JDrama Recommendations

I was watching Fantasy Couple (Kdrama) and it got me thinking what Jdrama has a female lead who talks and acts tough but is really a softie on the inside. Any idea? Thanks.

iluvasiandrama wrote:

Have you seen Nodame Cantabile? I would start there. :mrgreen:

ive seen the anime, does it relate to the exact same story line?

and does it cover all 3 seasons or just the first season?

xploring wrote:I was watching Fantasy Couple (Kdrama) and it got me thinking what Jdrama has a female lead who talks and acts tough but is really a softie on the inside. Any idea? Thanks.

Nope. I would be interested in watching a jdorama with a feisty lead actress too :mrgreen:

Chiiakasmirn wrote:

ive seen the anime, does it relate to the exact same story line?

and does it cover all 3 seasons or just the first season?

There is the series and 2 SP so yes that would be 3.

I don't watch anime so possibly bmwracer or someone else will help you on that. :sweat:

iluvasiandrama wrote:

Chiiakasmirn wrote:ive seen the anime, does it relate to the exact same story line?

and does it cover all 3 seasons or just the first season?

There is the series and 2 SP so yes that would be 3.

I don't watch anime so possibly bmwracer or someone else will help you on that. :sweat:

The live action version of Nodame doesn't follow the anime storyline frame for frame, but it's pretty close.

You really need to watch it yourself to make a judgement. :)

bmwracer wrote:
The live action version of Nodame doesn't follow the anime storyline frame for frame, but it's pretty close.

You really need to watch it yourself to make a judgement. :)

thx everyone ^^

im in the process of finding it atm, hope its good, cuz the anime was quite nice

Chiiakasmirn wrote:thx everyone ^^

im in the process of finding it atm, hope its good, cuz the anime was quite nice

Not sure if you're set up for bittorrent, but Nodame is available at D-Addicts: http://d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?search=nodame+cantabile :)

xploring wrote:I was watching Fantasy Couple (Kdrama) and it got me thinking what Jdrama has a female lead who talks and acts tough but is really a softie on the inside. Any idea? Thanks.

Difficult ...
I can only think of the female taxi driver in Manhattan Love Story.

EstherM wrote:
Difficult ...
I can only think of the female taxi driver in Manhattan Love Story.

I thought of the Japanese remake of the Korean movie, My Sassy Girlfriend, called Ryokiteki na Kanojo. But that wasn't very good.

I need help with selecting my very first manga/anime (what's the difference?). :sweat: I am looking for one that is a very romantic with a love triangle and like a "seat hanger" where I will be on edge with each episode.

I don't like cartoons or anything similar, except Lion King and Shrek but my friends say I am missing out and the reason why I didn't like some dramas, is because I have to see the manga/anime. I have asked them for assistance but I don't care for the genres they recommended.

I like romance comedy or just romance like most of my drama list. I prefer to watch something that I have not seen or manga that is better than the drama I watched.

Please help me with this. Thank you for all recommendations. Oh by the way,

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I don't prefer the sexy ones, romantic but not sex please.

Thx :mrgreen:

^

Manga is/are comic books... Anime is/are animations... :)

You've never seen Kiki's Delivery Service or Princess Mononoke?

Classic Anime films. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:^

Manga is/are comic books... Anime is/are animations... :)

You've never seen Kiki's Delivery Service or Princess Mononoke?

Classic Anime films. :victory:

Ok I can't find good reviews on Kiki's. Is it romance comedy? looks like it was set in the 1950's :tired:

iluvasiandrama wrote:Ok I can't find good reviews on Kiki's. Is it romance comedy?

Nope.

It's about a young girl who's a witch and her coming of age.

Reviews here: http://www.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/majo-no-takkyubin-m100025856

looks like it was set in the 1950's :tired:

Well, sort of... The story is set in Europe, but no World War had occurred...

Gehh, you're not one of those people who have an aversion to movies/dramas/etc. than weren't made after 2000 or set in the present day, huh? :(

bmwracer wrote:
Well, sort of... The story is set in Europe, but no World War had occurred...

Gehh, you're not one of those people who have an aversion to movies/dramas/etc. than weren't made after 2000 or set in the present day, huh? :(

:rofl: :hehe: :rofl: That's me! :applaud: LOL. Unless it is like very romantic and all like Long Vacation and those types. I don't care for the hocus pocus, sci-fi, detective, thriller, all comedy w/no romance... these types bore me the most, I lose interest. :usuck::sweat:

iluvasiandrama wrote: :rofl: :hehe: :rofl: That's me! :applaud: LOL. Unless it is like very romantic and all like Long Vacation and those types. I don't care for the hocus pocus, sci-fi, detective, thriller, all comedy w/no romance... these types bore me the most, I lose interest. :usuck::sweat:

Oh jeez. :doh:

bmwracer wrote:
Oh jeez. :doh:

:rofl: hehehehe. I've been looking around and I think I'm going to start with Zettai Kareshi. I saw the drama and loved it so... it's a start :mrgreen:

iluvasiandrama wrote: :rofl: hehehehe. I've been looking around and I think I'm going to start with Zettai Kareshi. I saw the drama and loved it so... it's a start :mrgreen:

There's also Love Shuffle and Muri na Renai. :victory:

(I'd recommend Muri na Renai first, but I don't know if you can handle a romantic comedy between two mature, older adults as opposed to adults in their 20's..... :sweat: )

bmwracer wrote:
There's also Love Shuffle and Muri na Renai. :victory:

(I'd recommend Muri na Renai first, but I don't know if you can handle a romantic comedy between two mature, older adults as opposed to adults in their 20's..... :sweat: )

Ok I will watch those. Mature like 30-late 40's is ok. Etsushi and Fujiki are around mid to late 40's and I enjoy them. Now if they are over 50 :ill: :bleh:

iluvasiandrama wrote:Mature like 30-late 40's is ok. Etsushi and Fujiki are around mid to late 40's and I enjoy them. Now if they are over 50 :ill: :bleh: :rofl:

:doh:

You have a really small window for dramas that you're willing to watch... :(

bmwracer wrote:
:doh:

You have a really small window for dramas that you're willing to watch... :(

I like watching different stuff just depends on my current frame of mind so to speak. Like I watched historicals (just waiting for subs at the moment). I just finished several melodramas and a few high school comedy types.

Just depends. I wanted to watch Control, but I can't find it hardsubbed yet so. And that's a detective type drama like Bones, CSI type and I wouldn't mind watching that it would be different but I would like to try it. Most of what comes on local TV here, especially in evening are psych thriller police type dramas. So when I look for Asian drama to watch I try to look for something that is not commonly aired on TV.

And in my opinion, asian rom-com's are the best! They are so addictive.