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man, talk about sordid. imagine an all-boys school worshipping a group of guys who dresses like girls (literally). geez. u'd think this drama is some kind of effort to promote social acceptance on cross-dressing and other weird fettish for tat matter. ^^;

the storyline is just unbearable (cant even detect any storyline watsoever, just the dumb cross-dressing concept), the acting is unbearable as well. there's just not so much of a saving grace except for some of the eye-candies in the show (who by the way degraded their worth by actually portraying such weird characters). there isnt a single female in sight, so u shud of course expect blurred line btw manly frenships n gay-ness.

totally retarded drama.

this is a mediocre-class drama. o-o not so much of a plot (a very weak one, for tat matter). just ur basic 1-story-1-ep plotline. even the mini-stories are not tat compelling either.

but i must say the stand-out feature of this drama is the 2 main leads -- kashiwabara & uchida. ^.^; coz they're both incredibly good-looking. wished they were couples in real life. most of the cast (i wont name the particular odd-one-out here) were above decent-looking too. :)

so i guess this drama is more of an eye-candy than a strong-plot.

the first-half of this drama is practically unbearably slow -_-" but i must say the story kinda picks up towards the end. :) densha otoko is a total loser in the beginning, but u'll slowly come to see his good traits (except the fact tat he cries in every single ep o_o felt like strangling him everytime he bawls in front of the girl).

i initially tot the whole internet-whining-post concept was redundant & uncalled for, but i guess it does contribute to the big picture. ^^; though i was more interested in some of the side characters' stories than the densha otoko himself.

wouldnt say this drama is tat fantastic, but the overall theme in the end is quite endearing.

i admit i'm picky when it comes to jdramas, coz i rarely find any of them really compelling. but orange days is seriously one of the cream of the crop. :) the storyline is really nice, with nice pace & nice moments. if u wanna watch a drama about college life, friends & love -- then this is wat it's all about.

i have to say the star of the show was definitely Yuuki Kai (brilliant acting by the lead actor) -- this guy basically has the golden personality tat could charm any heart of steel (including Sae & her unreasonable mood swings). not to mention he's seriously cute. :) gotta mention the fact tat the rest of the gang was really amusing as well.

if there was one thing less-perfect in this drama, i would say it was the final episode. wasnt exactly in the league of the previous episodes, just so-so. would've been an amazing drama if there was more climax.

well, this is an ok-ok drama, to say the least. not one of the better ones around, i must say, but nevertheless still watchable. there were quite some interesting scenes tat make this drama worth watching. :) i must say it's amusing to see a boyfren trying to keep his 16cm tall gf under covers and at the same time tending to her every need. ^_^

imo, i think the ending is quite pleasant. yeah, it's not exactly predictable and the wat-u-wish-it-would-be kind of ending, but not horrible.

quite good drama. kimura was as usual on par with his superb acting skills. (who would've expected less?)

however, the story was kinda bland. the title itself suggested a fast-pace drama. well, so much for tat. o_o but i do admit it does serve its entertainment purpose to an extent. the kids in the drama were all so adorable ^_^. never liked kids, but the kids were seriously lovable.

would've been better if it showed more racing (come on, stick to the title) and a little more romance.

first off, i just want to say tat i'm not a kimura fan. (just to show tat i din watch this drama for the sake of drooling over him ^_^). anyway, with tat said, i still have to admit this is one heck of a good drama. superb storyline, cast was well chosen, soundtrack was on par. they even had several trademark gestures tat are really amusing.

i'm also going out of my way just to say -- kimura's acting skill is seriously a step ahead of the rest (yeah, i'm serious). no wonder he's like the breakthrough in jdrama.

this drama is practically another version of 'under one roof'. eguchi cant seem to resist family dramas with an obnoxious man-of-the-house. haha. :) i admit i hardly cry over dramas, but this drama practically brought me to tears. so must give it credits for tat.

