Toki no Shizuku: 2013

Sebuah drama Taiwan yang membuat saya langsung jatuh hati waktu pertama kali menontonnya. Bukan dari episode awal, tapi langsung loncat ke episode 13-14 di mana storyline-nya tentang Shounen-Ai. Apa itu Shounen-Ai? Silahkan cari tahu sendiri di Google, hehehe... Karena episode 13-14 mencuri hati saya--halah--akhirnya saya putuskan untuk download semua episodenya secara lengkap.

Sebenarnya saya sudah lama nontonnya, udah lama juga bikin review ini, tapi baru ingat setelah ngecek daftar entri postingan dan nemu draft postingan ini--yang ternyata belum saya terbitkan--padahal sudah hampir dua tahun. -_-

Nah, yang penasaran sama cerita dari Gloomy Salad Days ini, saya akan ceritakan garis besarnya.

Episode 1-2 : Huang He 黃禾 and Xiao Qing 筱青

Huang He adalah murid favorit dari semua guru di sekolahnya karena ia adalah seorang murid yang sangat pintar. Dia berasal dari keluarga baik-baik, tapi sebenarnya ia adalah seorang ketua gangster yang sering meneror siswa-siswa lain di sekolahnya. Dengan dua status yang berkelas, membuatnya disegani sekaligus ditakuti oleh siswa-siswa lain di sekolahnya. Huang He terlibat skandal cinta terlarag dengan Jiang Ping, guru science di sekolahnya. Ketika Jiang Ping hamil anaknya Huang He dia bercerai dengan suaminya. Untuk melindungi masa depannya, Huang He memanggil Death Girl untuk melenyapkan anak itu dari hidupnya. . Ketika ia bertemu dengan Xiao Qing, seorang siswi cantik dalam lomba debat, ia langsung tertarik. Untuk bisa dekat dengan siswi itu, ia menjebak kakak dari siswi itu. Setelah tahu semua niat busuk Huang He, Ah Pang sahabat Xiao Qing memanggil Death Girl untuk melindungi Xiao Qing dari Huang He. Ia mengira Huang He akan menyakiti Xiao Qing. Setelah kematian Huang He, Ah Pang baru menyadari kekeliruanya, dan ia harus membayar kepada Death Girl dan meninggalkan neneknya karena ia akan berubah menjadi batu hitam. Tetapi pada akhirnya, Death Girl tidak mengubahnya menjadi batu dan meletakkan batu hitam pada tempat duduk Huang He di kelas.

A/N : Walaupun jahat, Huang He ini sebenarnya kasihan juga. Gara-gara jebakan gurunya ia harus jadi pembunuh dan mati sia-sia. Scene dia yang ngerasa bersalah karena membunuh anak yang ia kira anaknya itu lho.

Episode 3-4 : Xiao Lin 1 小琳[上] and Xiao Lin 小琳[下]

Awal semester dua pun dimulai. Xiao Lin adalah seorang murid baru di kelas Sen Qi. Dia sangat pendiam sejak kedua orang tuanya bercerai dan dia merasa benci pada mereka karena dia berpikir mereka tidak menginginkannya. Di kelas ia mendapat tempat duduk yang ternyata adalah bekas tempat duduk Huang He dan menemukan batu hitam yang diletakkan Death Girl di sana. Dia mengambil batu itu dan menyimpannya. Tahun baru tiba, Xiao Lin kembali ke rumah paman dan bibinya. Keduanya sangat sibuk dengan minimarket yang mereka kelola di rumah sehingga mereka tidak punya waktu untuk memperhatikan Xiao Lin. Suatu malam, bibinya memanggilnya untuk makan malam bersama tapi dia menolaknya. Dia lebih memilih naik ke kamarnya dan menahan lapar. Tengah malam, dia diam-diam turun ke minimarket. Dia mengambil bir dari kulkas dan beberapa uang dari dalam laci kemudian lari. . Dia pergi ke dekat sungai dan bertemu dengan A Jie yang sedang membuat graffiti. Xiao Lin mengatakan pada A Jie bahwa ia melihat Death Girl. Keesokan harinya, Xiao Lin kembali ke minimarket, tapi sayangnya apa yang dilakukan Xiao Lin semalam terekam di CCTV dan paman Xiao Lin sangat marah dan mengatakan tidak ada seorangpun yang menginginkannya lagi. Xiao Lin tidak mempercayai kebenaran itu karena ia sangat menyayangi kedua orang tuanya. Dia mogok makan, dan minum karena ia pikir dengan begitu ia bisa mengancam orang tuanya agar mengajaknya keluar dari asrama dan pulang ke rumah. Xiao Lin akhirnya memanggil Death Girl tuntuk mendatangkan orang tuanya agar melihat dia berubah menjadi batu hitam di sungai Nai He Bridge. Malam itu, Xiao Lin meninggal karena kelaparan. Pada cerita kali, Death Girl juga menyadari bahwa Sen Qi adalah satu-satunya orang yang bisa melihatnya tanpa menyentuh batu hitam.

