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The previous series by Fukada+Yoshizawa+Fukuda Please Love the Useless Me was much better. Although the heroines are very similar, Junko isn't as likable, and Fukada even lost some of her cuteness here (although she's still beautiful, and there are scenes in the series where she is cute). I'm happy to rewatch the previous series (for the third time), but this one is somehow not worth rewatching for me. That's not to say that it's outright bad, it certainly has its merits; for example, in the interesting characters of Jun's friends. It just didn't have the right charm. Yes, it's a romance where the heroine chooses between three different men (I was particularly rooting for the one who didn't make it, but not because there wasn't some appeal), but the older/younger thing didn't really work for me. Yuri and Junko didn't have much chemistry. She had much more chemistry with Yamashita. Then there's the cousin, which may seem awkward in our setting (don't be scandalized, it's normal for cousins to marry in Japan), but I found him terribly unappealing. Either way, female viewers have a lot to choose from and a lot to cheer for. Viewers can admire Fukada Kyoko, whose back is always hurting here... It's got some nice moments, and unfortunately some slightly boring filler. Good for a Japanese romance. So 3 stars. (26/03/2019)