i never thought dohmoto-fukada pairing up would actually work on-screen. but somehow it did. :) guess the mood of the show + its great soundtrack helped out too.

this is a light-hearted love story about a girl who tags along her boy-of-dream just to get him to notice her. the guy seems nonchalant but of course falls for her eventually. the storyline may be predictable but still worth watching

this is another drama tat came out during the peak season of jdramas (in other words, the kimura era ^_^). for some reasons, kimura & matsu takako just seem so right for each other on-screen. too bad they're not real couples off-screen. haha.

in my opinion, this drama is probably one of the more memorable kimura dramas. it shows a very light-hearted love story, and u cant help thinking this couple should be together. cant remember much of the scenes, but i do know this drama deserves its top rating.

watched this drama quite some time ago, but it really is one of the best dramas around (too bad it's outdated for this age). it has a nice storyline, great cast (ahem, kimura made his name thru this one), great soundtrack.

all in all, it's a great story about an aspiring pianist tolerating a free-loader woman who's a few years older than him. the relationship is tolerable despite their age differences coz they really do look good together :)

an interesting story about 3 mismatched personalities who came to be best of friends. :) shuji, the popular guy who spent his whole life reaching the top of the social ladder; nobuta, the introvert girl who's socially-challenged; akira, the care-free heir who tags along without invitation.

the story itself is quite compelling, the whole idea of 'adopting' an unwanted classmate, doing all sorts of things to make her feel accepted. the growing friendship btw the threesome was also heart-warming. however, the story could have showed more depth (maybe it was too short). and the ending was not solid enough either :) all in all, still worth a watch

this story is the japanese version of 'american pie'. it's about 4 boys with completely different personalities, all trying to give up the 'doutei boys 4' title by the end of summer ^^;. there's sho, the timid gentle boy-next-door; ken-ken, the level-headed one with an obsession for railway transits; ko, the athletic semi-popular guy who cant seem to keep his cool in front of girls; the perverted utaya who cant stay decent for the life of him. :) this story has its flaws, but the main characters are wat makes this story amusing.

it's really hilarious at times, ;) and it does help tat all 4 main characters are equally lovable & adorable.

i searched high and low for this drama due to rave reviews & ratings. however, now tat i have it, i couldnt bring myself to actually finish the whole set in one piece.
it is of course a decent drama, with nice soundtrack & a great line of cast. but the story is not as engaging as i've expected it to be. maybe it's just bcoz i'm used to more creative & fast-paced recent dramas. or maybe i simply had too high a hope on this.

this drama came out during the peak generation of j-dramas (alongside kimura's list of classic dramas), so obviously they had to follow a certain standard in order to catch up. well, they lived up to the expectations, i grant tat. but i guess its storyline is a little outdated for this new generation. o_o
it is definitely touching, and both leads did excellent. heck, even the side-characters did well (e.g: jun & chika). but i guess my rating isnt so high coz i was actually more interested in natsuo's siblings stories rather than himself. not good.

i guess having watched so many versions of the exact same story kinda made new versions seem stale. i have read the whole manga, watched the anime series & the oh-so-overrated taiwan version (MG), and after giving this one a shot, i must say MG is ahead in terms of story & plot (but definitely not in terms of F4 though, coz the jap F4 were so much more classy & convincing ^_^)

i think the jap version is a little rushed & compact, totally forgetting tat dramas are all about the little things & details tat make the viewers go 'Oh~~ tat's sweet'. instead they tried to cram as many important scenes from the manga into 9 measly episodes. not good.

however, i do commend the jap version for their neat sense of style & class. the school seems classier, the F4 seems more real & more convincing as the school heart-throbs, they wore designer clothes, drove hot sports cars around. :P and they got the casting right :)

all in all, it's quite a no-loss choice to watch this drama :) if u've never heard of HYD, watch for the original & creative storyline. if u've followed every version of HYD, watch for the sheer pleasure of comparing all the versions. haha.

