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Finished a kjdrama that I was following, as the final episode aired last Tuesday/Wednesday, and also finished marathoning another jdrama that I set aside before.
Ouroboros
Ryuzaki Ikuo and Danno Tatsuya are orphans who grew up in an orphanage called Mahoroba. When they were elementary school students, an orphanage staff, who took care of them like an older sister, was killed by someone before their very eyes. The two of them gave statements to the police, but their words were squashed by a police official with a gold watch and the case was also covered up for some reason. 15 years later, Ikuo has become a detective. Skilled at catching whiff of cases, he has the highest rate of arrests in his police precinct. On the other hand, Tatsuya has risen to the top of the underworld as a leading member of an organised crime group. A police and a gangster with only each other to trust. The objectives of these two people, who should never have any association, are to locate the gold watch man within the police, find out the truth and expose the darkness of this all powerful organisation.
Well, since this drama was supposed to be based on a manga, I might try to look it up. Though, drama-verse... I felt that aside from the main plot that should have been taken from the manga; I felt that the drama plot was also slightly influenced by 2 other dramas of similar theme. Well, it might just be due to few of it's main characters... but the more I get into the drama, I noticed that some of the plot also were slightly similar. It's probably intentional too, when thinking about it. Since Hirosue Ryoko used to star in FujiTV's Triangle and Ikuta Toma was one of the lead in Maou, which was an adaptation from Mawang.
The plot was unpredictable, in terms of finding out the culprit/criminal... and the two main characters; Ikuo and Tatsuya were also not quite upright themselves. That... was in a way, similar to the way Triangle plot was set. But unlike Triangle, the roles of the main characters didn't change. In Triangle, the plot of a conspiracy within the police was also present... and the role of a victim, criminal and enforcer constantly changed as the truth slowly come out. But for Ouroboros, there wasn't that kind of dynamic yet there was something similar being used. While Ikuo and Tatsuya's role as the victim and avenge remain constant, the rest of the characters had the similar theme as with Triangle. The plot twist had the similar feel, in that you can't be sure which character that you could trust, and which were the bad ones. And then, when the full truth were revealed, you'll be very unprepared.
Considering this drama was also a revenge drama, the connection to Maou was not that surprising. Yet, since Toma played Ikuo... and he's being placed beside Shun's Tatsuya, I suppose the scriptwriter can't help making the reference back to Maou. Since Maou was also quite a hit last time. For people who'd watched Mawang or Maou before, you could easily spot some familiar scene/plot twist. Like Maou, the ending was bitter sweet. Yet like Triangle, there was a feel of having a case closed properly as the criminal was brought to justice. It does feel nostalgic, since I also loved Triangle and Maou too.
Ouroboros
Ryuzaki Ikuo and Danno Tatsuya are orphans who grew up in an orphanage called Mahoroba. When they were elementary school students, an orphanage staff, who took care of them like an older sister, was killed by someone before their very eyes. The two of them gave statements to the police, but their words were squashed by a police official with a gold watch and the case was also covered up for some reason. 15 years later, Ikuo has become a detective. Skilled at catching whiff of cases, he has the highest rate of arrests in his police precinct. On the other hand, Tatsuya has risen to the top of the underworld as a leading member of an organised crime group. A police and a gangster with only each other to trust. The objectives of these two people, who should never have any association, are to locate the gold watch man within the police, find out the truth and expose the darkness of this all powerful organisation.
Well, since this drama was supposed to be based on a manga, I might try to look it up. Though, drama-verse... I felt that aside from the main plot that should have been taken from the manga; I felt that the drama plot was also slightly influenced by 2 other dramas of similar theme. Well, it might just be due to few of it's main characters... but the more I get into the drama, I noticed that some of the plot also were slightly similar. It's probably intentional too, when thinking about it. Since Hirosue Ryoko used to star in FujiTV's Triangle and Ikuta Toma was one of the lead in Maou, which was an adaptation from Mawang.
The plot was unpredictable, in terms of finding out the culprit/criminal... and the two main characters; Ikuo and Tatsuya were also not quite upright themselves. That... was in a way, similar to the way Triangle plot was set. But unlike Triangle, the roles of the main characters didn't change. In Triangle, the plot of a conspiracy within the police was also present... and the role of a victim, criminal and enforcer constantly changed as the truth slowly come out. But for Ouroboros, there wasn't that kind of dynamic yet there was something similar being used. While Ikuo and Tatsuya's role as the victim and avenge remain constant, the rest of the characters had the similar theme as with Triangle. The plot twist had the similar feel, in that you can't be sure which character that you could trust, and which were the bad ones. And then, when the full truth were revealed, you'll be very unprepared.
Considering this drama was also a revenge drama, the connection to Maou was not that surprising. Yet, since Toma played Ikuo... and he's being placed beside Shun's Tatsuya, I suppose the scriptwriter can't help making the reference back to Maou. Since Maou was also quite a hit last time. For people who'd watched Mawang or Maou before, you could easily spot some familiar scene/plot twist. Like Maou, the ending was bitter sweet. Yet like Triangle, there was a feel of having a case closed properly as the criminal was brought to justice. It does feel nostalgic, since I also loved Triangle and Maou too.
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