JDrama Recommendations

I heard that Kekkon Dekinai Otoko was a great show. I might be watching it since I need to switch from Mystery to comedy/ Romance. So is it worth watching? Thanks.

hi!

i'm new here

can you recommend me jdramas w/ school/romance/comedy genre??

also jdramas w/ JE boys in it.^^

thanks a lot.^^

Lifo wrote:I heard that Kekkon Dekinai Otoko was a great show. I might be watching it since I need to switch from Mystery to comedy/ Romance. So is it worth watching? Thanks.

It is.

But it's not your typical romantic comedy. :)

anyone know any doramas about pregnancy & fmaily besides 14 sai no haha

bmwracer wrote:
It is.

But it's not your typical romantic comedy. :)

Doesn't matter, "Out of the ordinary" scripts attract me.

I'm giving this a try.

kelseyhale wrote:anyone know any doramas about pregnancy & fmaily besides 14 sai no haha

An older drama, Virgin Road.

bmwracer wrote:
It is.

But it's not your typical romantic comedy. :)

How true.

Why?

Because:
1. It has an intelligent script
2. It's about real multi-dimensional adults
3. The two lead actors can actually act, really act
4. It doesn't try to prostitute itself to the usual target demographic audience of most dorama
5. Major Tora-san reference in one episode

6. No pretty boy/fangirl bait. :victory:

kazuya_ wrote:

An older drama, Virgin Road.

Yes, I liked Virgin Road. It might be my favorite drama of Mai Hosho. But it's got the most annoying theme song ever. It's the only drama I know of where I fast forwarded thru the opening credits. :shakehead: [/list:u]

Kekkon Dekinai Otoko has been on my "to-watch" list for a while but somehow I also put off watching it. I guess I should start watching next week when my exams are over.

Cerebus wrote:

May I suggest:

A Million Stars Falling From The Sky
Ashita no Kita Yoshio
Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi
Muri na Renai
Gonzo
Utahime
Jikou Keisatsu
Akihabara@Deep
MPD Psycho (not for the faint hearted)

Oh, all of these look good. Thank you! I didn't know that the MPD Psycho manga had been made into a drama, directed by Takashi Miike no less. That's very cool.

I'm also looking for something more on the lighthearted, girly side -- like Kimi wa Pet, Nodame Cantabile, or Seigi no Mikata -- so additional recommendations are welcome.

gaijinmark wrote: Yes, I liked Virgin Road. It might be my favorite drama of Mai Hosho. But it's got the most annoying theme song ever. It's the only drama I know of where I fast forwarded thru the opening credits. :shakehead: [/list:u]

:rofl: wasn't the chorus somehting like "Can you celebrate?" I still have the tune in my head :mrgreen:

Robot Odette wrote:

Oh, all of these look good. Thank you! I didn't know that the MPD Psycho manga had been made into a drama, directed by Takashi Miike no less. That's very cool.

I'm also looking for something more on the lighthearted, girly side -- like Kimi wa Pet, Nodame Cantabile, or Seigi no Mikata -- so additional recommendations are welcome.

Perhaps Golden Bowl, Zettai Kareshi and Brother Beat?

gaijinmark wrote: Yes, I liked Virgin Road. It might be my favorite drama of Mai Hosho. But it's got the most annoying theme song ever. It's the only drama I know of where I fast forwarded thru the opening credits. :shakehead: [/list:u]

Awww, that was Amuro Namie in her heyday. If you saw that drama when it first aired, that song was a huge hit! But I can certainly understand how it got annoying. Like many shows, they played the instrumental version of that song during EVERY episode.

I'm surprised that your favorite drama with Hosho Mai isn't Shomuni.

kazuya_ wrote:
I'm surprised that your favorite drama with Hosho Mai isn't Shomuni.

I think I liked her better here because in Shomuni you had all 6 women needing attention and in Virgin Road she's more on her own. One other thing I forgot to mention was Tetsuya Takeda as the father, he was great. [/list:u] Esther: Yeah, that was it "Can You Celebrate?" Drove me crazy :bonk:

oh!
i want to ask all of you...i'm confuse now to watch which drama first...my friends recommend me a lot...
can you tell me which drama from list below is good to watch??

1.maou
2.kisarazu's cat eye
3.kimi wa petto
4.battery
5.honey and clover
6.hotaru no hikari
7.jotei
8.last friends
9.dragon zakura
10.LIFE
11.liar game

please...tell me which of those are good and worth to watch!!

gulugutca wrote:oh!
i want to ask all of you...i'm confuse now to watch which drama first...my friends recommend me a lot...
can you tell me which drama from list below is good to watch??

1.maou
2.kisarazu's cat eye
3.kimi wa petto
4.battery
5.honey and clover
6.hotaru no hikari
7.jotei
8.last friends
9.dragon zakura
10.LIFE
11.liar game

please...tell me which of those are good and worth to watch!!

I like Dragon Zakura.

I recommend Yukan Club after smoking a bowl. Very hilarious! :rofl:

Jav_sol wrote:Kekkon Dekinai Otoko has been on my "to-watch" list for a while but somehow I also put off watching it. I guess I should start watching next week when my exams are over.

KDO is a dorama that grew on me. I still watch it from time to time.

Takoyama wrote:

I like Dragon Zakura.

My favourite is Kisarazu but I think most of the dramas are ok except for Jotei and Last friends :bleh: - a lot of people thought Honey and Clover was boring but I liked it.
As for mystery Maou is probably better that Liar Game (a rather low budget production but it moves fast).

Which dorama from this year has been your favourite?
So far, I'm not too impressed about the doramas this year. Especially compared to last year.. Last years doramas were much better than this years imo. What do you all think?