Drama Time! Guilty: Akuma to Keiyaku Shita onna

Nogami Meiko works in a pet grooming salon in Shirogane she is very skilled at what she does and loves her job greatly.  She works happily and is loved by the salon's owner and her co-worker.  But Meiko has a secret, when she was 19, she was imprisoned for murder wrongfully because of this she suffered greatly and vowed to get revenge on everyone that framed her for the murder of her own family.  When she begins to put her plans into action by chance she meets Mashima Takuro who helped her in a moment of trouble,  Takuro is actually a police detective but he keeps this a secret from her knowing about her past. That chance meeting with the detective could break Meikos plan for revenge or set them into advancing quicker.

This drama was full of plot twist and moment where the watcher will be in some disbelief.  The actor that portrayed Meiko did a great job seeing as you can feel sympathy for her but can still be scared of her at the same time especially when she does the evil smile (so creepy).  At the end of the drama when all of it finally unfolds and nothing else can be done a happy ending is strongly hoped for but at the same time not likely obtained, the ending was truthfully the perfect for the story line as sad as it was.  Still there's a lot of things to love about this drama there's an underlying love story for the main characters, there's death, there action, there's tragedy, there's evil that's more evil than it appear but most importantly there's dogs, cute dogs which are lovable and you get to see throughout the drama.  To see all the cute dogs and to of course find out Meiko's tragic story you will have to watch this drama, so....


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Drama Time! Kimi wa Petto

Iwaya Sumire is beautiful, smart and successful because of this people feel inferior to her, finding her extremely scary and hard to approach.  Her stone cold personality doesn't help her relationships with people either making her a loner in her job as a new reporter.   After punching out her section chief at work because of sexual harassment she goes home with a headache that has been bothering her for days.  Once in front of her apartment building she finds a box with a injured boy inside it, instead of calling the police she decides to take the boy inside her home and heal his wounds because he reminded her of a dog she had when young named Momo.  Going to work the next morning she gets demoted from the external affairs department of the newspaper to the lifestyle department because of what had happened the day before.  Being extremely annoyed and stressed she goes back home to find the injured boy still in her house after an argument she tells him that she will let him stay if he becomes her pet in an attempt to make him leave, amazingly though he agrees to this and begins to live in her house as Momo.

A really weird story line truthfully but really well executed all around.  The actors do well to portray the characters and although they are definitely not like the average person personality wise they each have something that allows the watcher to feel like they have many things in common with them.  There are also many moments withing the drama that are funny because of Sumire's cold personality and Momo's pushy personality having to do with Momos attempts at getting kisses from his new owner.  All in all this is a drama for the more mature watcher as there are many instances where sex is mentioned and Sumire is very aware of the fact that Momo is trying his best at times to make a move.  Still the drama is a good drama to watch in all of its aspects as its not the average love story. That being said be sure to watch it till them...

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Drama Time! Seigi no Mikata

A person who stands for all the right things and is not afraid to speak about the things that are wrong making everything around them better as a result this is to everyone an ally of justice this is the definition of Nakata Makiko.  Or at least to everyone that isn't her little sister Nakata Yoko who knows her big sisters is the true nature of evil.  Yoko since young has lived under her sister tyranny having to do all her chores, run to great lengths to do things for her without gratitude or rest, Yoko knows the full extent of her big sisters evil and understands very well that the things Makiko does are for her out gain rather than the worlds. But somehow everything always turns out for the better when her sister is involved.  Yoko lives a troubled life because of her sister and she wonders if it will ever be peaceful. 

I loved this drama it was simply perfection, or at least I think so.  The big sister is evil in all ways a person could be but somehow everyone thinks she is an ally of justice and every time it happens the moment was pure gold, I loved the way she ridiculously got away with the things she did or said.  Somehow it makes me want to be an ally of justice just like her but I am sure that someone would have to suffer like the poor little sister so I will never attempt it.  All in all the drama was probably one of my favorites the characters were realistic yet still a bit eccentric making the drama more interesting.  So lets all be ally's of justice and watch this drama lets go!

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Drama Time! Guren Onna

Nabekura Fumiyo a high school teacher who keeps everything inside and has a dark personality because of this people tend to stay away from her and her students don't respect her.  This is only her during the day though at night she transforms into the famed Guren Onna a 'ghost' who is looking for the man that killed her and burns the men that come through her path, with this back story she scares those that see her all through the night.  She finds out that other 'ghost' are out and about taking her place so she sets out to stop them and ends up running into actual ghost.  Trouble come the Guren Onna every night as she tries to maintain her fear factor amongst people.

This drama is pretty interesting to say the least, the main character is very weird but because of this she is very funny.  Though I must confess that I have not actually finished watching this drama I remember liking it and plan on finishing it very soon.

Drama Time! Anna san no Omame

Anna is the definition of the perfect woman smart, beautiful, kind and elegant but she is not the main character of this drama.  The main character of this drama is Lily a girl who creates giant misunderstandings for herself because of her very over active imagination, Lily believes that all the men in the world love her for her beauty.  When Anna decides to introduce her boyfriend to Lily misunderstanding do unfold a Lily falls for Anna's boyfriend Kyotaro.  This creates a huge problem for Kyotaro who wants nothing to do with Lily and only wants to be with Anna.

This drama is based on a manga with the same name and with the same story line.  The drama was a huge ball of laughs although Lily could possibly be the most annoying person on earth you cannot help but come to like her and her personality.  Since it is based on a manga there are many times when the real world aspect of things is lost and things happen ridiculously being addressed by the narrator besides that there's not much that I can say about the drama it looks like.   As it is a comedy drama I urge that you pay attention to the things happening in the background as there are some really weird and funny things happening all around the characters that should not be missed.   All in all it is a drama that you could watch to release stress so go meet Lily and watch the drama!


 ぱきゅｎ！ぱきゅん！
 Bang! Bang!

Drama Time! Akuto - Juuhanzai Sousahan

In the world there are rabbits and hyenas, a docile rabbit will live its life peacefully but hyenas are out chasing the rabbits then sucking them dry. Can a rabbit protect other rabbits from a hyena? or is it a fight between the hyenas to see who eats the rabbit first?
 
The detectives from the Fourth Section of Minato-cho Police Precincts Togashi Masayoshi, Iinuma Reiko, Shibata Yasuharu and Yamashita Manabu are detectives with the highest arrest record out of all the divisions. An amazing achievement which is shrouded by the rumor that illegal methods are used to get the job done. After the strange death of their chief officer from falling off the roof of a building during a chase a new chief is to be instated.  Satonaka Keiichiro is appointed for the job by the head of police administration , Maejima Ryuzo, as the Fourth Sections New Chief Officer. Though he believed he was demoted he is in fact sent there to keep tabs on the Fourth Sections activities on behalf of the head of police. Working together Satonaka finds that the rumors are true. Has Satonaka been placed into a hyenas play ground? Or are the hyenas really rabbits in disguise?
 
Unlike detective dramas from the past that I have reviewed this one ccertainly had no fall back on comedy going on but still it captivates you all the same safe to say its a mature detective drama.  The story lines in the beginning makes you absolutely doubt everyone and the first episode is a moment where you trust none of the characters to be the good detective they are suppose to be.  Though as the story line progresses you have to use your own judgment to decide whether or not they are doing good or just using justice as an excuse to do as they please.  Togashi Masayoshi the silent but most obvious leader of the detectives makes for a very exceptional character with an unwavering belief in what he does and Satonaka is his opposite although in the beginning he seems sure he wavers in his beliefs after meeting the four detectives from the fourth section. The four detectives were very well made up each with their own stories or background that correlated with the main storyline. 

The most shocking thing about the drama above all things is the ending, a happy ending seems in order after all the events that have happened but for the tone the drama had kept all through it a happy ending is not what you get, the last ten minutes of the drama leave you stunned and wanting to know what happens next.  To know what happened I'm guessing you would have to watch to know.

Till next time!

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Drama Time! 100 Tales of Horror

It's October the month where ghost and ghouls walk the earth freely, because of this I though that the 100 Tales of Horror would be a perfect drama to watch for everyone.  The drama itself features a total of  10 classic Japanese ghost stories that are all distinct from one another.  The stories themselves aren't scary at all so even the faint of heart can watch them with ease and not be scared at all.   For the month of October I really recommend it. 


