My Little Monster (Japanese live-action film)
based on the manga of the same name
Year: 2018
Starring: Suda Masaki, Tsuchiya Tao, Yamada Yuki, Furukawa Yuuki
Official MDL (My Drama List) Synopsis
Mizutani Shizuku (Tsuchiya Tao) is a self-absorbed overachiever, concerned only with maintaining the highest grades in school. Yoshida Haru (Suda Masaki) is an impulsive short tempered brute, who scares everyone with his explosive bursts of violence.
Haru gets suspended on the first day of school when he encounters some bullies harassing a student and dispatches the bullies with great bloody violence. Mizutani is tasked with delivering school materials to Haru who interprets this as an act of friendship and latches on to Mizutani, much to her dismay. And so begins a strange and potentially combustible relationship!
My Thoughts on My Little Monster
The synopsis of this movie makes me laugh. Part of it is true, but I think Haru is a lot less violent than they make him sound. So keep that in mind. I have read a couple volumes of the manga since I first saw the movie, and I confess that I like the movie a lot better than the manga. I have a couple of reasons for this, but I'll get into that later on.