Fan reviews: Majo no jouken

yinki · 8 Jun 2004

God, it is 4 in the morning and it takes me nearly 10 whole hours to finish watching this series in a day. When my friend recommeded this series to me, i wasn't really interested, because like some people in here i found teacher and student relationship to be very distrubing and disgusting. However, after a few hours through the series, i realized that so what if he is 17 and she is 26, as long as they love each other, then they should have the right to be with each other. We, as a society, are so closed minded. I really really recommed this to anyone who are looking for a reason to cry their heart out and are questioning themselves if their is still a love that as true and strong exists in this world. This series will protray all of it. One more thing, am i the only one that noticed that the hariku's mom is kinda weird and nut, i mean, it seemed to me like she has a crush on him or something. Well, beside this, i would rate this drama as the best jdorama since GTO.

duba878 · 26 May 2004

This is a very interesting drama although i found the characters to be quite stupid. It is about a female teacher falling in love with her male student. They both share similar background, which is having the society influence them on the actions they perform. As soon as they found each other, they learn to value their point of views. But what they want to do hurts everyone else around them. This is a very tough situation, chosing between hurting yourselfs from not being with the person you love or hurting others by being with the person you love.

Winter · 16 Apr 2004

Its hard for me to give this one a bad rating, even if I really wanted to.

Hideaki Takizawa...oh what a dreamboat, yadda yadda yadda. Actually, I found his character quite stiff, and uninteresting.

The female lead however...well, even she annoyed me. She was too 'bleeding-heart' for me to put up with.

But somehow, the combo of the two made for an enchanting experience. I was compelled when they aired it on sundays here, to watch every week, to find out what will happen next. The main theme by Hikaru Utada was perfect for setting the mood of this drama.

What I liked about this drama, is the various challenges on Japanese society it posed. The relationship aspect is a given, but it even tackled such things as child abuse, which I thought was a great idea to bring to light to the public through a media form such as the tele dorama.

This is NOT a guys dorama. Definately one of the 'chick flick' types. It has subpar acting from both leads, but manages to find a chemistry that is not only engaging, but even, dare I say it, entertaining, and possibly even tear-enducing at some points.

I hated it, but it still had me coming back every week. I even watch some episodes on tape...I'm a sucker for it, what can I say.

SYILA78 · 13 Mar 2004

THIS JDORAMA IS THE BEST THAT I EVER SEEN FEATURING TAKKY AS THE ACTOR. IT WORTH BUYING THE VCD. THE STORY IS VERY TOUCHING, IT SHOWS THAT AGE DOESN'T MATTER AS LONG THEY LOVE EACH OTHER. I LIKE THE WAY MATSUSHIMA NANAKO ACT AS MICHI IN THIS DRAMA, SHE DUMP HER FUTURE HUSBAND JUST TO BE WITH HIKARU. SHE DOESN'T CARE IF HIKARU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING THAT MAY HURTS HER FEELING 'COS SHE LOVES HIM SO MUCH. I LIKE THE WAY TAKKY ACT IN THIS DRAMA AS HIKARU, HE LOOK'S SO KAWAII . THE THE THEME SONG "FIRST LOVE" IS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS !!! AND REALLY MATCH WITH THE STORYLINE. LUV 2 WATCH IT AGAIN AND AGAIN... 'COS OF THE THEME SONGS MAKE THE DRAMA MORE TOUCHING..... THE BEST ROMANTIC DRAMA EVER

DragonSpirit164 · 6 Jan 2004

Best drama I've watched, surpassing even GTO. I have never felt so attached to the main characters of the drama like this before... I loved every single minute of it. And the ending, there's so many ways to interpret it... I hope it's a happy one though... I love Hikaru's willingness to be bullied in school just for Michi. I love Michi's willingness to be ridiculed by society just for Hikaru. I love their undevoted love to each other, trying to be recognised as a couple despite the age and social status barrier. I love Majo no Jouken.

Ryo_San · 29 Oct 2003

This drama best explains for people in general that age doesn't matter. It also really explains how strong love can be because nanako dumped her future husband just to be with her student (Hideaki) because she love him A LOT!!!!! I cant believe in this drama tho that they let Nanako and Hideaki do it together. But i have never seen love as strong as i have in this drama. Maybe in Love generation it was just as good but not much love stories can compare to this drama. A must see =)

iedot · 14 Oct 2003

i dont like the end of the story. its hanging. although hideaki and nanako makes a good couple in this drama, but the story not quite interesting. a teacher and a student? naa....

cola_cherry · 25 Sep 2003

this drama was amazing. you find yourself crying for the happiness of both. a tragic and romantic story of two people in love. not one moment in this movie captivates you. hardly anyone i know hates it.

Angelwings · 31 Aug 2003

The main reason why I watched this show was because I love Taki, but now, I don't think I can stand watching anything of his again. The plotline of this drama is very disturbing. I know it's supposed to be about love conquering all, but I just can't help to see the unlawful crimes committed repeatedly by Michi. I just can't believe a 26 year old woman would be so stupid, reckless, and uncaring of how her actions would affect others around her. It's supposed to portray the essense of unrelenting love, but there were so many scenes that in all honesty annoyed me. Also this show is way too repetitive. The same situations, conflicts reoccurring; this show could have easily finished in about 6 episodes. But the scene that annoyed me the most had to be when Michi announce her love to the whole school. Shouldn't that have been kept a secret? And why the hell isn't she put away in jail forever? All in all, good actors, horrible horrible plotline. I'm now scarred, and don't think I'll be watching anymore of Taki's dramas.

