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Still, concerns about tariffs and a global economic slowdown have kept Japanese companies cautious about investing, casting uncertainty over the production outlook.

The score is also modest in scale, of necessity with just two cast members.

"The cast keeps growing up, but the show hasn't," said Sam Adams on Slate.

Elevating the storylines of younger characters helps bridge the age gap created when the core cast of kid actors had the audacity to grow up over the show’s run.

And if the cliché that directing is 90% casting has an element of truth, it bodes well for Ms. DeBessonet’s tenure.