I can give 100 rating this show is the by far the best comedy show you will see <3 i still can't believe this show ended so quickly : ( perfect show, there are some emotional moments in the last episodes which made me cry like a baby the acting is awesome by far the best acting The comedy is a mixture of situation comedy, that arises from the whole fact of 27-years old pretending to be a 17-years old, and slapstick. The episodes are reasonably well balanced, but some episodes are more drama oriented than others and all in all, the series is a pleasant experience despite I have clear gap in my understatement of Japanese culture.

I completely agree with others 5-star rating. this show is so awesome it's like the best show i've watched in my life. funny, inspirational and deeply emotional at the same time. If u love/have nostalgia at ur high school time - ur friends - the classes - the innocent teen you, it'd be a must watch. So beautiful a drama.