Tokyo Elevator Girl

bmwracer wrote:
If Tony Takitani has been released on DVD in Japan, I'd bet even money that it'll be on eBay... With subs. ;)

I bought a subbed Gun Crazy on eBay a year before the legit U.S. release ever showed up... Same for Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei)...

yeah those popular films pop up quick....

"if the movie is fly, the internet's why"

Tu_triky wrote:"if the movie is fly, the internet's why"

Can't argue with that, Dawg.

bmwracer wrote:
Can't argue with that, Dawg.

quite. the speed with which data is disseminated given the evolution of p2p programs and the growing accessibility of internet access is mindboggling...i remember when i was in college i was psyched when i the rare individual on the internet who whas into japanese dramas and i could buy or trade vhs tapes of shows that aired on various int'l channels in the u.s. ...my how things have changed.

So I just ordered a copy of Tokyo Elevator Girl subbed in English that's supposed to be "excellent" quality....I've never seen a decent copy whatsoever...I thought I'd take a chance...if it's better than my degraded copy which is practically unwatchable it will be a lucky purchase.

Tu_triky wrote:So I just ordered a copy of Tokyo Elevator Girl subbed in English that's supposed to be "excellent" quality....I've never seen a decent copy whatsoever...I thought I'd take a chance...if it's better than my degraded copy which is practically unwatchable it will be a lucky purchase.

Yow, how did you land that?

Amazon? YesAsia? CDJapan? Freeway on-ramp?

Dude... Did you place the order already??

I think I know where you ordered it... And I've got a feeling their idea of "excellent" ain't the same as ours... :sweat:

I wandered around their site and noticed that they also have Okusama wa Majo with English subs... On two DVDs with "excellent" quality. :sweat:

My copy of said drama is also on two DVDs and the quality looks like a VCR recording copied to DVD... :bleh:

That said, they might not be the same, but if the screencap is representative of the video then..... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:Dude... Did you place the order already??

I think I know where you ordered it... And I've got a feeling their idea of "excellent" ain't the same as ours... :sweat:

I wandered around their site and noticed that they also have Okusama wa Majo with English subs... On two DVDs with "excellent" quality. :sweat:

My copy of said drama is also on two DVDs and the quality looks like a VCR recording copied to DVD... :bleh:

That said, they might not be the same, but if the screencap is representative of the video then..... :sweat:

I don't doubt it will be TV-rip, I never thought otherwise, to be honest....because I don't think that series was ever released on DVD as far as I know...I'll just wait to check it out...it was a shot in the dark to begin with...if it's even a B- quality video...that's way better than what I have.

Tu_triky wrote:I don't doubt it will be TV-rip, I never thought otherwise, to be honest....because I don't think that series was ever released on DVD as far as I know...I'll just wait to check it out...it was a shot in the dark to begin with...if it's even a B- quality video...that's way better than what I have.

If anything, hopefully it's NOT the copy I authored and traded with various people over the past couple of years... :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:
If anything, hopefully it's NOT the copy I authored and traded with various people over the past couple of years... :fingerscrossed:

I'll update whenever I get it...

A classic track from the drama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TphRtZVTVRg :D

Vocals by Miyazawa Rie... Great jazzy saxophone riffs. :applaud:

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So have they started making JDrama actor/actress cards now? Guess I'll have to start looking for a Manami Konishi "rookie" card. :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote:So have they started making JDrama actor/actress cards now? Guess I'll have to start looking for a Manami Konishi "rookie" card. :sweat:

Actually, they're covers for (bootleg) DVDs. :beaten:

Bumping this thread for Wyn-chan. :victory:

EDIT: There might be some spoilers in the previous pages, so be forewarned. :)

bmwracer wrote:Bumping this thread for Wyn-chan. :victory:

EDIT: There might be some spoilers in the previous pages, so be forewarned. :)

Thanks, B-san! :glomp:

I wish I could have liked this show... :sweat:

Review: 6/10

I'm not quite sure why I don't like this drama. At first I thought my dislike was based in my morals, but on further thought I realized that this is not the case. I mean, I'm the one who is 100% on Angelina Jolie's side in the whole Brad-Jen-Angie triangle. So why do I have such a problem with this drama?

ALL the actors/actresses did an amazing job, and the plot is intriguing. Even the cinematography had its "wow" moments. Miyazawa Rie especially stands out as someone I would like to see in another drama.

The only thing I can say is that I feel I've been lied to by the main characters. Tsukasa was portrayed as a naive, kind, caring female who you wish you could be like.

Yoshimoto was sensitive, gentle, and comfortable. You wished he wasn't married so that he could save Tsukasa from her miserable relationship with Shima.

Spoiler — click to reveal

But he was married. And because they fall in love with each other, they end up losing the qualities I liked about them. I was misled, and instead of getting some closure or resolve, I was left with an ending that betrayed the movements of the storyline.

Not cool.

Wynter wrote:

bmwracer wrote:Bumping this thread for Wyn-chan. :victory:

EDIT: There might be some spoilers in the previous pages, so be forewarned. :)

Thanks, B-san! :glomp:

I wish I could have liked this show... :sweat:

Review: 6/10

I'm not quite sure why I don't like this drama. At first I thought my dislike was based in my morals, but on further thought I realized that this is not the case. I mean, I'm the one who is 100% on Angelina Jolie's side in the whole Brad-Jen-Angie triangle. So why do I have such a problem with this drama?

ALL the actors/actresses did an amazing job, and the plot is intriguing. Even the cinematography had its "wow" moments. Miyazawa Rie especially stands out as someone I would like to see in another drama.

The only thing I can say is that I feel I've been lied to by the main characters. Tsukasa was portrayed as a naive, kind, caring female who you wish you could be like.

Yoshimoto was sensitive, gentle, and comfortable. You wished he wasn't married so that he could save Tsukasa from her miserable relationship with Shima.

He did save her... Sort of... And got caught in her orbit.

Spoiler — click to reveal

But he was married. And because they fall in love with each other, they end up losing the qualities I liked about them. I was misled, and instead of getting some closure or resolve, I was left with an ending that betrayed the movements of the storyline.

Not cool.

Whose quote? Yours?

The ending did make me say, "What???"

bmwracer wrote:
Whose quote? Yours?

The ending did make me say, "What???"

Oops, did I quote it?! I meant for the tags to be spoiler. lol!

I held on to Yoshimoto the longest... until we got to meet his family. Then it was just like "you're cruel, man".

Wynter wrote:Oops, did I quote it?! I meant for the tags to be spoiler. lol!

Taken care of.

I held on to Yoshimoto the longest... until we got to meet his family. Then it was just like "you're cruel, man".

Thing is, it's painfully true... It happens to the best of us. :sweat:

The first two episodes (no subs) are available for download at D-Addicts:

http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_95340.htm

http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_95434.htm

Episode 3 is (finally) out: http://d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_95714.htm :victory: