1 Pound no Fukuin [1ポンドの福音] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) It might be way over the top and plot might be silly and lame but still it's entertaining drama at times. Drama was repeating itself I'm glad it wasn't any longer. | Ace wo Nerae! [エースをねらえ!] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) It was really childish drama and not too good, still watchable though. | Akihabara@DEEP [アキハバラ@DEEP] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Well atleast it's different from other shows, though I must say there's also some wasted potential here since it could have easily been better. If you know things about otaku culture, and can stand and enjoy humor used in drama you might like it. |
Anego [アネゴ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Liked it a lot, too bad subs weren't as good as dorama. Really liked those texts next to characters when they were thinking. | Arifureta Kiseki [ありふれた奇跡] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) really really slow yet funny and brilliant drama. Humor is just perfect here, so somehow common but still puts smile on your face :). | Bambino! [バンビーノ!] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) Cooking isn't really my thing but still entertaining at times. Still there is also moments I didn't find interesting, which is why it was hard for me to even finish this one. |
Bara no nai Hanaya [薔薇のない花屋] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Twist | Beautiful life [ビューティフルライフ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Pretty good, but not one of the bests. | Bijo ka Yajuu [美女か野獣] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Really light Episodic drama with some fun moments, easy to watch. Cast and characters were also really nice. |
BOSS Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Pretty cool and nice to watch, but not as good as some other crime investigating doramas. However, the way dorama ended (last ep) was awesome, just perfect. | Brother Beat [ブラザー☆ビート] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) light and easy to watch, but couldn't quite keep it's great quality for all 11 episodes. | Byakuyakou [白夜行] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Interesting storyline, really dark and twisted so not for everyone. |
Celeb to Binbo Taro [セレブと貧乏太郎] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) first seemed like pretty good and funny way over the top drama, but when series went on It couldn't competely keep it up. story is really weak and not to be taken seriously at all, but still towards end it was almost too much for me to bear. | CHANGE Rating: 8/10 (Watched) somewhat silly political dorama, still kinda serious though and well done story. | Cheap Love [チープラブ] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Stupid but pretty funny at times :D. Liked it but felt that last two episodes were a bit out of place. |
Double kitchen [ダブルキッチン] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) A bit silly, but fun. | Dragon Zakura [ドラゴン桜] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) It's maybe a bit too simple drama and it isn't as interesting as some other dramas, still it had it's moments, so not complete waste. | Gokusen [ごくせん] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Somewhat Similar to GTO. Lacks in many ways, but still ok drama. |
Gokusen Season 2 [ごくせん2] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) While it had it's moments, it's worse than first one. | Golden Bowl [ゴールデンボウル] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) A bit silly, but has kinda nice flow, so it's easy and enjoyable to watch. | Good Luck !! [グッドラック!!] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Nice to watch, acting is solid. Story isn't anything spectacular, but it's enjoyable dorama to watch anyways. |
GTO [麻辣教師] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Whole story is a bit silly and some things are a bit stupid and not realistic at all, but it's not like they were going for realism here anyway. Rather there actually lies message here what for they were going making these stereotypic and a bit aggravated characters. But it's not like this dorama is perfect for sure, though it's good and enjoyable to watch. It was also first Japanese drama I watched so I might be overrating it :P. | H2~Kimi to itahibi [2〜君といた日々] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Enjoyed drama and since I like sports that theme always works for me. | Haikei, Chichiue-sama [拝啓、父上様] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Surprisingly really liked this, though it doesn't seem kind of dorama I'd enjoy most (and partly it really isn't, but there is also things that I like this dorama). Also something you notice is that whole dorama kinda old fashioned in a way, though there are things like cellphones there so it's not like this is some old story. Only thing that is really worth whining is that ep 10 and 11 could have been better IMO (ending was fine though). |
Hana Yori Dango [花より男子] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Nothing superspecial, but found it entertaining anyways. | Hana Yori Dango Season 2 [花より男子] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) A bit better than first IMO. | Hero Rating: 8/10 Pretty good, gotta love the prosecutor office and it's people. |
Hoshi no kinka 1 [星の金貨] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Good, Though it's utterly stupid and soap operaish... | Ichi Ritoru no Namida [1リットルの涙] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Really sad tear jerker. | Iguana no musume [イグアナの娘] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Fairytale type of story. I'm sure there is people who think story is just too stupid and can't stand it, but I hadn't too much problems with it. Still It's not like this dorama was really great, but I thought it was pretty good and it was also nice to see Kanno Mihos earlier work :). Other cast wasn't too bad either. |
