h2~kimi to itahibi

h2~kimi to itahibi
watched: July 2007
rating: 5 stars

(written last 07-22-07)

i just finished watching H2 and i must say it lived up to its reputation. seldom do i find dramas/movies meeting my high expectations (due to numerous recommendations) so i must say i truly enjoyed watching this drama (hence its 5-star rating.) a lot of people have been recommending this series and i've always wanted to watch this but couldn't find a copy (' links have expired but thanks to 's reups i was able to watch it - hontouni arigatou!)

i never liked discussing things, i find it hard to find words for what i feel and overthinking always leaves me wondering if i really liked it that much. i figured i'd just list down the things i liked, try not to connect each of them, just ramble on each item i can remember.

baseball - it's a pretty new experience for me. never been a fan so this was a bit new to me.

main characters:

kunimi hiro, the pitcher
tachibana hideo, the batter
amamiya hikari, hiro's childhood friend and hideo's girlfriend
koga haruka, the manager

this story revolves around the friendly(?) rivalry between bestfriends hiro and tachibana. basically everybody in this drama loves baseball. hiro was an ace pitcher until his injury and tachibana seems to be enjoying the limelight being the star batter of another school. hikari is hiro's childhood friend. hiro's been secretly in love with her but she's with tachibana. haruka's the clumsy manager of a baseball circle in hiro's school who eventually falls for hiro.

my favorite character would be tachibana hideo. i don't know why. *i love his smile! :P*

i didn't know until the end who'd end up with whom so this is my kind of drama.

was rooting for the wrong pair (i just love this!)

didn't know who the female lead was (hence the rooting for the wrong pair - didn't see the poster before.)

this drama isn't all lovey-dovey (thank goodness!)

was crying for an hour i think. not the non-stop kind, it just sorta spanned for more than 1 episode.

made me laugh.

the side characters are worth mentioning too (come to think of it, it was hikari's mom who made me cry the most.)

i love showdowns :)

definitely worth recommending to anyone who likes sports dramas ;) made me forget that i haven't read deathly hollows yet til now. arrrgghh!! now i remembered, must find other distractions.

credits: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/H2