Review: 35-sai no Koukousei

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35-sai no Koukosei or also known as 35-year-old High School Student

A Japanese drama that I watched recently. This school drama has only 11 episodes and aired last year. Directed by Sakuma Noriyoshi, Nagumo Seiichi and Nishino Maki.

I think I will give this drama rating as much as ★★★★

So, what made me rate this drama as a 4 star drama?

First of all, this drama is about a 35 year old woman named Baba Ayako went to a high school not to be a teacher but a student. The reason is unknown even from the audience perspective of view. It will made you wonder so much much about it and try to pick up the little clue in each episode. For me myself, I still can't figure out why did she went to the Kunikida High School in the first place? Is it some kind of mission or because of her past? There are a few conflicts and this drama manage to get the audience confused about the answer together with the other character inside. So, overall I think that this drama succeed to draw our attention to solve the mystery together.

Other than that, this is not like our typical Malaysia drama always has the same theme and no variety at all. This drama is about how the high school society nowadays that involved in bullying and hurting others mentally and emotionally. Suicide, wrist-cutting, teacher as a failure, social ranking in class, how violent and brutal a student can be and much more. Each episode is a different story and plot but everything is connected with each other and made us wonder what's gonna happen next and the answer is really different than what we think. Thus, this drama also gave me unexpected ending and unexpected answer. Literally, I don't expect this to be that and that to be this. I even cried a little in some few episodes but it was not just about some sad stories but happy and funny stories too. This drama is all about psychology indeed. 

I mean like, what the heck a 35 year old woman who drove a really nice blue sports car and have a very nice sense of fashion style, is doing in a school, to study and graduate together with her fellow classmates aged around 17 and to try to live her life to the fullest as a high school student? 

If you want to know the reason behind her coming to Kunikida High School, go watch it yourself. =D

Toodles!