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Drama Time! Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo

Kano Haruko is a charismatic girl with amazing if not eccentric fashion sense so amazing is her fashion sense that she has been featured in magazines.  But despite her loud image and success as a model her dream is to become a high school teacher.  With the promise that she would be introduced to a real Japanese high school teaching position she takes a job to be a Japanese teacher to foreigners in a Japanese language school.  There she is in charge of nine very different students with very different reasons for learning Japanese.  The students range from an American businessman to a Swedish girl with a goal of meeting a ninja.  With many different people from around the world this drama has many lessons to teach.  Kano Haruko's path to becoming a teacher starts like this.

The name of this drama itself was what caught my attention before I watched it, the 'Japanese the Japanese don't know' is what the name translates to and the thought  that Japanese didn't know Japanese just baffled me.  But after watching the drama I understood how this could happen, there are everyday words that the common everyday speaker use that aren't correct but eventually because everyone speaks that way you forget that its not the correct way to speak.  The drama illustrates that the modern world sometimes forgets where things begin.  The drama besides teaching both foreigners and natives new Japanese words goes into depth in teaching things about Japanese culture that are not well known, with great illustrations and explanations.  The drama was good and you can learn a lot from it, but at the same time you're learning you are also being fully entertained by the weird and quirky characters that make up the drama.   I really do recommend it especially if you are learning to speak Japanese because it will let you learn something's that might be difficult to learn from books.  It is really a great drama so go watch it!

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Drama Time! Perfect Girl Evolution

Takano Kyohei is a college student blessed with godly good looks because of this he is constantly harassed by crazed girls who want him for themselves. While working at a restaurant he loses his temper at a few of his crazed fans and gets fired from his job. That's when the glamorous and rich Nakahara Mine picks him up and gives him a home with another three good looking guys. Nakahara Mine tells them that they can live for free in the house as long as they can turn her niece, Sunako, into a lady. Everyone is more than enthusiastic thinking the job would be an easy task but once Sunako arrives they are left horror struck thinking she must be a ghost. Sunako is a morbid girl who likes horror movies, the darkness and hates bright things and upon seeing the four gorgeous guys she runs away into her dark room or faints. Because of Sunako's love of the morbid and her absolute hate for bright creatures many troubles arise but Takano Kyohei will not give up on turning Sunako into a lady because it means he gets to eat for free.

Among many mangas that I've read through out my life, the wallflower manga is one of my favorites, so I was a bit reserved at first about watching the drama since usually the drama is never better than the manga but I actually found myself falling in love with the drama as well. The characters where all well portrayed and even the character that weren't in the manga I found myself falling in love with. The relationship between Sunako and Kyohei is the same as in the manga but somehow I felt that the personal connection between them was better established in the drama of course that really doesn't mean anything when they don't know they like each other or at least deny it to the very end. The rest of the cast is really funny but definitely the one that stole the show for me was the added character, Nakahara Takeru. He acted as a narrator at the beginning of each episode and was just absolutely too cute for words. There were added scenes with Mine because of him which made it both heart warming and funny, in the end he was a smart kid that just absolutely steals your heart.   For those who have read the manga, you will enjoy the drama thoroughly and for those who have not read the manga, you will also enjoy the drama thoroughly.  I recommend it.  

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Drama Time! Proposal Daisakusen

Iwase Ken has been friends with Yoshida Rei since elementary school and has been in love with her for the longest time. Sadly Iwase Ken is clumsy and stubborn when it comes to love but still the lively and cheerful Rei is the girl that was made for him.  Rei on the other hand seems to not think the same way about Ken and is about to marry another man.  Ken sadly attends the wedding ceremony thinking of giving up on his love for her, that is until a fairy appears because of Ken's strong desire to change things. The fairy sends Ken back in time giving him a 'last hallelujah chance' to win the girl of his dream.

