This is my first Japanese drama review I will be writing. Koizora you could say is my breakthrough drama for jdramas and my god I’m glad had this drama. I’ve read lots of manga for romance and I was addicted to them so having a drama which can give me the same feelings were amazing.

The two main characters in “Koizora” were both in their own ways inspiring.

First off Hiro, he may seem rough around the edges on the outside but on the inside he is one of the sweetest characters in this show. I liked how upbeat and caring he was and once he met Mika, his life was basically all about her. Hiro wasn’t Hiro without Mika you could say. When it came to the point of the story where he got diagnosed with cancer, he decided to make Mika hate him and break up with her so she doesn’t get upset over his illness and didn’t want her to be in pain. This says a lot about Hiro’s character as he just wants Mika to be happy, Mika even got a new boyfriend but Hiro was fine as long as Mika was happy. When Hiro was facing his last seconds the last thing he wanted to see was Mika smiling at him in which was so saddening to see. Even though they so earnestly wanted to be with each other, fate had something else in mind and took Hiro away.

Mika is the prime definition of character development. At first she was a sheltered child who thought she didn’t want anything else in life but when she met Hiro her life changed and she started wishing for happiness with another person. When Mika conceived a child with Hiro she was so mature with it and wanted to keep it with Hiro but unfortunately she had a miscarriage due to being pushed down on the floor by Saki which is very sad. In the last episode we see Saki at the end of the show pregnant and Mika asked if she could touch it and said I hope you grow up well which says so much about her and shows how mature she is.

One of the things I love in this drama was how supportive the parents were in this, even when Maki was pregnant they supported her even if it took them a while to accept it. They wholeheartedly supported Maki and Hiro’s relationship which is very rare for some dramas based in Asia. I’m used to watching kdramas and for some reason there is this stupid trope to where parents are just so unreasonable so that’s what I like about jdramas over kdramas.

The OST in Koizora was very fitting for this type of drama. I loved the main theme that played at the end of each episode which added emotion to the episode. Also the instrumentals were all also very good.

Overall I loved this drama and it was a very good gateway drama to get into Japanese dramas and I will get definitely watch more in the future.