Fan reviews: Bambino!

Sun_Shang_Xiang · 12 Aug 2011

This is actually my favorite Matsu Jun drama, so far ...Kudos to Matsu Jun for his performance in this one and yet it lacks a certain human element to it. The main characters all seem preoccupied with the restaurant or cooking to the extent that they go around visiting other restaurants in their spare time to the detriment of everything else and unfortunately the human relationship element is sorely lacking.Yes ...romance is sadly missing, Fukiishi Kazue and Matsu Jun make a really nice couple, more so than with Inoue Mao (looks too young) in HYD or with Koyuki (looks too old ) in Kimi wa Petto, its a shame the writers didn't make more of an effort to expand their short relationship.

It does a good job of showing the industrial like preparation of food of the kitchen and also the view from the waiter's point of view.In terms of all the other food dramas I found this the most convincing drama .I really enjoyed Sato Ryuta's performance. Sasaki Kuranosuke and Uchida Yuki (who just stood around looking absolutely stunning) are both pretty good actors but sadly didn't do much in this drama.

BlueRain Alchemist · 10 Feb 2011

I was expecting something like Ando Natsu or Lunch Queen when I had just started watching episode 1........but thankfully this was a lot better.

This is a really good drama and it had most of my favorite cast Jun, Karina, Ryuta, Kazuki.....AND.......^^ Yuki ^^.

Didnt like the final episode ending ><

Riged · 12 Jul 2009

I never read the manga's, but i felt and have reached 'the quality' on some Bambino! dialog lines. It dig up a major concern of young guns dream: from "i have the challenges" to "Make it's worth".

On 1st episode, it taught me to stop for being megalomaniac person. Sometimes the dream for higher, slump your life sense's of others dream. 'You're nothing!' that's the point.

Second episode, show the necessity of trust values. You have to pained a lot, for knowing who you're.

3rd episode are my fave. There's no secret spell on your life. No needs to get explain. "They are pro.." Shishido chef said. the pasta's he served, proved the mistaken one, "i wonder how many thousands of times i've made that pasta" as he must to said. Clearly there's no more secrets, no more cheat's code to win your life.

The rest episode, still watching. But, so much promises with this drama. I enjoyed a lot (smirk often), especially for the iryu's reunion, Uchida Yuki, Sasaki Kuronasuke, and Kitamura Kazuki. But. Jun Matsumoto, are the shine as young baka.

Let's tastes what the chef serves.

mr_dreamboy · 27 Nov 2008

well beside some homo parts this was the best cooking drama i have seen yet, so thumbs all the way up!!!


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doublemask · 17 Oct 2008

Its a pretty normal drama. Nothing special about it that makes you go "I loved it beause....". It just flowed along nicely and when you reach the end you go "Oh. It's finished." If you're a Matsumoto Jun fan then by all means, do watch it. If not, well, it won't make a difference if you do or don't watch it.

hirowei87 · 16 Jun 2008

Looking at Bambi makes me de spirit!!! It makes me feel like giving out my best n achieve my goal now. I like de character, Satori. He's so cool n can be so funny at times.

whatever0024 · 28 Apr 2008

The lethargic pace almost put me to sleep. Not much happens. I don't mind slow pace dramas, but when there's nothing to advance the drama along, then I get bored. Sure, Bambino learns from his mistakes at the end of each episode, but it just gets to the point where, "Why am I even watching this?"

The storyline is extremely weak. It just focuses on the food. At times I just wanted to fast-forward through each episode. The only reason I stayed with this drama is because of Matsumoto Jun. He was excellent in Gokusen, and endearing and perfect as Domyoji Tsukasa in Hana Yori Dango. I became a fan of his after watching Gokusen.

Matusmoto Jun is very good as Ban Shogo (Bambino), but he cries so much. After the fifth or sixth straight episode where he was feeling depressed and down on himself and started crying, I almost couldn't stand it anymore. I kept on thinking, "Man, get some confidence back, and stop crying!"

Another thing I liked about it was the food. It was so mouth watering. I could practically smell the aroma in the kitchen. Every dish just looked delicious.

I agree with some people on here who said that Yonamine Tsukasa is creepy. It's just something about his smile.

If it wasn't for Jun, I would have rated this 2/10. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone. I don't want them to suffer through it like I did.

xEternal · 30 Mar 2008

I don't think anyone would have watched through this if they weren't in love with Jun. Uhm yeah, it was actually okay. It's just that at many times it moved painfully slow and boring. I liked the story and all, and in the end there was no romance and it was based solely on cooking.
For me personally, watching Jun in that amazingly sexy hair of his and cooking this delicious spaghetti (YUMMY) caught most of my attention... maybe that's why I got through this drama and even rated it quite high. Don't keel me though, I thought the story was quite good, and guiltily, my ranking went up after Bambi quit smoking.

sezling · 18 Oct 2007

I gave it a passing grade, 5, because my like for Jun Matsumoto was enough to drive me to finish the drama. There's no romance so it's mainly abt cooking.. I did like how they added the effect of mini titles to introduce different phases of his character's journey.

SYILA78 · 15 Aug 2007

best drama, congratulations to jun as best actor in this drama.
nice story line, talented cast ....
just perfect...

Kirari Ililah · 3 Aug 2007

I liked this drama, although a little typical. Nothing new to really grasp on to. Matsumoto played the role well, it's like his typical role that he always plays. I would suggest for anyone enjoying a light watch.

Don't expect huge things from this drama, as the storyline is basic and has simple ideas of the boy wanting to make it to the top, although it's funny to see the interaction between characters. Hoshan was HILARIOUS! He could hold that glare for so long, I keep laughing at it! Also Mukai is sooo cute, but needs to work on his acting a bit...

edjie · 1 Aug 2007

......so far!...Am up to episode 5!. It's nice to see Jun Matsumoto acting like the 'underdog' this time in a series (though I haven't seen some of his older drama series yet!). His acting has improved heaps!.

dekatrain · 14 Jul 2007

Not a bad drama, a little repetitive if anything. Matsumoto does a resonable job with a strong support cast, but what weighs down its respectability is that cliche that if you "believe in yourself, and you can do anything". If those types of dramas put you off, you may want to stay away from this one. But I enjoyed it, if a little weary of the fact that the plot is oh so familiar. Watch it if you're a Matsumoto Jun fan or just love food (like I do).

-happyGALORE-- · 4 Jul 2007

woww, it was kind of interesting
i like the guy doing desserts, he was kind of cool,
but the storyline was okay,
the last few episodes were kind of too skippy
and kind of easy to guess
but i liked it

doubledown11 · 29 Apr 2007

Really disappointed with this series.
Pretty solid cast but the plot and dialogue are weak.
Kitamura Ikki gives me the creeps in this.
I liked Jun's acting in HYD and KWP but his over-emoting as "Bambino" is too painful to watch.
I find it hard to care much for the main protagonist (Jun) in this series. Tanaka Koki also plays a pathetic chatacter in Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go, albeit infinitely more likeable.
Bambino lacks creativity and the characters are bland. Tokkyu, Hanyome to Papa, Proposal Daisakusen and Liar Game outshine Bambino by a fair margin in terms of entertainment.

8thSin · 7 Apr 2007

Will write review when the series end.