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Legal High

Name: Legal High
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2012-04-17
Cast: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Masaki Okada, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koyuki

2012 | 2 seasons | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Lincoln Lawyer or Boston Legal, start here.
The mood: Funny with heart.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 16 hours in all.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A lawyer with a big personality works with an straightlaced recent law graduate on various law cases in Japan.

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsBelow par
7 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year

The show overall is a Monday Morning Maybe. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.

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