bmwracer wrote:

Use the softsubs.

Guess I'm going to need to, have to satisfy my withdrawal pains, always prefer hard subs but can make an exception for this series, actaully seaon one also was in soft subs.
First 2 episodes of Maou, like Tiny said this is one intense, gripping drama, was hard to stop after only 2.
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bump.

Episode 5, Shinzanmono

I hope it starts to get more exciting....At least Tanihara Shosuke is in episode 6..

niknik wrote:

At least Tanihara Shosuke is in episode 6..

Cool... One of my favorite (and underrated) actors.

BLOODY MONDAY Season 1 Ep. 2. Surprisingly watchable if you get past the shounen manga suspension-of-disbelief barrier (i.e. teenage hacker saves the world from biological terrorists!!! and the baddie? this hot chick who's clearly every adolescent boy's fantasy!!!). Anyway. Miura Haruma = the boy can act.

Well, I finally finished Anata no tonari ni dare ga iru last night... subs are finally completed and ep. 10 should be turning up at D-Addicts anytime soon.

As for the series - it's a must-watch if you're a Natsukawa Yui fan of course, and anyone who loves supernatural thrillers should love it too. 8/10

Ender's Girl wrote:

BLOODY MONDAY Season 1 Ep. 2. Surprisingly watchable if you get past the shounen manga suspension-of-disbelief barrier (i.e. teenage hacker saves the world from biological terrorists!!! and the baddie? this hot chick who's clearly every adolescent boy's fantasy!!!). Anyway. Miura Haruma = the boy can act.

Haruma's OK, at least the boy actually grows in acting unlike his stiff performance in 14-sai no Haha.

But of course, my attention is entirely fixed on Narimiya. He totally stole every single scene he's in, even those with Haruma in them.
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Watched Mother episode six - my favourite drama this season but also one of the saddest

To cheer myself up and to prepare for the second season I am pulling a Hotaru (skipped the gym, jumped into my comfy clothes, now lying on my sofa eating crisps) and just started to rewatch the first episode of Hotaru no Hikari.

Finished watching News no Onna the other day. Tried to watch Koshonin and the first episode bored me, so I'm looking for something else to watch.
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WD wrote:

Haruma's OK, at least the boy actually grows in acting unlike his stiff performance in 14-sai no Haha. But of course, my attention is entirely fixed on Narimiya. He totally stole every single scene he's in, even those with Haruma in them.

Heh heh heh. I think Haruma is a leeeettle more than "OK" in my book. IMO Narimiya's doing a pretty good job given the material, but even in their scenes together I keep getting distracted by Haruma's girly lashes and boootiful cheekbones.

I'm midway through this drama and I keep going, "really terrorists, really?" and "really counter-terrorist operatives, really?" Meh. The first two episodes have been the best so far, for me. But BM is still a LOT more watchable than, say, ORTHROS NO INU, lol.

Re 14 SAI NO HAHA, I'll probably never get around to watching that. I told myself I'd only complete Miura Haruma's oeuvre since he was 18. Makes me feel less guilty, hahaha. (Maybe I'll make an exception for KOIZORA )

EstherM wrote:

To cheer myself up and to prepare for the second season I am pulling a Hotaru (skipped the gym, jumped into my comfy clothes, now lying on my sofa eating crisps) and just started to rewatch the first episode of Hotaru no Hikari.

Awesome!!! Don't forget the !!! (Now if only those beer cans came with a hot righteous man in a blue jinbei, ne? )

Ditched Koshonin for Subarashiki Kana Jinsei. This seems to be a promising drama despite Oda Yuji being in it. Too bad the synopsis on DramaWiki & this site spoils parts of it, so that sucks.
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Ender's Girl wrote:

Re 14 SAI NO HAHA, I'll probably never get around to watching that. I told myself I'd only complete Miura Haruma's oeuvre since he was 18. Makes me feel less guilty, hahaha. (Maybe I'll make an exception for KOIZORA) )

But then you'd miss out on Shida Mirai who is totally adorable.

Papa to Musume no Nanokan...epi 3

this drama is sooooooo funny......
and Gakky is so sweet.....
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Anime Dad wrote:

But then you'd miss out on Shida Mirai who is totally adorable.

And very talented!
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Anime Dad wrote:

But then you'd miss out on Shida Mirai who is totally adorable.

WD wrote:

And very talented!

Shida Mirai....? Oh, this is the kid from SUPPLI??? Oh man, she was the best thing about that drama!!! I love her!!! Okay, I take back what I said about 14 SAI NO HAHA. This I def. gotta see. Thanks for the rec, guys!

Out of the new line up, I'm still diligently following Mother and Yankee (TsukiKoi and SunaNare kinda dropped off the radar). Oh god, Mother is so heartbreaking. Gets me teary eyed at least once every episode. I'm amazed at how well that five-year-old girl can act! They truly picked the perfect girl for the part.

Episode 7 and still going strong, Yankee kun to Megane chan is as adorable and entertaining as ever. Glad the English subs are finally out so that more people can enjoy this great show!

Thanks to Yankee, I've been obsessed with Narimiya Hiroki lately. On the side, I've started Orange Days (don't know why I never finished it til now) and Bloody Monday (first couple episodes seem pretty thrilling but where the heck is Nari?? He better show his pretty face soon...! >:I)

I've also been trying to juggle Minna Mukashi wa Kodomo Datta in with the whole mix. Really laid back and cute. I'm enjoying it so far!

Ugh, so busy so busy...

strawberryfzz wrote:

Thanks to Yankee, I've been obsessed with Narimiya Hiroki lately. On the side, I've started Orange Days (don't know why I never finished it til now) and Bloody Monday (first couple episodes seem pretty thrilling but where the heck is Nari?? He better show his pretty face soon...! >:I)

Oh, he'll show up alright, around Ep. 4 or 5. Slurping his green soda pop.

The raves that MOTHER and YANKEE-KUN are getting have really piqued my interest. And to think all I ever wanted to watch from the current batch were TnK and SnN. Too bad the two most anticipated dramas this season turned out to be the least satisfying ones (I'm just assuming this about SnN because I haven't seen an episode).

Just watched Arifureta Kiseki for the first two eps.
First time in awhile Ive been grabbed so fast so completely.
Im excited about this.
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Re: Bloody Monday

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and the baddie? this hot chick who's clearly every adolescent boy's fantasy!!!).

Now now�c let�fs not be limiting Kichise Michiko�fs ( http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.2541.htm ) appeal just to adolescent boys. I passed through adolescence around the time Columbus set sail for India�c but it was Michiko that got me through Bloody Monday. Not to mention Bloody Monday 2.

And heck, right now I�fm collecting Hagane no Onna

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Hagane_no_Onna

where Michiko�fs the star, playing an Elementary School Teacher.

Man, I hate actresses who make wise career choices after they have big hits. Michiko plays the wicked, mondo hot assassin, in BM and right away signs on to play an Elementary School Teacher.

Kim So Yun plays the evil (with a heart of gold), mondo hot, N.Korean Agent in IRIS and right away signs on to play the ditzy/boopsie lead in Prosecutor Princess.

Arrrgh! The two greatest Femme Fatales of their generation�c and they both want to ruin it all just for the sake of prolonging their careers.

Some girls are so selfish.
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Episode 8, Sunao ni Narenakute.

Wack 'em all!!

But which crazy person's blood is it?