1. I watched Orthros No Inu ep 6 yesterday, which was as cheery as walking in a graveyeard on a rainy day. Ep 7 promises more of the same ( Read more... )

1. I have tried The King and I and quickly gave it up. Not only does it have a mind-numbing number of characters I cannot tell apart from each other or puzzle their relationships to each other, but within the first five minutes, someone is dug into the ground up to his neck, smeared with honey, and covered in bees. Thank you, very much for those ( Read more... )

1. I was drunk for the first time in my life last night - well, according to Mr. Mousie, I was just very buzzed, but whichever term you use, this is the most inebriated I was ever. At age 31. I fail at riotous living, apparently. It was ... interesting. I don't think I will repeat the experience as I have no love of being out of control. Also, oh ( Read more... )

I have finished ep 5 of Orthros No Inu and it was total love. Last year was a wash for me, jdrama-speaking - I cannot think of a single one I liked. This year is shaping lovely though - I am obsessed with OnI, I adored what I have watched of Smile (must complete now the subs are done), Otomen is very cute, and filmi-girl just introduced me to the ( Read more... )

Because I have never met a spoiler I didn't like, I finally caved and went to d-addicts Orthros No Inu thread.

And then I saw this in the thread:

( Picture from ep 5 )

Am though ep 4 of Orthros No Inu and continue to love it. It is still all about Ryuzaki for me - half the time I am repulsed by him, and the other half fascinated and a little sad - and every time I think I get the grip on what makes him tick, he does something else that throws all my presuppositions off - like the scene in the hospital with sick ( Read more... )

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A magnetic killer on death row who can heal any illness merely with his touch, and views his gift as both a Godlike stamp of superiority and a curse:


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I haven't been watching any jdramas lately, but am about to do 4 at a time.

In addition to catching up with subbed eps of Otomen and Smile, I have decided to check out Buzzer Beat as it seems sweet and has Yamapi:

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And Orthros No Inu because it seems very anime in its concept of two very different men with godlike powers and because it stars ( Read more... )