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Kanako Enomoto gives a terrific performance for an 18-year-old. She really gets inside her character Yuko and brings her to life superbly. Her acting shows up best in the more dramatic scenes. I think her finest moment is when Yuko has to give a speech at her best friend's wedding, but is so overcome by emotion that she can hardly speak at all. Kanako plays this scene brilliantly with brimming eyes, sobs and trembling lips to really show us the feelings that would have been racing through Yuko's mind at such a time. The series is probably 2 or 3 episodes too long, and I didn't see the point of having the characters in 'Kawaii Dake' watch video clips of the actors who play them in an earlier series, 'Otonashi Karen-san' from 1998. Who was supposed to be who during the screening of these excerpts?

On this evidence Kanako is much more than just a pretty face. She's certainly that, of course! But Kanako is also a really talented young actress and I'd very much like to see her tackle something more challenging.