Ainori: Asian Journey

Really enjoyed watching this. I'm not too sure about the romance part, ok in the end it produced several couples, but I don't think the intensity of the filming helps much. In my opinion, it's either love at first sight or more time to develop a budding romance than the time span this series allows. The other part of the programme I really really enjoyed was the travelling across the asiAs countries. I'm from the UK and it was wonderful to see these countries and learning about their cultures. Also, enjoyed the critics review in the studio in Japan, very funny. Beginning to realise that countries like Japan, S. Korea etc have a very similar humour to the British

First season was 9/10 - maybe the best dating show I've ever seen. Genuine interactions, with a lot of great cast members. And the major romances that ended up being the focus were super enjoyable to watch.

The second season was 1/10, basically unwatchable - completely ruined by focusing the entire show around an abusive, violent bully. Really tragic decline. And the show paints her out to be the heroine, letting her get away with all of her terrible behavior, over and over again. She should have been removed from the show after she assaulted one member - but nope, then she assaulted another cast member, then another cast member, then several crew members - and all the while the show is bending over backwards to each and every one of her whims. Absolutely insane stuff.

But I love it so far I love that it's real and the people aren't all models and they seemed genuinely want to find love and also you know there's a little bit of drama especially with wat least one or 2 of the cast members coming back for season 2 esp a certain firecracker... we all know that is lol. Love seeing the diff countries too... Love the judge's their sense of humour as well and also that the language barrier doesn't seem to be a problem like I don't speak Japanese but I find watching it and subtitles work just as well I understand everything that's been said would definitely recommend anyone to watch it's a good laugh as well I wish they had anori in New Zealand.

The first season was great, I had some minor issues here and then but I really loved the show. Second season though... I don't know whose brilliant idea was to reintroduce Depparin on the show. She is incredibly problematic and you can tell how much distress she inflicts on the other participants. Watching her "voice out her opinions" really gives me anxiety and I wonder why someone doesn't just kick her out. The show would be pleasant to watch if it was actually about people finding love, not about Depparin steamrolling over everybody's feelings.

I watched both seasons and loved them both. I like how they taught us about the different cultures in the countries that they visited.

I loved Depparin. I don't understand the hate that she gets. I'm really glad that they brought her back on the second season. She was one of the most interesting people on the show. Sure she did some things that were wrong, but she was not afraid to show her true self on television. She was raw and genuine and she went to lengths to ensure that the entire show was also raw and genuine. And the honesty of this show is what sets it apart from other reality tv shows. The way the film crew members treated Depparin also really showed how kind and compassionate they were. Thank you for delivering this gem to us.