Episode 5-6 : Ni Ke 妮可 and Xiao Tang 小唐

After Xiao Lin gave all her belongings (notebook and black stone) to Ni Ke just like what she have promised, Ni Ke continued to post articles in their blog about death. After Ni Ke broke up with Ah Cai, she goes to the hotel everyday to get more business. She hope that one day she can earn enough money to bring her mother to Taipei. She doesn't want to live with her dad who loves gambling and gets himself drunk everyday when he come home. Xiao Tang is one of the best student in Ni Ke's class. He wants to help Ni Ke but he always gets rejected by her. Xiao Tang was curious and decided to secretly follow Ni Ke but was shocked to find out that Ni Ke works as a prostitute. Ni Ke calls for Death Girl's help for her dad to disappear from the family's life and he soon died. Ni Ke slowly develop feelings for Xiao Tang and promised to let Xiao Tang give her tuition and give up being a prostitute after she and her mom move to Taipei while Xiao Tang goes to university at Taipei. Ni Ke threw the black rock out of the window in the end and left for Taipei for a better life.

Episode 7: Li You 李優
Episode 8: A Guo 阿國

Li You is adalah seorang murid pindahan baru. Ketika ia berjalan menuju ke sekolah melewati pohon-ponong, dia menemukan sebuah batu hitam di tanah yang baru saja dilempar Ni Ke keluar jendela dan menyimpannya sebagai sebuah batu keberuntungan. When Li You and Ah Guo, captain of the basketball team, were hanging out at the basketball court after they won a match, Li You told Ah Guo about his secret - he was the illegitimate child of the uprising politician. Both sworn each other to secrecy but unfortunately, Mei Li, a classmate of theirs, was eavesdropping on them. Mei Li forced Li You to allow her to view his private dorm and found out that Li You was actually a girl. On the other hand, Li You had confessed to Xiao Ju, Ah Guo's sister, about liking her and her real identity as girl, and they decided to be together without Ah Guo knowing it. Upon knowing it, Mei Li was furious and threaten Li You with his secrets to force him to break up with Xiao Ju and be with her. In the end, Mei Li decided to expose all of Li You's secrets in school in an attempt to get back at Li You. Ah Guo was very angry, as he thought that Li You was cheating on Xiao Ju. Li You and Ah Guo challenged each other to a fight at the sports hall. Shen Qi knew that something bad was going to happen so he followed Xiao Ju to the sports center. After the fight, Li You and Ah Guo managed to get over their conflict. Du did not bring anyone away this time. Before she left, she told Shen Qi that he can see her without the help of the rock because he has something in his brain. Before leaving the school at the end, Li You told Ah Guo that they will meet in the university and to always keep in touch. Li You left the black rock in Xiao Ju's possession.

Episode 9: Xiao Ju 小菊
Episode 10: Qiao Qiao 巧巧

A new semester has began. A Guo has graduated whereas Xiao Ju is still in high school. Xiao Ju spends most of her time with Qiao Qiao and her love towards Li You gets more bland by the day. Due to a bad encounter during Qiao Qiao's English speech, Qiao Qiao's mother requested for Xiao Dao and Pei Pei to be transferred out of Qiao Qiao's class so as not to affect her studies. Thus, Xiao Dao became very mad at Qiao Qiao as the teacher ordered him to transfer class again. At the same time, Shen Qi has been searching for the location of the black rock and while he went to look for Xiao Ju, he got hit by Xiao Dao while crossing the road and was sent to the hospital. After this incident, Xiao Dao realised that Qiao Qiao has been speaking up for him and made peace with her. After spending most of the time together, Qiao Qiao and Xiao Ju fell in love. Li You came all the way from Taipei with Ah Guo to visit Xiao Ju, only to become upset by the news that Xiao Ju had a change of heart. After Qiao Qiao argued with her mother, Xiao Ju and Qiao Qiao ran away to the south part of Taiwan and the news of them missing were reported everywhere. Their lesbian relationship were known to everyone right after the pictures of them kissing that were posted on Qiao Qiao's blog were revealed. Shen Qi wanted to find Xiao Ju to get back the black rock so he went to south part of Taiwan with the help of Xiao Dao. Right after Xiao Ju found out Li You committed suicide, she ran to the beach with Qiao Qiao and called for the Death Girl to bring them away. At the end, Xiao Ju and Qiao Qiao both committed suicide. When Shen Qi and Xiao Dao arrived, Shen Qi found the black rock but was too late to save them.

Episode 11: Xiao Dao 小刀
Episode 12: Li Qiang 李强

At the start of the episode, Xiao Dao garnered much attention after an incident with a reporter and went to work for Kou Sang. Li Qiang, Xiao Dao's best friend since childhood, silently loves Pei Pei and changed his scooter to a cool motorcycle as he wanted to ferry Pei Pei, who wanted to sit on a red motorcycle. Pei Pei and Li Qiang's relationship became better and they finally got together. Xiao Dao got chased out of the hospital room while visiting Shen Qi by Shen Qi's father's assistant, in which he placed the black rock into Xiao Dao's bag by accident. After leaving the hospital, Xiao Dao went straight to Pei Pei's house to pass her the birthday present he bought, only to discover that Pei Pei had lied to him in order to go out with Li Qiang instead. Xiao Dao became very mad and confronts Li Qiang. On the other hand, Li Qiang's father requested for Li Qiang to return the motorcycle as they cannot afford it. As a result, Li Qiang requested to break up with Pei Pei. Li Qiang's father attempted suicide after his pears were not accepted by the authority board. Xiao Dao was sent to disinfect a well by pouring a mysterious bottle in by Kou Sang, and Li Qiang realised the bottle might be detergent with a high pH value as the wells of the village he lives in are interlinked and recently tested poison positive. Xiao Dao decides to betray Kou Sang when he knew that what he poured was poison but was discovered. Kou Sang threatens to burn down his uncle's shop if he does not return by the next morning to apologise. To prevent Kou Sang from harming more people, Xiao Dao calls for Death Girl's help to kill Kou Sang. With that, Xiao Dao rammed his bike into Kou Sang's car and both died. At the end, Pei Pei managed to open a motorbike club at school and left the black rock in the room as display.

Episode 13: Xiao Lun 小侖
Episode 14: Da Dong 大東

Xiao Lun adalah seorang siswa yang terlihat sangat feminim dan sangat menyukai ail painting. He mempunyai banyak teman perempuan yang baik, tapi karena kefeminimannya itulah dia selalu mendapatkan bulli dari Da Dong dan menjadikannya objek pemalakan. Bagaimanapun juga, nenek Xiao Lun bukanlah orang kaya, Xiao Lun tidak dapat terus memberikan uang setiap kali Da Dong memintanya. Pada suatu hari Da Dong memaksa teman-teman perempuan Xiao Lun untuk membayar atas jasa Xiao Lun yang telah membantu membuatkan nail art yang bagus untuk mereka. One day, after being badly bullied by Da Dong, he escaped into the Motorcycle Club room, and suddenly a voice broke out: "Do you want to become a Stone?" Xiao Lun, being kind-hearted, said that although Da Dong treated him horribly, he didn't want to wish Da Dong dead. Xiao Lun was then brought back home, with the rock from Naihe Bridge, by the disciplinary master as he apparently fainted. The next day, the disciplinary master forced Xiao Lun to punch Da Dong as a form of training, in hopes that Xiao Lun would learn to be more manly. Xiao Lun, however, asked him why punish him and force him to hit Da Dong when Da Dong was the one who should be punished. Da Dong was then beaten up by the disciplinary master until Xiao Lun's form teacher stopped him. On Da Dong's gang leader's birthday, Da Dong requested to be given a more serious mission, and got injured during the mission. Xiao Lun coincidentally met him and treated his wounds. Da Dong's heart began to soften. Xiao Lun lent him a jacket to avoid being caught, and Da Dong happened to find the rock from Naihe Bridge in the pocket. He returned both the jacket and the rock, and thanked Xiao Lun. They then worked together on the play in which the teacher made, as the teacher thought they would be on better terms after the play. On the day of the play itself, Shen Qi finds out that Xiao Lun has the rock, but was unable to do anything. Xiao Lun was later pushed to go into the haunted house which Da Dong and his friend set up, and confronted Da Dong after being kissed by Da Dong, saying that Da Dong was like him - a gay. That statement upset Da Dong and he attacked Xiao Lun. Da Dong then saw the Death Girl and told her as long as Xiao Lun doesn't wake up, his secret that he was gay would forever be a secret, and being a stone wouldn't matter. Shen Qi rushes in, but it was too late. Xiao Lun ended up in a coma, and Da Dong visited him, sobbing and begging Death Girl to bring Xiao Lun back as he regretted his rash words. Xiao Lun's grandmother, hearing Da Dong's cries, entered the room and told Da Dong she didn't blame him. On hearing all the commotion, Xiao Lun awakes from his coma. Xiao Lun, Da Dong and Shen Qi then buries the rock at the old school grounds. Shen Qi then spoke to the Death Girl after Xiao Lun and Da Dong left. The Death Girl questioned him if he thought by burying the rock she would disappear. He said that he was in fact happy that she didn't vanish (as he likes her), but had no choice but to bury the rock to prevent people, who couldn't get over their troubles, to be taken away by her.

