What dramas are you currently watching?

Episode 7 of Sengyou Shufu Tantei ~Watashi wa Shadow. Pretty interesting, although the first half of the episode was annoying. Also, finished the first 5 episodes of Byakuyakou. The first 4 episodes were pretty good but Ayase Haruka's character annoyed the heck out of me in episode 5.

Asuko March. Can't believe how I'm liking this a lot! Not as cheesy as a lot of school dramas these days, different issues than your usual high school fares, and likable leads. The fact that drama is quite idol-less may have something to do with it too.

mrsmith10 wrote:Episode 7 of Sengyou Shufu Tantei ~Watashi wa Shadow. Pretty interesting, although the first half of the episode was annoying.

:doh: Such an oxymoron. I don't like Fukada Kyoko's acting style, but I kind of enjoy those dramas she's in. I like the current drama she's in....hoping that her character will elope with the detective.
Somehow her manager selects good scripts for her. Lucky girl.

Watching "Kaseifu no Mita" . Neither enjoying it nor recommending this to anyone. I still wondering why i am following every episode and looking forward to the last episode. One dreadful father with a bunch of hapless kids followed by a silly aunt. :banghead:

gaijinmark wrote:
After the first episode I thought, "This is really going to suck", but kept watching because of Ryo and Sawa Suzuki. I notice they've managed to work at least one shot of Tokyo Sky Tree into every episode so far.

I dunno, up thru episode 3, maybe someone will get killed and it will turn into a murder mystery.

Up thru episode 8 of Bitter Sugar now. I don't think anybody's going to get killed. Maybe Sawa Suzuki's husband that ran off to live in the forest will turn out to be an alien! :woot:

Episode 10 of Himitsu Chouhouin Erika, which is getting more interesting. It's suppose to run for 13 episodes. Also episode 6 of Byakuyakou, better than episode 5 was.

Go, Episode 41 on broadcast TV.

Started watching Kamen Rider Fourze (does that count? :headscratch: ), Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, HUNTER Sono Onnatachi Shoukin Kasegi, Kasouken no Onna 11, Doctors Saikyou no Meii, & Sengyou Shufu Tantei Watashi wa Shadow. Huh, no wonder I don't have any time to do stuff. I watch too much TV! :hehe:

^ What do you think about Hunter?

bmwracer wrote:^ What do you think about Hunter?

I like it, although I must admit I've only seen 3 episodes so far. A little action, a little comedy, a little mystery...it's pretty interesting, and all the ladies are funny.

Rinrin wrote:I like it, although I must admit I've only seen 3 episodes so far. A little action, a little comedy, a little mystery...it's pretty interesting, and all the ladies are funny.

Well you can't go wrong with Yonekura Ryoko. :mrgreen:

Finished up Misaki No.1, started out promising but went way downhill after the 3rd episode. Karina did a good job along with the other school staff but the teens in the show, it's set in a HS, were just horrible, :usuck: why do they keep putting these non-talented idols in dramas?
Now on to Deka Wanko, this one looks like it's got the potential to be a really funny and interesting show. :fingerscrossed:

hitomi #1 wrote:Finished up Misaki No.1, started out promising but went way downhill after the 3rd episode. Karina did a good job along with the other school staff but the teens in the show, it's set in a HS, were just horrible, :usuck: why do they keep putting these non-talented idols in dramas?

Even Oomasa Aya?

mrsmith10 wrote:

Even Oomasa Aya?

She was okay, just had to look her up and she's not a singer, but she was a member of a group of 5 in the show, the other 4 were guys, few of them are in J-Pop groups, really, they were just so, so bad. :bleh: Drama was a real clone of Gokusen, unfortunately not the first season. :twisted:

JIN, Episode 10.... But I've just about lost all interest in this drama. :(

bmwracer wrote:JIN, Episode 10.... But I've just about lost all interest in this drama. :(

It's a bit of a drag, isn't it? Shame that the series spiralled into something like this when the whole concept started out so strongly in season 1. I was thinking to myself midway through season 2 that I don't think I want to have a doctor like Jin. Without Saki as his voice of reason, he'd be crying at every crisis, big or small. That said, the finale has a very touching scene, so perhaps persevere for that.

Finished Koi no Chikara, what a lovely drama! Would recommend it for anyone looking for a good rom-com with strong acting. It's got a great theme song too. Fukatsu Eri and Tsutsumi Shinichi were so adorable together, and the supporting cast held their own as well.

I just realised Tanihara Shosuke had a role in this - he appeared in episode 8 - and once again it reinforced my dislike of this guy. I didn't like him in Love Shuffle either.

junny wrote:It's a bit of a drag, isn't it? Shame that the series spiralled into something like this when the whole concept started out so strongly in season 1. I was thinking to myself midway through season 2 that I don't think I want to have a doctor like Jin. Without Saki as his voice of reason, he'd be crying at every crisis, big or small. That said, the finale has a very touching scene, so perhaps persevere for that.

Well, there's only one (long) episode left, so I'll finish it out, but the crying, gory operations, and excessive introspection have just worn me out completely.

I hope the series finally ends with Episode 11... If not, I won't watch any further episodes.

I just realised Tanihara Shosuke had a role in this - he appeared in episode 8 - and once again it reinforced my dislike of this guy. I didn't like him in Love Shuffle either.

Really?

I like the guy... He was good in Koi ni Ochitara and even better in Mop Girl... And I thought he was really funny in the film Handsome Suit. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Really?

I like the guy... He was good in Koi ni Ochitara and even better in Mop Girl... And I thought he was really funny in the film Handsome Suit. :victory:

Tanihara Shosuke I thought was ok in Mop Girl but he played a cheesy character. However, I agree he was awesome in Handsome Suit.

mrsmith10 wrote:Tanihara Shosuke I thought was ok in Mop Girl but he played a cheesy character.

I thought he was more kooky than cheesy. :)

Finished the first episode of Kimtaku's latest, Nankyoku Tairiku:http://jdorama.com/drama.1698.htm

This could be rough sledding (pun intended) looks like it's going to be one of those over-coming-all-odds-backs-to-the-wall-no-tomorrow melodramas. It didn't help that the first episode was about 1 hour and 40 minutes long!! I'm halfway burnt out already!

Viewing Deka Wanko, not as crazy and off the wall as I thought it would be though it is a tad odd to say the least, :hehe: but it's been really, really good, zipped thru the first 5 episodes in no time, every episode just gets a bit better, this is one of the better ones from 2011 I've seen, :victory: least of the dramas before the fall season.