First of all, the performances of all the actors and actresses of this drama were exeptional. I wanted to note this as a starting point of this review. Actually, I found the performances, and epsecially the leading lady, the best part of Boku wa Mari no Naka. So, other than that, the story is unique and leans towards the psychological rather than the fantasy genre. At some point, it was confusing and the ending did not help set things straight, unfortunately. Rather, it created more questions than answered them. Overall, it was an interesting story, with some interesting camera work. So, seven out of ten.
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PennyReviews1 March 2019
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rachealoberon28 November 2023Mari Yoshizaki wakes up to find herself in the body of Elaiza Ikeda, the typical story-line given to transgender people. She explores her life and friends, but eventually comes to the conclusion that this cannot be a coincidence. He's a loser who's attracted to his high-school counterpart with the single-minded passion of trying to discover his (gender) identity and is rapidly "transitioning" to his conclusion, meet's the real Mari, makes peace with her and his younger self, blah blah blah, Shuzo Oshimi is a trans woman trapped in Japan with sterility and social rejection waiting for him.
This series is so utterly trans, it would be transphobic of me to point it out. I mean, the male character is 6' and trans in this series episodes. -
Let me just say I watch a lot of Japanese and Korean films and dramas, in which most of the time I fast forward to parts that appear interesting, because the majority of the storylines just come across as "filler" to me. This is the first drama in a very long time in which I enjoyed watching every second. Elaiza Ikeda's acting was amazing, why she's not a lead in more films is a mystery. In fact everyone in this drama was great. I never write reviews, but was compelled to give a review for this drama because it was just so damn entertaining!