Gals Galore in "Konkatsu Tantei"

A show from 2022 which I put on my "Plan To Watch" listing on MDL, however, it never got subbed, at least not that I saw. Only very recently did I visit a forum that showed Konkatsu Tantei HAD been picked up and fully subbed at some point, and I wasted no time grabbing it!

A fun, lighthearted comedy, Konkatsu Tantei tells the story of a self-professed "hard boiled" detective named Kurosagi  (Osamu Mukai) who goes through his life playing a hard-edged badass, especially in front of his impressionable kohai Yagami (Maeda Oshiro)

However, at night, eating his convenience store bentos alone, Kurosagi feels the void of not having a significant other to share things with. And when a bright billboard advertising a MARRIAGE MATCHING consulting company shines from across the way, he takes it as a sign that it's time to act!

Kurosagi is nervous about being in such a place and many times thinks of leaving. but before he can, he is met by the positive and energetic Madoka Kido (Riko Narumi), a gung-ho matchmaker who truly believes she can help anyone find their fateful marriage partner, and ASSURES him there is someone for HIM as well!!

 And so, despite his reservations, Kurosagi dives in headfirst, into the ups and downs of potential marriage matching with the guidance of his intrepid counselor Kido so he can meet the "one" and settle down!

A fairly basic plot but so much FUN and WOW, the guest stars appearing as Kurosagi's possible partners are ALL stunning beauties in their own right! Actresses like Akane Hotta (here as a shy and mousey type)-

Aimi Satsukawa, genki as ever

Maho Nonami 

Yui Ichikawa

...and even the bubbly Miwako Kakei among others, all of them seeking the man of their dreams!

Each of Kurosagi's attempts gets varied results and he usually ends up striking out for ONE reason or another, but Kido is always there to encourage and support him! In FACT, we soon quickly realize that SHE might be better than ANY of the actual clients she's matching him with!

Kurosagi's personal life outside of the marriage matchmaking game is filled with beauties as well, with women like his former partner's surly daughter Shinna (played by the pretty Natsumi Okamoto) who drops in to bug him.

...or even the bartender Kurano who works at the bar Kurosagi frequents (and who seems to have a fixation on him as well), played by Manami Hashimoto:

Seems like this guy is just SURROUNDED by babes of ALL walks of life! If ONLY he could get lucky and actually end up MARRYING one of them!

Aw, this was one heckuva entertaining little drama and I'm glad I was finally able to see it!

Notes on "Junai Dissonance"

Junai Dissonance, a gripping melodrama about an unorthodox teacher named Masaki Nitta (Yuta Nakajima) and a troubled student named Sae Izumi (Ai Yoshikawa) who meet under unusual circumstances and eventually become close.

A well-loved teacher named Yukino Kosaka (Miwako Kakei) suddenly asks Masaki if he would take over for her teaching duties while she goes on hiatus. She doesn't say why,  but once Masaki starts at the school, he finds the other teachers very vague and stand-offish about why Kosaka would leave. He instantly feels something has happened, but cannot think of what it could be.

Teachers like Usui (Manami Higa) and Kagami (Hidekazu Mashima) keep it vague.

He finds out that the students, however, very much loved Kosaka, and are very worried about her departure. In particular, Sae confesses to Nitta that Miss Kosaka was the only adult she trusted.

She is very concerned about what may have happened to Kosaka, and is determined to go look for her. In the end Nitta agrees to help with her search, and it's here they get to know one another.

In their personal lives, both Nitta and Izumi are having a hard time- Masaki is being pressured into taking over his overbearing Father’s business ( one he has no desire for) and Izumi herself has to deal with a scatterbrained Mother with abusive and thieving boyfriends.

Below: Father (Satoshi Jinbo) pressures his son.

Meanwhile Mother (Yasuko Tomita) makes daughter's life hell.

It is in the midst of this melee that the two connect and find solace in each other.

Individually, they've always felt detached and alone. But now they feel like there is someone who understands them.

Of course, a relationship like this between a teacher and Student is strictly prohibited and many go out of their way to make sure they stay far apart. But as the pressures become harder and harder, they have only each other to turn to....

A mesmerizing show so far, in particular Ai Yoshikawa is outstanding, (the fight with her Mom’s boyfriend had me on the edge of my seat!!!),  this might be the best acting I’ve ever seen from her!

So many facets to this show, so many intriguing storylines and at this point I still have no idea where it will all lead (though whoever did the synopsis for MyDramaList gave away some VERY HEAVY spoilers in their description, ACK!) and can’t wait to see more!