Tókjó bandowagon

It's a lovely story. About a family where a bunch of its members live under one roof along with the dusty old books they love. It has an interesting cast and a wonderful opening and ending. But while it has good moments, the series doesn't quite give the viewer warm and fuzzy feeling that so many other Japanese works do. The main thing that spoiled it was that everyone had their own personal tragedy, and yet the Hott family stepped in and everything was resolved right away. Quite theatrically at times. It's a nice series, if you want something to relax to, I'd say this is the one. But there are better ones that don't make do with some of the cheap crutches you find here. Plus the ending feels like it was kind of thrown together out of everything and the kitchen sink. But you can certainly smile and grieve with them. Other than the songs, though, I won't remember the show in a few days. (21.10.2016)