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Still watching It’s a Good Day to Be a Dog. Ah, so many puns, and little things that won’t translate well.
I was also surprised by Romance on the Farm. It’s better than I expected.
I remembered the Japanese drama idea(s) from last week I forgot…
So there are stereotypical Japanese personality types…
Tsundere, cold exterior, but warm interior.
yandere cute until you get too close to them.
kuudere cold, serious, but soft and sweet.
yangire seem friendly and nice, and cute, but change to aggressive later.
dandere rarely speaks and is shy.
If those are the stereotypical extreme Japanese personality types, the question is can the character types be with their polar opposites?
For example, a tsundere, be paired with someone that seems cute and fluffy, maybe even lolita type, but then that person turns out to be cold when gotten close to? Usually Tsundere are men and the pairing is with someone genki female, right? But if the genki kawaii person suddenly flips to cold, it would be really entertaining and funny. And you can flip the sexes here. (Lolita genki kawaii man suddenly turning cold? lol And a tsundere, bossy woman suddenly turning timid?) I think actors would like the challenge of playing against the usual gender types and the sudden switch.
I think it would be funny to see them switch places. Just as the Tsundere is getting warm and fuzzy, their partner is getting to be cold out of embarrassment, fear of commitment/abandonment, etc. And there is a ton one can do to explain why (such as psychological attachment theory), etc and play it for gags and voice overs.
Since Japan tends to be really good at deep diving into characters and motivations, it might be really good to get into that.
Even funnier would be maybe yandere paired with a yangire? Descent into total chaos. Honestly, seeing this as a horror/mystery series would be fantastic. Romance between the protags going off the rails in weird ways brought to the tonal extremes with manic laughter, etc. Making it convincing would be fun. Maybe they could solve stalking and kidnapping cases together while they slowly go off the rails as they get closer romantically, but the argument for their INTENSE love of each other still somehow makes sense?
And then for the deredere, pair them with someone loud, outspoken who often has a foot in their mouth so tends to overspeak and is often embarrassed, but too awkward to shut up.
kuudere also paired with their polar opposite. Someone who is not monotone and has a slapstick sense of humor and passionate about everything and emotional about everything.
I’m aware all of this originally plays with tatemae (建前) v. honne (本音), but sometimes people put on awkward loud masks to mask quieter feelings and failings, so it might be a good way to delve into the psychology of people and characters. Plus you can coin the terms? And I know Japan really likes doing this kind of thing. With a touch of humor, but…
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