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Oh I am so happy that Kuitan returned for a 2nd series. I just loved the original series and this picks up nicely. I can't really give it a 10 but a strong 9 for sure. Very funny and entertaining. I could not wait to see the next episode and if I could have seen them all in one day I probably would have. It is very gratifying to see the whole main cast back together as well including my beloved momochan. =D

If you are looking for a goofy funny enjoyable drama you can do much worse than Kuitan the Glutinous Detective. Based on a Manga this drama delivers a consistent story line and odd sense of humor. The characters are not what you would call especially deep but they are all over the top in the best possible way. I enjoyed it completely.

Kanno Miho is perfect in this role as a quirky but talented detective who is assigned to the unlikely/impossibly odd cases. The show is based on fact they advertise at the start of each episode and they do throw in a lot of factual evidence and testimonies but it's really all about the charisma of the cast. That is why I ultimately enjoyed this drama series. If you are looking for something fun and enjoy odd characters and cases this will be very enjoyable for you it was for me.

This is an outstanding drama. Hirosue Ryoko was simply amazing in it. Really the whole cats was terrific. The story is incredibly moving full of happy and sad moments.

Miki Imai was outstanding in this, I really gathered a lot of respect for her acting after this drama. I felt she was strong but vulnerable and a really good love story about two people searching for what was really important to them in life. Parts felt a little slow which made it hard to give it much higher than an 8 but yet somehow and 8 feels too low. I am having a difficult time with that part.

The Kanzaki family is an interesting lot but the Father played by Tamura Masakazu steals the entire show despite the 2 lovely daughters, son, and his wife (Mizuno Miki, Hirosue Ryoko, Okada Junichi, and Kuroki Hitomi). They face ordinary problems in an extraordinary manner.

Touching at times, funny at other times it is a nice blend of emotions that it creates and instills in the viewers at least for me.

It can be a little dull in a few parts and looses direction at time but well worth your time.

This puts a new spin on the franchise and I felt it was well written and well acted. Again to me more creepy than scary but that is not a bad thing. The story moves along pretty consistently and the music score sets the mood well. I enjoyed it and recommend it to any genre fans that have not seen it.

I really enjoyed the story and casting of this drama. Creepy and fun though not what I would consider scary it did have it's moments though. I missed Nanako Matsushima who is my favorite actress but all the cast worked well in this including Kuroki-san.

This series is packed with light hearted fun and really flies by. The interaction between Kusanagi and Ishida was really felt andthe kids were simply adorable. Shinohara was also very fun and cute in this.

One of my very favorite dramas

Often a series like this gets very stale but not here. They continue to push the envelope of crazy office fun and absurd situations. Fun over acting as it is designed to be. Most of the cast is still around and delightful as always. Not original like the first season not as strongly cast as the 2nd season but good.

The cast is back and as funny as ever. It is not as inventive or different but still so much fun. See the original series first to fully enjoy this but certainly watch Shomuni 2 and revel in it's awkward silly stories and crazy characters.

This is one of my all time favorite drama's. It is simply fun from start to finish. Way over the top and it revels in that. They are not pretending to be ordinary office workers or a serious drama. Only watch this if you can let go of yourself and enter the world of odd charachters and silly situations. If you can do this you will love it as much as I do. p.s. the Neko is one of my favorite charachters though he will not be in the credits. LOL

Let's face it the plot os pretty odd and it sounds like it would not be very good but the great cast and it turns into a wodnerful romantic drama that is a pleasure to watch.

An enjoyable romantic comedy about a small wedding planning company and the unlikely group who run it.

I did not fully feel the love story aspect of the drama so much. The chemistry did not feel real to me or I would have given it a 10. The supporting cast was great stories were light hearted and interesting but the lack of chemistry was aparent.

I could not help but feel attracted to this story as it is similar to my own life in many ways. Though this is nothing new and different now it seems rather ordinary as many people have met on the internet now but still not a lot of touching stories exist about that.

I felt it was well acted and well crafted. I felt their intent and could understand their motivations unlike many dramas where I go who acts like that!!!

A charming story that I enjoyed.

This series was one too many. I love Gokusena and I liked Gokusen II a lot though it was a bit redundant. This was really does not develop any further and is a rip off/clone of the other seasons. They could have done so much with this cast and storyline but chose to do exactly what they did before.

I can't really recommend seeing this drama.

How is it possible to not love the Gokusen series? Well it's not possible for me at least. The wonderful humor of the first installment still is evident in this sequel. Parts seem a little too much like the first installment and some of the cast are not as strong but it is forgivable and still entertaining. You do not need to see Gokusen in order to enjoy Gokusen 2 but the first season is better so I suggest it for that reason.

I am so surprised that many people did not rank this very high so far. I thought it was very good.

Iijima Naoko, Teruyoshi Uchimura, and my favorite Uchiyama Rina were all wonderful in this story.

A story of love and changing of views on what is most important in life.

I am sorry but I could not just get into this drama. I watched the whole series and really wanted to like it but I didn't. Hideaki Takizawa and Kyoko Fukada both did fine but Uchiyama Rina was so outstanding in this story and stole the show in my opinion. I started to like her as a result of her perfomance but the story seemed week and there just was not much to it. I kept waiting for something that never happened.

I found this hilarious at times a little repetitive at other times but very enjoyable. I wished for a bit more developement but other than that it was a great drama well worth checking out. You can't help but cheer on the charachters.

...Is that there was no Trick IV after this. A wonderful final to the trilogy. They really kept the humor, mystery and feel of the series growing. The charachters developed even more and nothing got old. Great great great!

