What dramas are you currently watching?

Currently viewing Haken no Oscar, unsubbed but it seems to be a really good one, also Namida wo Fuite, up to episode 8, can't find a complete cast list for it though, lot of faces which look familiar but can't find out who they are, namely who played the teacher Eriko and who played the OL at their company, Maki. :nut:

started REAL CLOTHES, doesn't seems to be bad but I was expecting a little more. But stille there's Kuroki Hitomi so it's a good reason to watch.

50 and hot as hell! :bonk:

Public holiday yesterday, and rained all day long so I started Zenkai Girl, Don Quixote (thanks to Gaijinmark) and the quite sad Soredemo, ikite iku. All three are enjoyable but the best script and acting has to be Soredemo. The other two don't take themselves too seriously.

Asuko March

Currently watching a trio of dramas. Finished 3 episodes of Galileo with Shibasaki Kou and Fukuyama Masaharu. So far, I think it's an above average detective drama. Also watching Zenkai Girl, which has been good so far. I'm also watching Keitai Sousakan 7, a somewhat wierd but interesting show with a walking, talking cell phone, a high school kid, and a secret detective agency.

gaijinmark wrote:Finished epi 6 of Bull Doctor. The person doing the subs translated one of the characters lines as "Now I am freed from my anguish." Unfortunately,those of us in the viewing audience can't say the same thing. :bleh:

Hmmmm...

One episode of Bull Doctor was enough for me...:beaten:
Made it through three episodes of Zenkai Girl. Gakky is cute, but Nishikido still irritates the hell out of me, especially this kind of role.
Three episodes of Hanawake no Yon Shimai mainly to see Kichise Michiko in a lighter role and I like Kanjiya Shihori, but dropped this one too.

Which leaves me with the two I'm still watching, and on opposite ends of the spectrum. Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro is one of the funniest jdramas I've watched in a long time. Yamada Takayuki and cast must have had tons of fun doing this "Low Budget Action Adventure Story."
And Soredemo, Ikite Yuku. Another serious, well written and acted drama by the writer of "Mother." Kudos to Eita and Mitsushima Hikari. :applaud:

+2 for Yuusha Yoshihiko and Soredemo Ikiteyuku. :)

Finished watching "Boss 2": there were some good moments and a coupla good episodes, but that was it; imho it's much worse than the 1st season (Toda Erika was soon replaced with Hasegawa Kyoko, and that also contributed to my disliking of this season...:sweat: ); the humour bits were much less funny (you can only laugh that much about Yamamu's iron wig, c'mon) and the plots were mostly poorly written, again imho.

5/10



p.s.
I dunno if it counts as a dorama, but I also watched the first 3 eps. of "Fukatsu Eri no BURAKOME" (thanks to raredoramas.info and to unsolvedcases.livejournal.com)...it's quite weird here and there, but I still liked it (hey, there's Fukacchan, ok? :mrgreen: )

arnel98 wrote:Anyway, started CITY HUNTER....
I thought its gonna be a true-to-manga City Hunter but its not.
However, I'm not complaining... I think this is one of the better revenge-thriller series I've seen so far... Cinematography is quite nice, directing and scripting seems quite good as well...

I'm almost done with City Hunter. I've got 2 more weeks to go as I am watching the TV broadcast locally. I'm not familiar with the manga, but I am enjoying the drama. How many episodes have you seen?

Eve wrote:Is that a drama based on the anime?

I've seen the Ouran Anime and it's very similar. It is like watching a live action version. I haven't gotten very far into the Ouran manga, but it's on my to do list.

Hana Kimi 2011 is similar to the 2007 version of the drama, but there are differences in the story line. I'm about 4 episodes in and am enjoying it, but I still prefer the 2007 version at this point.

Currently viewing Umizaru, just started but I like it , also Nihonjin no shiranai nihongo, up to episode 4, funny`cause I`m japanese teacher too

xiangmei wrote:

I'm almost done with City Hunter. I've got 2 more weeks to go as I am watching the TV broadcast locally. I'm not familiar with the manga, but I am enjoying the drama. How many episodes have you seen?

I've finished watching it - really enjoyed every episode...
Its quite well done :woot:

Finished up Namida wo Fuite, solid drama and one that was enjoyable but thought it was going to be a bit better. Also episode 8 of Oishii Kankei, can't finish it soon enough, :beaten: think next will be an oldie but goldie one, DK. :mrgreen:

Go, Episode 25, on broadcast TV.

Past halfway through "Wonderful Life", I'm liking it so far (nothing great, but quite watchable imho)

xiangmei wrote:

I've seen the Ouran Anime and it's very similar. It is like watching a live action version. I haven't gotten very far into the Ouran manga, but it's on my to do list.

Hana Kimi 2011 is similar to the 2007 version of the drama, but there are differences in the story line. I'm about 4 episodes in and am enjoying it, but I still prefer the 2007 version at this point.

Im ready for something light again.
Yellow Card started a bit sad for me.

Started Yuusha Maou the RPG drama this season. It's just as funny and enjoyable as everyone says it is. ^^ I don't play RPG but still laughed every episode. Give it a try if you are looking something light and funny.

Finished watching Wonderful Life, it wasn't great nor anything new, but who cares, I liked it...Sorimachi was the same old self , Hasegawa was ages better (both in looks and in acting) than in Boss 2, and among the supporting cast I will particularly mention Yashima Norito, imho he was great.

8/10

Oh, and they kept showing Seibu Dome, which (to my great shame, being a Hanshin fan...:sweat: ) is my fave japanese ballpark...:mrgreen:

pash wrote:Finished watching Wonderful Life, it wasn't great nor anything new, but who cares, I liked it...Sorimachi was the same old self , Hasegawa was ages better (both in looks and in acting) than in Boss 2, and among the supporting cast I will particularly mention Yashima Norito, imho he was great.

8/10

Oh, and they kept showing Seibu Dome, which (to my great shame, being a Hanshin fan...:sweat: ) is my fave japanese ballpark...:mrgreen:

If you liked Sorimachi in that check out Dream Again, another baseball drama with him, he was okay(for him) in that one too, no Kyoko but Ai Kato is quite good in that one. :victory:

Finished Galileo. Not as good as I thought it would be, but it was still ok. Overall it was quite formulaic and episodic, which is the norm for most cop/mystery dramas. However, there wasn't a lot of compelling stories in these episodes. A couple of them I didn't like such as episode 5, which I felt was too preachy, and episode 7, which had some faulty writing. However, I did find it interesting how Fukuyama Masaharu's character solved the cases using science, and felt that he was pretty good in this drama. Shibasaki Kou was ok, but I don't think the roll she had suits her. I did like Maya Miki in this drama as well. Overall I give it 7/10.