ianmisc

I found the story is set up well, focusing on the relationship between a father and daughter... But then get 101 uninteresting and mostly tangential to the story side quests.

Way too many episodes pass by before the show finally returns to the set up... But by that time i don't care anymore and the resolution isn't interesting.

This is plagued by poor writing and an inconsequential story. On the upside the Japanese it is on the easier side :).

I would highly recommend watching Oshin, Carnation, or Totoneechan instead.

Another issue is that this story takes place over 4-5 years only so there is no way it cam match the character development of similar series running 50+ years.

Crappy dogma theme. Lack of backstory. Main character is unlikable. Getting the basics of disease completely wrong. Check check check check! The only good thing about this movie is that the Japanese is pretty easy to understand

A lot of the humor was really cheap. I felt like many participants either mentally ill, in on the joke, or desperate for 15min of fame. These parts fell flat for me and many times felt like it was crossing the line. A large number of the professionals were too smooth to get any traction on. Clips a few seconds or less long makes me doubt the authenticity of a number of these interactions.

Mostly the magic of Borat is missing, that is an eccentric (his culture or him?) lovable fellow who tried his best. He cried when he thought he did bad. People couldn't help but fall for him. This OTOH seemed like most interactions were pushed way too far to be believable and instead came of as insults to who was being interviewed, especially the politicians.

On the plus side the dolphin story in the first episode was amazing! The convict character was great too. I think this kind of humor works best with either ordinary people in their natural environment or with artistic types.