The reunion of Rui and Makino!!! Ahem. Shun and Narimiya Hiroki are good friends!!! Ahem sorry. Let's get this right. This drama is about vets and pets, two words which can't be separated from each other and also rhyme! LOL SORRY. Not in the right mind now. It's rare that a cast gets me this excited about a drama right from the start haha! XD
Shun acts as Tottori, a vet of first-rate surgery skills with has a sharp tongue who charges outrageously high rates for his services. He's, how do I put this, tsundere. He is merciless with his words, but he talks sense and he's essentially a kind person. I don't necessarily agree with his view that veterinary is a business, but hey, he's a damn good vet, so I'll let that slide. It's hilarious how he's always munching on veggies LOL; I should follow his footsteps and be healthy XD. I, uh, hate Shun's hair here 'cos it looks like it's supposed to look naturally messy but it's just messy without the natural bit, but I love him so that's okay; he still looks good XD. And as always, Shun delivered a solid performance! I love how Tottori's character is apparent in everything he does, right down to his walking; he was just so consistent. And even though Tottori comes across as being emotionally stunted, you can tell that there's something beneath that cold-hard exterior. His eyes are gentle, especially when he looks at animals. Shun is great.
Mao acts as Tajima Asuka, an animal-loving person who, because of her debt, came to work for Tottori as an assistant. She's a kind-hearted, innocent girl who was still finding her own path in life before she met Tottori. Mao is soooo pretty and adorable; I love her eyes! And her complexion. And everything, really. I think her eyes are great assets for her acting; she looks very convincing with that big eyes and unwavering gaze of hers.
Then there's Narimiya Hiroki, acting as Hanabishi, who is nicknamed the "Charisma Vet" and drives a bright red sports car and who's basically just a carbon copy of someone it's not even funny and the heaven is totally making fun of me.
Anyway. He has a trauma of surgeries because he made a mistake in one involving his own pet, which resulted in its death. I think Narimiya Hiroki did a really good job portraying Hanabishi's emotional struggles with his trauma.
As a whole, we get a lot of heartwarming scenes with adorable animals and moments for viewers to reflect on the way they have been treating their pets. The story can get a little draggy sometimes, but I liked this drama, and I'm not even an animal lover :). The main pull is definitely the main actors though XD.
Neeways, apparently Shun's next drama is gonna have Fujiwara Tatsuya (the guy acting as Light in Death Note) as well! I always thought that he looks like Shun LOL this is gonna be interesting~.