this drama is fairly amusing, to say the least. o-o female-version of gto, except tat she has the background to back her up. however, that's where the strong points stop. the drama is entertaining in a sense, however it does not have a strong plot to pull through the whole series. overall, an ok so-so drama, especially if u're a fan of school-based dramas

tried a couple of times to force the drama in (since it's been lying around the house collecting dust), but each time i only got to the 2nd disc tops (and not to mention endless skipping & forwarding :P)
makes u wonder if there really IS a sadistic school such as this. the kids were totally screwed & tragically lost, the teachers were screwed. heck, u'd think the whole town is that screwed up.
i do admit i watch dramas for the heart-warming-lightening moments & to be amused by the mutual relationships between the characters. and if u so happen to be like me, don bother with this drama.

i know it would be somewat essential to actually translate the word 'pu-pu-pu' into simple english before going into details. o-o coz i was baffled by the title the first time i heard it.
anyway, this drama is about 3 friends who decided they didnt want to settle down in life, and so they got along and did odd jobs all the time to make ends meet :) it's not a great drama, but it was entertaining to see the ridiculous odd jobs they took in each episode.

this is a fairly amusing drama. in my opinion, most of the credits go to the fascinating bunch of kids. :) they were really adorable & why anyone would actually feel annoyed by them is way beyond my comprehension ^^;
dohmoto & takeuchi did a decent job in this drama, but i think they should have indicated their growing fondness towards each other. not a struck-in-the-head realisation towards the end. :p

this drama actually had a really nice plot & soundtrack to start with, but somehow it sort of slacked off right from the beginning. :P i think that this drama would have deserved a much better rating if there was a better line of cast (besides uehara & kanda, the rest were downright pathetic).

this drama falls into the usual silly + non-logical + ridiculous - yet somehow endearing to the heart type of series that only japanese cast can pull off without demanding a slap from matured viewers ;)

it revolves around Izumi, a nurse who somehow gets around in her job as well as her personal life, despite her lack of maturity and sense of responsibility.

worth watching if u're a big fan of the cast (namely fujiki naohito). would catch special appearances of w-inds (famous j-boy-group) in the movie version.

with johnny's jrs filling out the cast, i was expecting a teeny-bopper kind of drama o_o but was pleasantly surprised tat they werent just teenage-heartthrobs who intend to rack teenage attention for as long as they can.

the drama is sort of dark & twisted, but it portrays the more 'unseen' side of japan's teenagers (not the usual mini-skirts, bed of roses lifestyle), which is actually quite eye-opening. may be hard to grasp at times but may be quite entertaining if u did get the story

after watching this drama, i have a feeling i missed out on the whole subtle irony part of the story. o-o tat definitely affected my rating on the drama, coz basically, if u cant get the humor this drama is trying to portray, u wont get the whole story :P i was completely baffled by it. nevertheless, still convinced tat ppl who can catch the punch-line of this drama would be fairly amused :)

aside from the poor graphics (tragic attempt to portray an oversized iguana, appalling at times :P), this drama is actually quite good. the storyline is quite heart-warming with the mother-daughter issue, and the inferior complex the main character had to overcome, the subtle bond between rika & noboru, nice soundtrack... not award-worthy but not pathetic either

the title itself suggests a silly, nonsense-ful drama :) and it does deliver. haha. the story is really typical girl-crushes-on-boy, but this one adds a little more teeny-bopper flavour to it.

not for ppl who prefer sad-tragic love stories, ;) may be too much to bear. but for those who love entertaining, just-for-laughs drama, this may be the right one to watch

aside from the strong cast and nice soundtrack, the drama is actually a waste of effort. the story is too bland, girl-likes-boy,boy-likes-girl,both-too-shy, half-brother-sister-twist... typical o-o
the atmosphere created was quite ok, the narration done by hideaki was quite soothing, but otherwise the story was really typical & predictable. the last part of the drama is actually dragging & pain-staking to watch. ;P imagine a girl who gets sick on purpose to pull sympathy from crush-slash-half-brother? fascinating...

