I have to say that my review is totally based upon my enjoyment of this show. It was beautifully filmed, and I like the pace of Japanese shows, they tend to give you enough back story without re-playing things over and over again. Adachi Rika as Yo was good (I understand that she's more likeable here than in the original) and Shirasu Jin was excellent as Ren. He was the "perfect" man. My problem was this. Yo's ex-boyfriend was a scumbag (which is why she broke up with him in the first place) and he comes back into the picture and we aren't given any reason to think that he's changed. He came off as sleazy and I could not see what Yo would see in him, especially if you put the two men next to one another. When she got involved with him again, I felt that it was just because she needed a boyfriend, not that she still loved him. I didn't buy that relationship at all. Then when she finally wakes up and gets a clue we get a rushed ending. I have to say the ending with the family and the shoes was very touching and I shed some tears, but I would have liked to have seen them together as a romantic couple a little more. The scenes with them as friends were very enjoyable.