What dramas are you currently watching?

Most of these old time dramas you guys watch I've never heard of.

Neither did we... til we watched them.

Okay, that might have sounded snarky.

Thing is... there's a whole wealth of Japanese TV out there from before the late '90s. But it was only in the late '90s that file sharing became common.

There's an awful lot of TV out there (pre 1990) that the folks outside of Japan have never seen.

But I expect it'll surface soon. Much the same way that tons of old old, really old American TV shows are turning up on DVD these days.

Well, what's new? I want the new upcoming dramas listings. I like to watch the dramas the same day they air in Japan if possible. Timeliness is a premium.

Geezer wrote:There's an awful lot of TV out there (pre 1990) that the folks outside of Japan have never seen.

But I expect it'll surface soon. Much the same way that tons of old old, really old American TV shows are turning up on DVD these days.

But they won't have English subs... And I wouldn't bet any of the fansub groups are gonna sub "ancient" dramas... :grumble:

Nobody wants subs... we want new and raw.

NODAME CANTABILE (11 episodes and special lessons)
NODAME CANTABILE is great!
GYABOOO!

Geezer wrote:By the way, Wynter. I flat out loved Rennai Kekkon

I finished it yesterday. :beaten: It was quite lovely, and of course

Spoiler — click to reveal

Abe popping up at the end had me squealing with joy.

The perfect coating of the "icing on the top".

mozart wrote:NODAME CANTABILE (11 episodes and special lessons)
NODAME CANTABILE is great!
GYABOOO!

Yay! Another fan! :victory: :applaud: :woot:

Watched the first episode of Muri na Ren'ai the other day. Seems slow right now, but I'll continue to watch it. Suzuki Sawa's my favorite so far. Her AND the dog. :mrgreen:

This one is going to start up pretty soon. It looks like the best one of the new season.

Mei-chan no Shitsuji (ƒƒC‚¿‚á‚ñ‚ÌŽ·Ž–)
http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/mei-chan/index.html

Wynter wrote:

I finished it yesterday. :beaten: It was quite lovely

Start to finish in 2 days, that's my Sensei!! :glomp: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Start to finish in 2 days, that's my Sensei!! :glomp: [/list:u]

I'm finally back to normal. :beaten:

Up next is Naguru Onna!

Anybody recommend me some good dramas that are school/friendship/love related?

Or anything that is really cute/teaches life lessons? (lol weird request but I love dramas that have self narration like Nobuta wo Produce)

I've watched many but really looking forward to ones that I have yet not seen. (I have watched almost all of the dramas from Mysoju)

bmwracer wrote:
But they won't have English subs... And I wouldn't bet any of the fansub groups are gonna sub "ancient" dramas... :grumble:

I'm all for subbing older dramas. The problem is finding raws that are of good quality.

kazuya_ wrote:

I'm all for subbing older dramas. The problem is finding raws that are of good quality.

You got that right. You would have to rely on someone who had captured them on VHS tape and transferred to digital format :grumble:

sadacori wrote:Watched the first episode of Muri na Ren'ai the other day. Seems slow right now, but I'll continue to watch it. Suzuki Sawa's my favorite so far. Her AND the dog. :mrgreen:

Slow?

The pacing seemed okay to me... Though I found Natsukawa Yui's loser boyfriend to be very irritating.

Geezer wrote:
I started "Nanase Futatabi" with high hopes.

http://jdorama.com/drama.1336.htm

But it all just sort of petered out to a big ho-hum, who cares, by the end.

I've just finished it, and this pretty much mirrors my feelings. The script and acting were generally rotten, but in the initial episodes the plot and pacing kept you watching. But once it got beyond the half way point you just didn't care anymore. It was just about worth the effort to finish. It's like a Japanese version of Heroes, with about a tenth of the budget, a tenth of the cast but ten times the cohesion.

Geezer wrote:
I'm gonna start "Scandal" next. The ladies who star in this one may not have flawless, seemingly air brushed faces anymore. But at least when these grown-ups are asked to convey some strong emotion the viewer (me) doesn't have to wince and hit the FF button... or just laugh out loud.

It should make a change from "Nanase".

Funnily enough, I've also just started to watch this. I've only seen two episodes, but it's looking good so far. It's still in the setting up stage, but things are already getting interesting, and the cast is good, including the ubiquitous Kohinata Fumiyo.

I've also finally finished Shukan Maki Yoko. Episodes 1, 7, 9 and 11 where my favourites.

Anime Dad wrote:You got that right. You would have to rely on someone who had captured them on VHS tape and transferred to digital format :grumble:

You can bet they won't be very good quality... My copy of Tokyo Elevator Girl can attest to that. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
You can bet they won't be very good quality... My copy of Tokyo Elevator Girl can attest to that. :sweat:

I think my copy is the same :sweat:

Anime Dad wrote:I think my copy is the same :sweat:

Is it hardsubbed from Hawaii?

It's probably the copy Triky and I have dispersed over the past couple of years... :sweat: