JDrama Recommendations

WhiteHawk wrote:So my girlfriend & I finished Last Christmas over the break, and we're working on Hotaru no Hikari. With the economy down and both of jobs slowing, we need somthing with a happy ending. Any recommendations?

And just for me, any classics? Preferably something where I can spot old cars and motorcycles.

Be Nice TO People was a real lift. Think there was a nice car in it too. :headscratch:

Eve wrote:

Be Nice TO People was a real lift. Think there was a nice car in it too. :headscratch:

WOW!!! Eve has a GREAT memory!! :applaud: Yes, the character Taro had a Toyota MR2 a lot like this one:[/list:u][image][/list:u] And you're right it was a great drama. :thumbsup: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: WOW!!! Eve has a GREAT memory!! :applaud: Yes, the character Taro had a Toyota MR2 a lot like this one:[/list:u][image][/list:u] And you're right it was a great drama. :thumbsup: [/list:u]

Cool car!

:bow: Thanx for the compliment, GM :blush:

Taro was very cool. All the guys were and that child actor was rockin'!

Romance recommendation with happy ending: Slow DAnce :dancing:

Hello everyone, this is my first post but I was hoping this website will help me with some suggestion on some new JDramas. I have about a week off from school so yeah I'm just trying to watch a new drama. I've asked couple of places but they were no help at all. Even though I told them not to reply with a drama name that is already in the list below they still do ... Some people just don't understand. Crazy I really hope you guys/girls can help me out! Big Grin

So the type of JDrama I'm looking for are preferred to be in the genre ; romance/comedy, school-life/comedy, mystery/comedy

And here's a list of jdrama that I already saw and have it on my HDD and can watch it again anytime, please do not give me a name that is already here in this list. Thank you, gladly appreciate it!!

Kurosagi
Nobuta Wo Produce
Attention Please
Bambino
Bloody Monday
Dragon Zakura
Gachi Baka
Gokusen 1, 2, 3
Great Teaching Onizuka (GTO)
H2
Hana Yori Dango 1-2
Honey and Clover
Mop Girl
My Boss My Hero
Rookies
Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu
Yamada Taro Monogatari
Yasuko to Kenji
Puzzle
Liar Game
Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata
Yankee Bokou Ni Kaeru
Hanayome to Papa
Tiger and Dragon
Utahime
Proposal Daisuken
Code Blue
Absolute Boyfriend
Ryusei no Kizuna
Sapuri
One Pound Gospel
Maou
Celeb to Binbo Taro
Innocent Love

Please help, thanks again!! Smile
Stand Up!!

For romance/comedy, you could try Kekkon dekinai otoko and Muri na renai, neither of which have any fruityboys but do have great leads.

For mystery/comedy, you can't go past Kuitan 1 & 2. Very funny!

ik0n wrote:Hello everyone, this is my first post but I was hoping this website will help me with some suggestion on some new JDramas. I have about a week off from school so yeah I'm just trying to watch a new drama. I've asked couple of places but they were no help at all. Even though I told them not to reply with a drama name that is already in the list below they still do ... Some people just don't understand. Crazy I really hope you guys/girls can help me out! Big Grin

So the type of JDrama I'm looking for are preferred to be in the genre ; romance/comedy, school-life/comedy, mystery/comedy

And here's a list of jdrama that I already saw and have it on my HDD and can watch it again anytime, please do not give me a name that is already here in this list. Thank you, gladly appreciate it!!

Kurosagi
Nobuta Wo Produce
Attention Please
Bambino
Bloody Monday
Dragon Zakura
Gachi Baka
Gokusen 1, 2, 3
Great Teaching Onizuka (GTO)
H2
Hana Yori Dango 1-2
Honey and Clover
Mop Girl
My Boss My Hero
Rookies
Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu
Yamada Taro Monogatari
Yasuko to Kenji
Puzzle
Liar Game
Tadashii Ouji no Tsukuri Kata
Yankee Bokou Ni Kaeru
Hanayome to Papa
Tiger and Dragon
Utahime
Proposal Daisuken
Code Blue
Absolute Boyfriend
Ryusei no Kizuna
Sapuri
One Pound Gospel
Maou
Celeb to Binbo Taro
Innocent Love

Please help, thanks again!! Smile

Not actually mystery (but they were scheming to steal stuffs) & not actually school life (they are schoolmates though) but Kisarazu Cats Eye is a pretty fabulous comedy. School life/comedy genre would be Stand Up! (Completely wacky for the first half of the series but wrapped it up wonderfully with life lessons on friendship & love by the end of the series) For romance/comedy genre I recommend Anego (Office Lady lovelife) & Kimi wa Petto (some were freaked out by the thought of owning a human pet but its an interesting perspective. I like it a lot and Jun was at his best)

Have fun watching :)

ik0n wrote:
So the type of JDrama I'm looking for are preferred to be in the genre ; romance/comedy, school-life/comedy, mystery/comedy

These don't really fit into the genre combinations you asked for, but they were really funny. Particularly the first two.

