Having
a girl attached to your right hand can only be hysterical
not to mention socially awkward. Midori Days capitalizes
on nearly every situation you could dream of. How can Seiji
take a shower or use the bathroom with Midori with him?
What if his friends found out? How can he fight in the streets
without the use of his "demon fist?" All those
question and more will be answered....in detail.
Midori
is a very shy girl from a rich family. She has always watched
Seiji from a distance (for 3 years!), always trying to bring
up the courage to talk to him...but she's just too timid.
Her emotions were so powerful that her real body fell into
a comatose state while her new body ended up being Seiji's
right hand!
Talk
about opposites attract. Seiji is very popular in his school
but all the girls are terrified of him. He tries time and
time again to ask the young ladies out....they just panic
and run away. Similar to Midori, Seiji desires some kind
of affection and can't get anywhere because of who he is.
One
morning Seiji wakes to find Midori where his hand once was.
A complete shocker for both of them, but Midori seems to
really enjoy herself. While attached to Seiji, she ditches
her old shy self, becomes outspoken, and even makes a miniaturized
"I love Seiji" dress shirt. Of course as tough
and mean as he's supposed to be....thats not good for his
reputation. So he wraps a bandage around her head and tells
her to keep out of sight.
During
most of the series its one situation after another. Ayase,
who sits next to him in class, begins to show feelings for
Seiji. A little girl that has known him for a while, Shiori,
wants to move in his house! Seiji's older sister, and the
only person that can beat him up, finds out the little secret
and drags him along to a drunken biker gang brew-ha-ha.
There's even Takamizawa, a doll crazed nut-case, who mistakes
Midori for a new realistic model toy and wants to take her
on a photo op. And we can't forget the constant fighting
Seiji is involved in...even Midori gets smacked around a
bit.
A good
run of the show is situational slap-stick comedy but there
are a lot of cute and romantic nuances. For instance, in
the early episodes, Midori has to go shopping for some clothes....but
where can you find the small clothes she needs? Sure enough,
they end up at a pricey collectors toy shop, and of course
she has to try everything on. Through that situation and
most others, Seiji keeps a hard head (or maybe just dense
in his case).
The
last volume of the series really focuses on the relationship
they develop. It becomes more and more serious and drops
most of the comedic relief, a change you may not expect...but
a good one. Both characters end up creating a very strong
bond and in the final episode you'll witness just how strong
that is. A great and classic series end.
To
some this could be a date-flick, to others; a situational
comedy of dramatic proportions. Regardless of how you view
it, Midori and Seiji are both very likeable characters that
strongly complement each other; same body or not. Midori
Days is an extremely enjoyable show that will make you laugh
all the while tightening the strings on your emotions for
one final pull. |
