Adventures In Cuteness: Takei Emi

Emi Takei as Urara in Tokyo Zenryoku Shojo

Because I needed a little nuttiness in my j-drama watching diet, I decided to start watching the zany drama Tokyo Zenryoku Shojo, and after watching just one episode, I can strongly attest that this is what the doctor ordered- I haven’t seen a drama this wacky since Mizukawa Asami’s Yume Wo Kanaeru Zo, and seeing as how that turned into one of my very favorite dramas of all time, I have high expectations for this one too!

Emi Takei stars as Urara, a strongheaded yet naïve and easily fooled young girl making her way through Tokyo in search of her long lost father who abandoned her and her mother when she was but 5 years old. I love Emi and knew from reading the drama synopsis that she would be a fun character, but her sweetness and cuteness is off the meters! She is so darn adorable in this drama and with all the crazy situations she gets in, each scene is loaded with the funniest physical reactions and loveable over-the-top expressions! I’m using a lot of exclamation points here!!!

 Besides Emi, the drama is chock full of other great actors and actresses making up the rogues gallery of eccentric people filling this show. With Atsuro Watabe as the aforementioned Father, pretty Manami Higa and Ichikawa Yui as possible obstacles, and Shohei Miura and Takashi Tsukamoto as possible romantic interests, there are times when the show feels more like an ensemble show, but make no mistake, this show is PURE adrenalized Emi Takei, think Miori Takimoto’s character Chie in "Hungry", and you get the picture! (Funny, now that I’ve typed that, I realize that Shohei Miura was in Hungry, too…is this a sign of the relationship to come? LOL)

Busy downloading the latest episodes of this awesome show….will check back soon!
Posted by zdorama @ zdoramaagain.blogspot.com