If you’ve been browsing Netflix during the past few days, there’s a high chance you’ve been hit across the face by a bizarre-looking Japanese documentary. Whatever your preferred experience with the channel is, whether you like Bridgerton or Stranger Things, Breaking Bad, or documentaries from the second world war, it’s there. In multi-colored bubble letters and without any context or context is the name Old Enough.
“Old Enough” is the well-known Japanese program Hajimete no Otsuka (My First Errand), an entertainment documentary show in which toddlers are taken out to the world by themselves to shop or use public transportation. The show is a hit in Japan, and Old Enough has been running for over thirty years, with two three-hour programs broadcast each year. About 25% of Japanese viewers are tuned in every time it airs.
The time between episodes can be explained by the quantity of work that goes into each project. Parents and production personnel scrutinize every errand route to look for unsafe roads and “suspicious person.”
The children are selected following an extensive selection process. The safety and camera crew are assigned hiding places to ensure that children won’t notice them. Everyone in the neighborhood is made aware of the situation to ensure they don’t be scared and then notify the police when they see a four-year-old scurrying in the streets.
One of the reasons for its popularity is the show’s capacity to inspire confidence in youngsters. The children are between the ages of two and six and are often terrified to death when they first venture out. This is because going for a mile to store on their own can be a terrifying experience for children. However, the heart-warming impact that typically occurs, in the end, is increased confidence in their accomplishments. The children had a blast and were not helped by anyone.
This is the definition of what Old Enough is. Netflix’s aggressive approach to putting it on top of the homepage for everyone is challenging to explain. The debut of Old Enough was greeted with numerous press releases by the Japanese broadcaster Nippon which announced a collaboration together with Netflix to air 30 shows. The question is whether those shows – such as Death Note, Your Turn to Kill, and Life’s Punchline – will be received the same amount of attention to be determined.
Here’s the big question What is the best way to determine if being old Enough is worth it? The answer is “sort of.” The positive side is that Netflix versions are shorter than the original programs. The episodes are shorter than 20 minutes instead of three hours.
It’s a charming show that is a joy to watch. In most episodes, it is impossible not to feel for the children. In the opening episode, a tiny boy is walking to the grocery store to buy three items and narrates his journey to himself while he walks. Later in the series, we witness a little girl run errands and then rush back to her mother, crying after getting lost, before reaching over her fear and heading out again. It’s an incredible adrenaline rush that can leave you in tears. This may be the reason why the show has such a devoted fan base in Japan.
However, it is a Japanese show in terms of both concept and execution. Japanese words constantly appear on screen in cartoon-like fonts, and every activity accompanied could be described as applause or laughter, which can be annoying. Whatever the case, if you believe that Old Enough is inescapable now, you should be patient. The possibility of a British remake is on the way.
S0urce: Theguardian
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