What dramas are you currently watching?

Atsu-hime Ep.3. I'm still having trouble deciphering the story. There's too many similar-looking guys with samurai haircuts (except Eita, whose ears would stand out in a Dumbo convention). But i'm enjoying it anyway :)

gaijinmark wrote:Just finished ep 7 of Unfair It's FINALLY starting to get good! Eita is great and the usually obnoxious Mari Hamada is fabulous in this! :applaud:

Mari Hamada is great :) Have you seen Erai Tokoro ni Totsuide Shimatta? She's one of the best reasons to watch it :)

Anime Dad wrote:

Mari Hamada is great :) Have you seen Erai Tokoro ni Totsuide Shimatta? She's one of the best reasons to watch it :)

Nope haven't seen that one although it looks like its got a pretty good cast, Yukie, and two of my favorite character actors, Sei Hiraizumi (he's in everything!) and Youichi Nukumizu. Slightly off topic: Maybe we should have a contest to see who has more "hair -challenged" roles: Eita or Odagiri Joe. [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote:Nope haven't seen that one although it looks like its got a pretty good cast, Yukie, and two of my favorite character actors, Sei Hiraizumi (he's in everything!) and Youichi Nukumizu.

It's not bad, if you can put up with Tanihara Shosuke :bonk:

Slightly off topic: Maybe we should have a contest to see who has more "hair -challenged" roles: Eita or Odagiri Joe.

Eita wins hands-down, I reckon. Throw those ears into the mix and Joe has no hope :)

gaijinmark wrote:Just finished ep 7 of Unfair It's FINALLY starting to get good! Eita is great and the usually obnoxious Mari Hamada is fabulous in this! :applaud:

"Obnoxious Hamada Mari"?? Aw, I think she's great. Have you seen Koi no Bakansu yet? She's obnoxious, but a hoot in that drama. :mrgreen:

Anime Dad wrote:

Eita wins hands-down, I reckon. Throw those ears into the mix and Joe has no hope :)

:rofl: You never cease to make me laugh. :mrgreen:

On topic: Watched episode 9 of Zettai kareshi. Yatto, kokuhaku!

cori wrote:Obnoxious Hamada Mari"?? Aw, I think she's great. Have you seen Koi no Bakansu yet? She's obnoxious, but a hoot in that drama.

The last thing I saw her in before Unfair was Saitou san and something about her, everytime she opened her mouth I wanted to stick a pencil in her eye. [/list:u]

Just finished the last episode of Last Friends (or so it's supposed to be)... I'm gonna clean up the kitchen and then jump into Ep. 7 of Seikei Bijin to close out the evening <grin>

I'm definitely becoming a Ryoko fan! She's adorable!

phlargo wrote:Just finished the last episode of Last Friends (or so it's supposed to be)... I'm gonna clean up the kitchen and then jump into Ep. 7 of Seikei Bijin to close out the evening <grin>

I'm definitely becoming a Ryoko fan! She's adorable!

She's played a varying number of roles as well... And probably not given enough credit for it, because of her supermodel stature... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
She's played a varying number of roles as well... And probably not given enough credit for it, because of her supermodel stature... :sweat:

I'm specifically enjoying the little Caribbean tune that they play during the show - it's so playful and flippant - like Honami :)

phlargo wrote:I'm specifically enjoying the little Caribbean tune that they play during the show - it's so playful and flippant - like Honami :)

Caribbean? :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
Caribbean? :headscratch:

Yeah... with the steel drums!

Btw.. finished Ep. 7 - Honami's got a rough ep. 8 coming up... The series beefed up considerably around ep. 5 when Honami realizes the reality of her choices. Very interesting.

there is a few that i am watching lately, d/l'ing.
ones that are hardsub'd like Gokusen3, Osen, and Last Friends, i found all three worth watching and good.

gaijinmark wrote: The last thing I saw her in before Unfair was Saitou san and something about her, everytime she opened her mouth I wanted to stick a pencil in her eye. [/list:u]

So you didn't see Koi no Bakansu then? :scratchhead:

bmwracer wrote:
Caribbean? :headscratch:

I don't remember that either.

On topic: Watched episode 6 of Sweet Home.

phlargo wrote:Yeah... with the steel drums!

Btw.. finished Ep. 7 - Honami's got a rough ep. 8 coming up... The series beefed up considerably around ep. 5 when Honami realizes the reality of her choices. Very interesting.

Like Nodame, the drama does intensify as it progresses... But it doesn't get heavy-handed. :)

back to doramas!! it's been, what, like nearly 2 months or something.

starting Ashita no Kita Yoshio

i guess the cover where all of them wore those black outfits looked cool and got me hooked :beaten:

monta wrote:
starting Ashita no Kita Yoshio

i guess the cover where all of them wore those black outfits looked cool and got me hooked :beaten:

I liked this drama a LOT!! :applaud: Well written, great performances from Fumiyo Kohinata, Ryuhei Matsuda, Chiaki Kuriyama, and Katushisa Namase almost steals the show as the insurance investigator. It got horrible ratings which I don't understand at all. :headscratch: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote:It got horrible ratings which I don't understand at all. :headscratch:

Easy: No JE boys, no ratings bait. :sweat:

I've just started Ashita no Kita Yoshio as well.

One episode in and I can't wait to get home tonight to watch ep 2.

No ratings bait??? That's Yoshitaka Yuriko playing the has-been idol. That's Konno-San!!!

Geezer wrote:
No ratings bait??? That's Yoshitaka Yuriko playing the has-been idol. That's Konno-San!!!

And she's great also!! :applaud: I can't recall a drama recently that had so many good performances, even Jun Kaname as Namase's NRB (not real bright) assistant, those two were a great team!! [/list:u]Edit: The sad part is Manami seems like the least interesting character. I dunno if that's because everybody else is so good or if she was not so good in this role. :sweat: [/list:u]

I thinking of trying again with Nobuta wo Produce. *gulp*