Ikebukuro West Gate Park [池袋ウエストゲートパーク] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) It was really cool drama, but some parts of it weren't all that great. | Joker Yurusarezaru Sosakan [ジョーカー 許されざる捜査官] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Liked setting, However I had some problems with how story went on, but it's still really good :). | Kamisama mou sukoshi dake [神様、もう少しだけ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Really liked storyline, too bad this was flawed in many ways. A bit hard to rate this, since it actually has somethings done really well. |
Katagoshi no Koibito [肩ごしの恋人] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) I'm not exactly target audience, but thought it was good :). Really liked cast and characters, thou characters might not be all that likable (at least not all of em). Also liked this dorama style-wise, it had pretty realistic approach and it could be taken seriously, but still it and its characters had this not too serious feel in them also. | Keizoku [ケイゾク] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) It's just such a nice watch, really well done detective drama. A bit silly, not too serious and some light comedy here and there. Characters and cast also do their jobs really well, it can't really get much better than that. In the end it gets a lot more serious though, when main storyline comes to an end. It was a bit twisted and much different from episodes before, but really interesting, still liked light episodes more though. | Kiina ~ Fukano Hanzai Sosakan [キイナ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Kanno Miho was great for once again, but sometimes it seems illogical that Kiina fails to see some clues that imo she should notice. Cases were mostly pretty good, Tt wasn't traditional detective show where there is many suspects and then detective with his/her great mind comes up with conclusion who is criminal. It was more like stories about how Kiina with her great mind solves some strange cases (where there often doesn't seem to be real suspects at all first) that often end up being more normal than they may first seem. |
Kimi wa Petto [きみはペット] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) There's some flaws in it and it's a bit silly in a way but it's still one of the best dramas ever :). Cast was great and also found this drama really funny. Sometimes comedy elements just won't work as well as they could for me, but that surely wasn't a case in here. I Also liked plot in it's all absurdness. | Koi ga shitai Koi ga shitai Koi ga shitai [恋がしたい恋がしたい] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Not perfect, but pretty good. Kanno Miho is just brilliant in this one, or maybe I just like her too much :). In a way whole drama is brilliant too, but I just felt It had even more potential. Also liked how story often went from one character to other so smoothly, which made drama more enjoyable. comedy of this drama was also presented pretty neatly. | Konna koi no hanashi [こんな恋のはなし] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Gotta love the cast, Sanada Hiroyuki + Matsushima Nanako :). Too bad drama itself isn't anything really special, just average. |
Koori no sekai [冰の世界] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Started off slow but overall great series with many twists. Someone might not like ending, but I though It was fine. | Kou kou kyoushi [高校教師] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) This was probably somewhat shocking back then, but nowadays not all that much. It's fairly good drama and there is important moral issues covered in show, so it's not just a good drama, there is some message too. | Kuitan [喰いタン] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) While it was pretty stupid, silly and lame comedy with some over the topness, I still started to actually somewhat like it as it went on. IGARASHIIII!! |
Last Christmas [ラストクリスマス] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) It was good and easy to watch, but didn't like it as much some other doramas. | Last Friends [ラスト・フレンズ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) a bit mixed feelings about on this, but in the end turned out pretty good. | Liar Game [ライアーゲーム] Rating: 2/10 (Watched) Too damn long considering Some parts are really boring. I'm shocked I was able to finish it. |
LIFE [ライフ] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) Manami is just so baaad. Dorama isn't bad, just not for my liking for some reason. Also looking forward Kitano Kii's other works :) | Long vacation [ロングバケーション] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Awesome romantic comedy with a great cast :) | Love generation [ラブジェネレーション] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Another love story. Liked it though it was Nothing fancy. |
Love Revolution [ラブレボリューション] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) I liked it, though it was pretty simple and nothing really fancy to be found there really, it was entertaining enough and kept me interested. | Magerarenai Onna [曲げられない女] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) A bit silly but Kinda funny. | Manhattan Love Story [マンハッタン ラブストーリー] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) By far silliest main character I've seen in any drama. Drama itself is also really silly and unrealistic yet complex comedy full of action, there isn't too many moments when there isn't happening something. All in all I liked it, but it might not be for everyone :). Cast was solid all the way, but I particularly liked Matsuokas performance as Tencho, that character was brilliant itself so it was nice to see role acted by a worthy actor. |
