Jodan ja nai !

The subtitler actually finished the subs before leaving for vacation... :victory:

Hardsubbing for all 11 episodes are done (after some much-needed cleanup)... Next stop: encoding. :sweat:

Encoding almost done... Authoring is next. :sweat:

Authoring done. Discs burned.

Watched the first eight episodes today.

I know, I'm a masochist. :sweat:

Done.

Watched all 11 episodes in roughly a 12-hour span. :sweat:

Predictable story and plot, despite the somewhat unique plot twist.

A waste of Ueno Juri's acting talent as she's nothing more than a plot point (yet again)... considering her star power, you'd think the writers would have given her role a lot more meat, rather than being a side salad.

In that respect, disappointing.

A generous 7/10... Worth one viewing, but that's about all. :puppydog:

One other observation: I think (?) the girl who plays the youngest sister, Miren, in the drama is the same girl who played the young Nodame in Nodame Cantabile... :)

bmwracer wrote:One other observation: I think (?) the girl who plays the youngest sister, Miren, in the drama is the same girl who played the young Nodame in Nodame Cantabile... :)

That's right. She is Morisako Ei. In addition to being chibi Nodame she was also the first generation Chibi Maruko-chan.

thtl wrote:That's right. She is Morisako Ei. In addition to being chibi Nodame she was also the first generation Chibi Maruko-chan.

And now Juri-chan is playing a grown up Maruko-chan... Fascinating coincidence... :)

Forgot to mention this: oddly, the best episode was number nine, involving Keita's mother... I thought it was quite heartwarming. :)