Absolutely nothing like a film about puppy love. Especially when the movie hit theaters in April, a spring month extremely appropriate for first love. L ♡ DK is a live action motion picture based off the manga of the same name by Watanabe Ayu. It revolves around a male and female high school trainee who both live alone in the exact same building and wind up cohabitating after a series of misadventures.

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When it pertains to anything based off of books … or an entire book series, there truly isn’t really adequate time to go through all your preferred scenes and plots. I honestly cannot keep in mind much from the manga. I do recall that I have actually read it. Due to the fact that it might still be continuous, I’m not sure I completed it. The thing about numerous manga series is that the longer ones wind up getting highly repetitive and hence I ultimately stop checking out. Who truly does care to see our OTP face a bajillion and one difficulties just in order to be together. So … where was I going with this … oh, yeah. Yes, I have read the manga as much as a point. No, I do not keep in mind enough to give commentary on precision of plot. I also just wanted to mention this because I do feel things weren’t as established in addition to they might have remained in certain respects of the story due to the restricted amount of time they had to cover whatever.

I shall begin by stating that on an entire I did enjoy this motion picture. I specifically enjoyed Yamazaki Kento’s acting as our leading man Kugayama Shuusei. I do think this young star played my favorite clone in the wicked sci-fi drama Clone Baby. His acting was such in such a way that you truly can’t inform he’s acting, he was rather natural. I only bring this up due to the fact that our leading woman’s acting was … not the very best. This isn’t because the actress is not any great. Gouriki Ayame has actually showed some really good acting chops in her different dramas and films and she did have some shining moments in this film. It’s just the problem that her characterization of Nishimori Aoi was really bothersome. You understand how exaggerated manga and anime can be with characters’ responses. In some cases it equates okay into live action and sometimes it didn’t. I found Gouriki’s acting to be painful at times since it was sooooooo much overacting and all those scenes with her shouting and screaming and tossing histrionics over little things was excessive for me.

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Something I do discover a little sad is the reality Kiriyama Renn had a function. I do believe his character had more significance in the manga than within this series. Sure, he’s expect to be Kugayama’s competition for Aoi’s loves, however he faded into the background more than anything else. Unfortunate days. I actually would like to see more of Kiriyama in the leading edge. A nice little cameo in this movie is by Takashima Reiko. I just like this actress. Her role is really small, she’s a robe shop owner who assists encourage Aoi two times, but I still like seeing her even in this bit part.

Okay, for individuals who wish to know a little bit more about the story, here goes. Nishimori’s friend Shibuya Moe (Okamoto Rei) admits to Kugayama just to be coldly declined very publically. The upset Nishimori storms approximately him and the two argue about his rejection and Nishimori inadvertently kicks him down a flight of stairs. This leads her to piggyback the young guy house. When our seeming frail leading girls bring the larger guy, I always laugh at the reverse piggyback trips. Anywho, in taking him house, Nishimori learns he’s her brand-new neighbor and thanks to his injuries, she’s cleaning and assisting him set up the apartment. When she sees Kugayama shirtless and she inadvertently sets off the sprinklers, she goes back to get food from her place and begins cooking only to freak out. It will spend some time to fix the water-laden house, so Kugayama relocations in with Nishimori.

As always, the two start squabbling and Kugayama really likes to tease Nishimori. Ultimately Nishimori and Kugayama start succumbing to each other, but Kugayama keeps his range thanks to his ex-girlfriend Mizuno Satsuki (Ishibashi Anna). Like Kirayama’s character Sanjo Wataru, I really felt that Satsuki was very minor and didn’t appear all that frequently even though her presence was a big stumbling block to our characters. He’s sworn to stay by her side until she finds joy since Kugayama felt guilty over her hospitalization on Christmas 3 years ago. Hence he doesn’t challenge his real sensations for his housemate and runs from them instead, earning him the rage of his finest pal Sato Ryosuke (Nakao Akiyoshi), Shibuya (who paradoxically winds up dating Ryosuke after being declined by Kugayama), and Kugayama’s older brother Soju (Fukushi Seiji).

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After a break up of their non-official relationship, the OTP reunite at the Tanabata festival and kiss during the heart firework finale which is expected to mean they will stay together permanently. The end.

Once again, total it is an excellent film. I do believe that things were not established as well as they could be due to the constraints of translating literature to the big screen. Therefore Satsuki was not nearly as horrible a stumbling block as in the manga and I really od believe Sanjo’s character was also pushed too far into the background. Sure he emerged to alert Kugayama to stop stringing Nishimori along a time or 2, but you don’t get enough to show that he’s actually interested in the lady in a not brotherly and romantic method. I also believe that Nishimori falls method too quickly without little provocation in this film. After she falls then you get all their lovely scenes together. Considering that the main focus is on their relationship and cohabitation, everything else is simply in the background and things don’t get as established as they need to be, which is a little unfortunate.

Definitely an adorable love and if you can stick through Gouriki’s overacting, I think you will be able to enjoy it. I will leave you with a favorite scene– the thunderstorm scene in which Nishimori gets really afraid and Kugayama’s hand crosses the line so she can hold onto it and be comforted. It’s sweet when his hand crawls under the drape wall and waves at her to take it … just adorable. And another preferred scene. Nishimori is a mess since Soju kissed her. Kugayama grabs her and scolds her as she sobs and after that he enjoys her for awhile prior to leaning into kiss away her tears stating her very first kiss has now been reset … he then continues to press her down a steep hill to make her laugh. LOL. Exactly what a fantastic plan that was. And a couple of more scenes from their establishing bond to their heartbreaking separation.

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