Ohsama no resutoran - French restaurant
Odoru Daisousasen - Police
Medaka - night school with students of all ages

I don't see Nodame on that list. :sweat:

Wow, I'm really impressed. Finally some people that give some good list of dramas that is not over-posted. At least they are different from the list I gave. Well thank you all so much, I'll be sure to check em out.

Also, don't stop. Keep the list coming!! ^_^

Another great romance/comedy/family drama is Mukodono
The first episode (subbed) on utube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUxv_6P9bQY
Its about a very popular male idol (Tomoya Nagase as Sakuraba Yuichiro). He's cool and gorgeous as an artist but his real personality is actually loud, childish and homey.
The theme song is beautiful too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKRpVcLXMk

bmwracer wrote:I don't see Nodame on that list. :sweat:

It is now :hehe:

tofuuuuu wrote:Another great romance/comedy/family drama is Mukodono
The first episode (subbed) on utube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUxv_6P9bQY
Its about a very popular male idol (Tomoya Nagase as Sakuraba Yuichiro). He's cool and gorgeous as an artist but his real personality is actually loud, childish and homey.
The theme song is beautiful too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKRpVcLXMk

Which one, the 2003 one right? I wanted to watch it but then again on another forum I heard some bad reviews on it. Can you tell me a bit more about the series please. Thanks. ~

ik0n wrote:

Which one, the 2003 one right? I wanted to watch it but then again on another forum I heard some bad reviews on it. Can you tell me a bit more about the series please. Thanks. ~

http://jdorama.com/drama.557.htm

Anime Dad wrote:For romance/comedy, you could try Kekkon dekinai otoko and Muri na renai, neither of which have any fruityboys but do have great leads.

For mystery/comedy, you can't go past Kuitan 1 & 2. Very funny!

Second that.

But the lack of girlyboys in the first two dramas might discourage some... I think it'd be the opposite. :victory:

ik0n wrote:

Which one, the 2003 one right? I wanted to watch it but then again on another forum I heard some bad reviews on it. Can you tell me a bit more about the series please. Thanks. ~

Like on the link xploring posted, its the original Mukodono (2001). You can also read the summary there. I think it got an average 8 rating. Pretty good.
The 2003 wasn't that bad too but not as good as the original. Both are entertaining. I rated the original as 8/10 and the Mukodono 2003 a 7/10.

personally i love Japanese detective novels, esp. those of Matsmoto Seicho. so when i found out that there were jdoramas based on his works, I was more than excited. the recent adaptions with Ryoko Yonekura in the lead role are just AMAZING. i highly recommend them:

Kemonomichi
Black Leather Notebook
Bad People (Bad Men?)

^ A Ryoko-chan fan...! :woot:

I just finished watching Galileo... was freaking AWESOME!! :) Highly recommended.

Anyways, what should I watch now... Hmmm *Looks around*

Hello fellow JDorama fans, I was wondering has anyone here seen the Anego Special? I was a fan of the series but was a bit disapointed at the ending. I just noticed today that on this site when you search Angeo, it comes up saying 10 episodes and 1 Special. Not 100% sure but I think this is the first time that I've seen that there is a Special. Is this Special fairly new? Has anyone saw it, and if so, do you recommend it without giving anything away? Also where can I get find it?

Thanks in advance! :dancing:

Spider wrote:Hello fellow JDorama fans, I was wondering has anyone here seen the Anego Special? I was a fan of the series but was a bit disapointed at the ending. I just noticed today that on this site when you search Angeo, it comes up saying 10 episodes and 1 Special. Not 100% sure but I think this is the first time that I've seen that there is a Special. Is this Special fairly new? Has anyone saw it, and if so, do you recommend it without giving anything away? Also where can I get find it?

Thanks in advance! :dancing:

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