J-Drama-o-rama: My Boss My Hero

1:00 PM on 01.30.2012   |   Josh Totman

Welcome back to the bi-weekly, never cheeky, always hokey, J-drama-o-rama! This week we will be jumping off a building into My Boss My Hero. A yakuza story with heart, comedy, and high school? Yup! 

How could this play out?  Is everyone in the school going to have to bow to this new yakuza student? Will no one get to buy lunch because they have made them all give up the money for lunches at the door? Actually, the exact opposite. Find out more of why this drama is at the top of my list after the jump.

My Boss My Hero
Year: 2006
Genre: Comedy, School, Yakuza
Episodes: 10

We follow the story of Sakaki Makio (played by Nagase Tomoya) as he is about to become the new boss of the Sakaki Clan. There is only one problem: he's as dumb as a rock academic-wise. The only thing that he has going for him is that he is really strong. He's never lost a fight. But that is not the only thing that is needs to become the next yakuza boss. You have got to have the brains for the business as well. So his father, the current boss, say that Makio has to go back to school and graduate high school before he can become boss. There is a catch though.  If he is discovered or fails or gives up, he will lose his spot to his younger brother Mikio, who is intelligent but is weak because of an illness. Makio can not let his weaker brother be the head of the family! He accepts and finds out that school is much more then just learning.

Tomoya puts in a great performance here. His character is hilarious and lovable. The rest of the cast also puts in a good performance as well, but Tomoya just stands out. To me, he plays the dumb yakuza better then anyone out there. He seems to fit the role all too well. Now that my slight man crush is over, let's continue.

I could just sit here and gush all I want about this series. Again, it is one of my favorites that I have watched.  Now who do I think this drama is for? I really do think it's for everyone. There seems to be a little bit of everything in there. Drama, comedy, fighting, slapstick, love, conflict, and more. It seem to have a good general balance in the entire show. Hence why I believe that anyone can get into it. The acting seems solid in it. The directing and cinematography is also well done. The fights, being a little over the top, are enjoyable to watch, even when you can clearly see that he didn't even get close to hitting the guy. When it slowed down, it's even more hilarious!

What could they have done better in the show? Not a whole lot that I can really see. The fight scenes could have been better. As funny as they are, you could have done another take to get it a little more accurate. I know that it's not suppose to take itself too serious but some of the parts you could of turned down a little bit back to realistic down to earth physics. You'll understand what I mean in the first episode.

If there is a series that I will shove down peoples throats, it's this one, unless you just don't like the style of J-dramas, which I can understand. I have a hard time seeing that if you have watched one J-drama and liked it that you wouldn't like this one. Unless you hate kittens, puppies, babies, your grandmother, or pudding. To you I only have one thing to say...

FALCON KICK!!!!