A very pregnant Aida Michiru played by Nagasawa Masami (Proposal Daisakusen, Sailor Fuku to Kikanju) talks to a fishmonger, explaining that she’s managing OK on her own. Then as she walks home she talks to herself about her friend Kishimoto Ruka played by Ueno Juri (Nodame Cantabile, Jodan ja nai!, Orange Days). She arrives home and looks at Ruka’s photograph from high school, she admits that she betrayed Ruka and is now paying retribution for that betrayal. Then as she stares at the sky, she inquires of her departed friend, how is the sky over there?This is not the kind of show that I’d normally pick to watch, from the opening narration and from what I’ve learned from the first episode this is going to be a tragedy. But I had to watch it, with this cast I couldn’t not watch, in addition to Nagasawa and Ueno, included in the excellent cast are Eita (Atsu-hime, Orange Days), Nishikido Ryo (Attention Please, Ganbatte Ikimasshoi), Mizukawa Asami (Iryu, Pride), and Nishihara Aki (Hana Yori Dango). So I’d normally watch the first episode and skip the rest, but the storyline drew me in and I’ll be back again to watch the next episode as soon as it’s released. I’d recommend this to any fans of serious drama like Bara no nai Hanaya another great drama and cast. But this is a pretty serious show that deals with some adult issues like domestic violence and human sexuality, so it may not be for everyone. Only thing I really didn’t like was the fact that most of the story seems to be given away in the opening narration, I just hope that the show still has some surprises.Download the first English hardsub episode from Kioku fans subs from the bit torrent tracker here.
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