Will This Love Is a Checkmate?

Name: Will This Love Is a Checkmate?
Genre: Romance
Released: 2018-12-02
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Takumi Saitô, Jun Murakami, Kentarô Itô

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2018

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6.2/10

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Tae Komada is 32 years old, well endowed as a woman and a Shogi chess player. She looks much younger than her age. However, she has neither love experience nor communication skills. Meanwhil... Read allTae Komada is 32 years old, well endowed as a woman and a Shogi chess player. She looks much younger than her age. However, she has neither love experience nor communication skills. Meanwhile, Taiga Kohinata is a 24-year-old salaryman and is still a virgin. Taiga happens to meet ... Read allTae Komada is 32 years old, well endowed as a woman and a Shogi chess player. She looks much younger than her age. However, she has neither love experience nor communication skills. Meanwhile, Taiga Kohinata is a 24-year-old salaryman and is still a virgin. Taiga happens to meet Tae and falls in love with her.

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6/10

"Koibito doushi ni natte kudasai"

This is a 4 episode JDrama based on a manga of the same name (1 volume with very nice art-style)! Surprisingly, it feels more developed in some areas.

You have a younger "cherry-boy" that is quite kind and superficially anti-social, with exaggerated childish reactions, but likeable. And an older female lead that is charming enough to fall in love with, but lacks a bit in presence (supporting actress Mao left more of an impression).

The length still makes it front-loaded and short compared to what I'm used to. And while it has good pacing, the length and the content makes for a sequence of continuous high-points you'd see in a romance story.. almost like watching a recap. It doesn't necessarily feel relentless, as it is appreciatedly simple. Still, it's nice to see productions of smaller size, and specially one I found to be very enjoyable for what it provided.