overall, this drama has a unique, twisted kind of plot, which may have actually been good if the cast put in a little extra something into the story.
too bad, the cast did so-so only. feeling wasnt there, mood wasnt there. heck, takizawa actually lost his touch in this drama!
nevertheless, this drama may not be a complete waste of time due to its storyline. but definitely not one of takizawa's better performances :P

technically speaking, i'm not one to give comments on this drama -- due to the fact that i merely finished the 2nd episode. o-o but i guess tat does contribute to the fact tat this drama is a sleeping pill to such an extent, even a j-drama lover such as myself would sleep on a drama! *LOL*

i don particularly have anything against student-teacher relationships watsoever, but i do expect a breakthrough storyline regarding such a controversial topic in society. and this drama definitely did not do so. the drama did not deal with this debate in the face, wat it did was only conveniently & tactfully evaded the issue based on the simple 'love-conquers-all' crap theory. which is hardly convincing

to me, this drama is just riding on the student-teacher issue to help with its lame 'love-surpasses-obstacles' theme, even if it means going around the obstacles instead of facing them.

a drama which portrays the best-friends-relationship between setsuko & yuko. very easy to understand, light-hearted & just plain amusing at times.

with fujiki naohito & kanno miho leading, i knew it was going to be heart-warming n tear-jerking :) nevertheless, both leads gave excellent performances, especially fujiki who portrayed his playful-outside-vulnerable-inside character to perfection. he is seriously getting hotter with his age *drool*

even the supporting cast did a great job in the drama. shiki's family & the kids in the hospital made the drama more diverged & interesting. heart-warming, touching, romantic, amusing, hilarious at times... definitely one of the better-class j-dramas around

seriously a drama so screwed, not even the fabulous fujiki naohito can save this one ;P bought this drama due to the rave reviews, now i spend time wondering where or who to stash this drama to rather than watching it.

nevertheless, this drama has achieved many first-timers in my vast collection of j-dramas though: -
1. first time every single character in the drama can be downright annoying
2. first time fujiki naohito can be less-than-charming
3. first time a doctor can be so disgustingly twisted into convincing her patient to be pessimistic
4. first time a teacher would lie to his student about her so-called death & be so nonchalant about it
5. first time a drama theme song can actually send eerie waves down my back (sounds like soundtrack for a freak horror movie)

in 3 episodes flat, these are the impressions i got. wonder how long the list could be if i finished it? o-o

^_^ the cast put together was superb. couldnt have imagined a more balanced team to fight tax evasion in tokyo. some members of the team contributed brains while others who couldnt were more than willing to serve their physical attributes in undercover investigations *wink*
the plot may be predictable, but the cast made this movie non-cheesy and really worth watching. hilarious and eye-opening at times.

^_^ this is one of the best works of Comicen. ;) okada junichi did a fantastic job nailing the Guzuroku role in this drama. probably his best performance of all time. the whole plot is filled with hilarious dialogues and scenes. even the sound effects and ending theme is so nicely choregraphed. :) Miyake, Okada and Morita really showed real chemistry as best friends in this delightful drama.
each episode is a great story which reflects society's irony in a light and funny way. highly recommended

this drama is about a girl who skips & hops about wearing not-exactly-cute costumes to attract her dream guy :) yeah, enomoto kanako may look kind of silly in this role as a desperate girl who acts cute for the guy. but in some sense, the drama amuses me a lot. only recommended for ppl who dont mind a huge dose of enthusiasm in this world of pessimism. ;) this drama will only either make it or break it in terms of impression.

i bought this drama bcoz i loved the movie-version so much :) but the drama proved to be too low-budget compared to the onmyouji movie. :P inagaki portrayed a cool, inert Seimei but the movie-Seimei is so much more convincing and loveable! ;) i'd recommend u to watch the drama for the interesting plot, then go for the movies to watch the best of Onmyouji stories :D