MR. BRAIN Rating: 8/10 (Watched) A bit silly but enjoyable crime investigation drama :). Some pretty cool cameos here, especially liked two episodes where Yukie Nakama was in. | Mukodono! [ムコ殿/女婿大人] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Silly and corny drama with ridiculous story, but that's probably how it was meant to be. it's not like they made this one to be taken too seriously. So yes, It's fun and good watch :). | My Boss, My Hero [マイボスマイヒロ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) After first episode thought this was almost complete bs... It's one of those way over the top comedies that are not to be taken too seriously. Despite that there's also enjoyable and light drama included in this pretty crazy comedy. At times choberibad and stupid, but still its somehow enjoyable to watch and pretty funny, though didn't find it as fun myself as some others. |
Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku [夏の恋は虹色に輝く] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Matsujun sucks as always, but dorama is kinda stupid anyway so it kinda fits there, lol. Whole thing is also kinda unintetionally comical at times but don't get me wrong, I still somehow really liked this. It's lighthearted and fun to watch, and that's good enough for me really (I guess I just like style of this scriptwriter) :). | Nemureru mori [眠れる森] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) twisted and dark, good atmosphere and Great storyline. | Ningen no Shoumei [人間の証明] Rating: 8/10 |
Nobuta wo Produce [野ブタ。をプロデュース] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) I guess it's OK for a ridiculously hyped teen-drama, but just couldn't reach its potential completely. | Nodame Cantabile [のだめ カンタビ−レ] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) Funniest thing there is, time flies when watching this :). | Odoru Daisousasen [踊る大捜査線] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Not your normal Detective comedy. It isn't amazingly funny either (IMO), but setting itself is intelligent and fun which makes it pretty good. I would have probably liked it more if there were more story to be found here, because as it was, it just wasn't enough. |
Ohitorisama [おひとりさま] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) It isn't bad and has some good parts, but didn't really like style of this dorama. | Orange Days [オレンジデイズ] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) Such an awesome drama, Shibasaki Kou portraits deaf person really well. Though it's also sad, it was feel good drama at least for me, just filled me with happiness at times overwhelmingly :). Don't think I'd enjoy it as much if re-watching it now though. | Orthros no Inu [オルトロスの犬] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Cool serious drama. Easy to watch and keeps you intrested till the end :). |
Pride [プライド] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Way hockey is presented here is mostly worth of countless :palmface (I was probably complete idiot even hoping that not being the case :D, though some parts are actually done OK), but otherwise it isn't that bad and interesting enough. It's also overly dramatic, silly and not believable. | Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso [霊能力者 小田霧響子の嘘] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Silly but works pretty well despite of that. | ROOKIES [ルーキーズ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Ok sports drama, but that passionate teacher was a bit annoying sometimes. |
Satorare [サトラレ] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) Didn't really like setting too much and found main male character somewhat annoying. Needless to say didn't like it either. | Seikei Bijin [整形美人。] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Ryoko is damn hot in this one and Manami just too cute... Setting seemed like it could have had some potential, but drama itself doesn't offer enough to be considered anything out of ordinary, it also dragged a bit. | Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu [世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) fairly intresting and really sad story, but I felt it was a bit too slow in some parts for it's own good. Maybe with 1-2 less episodes it would have been even better. Also thought characters were well made and believablely acted. |
Shimokita GLORY DAYS [下北GLORY DAYS] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) It might be worth a watch if you like ecchi, but there is a lot better dramas than this. Story is just a joke, really weak anime cliche which itself could still be bearable since doing such a thing in dorama is actually kinda uncommon, but it's also executed pretty badly... Acting is also horrible(especially male lead who besides being just really bad actor can also be really annoying), well it isn't serious dorama so that could be forgiven if show just were interesting and fun enough... Sadly seems almost like they didn't even try to make this one cool or anything. | Shinzanmono [新参者] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) As mentioned it's a bit stupid how Main character solves peoples personal problems, but I can live with that and it works OK for me. It's also more human drama than some detective story, though main story obviously is there all the time. Overall this dorama was interesting, well done and definitely worth a watch.