This drama was very sweet and at first it tricks you into thinking that the groom for the weeding is actually Ken but of course that's not the case.   I myself was annoyed through out half the drama but that is only because love stories to me are very simply solved and though the answer was written clear as day to me it was not to Ken.  I was mad at Ken through out this drama mainly because all his troubles where literally ended with a simple confession but he dragged it out because he was afraid of what would happen if he confessed.  The whole time I said things along the line of 'I mean come on man she's already getting married. It cannot get any worse for your love life than that, can it? No, just confess already!'   But of course he can't hear me as I scream in anger at him so he just did what ever he wanted to do, at his misguided attempt to win the girl back.    Any one else besides me would think that his go about was correct, he was in the end only trying to make her memories of him good and in turn hoping that this might change their relationship, and I suppose that is really sweet seeing as he cares about her more than himself.  Plus it would've  been a much shorter drama if he had gone by my way of panning things out.  All in all its a very nice drama to watch especially if you like corny love dramas (Not being insulting just can't find other words to say it.) 


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Drama Time! Nobuta wo Produce

Kiritani Shuji is a person that thinks of life as a game, because of this he does his best to be liked by everyone, no matter who they are or whether he thinks they're weird or creepy, he will get along with them. That is, everyone except Kusano Akira, he is a weirdo that does what he wants, talks weirdly and never has a reason for the way he acts to Kiritani, Akira is a pest and his life would be much better if Akira didn't talk to him.   But Akira is the only one that knows that Kiritani isn't the same cool guy that he pretends to be.   One day a new transfer student comes to their class, Kotani Nobuko, she is extremely quite and always keeps her head down making it easy for her to be bullied.  Kiritani Shuji and Kusano Akira seeing that their youths were being wasted in they're everyday school life decide that they would produce Nobuko into the most popular girl in the school, under the condition that no one ever finds out that they are working together to make it possible. Together they go through many trials and find that being with each other is more fun that being alone or pretending to be someone they're not.

Kiritani Shuji is a character who at first I found interesting but then found annoying and then in the end liked.  His character was extremely cruel to others even though to everyone else it appeared that he was a cool and nice guy, this really made me mad at him as a character in the beginning.  Thank god for Akira though, out of all the characters of any drama or anime that I have ever watched EVER Akira became my favorite most loved character, one of the reasons this drama is so memorable to me was because of him.   He is an eccentric character who at first I found funny and liked instantly for making Kiritani's life hellish but as the drama progressed I found that he was kind and thoughtful when it came to the people close to him, so in a sing song voice I can safely say. I love him.   Much like Amemiya in Hotaru no Hikari who gave me the goro goro, Akira gave me the unexplained Kon Kon gesture which every time I remember him I find myself doing in his honor. Unlike Kiritani and Akira there's not much to say about Nobuko except that she was extremely sweet and a good girl and it was funny how she followed Akira's flow at times with the Nobuta Power pose.  There was love interest in this drama but in the end they choose friendship over love.  Really loved this drama and do recommend it, you won't regret watching it.

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Drama Time! Last Cinderella

'Women today can sometimes forget about their gender, as they devote themselves deeper and deeper into their career. Among such women, some suffer overwork, unbalance of hormones, hair loss and the likes. In fact, few women even experience the growth of a thick mustache! According to a survey, there have been results indicating that about 60% of women feeling that they were "turning male" in the past. At 29, these women only had to be concerned with marriage or work, but at 39, the time limit draws nearer, with increased concerns of pregnancy, divorce, aging parents, and change of job.' Taken from wiki addicts description.

Last Cinderella shows what its like for three women of that age who are trying to live life as best as they can. The main character Toyama Sakura is a 39 year old she is an unfeminine and unruly hair stylist who becomes worried that she's becoming a man because of not having been with a man in ten years.  Tachibana Rintaro is Sakura's boss of same age who has knows Sakura for many years but constantly argues with her.  Upon hearing that Sakura was determined to find herself love he makes her angry, making Sakura even more determined saying she would find someone within a week.  Because of this she goes to a goukon set up by one of her customers. There Sakura meets a man at least ten years younger than her, Saeki Hiroto, who says that he has fallen in love with her.   Although Sakura denied the relationship at first as they get to know each other they slowly fall in love even with the great age difference.   Sakura's friends are also stories that are followed through out the drama.  Takenouchi Miki is Sakura's best friend who is suffering from a sexless marriage and because of it believes her husband is cheating on her and Hasegawa Shima, Sakura's other best friend is addicted to sex and finds a different man every time she feels a need. There's much more to each story than what first appears making it an exiting love comedy to watch.

I liked this drama from the very first scene as it reminded me of Hotaru no Hikari because of the main characters way of living and then again when I saw the character Rintaro and was yelling Buchou the moment I saw him. But after laughing about these two similarities I quickly realized that the two dramas are totally different. Last Cinderella shows the real life of people in their late 30's and how even when they're not young they can still go through the same problems they would when they were. I enjoyed watching it and laughed countlessly while at the same time I receive glimpses of what it will be like as I grow older. This drama gives many excellent lessons to any adult, and I say adult because there are a few scenes that are not for children and although they are extremely hilarious or for those who are more conservative surprising they should not be watched by children. But what kind of scene can be surprising and hilarious at the same time? You will have to watch the drama and find out won't you.

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Drama Time! Sunao Ni Narenakute

This drama deals with the lives of five people who have meet through twitter, each one has their own life and while meeting each other for the first time they attempt to deal with they're own problems while maintaining their friendship. Nakajima Keisuke 'Nakaji' is an photographic assistant for a porn magazine who dreams of being like a photographer like his father, who was a well known war photographer, but so far cannot reach his dream. Mizuno Tsukiko 'Haru' is a provisional high school teacher on probation questioning whether teaching was what she was meant for when she can't seem to do the right thing by the schools standards. Nishimura Hikaru 'Peach' is Mizuno's best friend who although did not meet everyone else on twitter decides to join the group to deal with loneliness in her life. Ichihara Kaoru 'Linda' is a magazine worker who is being sexually harassed at work by his chief editor and cannot get anything published unless he does as she asks. Park Seon Su, on twitter, says he is a doctor but is actually a medical equipment salesmen who is down on his luck but is trying his best to take care of his younger sister. The story revolves around all five simultaneously and does a splendid job of keeping each characters story down to earth and realistic.

This was literally the first Japanese drama that I ever watched, before I thought that all dramas where like Spanish soap operas about love and this guys loves that girl but she loves some other dude, and the thought of watching dramas made me really nauseous since love stories aren't really my thing. But thanks to one of my friends who is a kpopper and is in absolute love with the actor that plays 'Doctor', Jaejoong who's from one of the biggest Kpop groups in all of Asia named TVXQ but now is in JYJ (long story behind that not getting into it). Anyway since she knew that I liked Japanese and had been slowly introducing me to TVXQ and JYJ because they also make Japanese songs and albums and had been nudging me for some time to watch any form of drama she, with much effort, made me watch Sunao ni Narenakute. This drama opened a whole new world for me because it was nothing like I had expected. It was lovely to watch and the characters where very well portrayed and had a lot of definition to them against the 2D personalities I had been thinking they would have had. The story was beautifully written and it dealt with real life issues such as homosexuality, suicide and social pressures but at the same time it also gave moments of laughter, love and friendship giving a well rounded portrayal of the real life of each character. The character whom I connected to the most was Linda as his problem struck a cord in my heart because he was afraid of what others might think of him while at the same time hiding who he really was, it was extremely saddening and had me completely and utterly depressed.  He was a character that brought all the other characters together he was kind and wise and I absolutely fell in love with him though I loved all the characters he was indeed my favorite.  So this drama I extremely recommend as it is a wonderful drama to watch.


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Drama Time! My Hero, My boss

Sakaki Makio is a 27 year old school drop out with the intelligence of a grade schooler and the brawn's of a rabid animal.   Known as 'Tornado Makio' he is a yakuza leaders son he believes that he will be the next boss of the gang. That is until his father tell him that he will have to finish high school before it can happen.  By matter of buying Makio back into school through bribery, Makio and his father make a deal that if Makio is able to graduate high school he will take over the gang and if he is unable to complete high school his little brother, Micky, will take over instead.   Besides Makio and the principal no one in the school knows his secret and Makio must pose as a 17 year old and make sure that the fact that he's 27 and that he's part of the yakuza does not get out or risk being immediately expelled. With his temperament and rough personality the task seems impossible but as the days goes Makio learns that theres much more to be offered in high school besides test and studying.

I really enjoyed this drama but this dramas plot itself is completely and utterly impossibly ridiculous, though I don't mean that in a bad way.   I mean it in a how did no one in the high school catch on sooner? It has one of those things that completely obvious to the viewer but no one in the actual drama catches on.  Like how Super Man is Clark Kent, just because he takes off his glasses and pushes his hair back no one notices that he is Super Man, those kind of unbelievable disguises that are just too uncanny to not notice. But I digress after getting over the fact that Makio looked nothing at all like a high schooler and at the same time having that dawning at the back of my head I found this drama really amusing.  The main character although old had a very child like and innocent personality after deciding to make the most of high school which threw you off for a while since he was a soon to be gang leader nicknamed Tornado.   It had many extremely hilarious moments, my favorite one involving a cow, and although the drama could totally and utterly never really happen it was very nice to watch, but don't take my word for it watch it and tell me what you thought.

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Drama Time! Hotaru no Hikari

Amemiya Hotaru at work is a fashionable, pulled together office worker in a famous interior design company.  To everyone at work she is the ideal woman who has no flaws and must have a wonderful love life but once at home she is the complete opposite of what they think. She lives alone in a house she rented off a man in a bar one night and when she isn't working she is lazying around in the house doing nothing but sleeping, eating and making a mess. She's also not interested in love thinking of it as a waste of time that she could be using to sleep. Takano Seiichi is Hotaru's boss a neat man that lives his life with many rules and regulations, after a separation from his wife he ends up moving back to his childhood home only to find it in a complete mess. To his shock his father was the man that rented the home to Hotaru but deeming their deal invalid he decides to live there indefinetly telling Hotaru to move out as soon as possible, but Hotaru has no plans of moving out because the porch of that house is her favorite place. Takano calls Hotaru a himono-onna (dried up woman) seeing it impossible for any man to fall in love with her, but to much surprise love found its way.   Amemiya Hotaru though not interested in love at first, begins to have feeling for Teshima Makoto a new co-worker in her department and so the stage is set, with Takano unwillingly helping her with her romance and keeping her double life a secret, will Hotaru be able to find and keep her first love?

This I believe is the first drama I've ever written about that has some real actual romance in it, blasphemy, I know.  Though it's not the sort of romance drama that is in your face and makes you wonder constantly why you don't have a partner making you binge on ice cream and cry until your eyes start falling out, no, it's not that sort of romance in actuality its a romance comedy, so its light hearted and it'll make you laugh without fail. The characters have nicknames for each other, Hotaru calls Takano, Buchou (manager) which will confuse you at some point into thinking that's his real name and Buchou calls Hotaru, Ahomiya, which is a play on her name, aho meaning stupid. Buchou is so mean! Really and truly merciless. Hotaru on the other hand is a person that you will fall in love with, she's hard working and she means well, she just has bad at home habits that need to be killed, but then again that's what Buchou is there for so I guess she's okay. Buchou you might come to like although at first he's rigid like a wall as time progresses he bends to Hotaru's personality, so he's kinda like bamboo bending to strong wind. (HA!)

Theres one concept in the drama that got me though himono-onna, after watching this drama I've been fully convinced that I am one! Let's make a list shall we? Jersey? Check! Sweat-pants? Check!  Laze around all day when I don't work? Double check! Interest in love? None. According to the answer to all these questions I'll never get married... ah who cares I'm happy and still young I can't be the only one I'm sure theres a buchou out there for me or at least a himono-otoko, that's what this drama taught me, another thing this drama taught me is the joy of rolling around saying 'goro goro' great stress reliever really Hotaru was not wrong on this one. But to know the full joy of the goro goro you must watch the drama! Till then....

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Drama Time! Yankee-kun to Megane-chan

This drama is about Shinagawa Daichi a good student turned Yankee after being confused for the unbeatable Hurricane Ada.  Because of being called this, countless people come asking him for a fight trying to beat the Yankee Hurricane Ada this and his short temper hinders his school life and leaves him isolated from his classmates. Adachi Hana in the same class as Shinagawa Daichi, is a glasses wearing nosy class rep with a secret who tries her best to get Shinagawa to take part in school activities and become part of the class. Her secret is discovered by Shinagawa and she becomes even more determined to get him to correct his Yankee ways. The drama is about these two as they try to change who they are and the way people view Yankees.

This drama is hilarious but there are many heart warming moments where you see how hard it is for people to view past appearances and see who a person really is.   There are also times when the characters pasts make them doubt who they are or cause trouble in the present and times where past friendships are tested. Adachi Hana is a character that does not know personal space when it comes to Shinagawa and Shinagawa, because of his sister, believes that Adachi is in love with him and could confess at any moment, which make many funny things occur.   Shinagawa though is actually in love with a girl who gave him a pencil during the school entrance exams but he doesn't remember what she looks like and only remembers she had long black hair, who the girl is is revealed to him in the very last episode, though it is obvious to the viewers the whole time, which makes a sweet atmosphere come across every once in a while.

Last thing I'll say the way the drama opened up was just too funny at least to me I might be weird but how do you throw a rice ball so high and how does it stay up there for so long?! This and the black and white scenery made me just laugh the whole time though I guess I wasn't suppose to. But to know why I laughed and whether I was right to laugh or not depends on watching it! So go! Go! Until then.....

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Drama Time! Bloody Monday Season 2

Unlike last season that dealt with the stopping of a biological disease turned nuclear weapon with J and K at its command this season deals with a whole new terrorist organization that calls themselves Der Freischutz.  This mysterious terrorist group sprung up on its own and has no past records so its existence and reason for being is a mystery for everyone at Third-I.  Only two year since the last terrorist attempt, this new terrorist group doesn't just want to destroy Tokyo but all of Japan. Without knowing their motive Third-I again in lists the help of Fujimaru to try to stop them at every turn. Fujimaru with his expert hacking skill once again goes into work at finding the terrorist only to find that the enemy has a hacker with seemingly better abilities than him.  So in this season unlike the last Fujimaru fails at hacking more than he succeeds being led to traps set up by this new elusive hacker, Hornet.   To make matters worst Third-I has once again been infiltrated by a spy from the terrorist group and this spy is helping in the failing of Fujimaru and creating distrust within Third-I while at the same time causing the deaths of some of the already known characters from last season. 

After this season this dramas name alone sends a curdle down my spine and an instant need to scream out of frustration.   This to some might seem like a bad sign but trust me its a good sign the drama was great.   It was action packed, had me looking left and right for answers and no matter where I turned I couldn't escape the inevitable truth that was left at the end.   The only complaint that I could give this drama at all is that personally at crucial moments I really wanted to punch Fujimaru in the face, he seriously pricked me the wrong way at those times.   But the drama made up for all the hate I felt for Fujimaru by giving me two wonderful villains whom I fell in love with last season returning as.....good guys? what?!   Though since last season we knew Orihara was working for money but J turning a new leaf, getting caught by THIRD-I. J?  The super terrorist that left unscratched last time come backs sick from radiation poisoning? What?! This news confused me because I couldn't believe J was the type to be so careless but one scene in particular sealed to me the fact that J was going to die, its a very intense scene where it shows J giving up on life, it involves a gun and him trying to kill himself only to find the gun was empty, it was heart breaking but at the same time disturbing, if you watch the drama you will know what I'm talking about.  But I digress the Bloody Mondays second season is definitely my favorite since unlike the last season it had me doubting everything and everyone only to realize at the very last two episode that I was wrong the whole time and I should have been doubting all those that looked innocent in the first place, then again I should have learned this last season.  I was feed lies every episode and believed every single one, the dismay I felt at the end of this season was immense.  But still this season gave a great show and I hope it doesn't end there seeing as the master mind behind it all got away again.


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Drama Time! Tokyo DOGS

What happens when a serious diligent detective and a skirt chasing detective become partners? Well, something funny I hope. Tokyo DOGS combines a serious cop story line with some eccentric characters to make it an interesting drama to watch. 

The main character in this drama is Takakura So, a smart detective from New York who is trying to catch his fathers killer who, coincidentally is Japan's drug dealing king.   Because of some events Takakura So is sent to Japan for a joint investigation on the case and is paired up with Kudo Maruo, a lady loving detective who uses his instincts rather than logic, not happy with their union and their detective ways being incompatible they argue from the very beginning.  They are assigned to take care of Matsunada Yuki, who is a prime witness in the drug dealing case but lost her memory after some traumatic events happened to her.  This unlikely partnership ends up being a very good one as together they crack each case they are given wonderfully. 

There is a lot that goes on in this drama dealing with some moments emotionally attached to the characters past.  Tokyo DOGS is the first true police drama to air on Fuji TV which makes me glad because it was a good police drama as it didn't fall flat at any moment.  I really liked this drama mostly for the characters as they made serious moments somehow comical with recurring gags and silly arguments that happened in awkward moments, where you wonder why the bad guys aren't alerted by their stupidness.  They even managed to make Takakura So a stern and serious character funny even if it wasn't him but his reaction to his family making you laugh.  I know you will love the characters as much as I did with that being said...


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Drama Time! Bloody Monday

When the information that a terrorist group who killed off the population of a Russian town in a day has shown movement in Japan the Special Safety unit known as Third-I believes that the next target could be Tokyo. Without knowing how the terrorist did it and in need for information as quickly as possible they ask for the help of Takagi Fujimaru an expert hacker who could quite possibly help stop the terrorist plot. The terrorist group is very much aware of Fujimarus hacking skills making him a target. Also his father, a member of Third-I becomes a target for the terrorist group and is forced to disappear leaving Fujimaru alone to assist Third-I and protect his sister. To make matters worst a spy within Third-I mean that Fujimaru can trust no one but himself to obtain information on the terrorist and keep them from destroying Tokyo and becoming god.

This drama was so good it had many twist and turns that could have you at the edge of your seat. Many things happened within it that have you questioning the characters motives but whether you find out what they're thinking or not it totally up to which character you put in question. If you put the second terrorist leader into question, J, you will forever be in a loop of questions because his reasons for doing things are beyond the average thinker, this eccentric character quickly became my favorite with his love for melon soda and his unfailing math formulas. The fact that everyone in Fujimaru's life is connected in someway to the terrorist plot makes you become doubtful of the other characters only to trust them again and then be betrayed for trusting them, its frustrating but it makes the remaining characters all the more meaningful. Orihara Maya is my second favorite character in the drama with her self caring personality, like J, you can't really tell what she's thinking but what becomes clear is that she only looks out for herself. Although everything is resolved at the end of this drama you are left with more questions than answers as the last episode shows you that Orihara was in fact hired to stop the terrorist from accomplishing their goals. Matched with J getting away with the Bloody Monday plot still in his head this leaves you in the dark about what might happen but luckily there's a second season to look forward to watching that might just clear up all the questions from last season.

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Drama Time! Mr. Brain

Mr. Brain is an interesting drama to watch as you learn a little more about your brain than you knew before. The drama revolves around Tsukumo Ryusuke, a brilliant neuroscientist who started working in IPS (Institute of Police Science) and  is extremely smart and becoming a neuroscientist in only 5 years but personality wise is an eccentric who fails to read the atmosphere of serious situations. Because of being in the wrong place at the right time he becomes involved in a police case and after this helps out in cases that are difficult to solve or have a peculiar aspect to them. Using his advance knowledge on the way the human brain works he goes against the criminal in an unique way while at the same time aggravating his companions.

The drama itself I personally can't categorize I'd say its more mystery than anything but for a second I would say it was a cop drama, except they're not cops I am sure that it is a comedy because there are moment that make you laugh for sure. In the beginning of the drama you know that Tsukumo wasn't always a brilliant neuroscientist but instead a host but because of some cosmic comical happenings his brain gets a boost of great proportions making him who he is in the drama. There are some personal reasons as to why he became a neuroscientist but these are left to the viewers to speculate and aren't really dealt with in the drama, which is sad because it should have been something they explained in a bit more detail but I forgive the writers seeing as the drama is only eight episodes long and its shorter than the usual jdrama. I enjoyed watching the drama as it taught me some things about my brain that I didn't know and some tricks that I used on my family and friends that once tested ended up being true. I recommend the drama as it is interesting, though I believe I need to rewatch it as I was distracted by my newly discovered interest in neuroscience and might have missed some interesting things (oh my, how sad)


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Another thing that distracted me was the main characters beautiful hair! Was I the only one though?! Seriously his hair was amazing! hahaha