I recently finished Medaka and Beginner and liked both a lot. Both had a variety of regular characters from very different backgrounds. Are there other dramas like these two with regular characters from all walks of life?

I guess Densha Otoko could be one... Under One Roof may be counted as another one since the siblings all grew up separately under different environment...

Maiuuri wrote:

Hmm any dramas to do with the music/film industry in Japan? (have only seen Sutaa no Koi)

I can only think of Mukodono and Haruka 17. Neither of them masterpieces but okay to watch once.

EstherM wrote:

I can only think of Mukodono and Haruka 17. Neither of them masterpieces but okay to watch once.

The manga/anime Beck is better than both.

EstherM wrote:

I can only think of Mukodono and Haruka 17. Neither of them masterpieces but okay to watch once.

Thank you...I tried watching Mukodono but could only get within 10 min of the 1st episode might continue watching it if I run out of stuff to watch and don't have anything to do (this could be a while as I have recently gotten addicted to Kdramas, Cdramas, and TWdramas) will give Haruka 17 a try too Thanks

Tu_triky wrote:

The manga/anime Beck is better than both.

Thank you will have to check it out hmm is it anything like the manga/anime Nana?
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Maiuuri wrote:

Thank you will have to check it out hmm is it anything like the manga/anime Nana?

Check out the 12 episodes anime Paradise Kiss about fashion - same Mangaka!
Perhaps also the anime Senual Phrase (Kaikan Phrase) is about a band but has aged a bit.

Maiuuri wrote:

Thank you will have to check it out hmm is it anything like the manga/anime Nana?

Somewhat except the band in question is made of up of young men, not women. It's pretty fun to watch, if you liked Nana, I think you'll enjoy Beck.

If you have any more questions let's discuss in the Anime Thread.

xploring wrote:

I recently finished Medaka and Beginner and liked both a lot. Both had a variety of regular characters from very different backgrounds. Are there other dramas like these two with regular characters from all walks of life? I guess Densha Otoko could be one... Under One Roof may be counted as another one since the siblings all grew up separately under different environment...

I tried to think really hard but the only one I came up with was Ushi ni Negai wo: Love & Farm abt students with different personalities, doing an internship at a farm. I gave up after one episode.

Maybe Hakusen nagashi comes close? It�Ls a about 7 kids, 5 in their last year of highschool, one who has to work and goes to nightschool and one who works.

xploring wrote:

I guess Densha Otoko could be one... Under One Roof may be counted as another one since the siblings all grew up separately under different environment...

You mentioned Under One Roof, a similar drama is Hotman. 5 siblings living together, they all had the same Mom but 4 different Fathers. And mega-kawaii Nana Yamauchi.

Thank you both for your time and recomendations.

I have just downloaded the first few episodes of Hakusen Nagashi. Will give a try later. Watched the first few episodes of Hotman a long time ago, maybe I should give it another go. Was probably too picky back then.

can anybody recomend some dramas about young children & families and are the subtiled in english that are online?

kelseyhale wrote:

can anybody recomend some dramas about young children & families and are the subtiled in english that are online?

You could try Engine - it's online at Crunchyroll http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/CRSeries_-_Engine

It appears to be about car racing, but the main story involves a bunch of kids in an orphanage. It's more about the kids than anything.

kelseyhale wrote:

can anybody recomend some dramas about young children & families and are the subtiled in english that are online?

Ruri no shima?
Boku to Kanojo to Kanojo no Ikiru Michi (this may be hard to find)

Young children as in below age 12?

There are a few other family dramas around, but for young children, that's all I can think of at the moment

well what family dramas are good?

kelseyhale wrote:

can anybody recomend some dramas about young children & families and are the subtiled in english that are online?

Maybe Aikurushii and Hotman series. There's a little about family and children in the recommended Bara no nai Hanaya.
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kelseyhale wrote:

well what family dramas are good?

Yamada Taro Monogatari and Brother Beat were all right. :]

kelseyhale wrote:

well what family dramas are good?

i recommend Bara no nai hanaya, Hanayome to Papa, 14 sai no haha, Aikurushii
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kelseyhale wrote:

well what family dramas are good?

Hitotsu yane no shita. Both seasons are excellent, though I preferred season 2. SARS just released ep 1 this past week of season 1. It would be very tough to find season 2 though. Probably only as a tv / vhs rip if you can find it.

watch PRIDE. it's the best of any drama i've seen, and i'm still not quite sure why. the acting is great, the dialogue is intelligent, and the character development is solid.

YATTA!!!
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well besides cruchyroll where can i find other dramas online?

kelseyhale wrote:

well besides cruchyroll where can i find other dramas online?

http://jdorama.com/viewtopic.4902.htm
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