FaNtaSYDrEaMeRZ · 29 Aug 2003

I love this drama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The english translation is really really great. I thought it was the bomb but my sister thought it was quite disturbing that hikaru was shorter than michi. I thought the drama was really ironic... I actually thought that hikaru broke up with michi was because he wanted sex. But he broke up with her because he wanted to save her from being in jail. *sniff sniff* it's so sad.... I love it.

ladyelf · 1 Aug 2003

The starting was very romantic, Hideaki was indeed a very pretty boy. I think the whole show will be even more touching if the producer had waited for Hideaki to grow up more before producing the show, he was afterall too too young to match with Nanako. Still, i can still feel the love between them, or at least his admiration for Nanako, not so much from Nanako. And definitely not as good as High School Teacher 2003 though.

SpOiLeR · 29 Jul 2003

I've got to say, being a guy and all, the basis of the idea of this drama is pretty much perverted, however seeing such acts of deviation from this love story is really quite moving. I would say that this drama could compare to the romance anime, Saishuheki Kanojo - both of which put me in tears :<

A++++++ A must watch for romance freaks with the ego :: "Love Conquers All"!

juliana_phang · 21 Jun 2003

those who havent watch this drama please do so now!!!
dont miss this great drama!!!!!
man...this is really an extremely touching drama
struggling to be together!
oh n remember this
-age doesnt matter-

Pemu · 23 Apr 2003

Impressive perfomance from Nanako Matsushima!
Fantastic at the beginnin, got bored in the mid, pretty good at the end! A very beautiful song from Hikki - First Love but they managed to ruin the song by playin the song repeatedly!!! too many times!
boo hoo! why couldn't I be in Takki's place! to be loved by the beautiful Nanako

Golfguy45 · 20 Apr 2003

I must say this was one of the most fascinating love stories I have ever seen in any japanese drama. It poses to us an interesting question of how two people fall in love despite the age difference, but the fact they genuinely cared and loved for one another despite what others said to them. I was very moved by that. It taught me that loving one another should not be stopped just because society says its wrong, but rather it must be decided by the two lovers and Michi and Hikaru displayed to me, what it means to truly care and love for one another. The place of freedom we so desperately desire in our own lives was shown to me and to others who have seen this and who will see this. Remember where the "place of freedom" is for you. Great Japanese Drama and love story

rinarina · 2 Oct 2002

Good drama that Nanako and Takky made. I think people won't forget it until the next 5 years. To bad the ending is to short. And the soundtrack from Utada Hikara:first love, it is very good drama soundtrack from japan dramas sountrack.

HimuraGirl · 29 Aug 2002

I really like this dorama!! The first dorama i watched over and over again. Matsushima Nanako and Takizawa Hideaki are really suitable on their roles in this dorama. The "Yurusanai Ai" between a class teacher (Hirose Michi) and a transfer student (Kurozawa Hikaru) expecially when the teacher is a woman is really an interesting story to me. Also this dorama is well made with great song too ^_^ From the first episode i couldn't wait to watch the next episode until it reached the end, every scenes just like fill over my mind that i even remember the words. One of my favorite quote from this dorama is "17sai no shonen o aishitara byouki ni naru desuka? Kyoushi gakusei o aishitara byouki ni naru desuka? Kare o aishiteru kono kimochi ga byouki tte iu nara naoshite morau na donaru desu. Byouki no mama de kamaimasen." Maybe the love here seemed so naive with the question why, how and what will happen, but then isn't "Love doesn't need any reason". About what will happen isn't the dorama already show that they don't need to run away to find a "Jiyuu no Kuni" where people didn't judge their love, what they have to do is live their love so people could deal with it ^_^ Kono dorama wa suki yo, suki, daisuki...

ichiban_noodles · 20 Aug 2002

While I love Nanako as much as the next guy, and can understand a student falling for her, the drama's whole premise is just too criminal to overlook as just another sappy sympathetic love story. Here in the US, this is flat-out statutory rape. Makes no difference if the underage student is a boy or girl, how physically and mentally mature the student is, and how willful the student's participation. I'm certainly not a puritanical prude, but seriously, isn't this patently distasteful and wrong? The Japanese shows and culture fascinate me to no end, but the fact that the country has made an accepted cottage industry in underage prostitution and porn is sickening.

I'm not calling this drama porn, and I do know Hideki Takizawa is an adult in real life. Strip it of its awful premise and this could be mistaken as any other tale of lovers battling the odds to be together. But how can one really turn a blind eye to such a criminal and dangerous premise in the first place? I don't know if I'm more disturbed by the fact of the drama's premise or by the glowing reviews here not even finding the slightest fault in such an irresponsible tale.

Siamman · 5 Aug 2002

For all of the young American students who ever had a crush on their teachers, I can now see why and how it can be difficult to have one. For those who found "Forbidden Love", this would be a great guide.

jdfan · 3 Jul 2002

A story line that makes parent worry! Love story between a student and a teacher. Nanako Matsushima was quite good. This might spark fure student and teacher love dramas!