Episode 15: Ya Zhen 亞貞
Episode 16: Shen Quan 沈泉

Kakak Shen Qi' datang ke Shi Yu untuk menjadi guru. Dia dulu adalah lulusan dari sekolah itu dan memiliki kisah cinta yang kelam di bangunan lama Shi Yu. Selama mengajar, yang selalu ada di pikirannya hanyalah mantan kekasihnya yang sudah lama meninggal. He akhirnya menjadi depresi dan selalu menanam bunga kesukaan kekasihnya itu untuk mengalihkan rasa depresinya. Semua berjalan baik-baik saja sampai suatu hari, dia menemukan the black stone... Ya Zhen's parents have high expectations of her in her studies and because of this, Ya Zhen feels pressurized. She longs for the colourful life and thrill outside school, and together with her boyfriend, she began playing truant, drinking alcohol and even having sex with him. Shen Quan came to her class to become an English teacher. She gradually fell in love with him, and worked hard to be better in English just to impress him. Just after she left her previous boyfriend, her parents found out that she was pregnant. In her desperation, she pushed all the responsibility to Shen Quan, and he was fired by the school. Shen Quan, faced with the Death Girl, aggravates Shen Qi's headaches and Shen Qi nosebleeds and faints. Shen Qi later begged the Death Girl to leave his brother alone, but was held back by the hospital doctor and nurses and his father, who thought he was hallucinating and becoming mad. Shen Quan then got the Death Girl to let him be with his dead girlfriend for eternity, and commits suicide by jumping off the old school building. Shen Qi yang mendapatkan suntikan terbangun dan menyadari bahwa ia berada di Rumah Sakit hanya untuk mendapati kenyataan bahwa kakaknya sudah diambil oleh Death Girl. Dia mencoba menyerang Death Girl (Du) dan mnegatakan dia ingin membalas dendam padanya, tapi dia gagal.

Episode 17: 杜荷 Du He
Episode 18: 高超 Gao Chao

Merasa bertanggung jawab atas menghilangnya Du, Sen Qi memutuskan untuk mencari tahu tentang masa lalu Du dan menemukan manga buatan tangan di perpustakaan. Ia kemudian mengunjungi universitas dan menemukan ruangan club manga. Di sana ia menemukan komik versi lengkap "Death Girl" dan mendapatkan cerita tentang apa yang terjadi pada penulis manga Du He dan kekasihnya, Gao Chao lima tahun yang lalu. Dalam persiapan Manga Competition, Gao Chao jatuh cinta pada saingannya, Du He sehingga ia kemudian mengganti karya terbaiknya dengan yang jelek agar manga Du He "Death Girl" lolos dan memenangkan tempat pertama. Du He sendiri akhirnya menyadari apa yang telah Gao Chao lakukan untuknya dan ia pun juga jatuh cinta padanya. Setelah Gao Chao tahu bahwa ia juga punya kesempatan untuk pergi ke Jepang, ia memutuskan ingin selalu bersama dengan Du dan melamarnya.

A/N : Incest nih. Kakak Du He yang ternyata cinta sama Du He tidak rela melihat adiknya menikah dengan Gao Chao dan membunuh Gao Chao. Tapi ternyata Gao Chao tidak mati, ia masih hidup dan sudah menikah lagi. Jahat ya, padahal kakak Du He harus di penjara dan Du He sendiri koma selama lima tahun, dia malah enak-enakan setelah pura-pura mati.

Episode 19: 渡 Du
Episode 20: 沈奇 Shen Qi

Setelah tahu bahwa Du sebenarnya adalah Du He, Sen Qi memutuskan untuk mencari dimana keberadaannya. Di waktu yang sama, Ayah Sen Qi yang mengetahui bahwa Sen Qi mempunyai kanker otak, ingin agar Sen Qi segera melakukan operasi. Sen Qi menolak karena jika ia melakukan operasi, ia tidak akan bisa melihat Du lagi, karena itu melarikan diri dari Rumah Sakit dan pergi ke rumah pamannya di luar kota. Setelah semua yang terjadi, akhirnya ia mengetahui kebenaran tentang sakit Ibunya. Pada akhirnya, Sen Qi bersedia menjalani operasi. Pada saat yang hampir bersamaan, Du sadar dari komanya dan kembali menjadi manusia. Mereka kemudian bertemu lagi dan akhirnya bisa bersama.

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