Ueno Juri

phlargo wrote:

And Juri does dimples pretty well, methinks.

Yeah.. She does..

bmwracer wrote:
Sure... The ones that haven't been subbed. :sweat:

Though I'm running out of patience/hope that those films will get subbed. :puppydog:

Hmm.. I thought that you knew Japanese pretty well.. Especially after seeing the subs for Kagayaku onna over at d-addicts

Dimples, freckles, smiles, and pouty faces. We're heading for a cuteness overload!

ash_ton wrote:Hmm.. I thought that you knew Japanese pretty well.. Especially after seeing the subs for Kagayaku onna over at d-addicts

Nope.

It was a joint effort: noblsheep and neji handled the subbing... I just did the proofreading and editing. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Nope.

It was a joint effort: noblsheep and neji handled the subbing... I just did the proofreading and editing. :)

Well.. even still it's great that you've been willing to help out in the production process. Makes us lazy people a lot happier to have decent subs out there :)

phlargo wrote:Well.. even still it's great that you've been willing to help out in the production process. Makes us lazy people a lot happier to have decent subs out there :)

Anything for Juri-chan. :victory:

After much comparison, I like her shorter hair in Last Friends. :nut:

PinkyVwj wrote:After much comparison, I like her shorter hair in Last Friends. :nut:

Enjoy it while you can: she's growing it back... :P

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bmwracer wrote:
Enjoy it while you can: she's growing it back... :P

Sweet!! Return of Nodame!! Or with longer hair... mmm :smitten:

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I will say, though, I think the Ruka look will hold a special place in my Juri heart (hahaha - the convenience of having 6 hearts, unlike most of you humans)

phlargo wrote:I will say, though, I think the Ruka look will hold a special place in my Juri heart

It does have a place, but not in the main spotlight.

But truth to tell, her role and look sure has a lot of people jumping on the bandwagon...

bmwracer wrote:
It does have a place, but not in the main spotlight.

But truth to tell, her role and look sure has a lot of people jumping on the bandwagon...

Well, it's a profound move in their minds for her, where I don't see it as nearly as good or as conflicted/diverse a part as she had in Rainbow Song (I think she really got to show some good conflict in that).

In fact, I find myself somewhat underwhelmed by Ruka as a portrayal. She has her moments - and really some great ones - but overall, I don't find her exceptionally compelling. I'd take Nodame over Ruka as a Juri performance, personally. I cried with Nodame's despair, where Ruka is too clueless about her own emotions to draw it from us.

Nodame's highs and lows are higher and deeper. She shows agony and compulsion in some of those shots, where Ruka's highs and lows seem to be centered around action, rather than emotion.

phlargo wrote:Well, it's a profound move in their minds for her, where I don't see it as nearly as good or as conflicted/diverse a part as she had in Rainbow Song (I think she really got to show some good conflict in that).

In fact, I find myself somewhat underwhelmed by Ruka as a portrayal. She has her moments - and really some great ones - but overall, I don't find her exceptionally compelling. I'd take Nodame over Ruka as a Juri performance, personally. I cried with Nodame's despair, where Ruka is too clueless about her own emotions to draw it from us.

Nodame's highs and lows are higher and deeper. She shows agony and compulsion in some of those shots, where Ruka's highs and lows seem to be centered around action, rather than emotion.

Like I said in the LF thread, the drama would've been much better served less the Sosuke character: they could've spent a lot more time dealing with their angst and less time getting beat up... It would've been much more compellling and thought-provoking.

A wasted opportunity in some respects.

So would y'all recommend Last Friends? I'm aiming for Swing Girls after I finish Nodame, but I really want to see some of her non-perky roles. Nodame Cantabile has impressed me with her abilities to pull off such a role and make it endearing, Id love to see the full range she has.

Kijinnmaru wrote:So would y'all recommend Last Friends? I'm aiming for Swing Girls after I finish Nodame, but I really want to see some of her non-perky roles. Nodame Cantabile has impressed me with her abilities to pull off such a role and make it endearing, Id love to see the full range she has.

Try Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi - Season 1 Ep 4 or th movie Rainbow Song. "Ruka" in Last Friends is too much of a transition from Nodame.

phlargo wrote:

Well, it's a profound move in their minds for her, where I don't see it as nearly as good or as conflicted/diverse a part as she had in Rainbow Song (I think she really got to show some good conflict in that).

In fact, I find myself somewhat underwhelmed by Ruka as a portrayal. She has her moments - and really some great ones - but overall, I don't find her exceptionally compelling. I'd take Nodame over Ruka as a Juri performance, personally. I cried with Nodame's despair, where Ruka is too clueless about her own emotions to draw it from us.

Nodame's highs and lows are higher and deeper. She shows agony and compulsion in some of those shots, where Ruka's highs and lows seem to be centered around action, rather than emotion.

my thoughts of briliant performance by juri :hehe:,i watched in order
first i see orange days then swing girls,after that maybe nodame(maybe tomoko and nodame have the same characteristic,they both cheerful and funny) but after that i see rainbow song,maybe thats one of briliant performance by juri,she's show on characters "sato aoi" which sato aoi can be tomboy,fragile about love ,care about her sisters & friends,and funny .
well she is a good actress for sure

thtl wrote:Try Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi - Season 1 Ep 4 or th movie Rainbow Song. "Ruka" in Last Friends is too much of a transition from Nodame.

I agree... Tsubasa will ease you into the Last Friends drama.

There's also Engine, but you have to suffer through Kimutaku's brooding and roguish attitude... Which seems to delight the fangirls. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:
I agree... Tsubasa will ease you into the Last Friends drama.

There's also Engine, but you have to suffer through Kimutaku's brooding and roguish attitude... Which seems to delight the fangirls. :bleh:

I have yet to see either of those - considering your half-hearted reviews last I asked about them.. maybe I'll have to check one of them out after I finish Galileo - I'm feeling in need for my Juri fixe.

phlargo wrote:I have yet to see either of those - considering your half-hearted reviews last I asked about them.. maybe I'll have to check one of them out after I finish Galileo - I'm feeling in need for my Juri fixe.

Check out Tsubasa first. :victory: