Filed under: Dorama, Television | Tags: Akahana no Sensei, Buzzer Beat, Call Center no Koibito, Dandy Daddy?, Haken no Oscar, Kanryotachi no Natsu, Karei Naru Spy, Kochikame, Koishite Akuma, Ninkyo Helper, Orthros no Inu, Otomen, Saru Lock
Can it still be called a preview if some of the series kind of already started? 
Ah, well, either way, here’s my preview of this season’s upcoming dramas. My top three this season are three definitely pretty boy dramas: Buzzer Beat, Orthros no Inu, and Otomen. (Although I probably will check out many more too, since there’s a lot of promise this season!)
Also is it just me or are there many more Johnny’s this season? 7 in lead or co-leading roles this season? Has that happened before?
Made it in time for April 1st! 😀 Winter season was good, here’s hoping the momentum carries on this season.
So my “recommendations” for watchable dramas has sucked consistently – but just look, one of these days I’ll correctly predict the good dramas. For the new shows this season, I’ll be keeping an eye out on Atashinchi no Danshi, Quiz Show, and Meitantei no Okite.
Filed under: Dorama, Television | Tags: Kami no Shizuku, Mei-chan no Shitsuji, RESCUE, Triangle, Uta no Onii-chan, VOICE, Zeni Geba
Well, more like quarter-season, but I feel like I’ve watched enough to give some recs. This season’s dramas are (by my standards, at least) unbelievably good. All the ones I’ve watched have English subs, found at, cough, the usual places. (Please don’t ask me how to find subs.)
Here’s my take on them. Since Valentine’s day has just passed, let’s do some rating in hearts! 😀
Mei-chan no Shitsuji – ABSURDLY GOOD. The synopsis doesn’t do it justice! Orphaned Mei is suddenly thrust into high-class school St. Lucia as the heir of the affluent Hongo group with her own S-rank (super talented, and coincidentally super hot) butler. A lot of ridiculous antics from the crazy bitches at the school. All the protagonists are likable characters, there is possible romance and definitely mystery, and seriously crazy creepy antagonists you just shiver to see – this is so far terrific!
Whew! I’ve done a year of drama previews already, and it’s time for 2009’s dramas.
This seems like a fairly weak season, by my picks would be Voice, Zeni Geba, and probably Uta no Onii-san for the laughs. I’m a little late for this season, but nevertheless –
I blog about j-pop and j-dramas, plus I’m critical of others (har, har) so I figured – who better to pass judgment on those subjects than me? (Rhetorical question.) It’s time for me to give my two cents on 2008.
And if you notice some heavy, heavy bias – well, everything is based solely on my and only my opinion. (:
Starting with:
Filed under: Dorama, Television | Tags: Akai Ito, Bloody Monday, Celeb & Poor, Dandan, Giragira, Innocent Love, Kaze no Garden, Nanase Futatabi, Oh! My Girl!!, OL Nippon, ROOM OF KING, Ryusei no Kizuna, SCANDAL, Scrap Teacher, Shioni Kyumei, Team Batista no Eiko
Summer season 2008 was terrific – granted, I’ve yet to finish all of them, but the ones I’ve watched and finished have been great. Unfortunately, it seems to be a trend that all the good dramas air in summer – how’s autumn looking up?
I’m checking out quite a few dramas out of loyalty for the stars I follow, but if I had to rec three to check out based on how the plot sounds, it’d be Ryusei no Kizuna, Bloody Monday, and Giragira. And now, to the dramas:
Filed under: Dorama, Television | Tags: 33 Pun Tantei, Ando Natsu, Cat Street, Code Blue, Dageki Tenshi Ruri, Fuku-Shocho, Gakko ja Oshierarenai!, Gonzo, Here is Greenwood, Kagero no Tsuji 2, Koizora, Lotta de 6 San-oku Ni-senman en Ateta Otoko, Maou, Monster Parent, Seigi no Mikata, Shibatora, Sono Otoko, Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu, Tomorrow, Walkin' Butterfly, Yasuko to Kenji, Yottsu no Uso
Back for another season of dramas 😀 Here’s my take, but the official synopsis are over at tokyograph. My top picks for the season would have to be Maou, Cat Street, and – is anyone surprised – Code Blue!
Filed under: Dorama, Johnny's Entertainment, NEWS, Television | Tags: Code Blue, Yamapi, Yamashita Tomohisa
I’ve yet to get started on looking through the summer 2008 dramas, but this one’s really caught my eye. Maybe it’s because I love Yamapi to death, maybe because I adore Gakki, maybe because I really like Erika, or maybe because I just have some perverse fetish for scrubs and helicopters – I am so, so ready for Code Blue.
Filed under: Dorama | Tags: 81 Diver, Around 40, Battery, Change, Gokusen 3, Hitomi, Hokaben, Kasouken no Onna, Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne?, Last Friends, Muri na Renai, Osen, Puzzle, Rookies, Ryokiteki na Kanojo, Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi, Top Sales, Zettai Kareshi
Happy April! Happy Spring! (although not happy April Fools… it’s kind of a terrible excuse for a holiday.) This month, spring season dramas will be starting. Watching most of the dramas last season was kind of painful so I don’t think I’ll attempt it again 😦 Still, I thought it’d be nice to give an overview. Tokyograph always has a terrific synopsis of everything this season. I thought I’d look through everything and give my two cents. 🙂
My own personal recs? If there’s three I’m actually probably going to follow it’d be Last Friends, Hokaben, and Kimi Hannin Janai yo ne.
And onto the dramas:
Filed under: Dorama | Tags: 4 Shima Tantei Dan, Ashita no Kita Yoshio, Binbo Danshi, Daisuki!!, Edison no Haha, Fantastic Deer-Man, Sasaki Fusai no Jingi Naki Tatakai
So here’s the continuation to the Part 1 of the drama review! Following the six from last time, here’s the next seven.
Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (The Fantastic Deer-Man) is about a man (Ogawa, played by Tamaki Hiroshi) plagued with terrible luck all his life, and now that he’s at the end of his line he’s sent to an all girl’s school in Nara to teach. When he gets to Nara, where deer roam around, he catches the eye of… I dunno, deer gods? who can turn into humans. And they’ll get him to become the protector of Japan, under their instructions? This drama is ridiculous (talking deer!) but hilarious, with unbelievable events voiced over by Ogawa’s self-pitying deadpan that somehow creates a great mix. Having Tamaki Hiroshi starring doesn’t hurt at all. I am so completely confused by the drama and yet I love it already.
Watch status: watching!
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