Trick II looses nothing from the original drama Trick. Same magic among the cast and same interesting mysterious stories. If you loved the first one like I did then you will love the 2nd one too. Also a side note that if you did not happen to see the first season but you have a chance to see Trick Ii then see it. You can still watch this and enjoy it even without the background of Trick.

This and Musashi are my two favorite taiga dramas. An amazing cast and outstanding story. Although the main focus was on Maeda Toshiie (Inu) the story covered Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Iieyasu very well and the intereaction and life of all the major players during the unification of Japan and warring era. Also the interaction between Mataza and his wife the famous Matsu was outstanding.

Amazing cast interesting story lots of action what more can you ask for?

It was a good drama but the charachters did not develope very deeply. So much time was kind of wasted in this drama filming Volleyball whcih obviously is important but more important would be a connection to the players and why they act the way they act. I want to love this drama because Aya Ueto and the rest of the cast are all very cool but there just is not that much there...

Still it is enjoyable enough to watch and a fun but predictable story.

Well this drama did not pack as much action as most Taiga drama's tend to showcase so it can seem to slowly plot along. That sounds pretty dull and bad but it does not feel that way thanks to strong acting and a good script and cast.

Aoi Miyazaki rocks and so does the rest of the cast. Well worth viewing even if it does not have a lot of excess drama or action.

Some of the finest acting ever in this dark and interesting drama. A really important story and you can't help but feel conflicted while watching this. I highly recommend.

This was a pleasant drama. Nothing really happened that was so exciting and not a lot of romance. It just kind of existed. Worth watching if you have the time but nothing to go out of your way and see.

Oh I don't want this to be the final season. I love this drama and this season was no exception.

Kinpachi is the best. A timeless drama with great lessons in each episode and a great season.

Takeda Tetsuya is always fantastic in this roll. Everyone knows this drama and it is hard not to love. Ueto Aya really stole this show though. My first exposure to her as an artist and she was outstanding. Great Season!

A Kimura Takura drama for sure. He really dominates this drama. I felt the love interest should have developed a little more. Still it is a fantastic drama and well worth watching.

A simply incredible cast in this drama and it really deals with so many important issues that are prevalent in society I thought it did really well in this aspect. It was just missing something for me though and I can't place it. I think part of me was just not able to really understand some of the motivations of some characters. It is certainly interesting and encourages a lot of dissection and discussion.

Takeuchi and Abe were great in this but then again they are great in everything I have seen them and (and that is a lot of stuff). It's not an outstanding drama but it has it's moments and the story line is fairly nice it just really lacks a strong identity. Worth checking out though.

Well the cakes looked amazing and the cast is really great but the characters did not really develop. If they did it would have been a great drama as is it was good. Worth watching but not with high expectations.

Sanada Hiroyuki, Tamaki Koji and Matsushima Nanako were all amazing in this. A very powerful and moving drama from start to finish. Friendship, Romance, Love and Hate it has elements of all in it. I was not bored for one single moment and recommend this highly.

This was a pretty average show but Hitomi Minaka was worth checking out in this and it is really a fairly light drama so good for those times when you don't want anything to serious.

Matsushima Nanako is one of my all time favorite actresses so how could I pass this drama up? Impossible. LOL

The story is a little dark and pretty controversial and you really feel for everyone in the drama but it kind of drags along in parts and the pace was a little awkward. Great acting though so it salvages it for the most part and is worth checking out.

Yuko was outstanding in this little drama. The food all looked so amazing as well. Really this drama was a bit of a surprise to me and well worth watching. I found I could not stop I really wanted to see the next episode as soon as I finished the previous one.

I loved Aya Ueto in this. It's a fairly simple drama but it holds your interest in each episode. I would call it more fun than good though.

I really liked the plot, actors, each individual episode pretty much everything about this drama but the end was really kind of a let-down to me. I kind of finished saying that's it? Sadly that was it.

This show had a great cast and a concept as well. I really like everyone in this drama but I wanted more character development. I could not really feel the strong love connection between the main characters. The chemistry did not seem to be their.

Okay so the plot was a little weak but the show itself was fun and the acting was good too. You could not help but cheer on the characters all the way.

I know I am going against the trend here but really I was not in live with this drama. I thought it was good but not great or even really good. It was a bit too forced feeling for me. The story of course is pretty good and a really good cast but kind of meh otherwise.

I was not very excited to see this because it is a very old plot line of a parent and child swapping bodies and living each others life. I started watching and could not stop though. This is really well done with some very funny situations and some fun acting too. If you need a good laugh you could do far worse than this little drama.

This is a really wonderful story and well acted as well. There was really good chemistry among the entire cast. I felt parts of the story kind of drag a little but not too bad. It had a good balance of drama and romance. It would probably get a 9 if not for being slow in parts. I recommend it as a romance drama though.

This is not the best drama in the world nor does it pretend to be but it's fun. Very enjoyable with no big agenda. Perfect for when you want something not so serious.

The 48th Taiga drama was another that was not focused on a super famous person but rather a general that not a whole much is known as fact so a lot of liberties were taken but that's okay. It was very entertaining and each episode got better. Great acting and interesting story as expected from an NHK Taiga drama. Still it will not place in my top Taiga picks but good none the less.

This is really an interesting and fun series. Abe Hiroshi and Nakama Yukie make a great team in this series. It is so hard to stop watching. As soon as one episode ended I wanted to see the next quickly. A timeless classic.

This is not really what you would call a good or serious drama. It is a funny goofy and enjoyable show. It is super fake and the acting is terrible but it's supposed to be. This is the kind of show you just turn off your brain and enjoy for what it is. Still watching and enjoying.

If you want to see a drama that is just plain cool then this is the drama to watch. Not a real complex story, not a real tear jerker just a basic good story, with great actors having fun.