JDrama Recommendations

rathany wrote:I tend to like supernatural, investigation and slice of life shows.

I made a post with some dramas that you might be interested here:
http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.php?p=743801#743801

If you want supernatural stuff, there's also Ringu Saishusho (the drama version of the movie) and also Rasen as well.

Geezer wrote:Jun-chan

Try "Shimokita Glory Days"

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Shimokita_GLORY_DAYS

Hey yeah, i have seen that already. Thats the only harem drama i found. Are there any more ? With so much harem anime i dont know why there not much drama on this genre

i would recommend OSHIN, which i think is the best japanese drama of all time. i watched this when i was a kid, and everyone in my family loved it. i think she was such a legend, almost all of the older generation knows her. but i dont know whether this drama is available anymore or not. plus it has many episodes, unlike recent jdorama.

Jun-chan wrote:

Hey yeah, i have seen that already. Thats the only harem drama i found. Are there any more ? With so much harem anime i dont know why there not much drama on this genre

Well the primary demographic for doramas is probably young women....so I doubt they'd want to see a bunch of girls drooling over one guy....it wouldn't be very appealing to them so as to grab ratings.

Harem animes are targeted at anime otaku...which is a totally different demographic.

Can anyone recommend any good, relatively new psychological thriller doramas? Thanks :)

adylma wrote:Can anyone recommend any good, relatively new psychological thriller doramas? Thanks :)

Gokusen 3

Tu_triky wrote:Gokusen 3

LOL.

Watching that should put you in therapy.

bmwracer wrote:
LOL.

Watching that should put you in therapy.

Hehe. :hehe:

shining_fountain wrote:

I might check that one out, I've been looking for something more dramatic though. I like doramas that bring me to tears.

Yasashii Jikon is wonderful. And you have to be awfully hardhearted not to cry every episode. Yet the series is NOT depressing. Amazing. :applaud:

@ Monta-Dragon Zak is certainly a comedy. I really enjoyed it.

@Beem-And Abe's gleuts too! ;)

rathany wrote:

Also, if there is any Go playing or homosexual content I will be very happy. Thanks.

DonLt know about Go but homosexuality seems to be a red flag in Japanese dramas.
Ningen shikkaku (currently being subbed) and the upcoming Last Friends may or may not touch the subject.

EstherM wrote:

DonLt know about Go but homosexuality seems to be a red flag in Japanese dramas.
Ningen shikkaku (currently being subbed) and the upcoming Last Friends may or may not touch the subject.

I cant think of any that fit those categories in drama, though I do know a great Go anime, Hikaru No Go, and several Yaoi animes, too many too list.

EstherM wrote:DonLt know about Go but homosexuality seems to be a red flag in Japanese dramas.
Ningen shikkaku (currently being subbed) and the upcoming Last Friends may or may not touch the subject.

From what I've seen most (all?) of the time, homosexuality is played for laughs (Masumi from Nodame comes to mind) and never treated very seriously...

bmwracer wrote:
From what I've seen most (all?) of the time, homosexuality is played for laughs (Masumi from Nodame comes to mind) and never treated very seriously...

True, but Nodame is originally a manga, a comic one at that, so....there is that to factor in.

The only doramas that I can think of off hand that have gay characters are Oyaji and Dare Yori mo Mama wo Aisu.

Tu_triky wrote:

True, but Nodame is originally a manga, a comic one at that, so....there is that to factor in.

The only doramas that I can think of off hand that have gay characters are Oyaji and Dare Yori mo Mama wo Aisu.

The nurse in Hana Kimi was rather off hand as well.

Wynter wrote:

The nurse in Hana Kimi was rather off hand as well.

Another manga based drama.

Eve wrote:

I cant think of any that fit those categories in drama, though I do know a great Go anime, Hikaru No Go, and several Yaoi animes, too many too list.

I Love Hikaru no Go. I have the anime and the manga. I also have some yaoi animes and a few (dozen) manga.

I think that the voices and intonations in Dorama are more like regular speach than in most animes. My teachers also reccomend dorama over anime for language learning. So, so now I am focusing on watching dorama :)

bmwracer wrote:
From what I've seen most (all?) of the time, homosexuality is played for laughs (Masumi from Nodame comes to mind) and never treated very seriously...

That is sad to hear. In the Antinque Bakery dorama they de-gayed a main charcter. *sobs* However, in the upcoming Antique Baker anime it has been promised that Ohno-san will stay gay!

Err... anyway, probably should not start rambling roo much about anime on a Dorama site :)

Hello! Does anybody know which is the latest school life comedy available? I just finished Yuukan Kurabu and I am at a lost on what to watch next. Any recommendations on this genre is greatly appreciated :bow:

crvn107 wrote:Hello! Does anybody know which is the latest school life comedy available? I just finished Yuukan Kurabu and I am at a lost on what to watch next. Any recommendations on this genre is greatly appreciated :bow:

You could try: My boss my hero, Nobuta wo Produce, H2, Hana Kimi, Hana Yori Dango season 1 and 2, Gokusen 1, ...

Older dramas from the 90ties: GTO, Itazura no kiss, Psychometrer Eiji

rathany wrote:
Err... anyway, probably should not start rambling roo much about anime on a Dorama site :)

Just go to the anime thread ;)