My Notes / Opinions
Note: I’m treating both parts of this drama as one combined review. Part 2 continues from Part 1 and doesn’t differ enough in tone, structure, or romance to justify a separate page, so all thoughts here reflect the full story across both parts.
This drama feels like a real life anime. The short episodes keep it fast and direct, and the exaggerated humor and character reactions are very anime coded. It’s surprisingly funny, though, I laughed more than I expected.
On the surface, the teacher student premise sounds awkward, but the show is very aware of that. It plays the discomfort for humor while also being careful with it, and the relationship ends up feeling sweeter and more sincere than the title suggests. The romance stays mostly PG and is driven more by flirting and banter than anything else.
The ML is the main focus, constantly trying to protect the FL or lift her up through over the top antics. What I liked is that there’s usually more intent behind his actions than it first seems. The FL, while shy and anime coded, isn’t dumb or blindly infatuated as she has wit, calls him out, and balances the dynamic well.
Overall, it’s funny, awkward, a little weird, but genuinely heartfelt. Not for everyone, but better and sweeter than it initially looks.