NOTE: There is not that well known actor/singer Matsumoto Jun in this dorama (though he is listed above), its just some old lady who happens to share same name with him. | Shiroi Haru [白い春] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) At times really good, but there are also some things in this drama that could have been done better. Last episode was also disappointing. |
Smile [スマイル] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) This is one sad story, It's well done and all but for some reason this didn't really work for me perfectly and had problems to even finish this. I tend not to like doramas with really serious approach as much so that might be partly it since it was as serious as it gets. Really liked how this ended though. | Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi [空から降る一億の星] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Liked this one. Stylewise really good, not too serious nor too silly. | Sore wa, Totsuzen, Arashi no you ni... [それは、突然、嵐のように…] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) really good, cast is solid and characters are nice. Story really kept me interested too, so nothing much wrong here. |
Star no Koi [スタアの恋] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Unrealistic, lighthearted, silly and funny. Some moments with Sousuke's coworkers are just crazy silly and fun :D. Felt it dragged a bit in the end. | Summer snow Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Cheerful, sad and touching drama. | Tatta Hitotsu no Koi [たったひとつの恋] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Nothing new or really really good here, but it was entertaining never the less. |
Tiger & Dragon [タイガー&ドラゴン] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) It's pretty funny how rakugo stories come alive, too bad I don't really like rakugo too much myself, Though learned to like it a little when dorama went on. It was still hard to get some jokes and also cultural boundaries might have been in a way of fully enjoying those stories. Episodes had kinda similar structure (like how every episode ended and how every episode went on, which I don't really appriciate too high, but luckily this dorama was also different from other shows which covered that up nicely. | Trick [トリック] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) A bit strange dorama, rather under produced, which works well for me and fits right in light atmosphere of the show (over acting, silly and stupid, just looks cheap, plot holes). So it isn't by any means perfect, but I just loved style of the show, which is also why this dorama was nice and easy to watch. Also Nakama's laugh, what can I say... HAHAHAHA, crazy good stuff. p.s. It's crooked! | Trick Season 2 [トリック2] Rating: 8/10 Been there done that, nothing new here really and maybe not as good as first one. That said, still good. |
Tsuki no Koibito [月の恋人] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Things turned out kinda nicely. | Watashitachi no kyokasho [わたしたちの教科書] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Kinda serious dorama. Some problems for sure, but maybe still more good than bad in this one. Also really liked Kanno Miho's performance here. | Yasuko to Kenji [ヤスコとケンジ] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Another silly comedy, maybe a bit too stupid, over the top and silly for it's own good, but found it funny sometimes despite how it was (overthetopsillychildishstupid). Anyways, story isn't anything sort of brilliant, but this is also obviously one of those doramas that shouldn't be taken seriously at all, so that's not surprising really. Dragged a bit in the end. |