THE ULTIMATE DRAMA LIST OF DOOM
I finally compiled a list of jdramas I've seen/want to see (SPs & movies as well, 'cause I can) for a few reasons:
1. I have trouble keeping track myself XD
2. So I can rec stuff - to
lockability in particular :D
NOTES:
→ All dramas/movies are listed alphabetically. Because basically, I fail at ordering things from favorite to least favorite (:
→ More stars = higher recommendation
→ This is actually an amazingly complex list (w/ comments on pretty much everything XD;)
[ updated 30 March 2008 ]
WATCHED / COMPLETED
Akihabara@DEEP ★★★★★
Yes, 5 stars. One of my favorite dramas I've ever watched, it was just that good. This drama was absolutely amazing. Firstly the characterisations were great; it had some of the most amusing/likeable characters out of everything I've ever watched. And although it may seem light-hearted because of the giantly otaku-ness of it (XD) it touches on deeper matters as well, like suicide etc. AND IT DOES IT WELL I MIGHT ADD. I mean, even if you only watch this for Toma you can't be disappointed; his character is hilarious. And Kazama does an amazing job with his character as well XD Yes, yes. HIGHLY recommended :)
Boys Love ★☆
Of course I've seen it, hah. But tbh, it's really quite awful. It's like some bad shoujo manga, but with all guys instead. But you know, it's all gay and I guess that's what people like ^^;
Cinderella ni Naritai ★★
To be completely honest, I barely even remember this movie. I watched it before I even knew that "that pretty dude" was Ohkura .__. But I remember I didn't like it; I though it was absolute crap. Like LAMELAMELAME to the max or something XD
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ★★★☆
Light-hearted to the max, but I enjoyed it. I feel like I watched this way too long ago to even talk about it properly, but anyway. OSIUDH TOMA WAS AMAZING AS NAKATSU. I mean, Nakatsu was the only reason I kept with the manga originally, and Toma did a great job portraying him. I also liked that they changed a lot around from the manga/Taiwanese drama, because I always thought the story was silly :/ But the Japanese version changed the back story a lot and made it sort of, deeper, and more meaningful. Towards the end, I think, the dorm contests were getting a little overbearing, but either way.
Hana Yori Dango ★★★
Crappy shoujo storyling should about sum it up, HOWEVER I remember enjoying it. Domyouji was an interesting character to watch (though Jun was seriously way too greasy, it was disturbing) and I liked the way he screwed up his words XD Shun also looked really nice in this XP But the main girl, oh god. She was just awful. I mean, the girl's cute enough (most of the time) but her character was just bad. The way she spoke was annoying etc. I LOVE HER BROTHER THOUGH. HE MADE THIS TOTALLY WORTH WATCHING. The episode where he confessed to that girl was adorable (and his relationship with Domyouji was cute XD).
Hana Yori Dango 2 Returns ★☆
It should be proud it even gets the half star. ABSOLUTE CRAP. Waaay too much drama (yeah, the first one had it too but this one multiplied it by 100) and nothing would ever resolve itself. Every episode was exactly the same; always started with "I love you, let's be together! I don't care about your mother!" and would end with "I can't do this any more, I'm giving up on you!" Nooo thankyou. On a better note though, even though Jun's hair was so curly (XDD) it looked better than first season =v=
Gekidan Engimono ~Car Radio ga Owareba~ ★★★★☆
Lalala, biased opinion. The story was.. weird/slightly lame but I loved it anyway. And this may or may not be because Shige looked absolutely amazing at this time. EITHER WAY, the characterisations were good and even though the whole thing with Shige's character's (forgot the name) girlfriend was Ultimate Lame, I guess it moved the story along. I liked the driving teacher too XD;
Gekidan Engimono ~Ie ga Tooi~ ?
Idek what to say about this. It was just too strange for a rating. I say I finished it, but I don't know that I ever watched the last episode... whatever. No one ever watches these little mini series things for the story anyway. It's all about the people acting in them XD; Massu's character was funny though with his wanting to make a band and liking the Beatles etc. And um, Tegoshi.. was weird. Tommy? Uh, yeah :/
Gokusen 2 ★★
I only ever watched this for the rumored flutes. You know, that scene where it's all *stare~* (flutes playing in the background~). I'm not sure how I actually finished it, to tell the truth. It was really, really awful. There was just too much FACTORY! VIOLENCE! MUAHA! that I couldn't stand it. Teppei was cute though :D Even though I didn't like his character.
Kakure Karakuri ★★★★
WHAAAAAAAT THE HELL WAS WITH THIS. SHIGE'S CHARACTER WAS HILARIOUSLY GAY EMO WEIRD. I liked it though, in it's own way. I'm not sure why. This is probably just my bias speaking again though. But uhh, yeah, that little archer doll was creepy (and reminded me of this adolencent picture book I read once..)
Kimi wa Petto ★★★★
So enjoyable! Surprisingly so, actually. Jun was really cute in this, as much as it scares me to admit it (I'm sure this is only because I couldn't see his eyebrows though :D). The story was weird; I remember reading blurbs and being all DDD: WTF but it was actually okay. It was pretty light-hearted for the most part, but it was good. The main character was pretty annoying, but it all worked out XD
Kurosagi ★★★★☆
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. YES. AND THIS IS NOT JUST BECAUSE YAMAPI LOOKED AMAZINGLY HOT/AMUSING DRESSING UP IN ALL THOSE DISGUISES. It was smart too; like a lot of thought went into it. BUT, Yamapi angsted around too much, Tsurara should have shoved her head up her ass, and Yukari needed her throat slit. That been said, this drama was giantly addictive *Q*
Letters From Iwo Jima ★★★★★
Yes, I'm seriously rating it this high. It sort of doesn't fit here, but it's Japanese and has Nino so I guess it... does in a way. But wow. This movie is amazing; really gets you to see the war from a different perspective. And there's not a single bad actor in it. Nino is amazing.
Like Grains of Sand ★★★
Weiiird. I liked this movie, but .___. Yeah, it was a bit strange. And suddenly all angsty too and ... idek.
Lovely Complex ★★★☆
Cute. Reallllly fluffy and colorful and stupid, but good either way. It was much better than the manga (or the anime for that matter) and toned down a lot of the stupid cliche parts that made me not like the manga in the first place. Of course Teppei made it more bareable too XD
Marathon ★★★★★
Fucking amazing, srsly. This was one of the most touching things I've ever watched, and Nino's acting range is amazing. He potrayed his character so adorably XD; I'm not one for things where the main character has some illness etc, but this just made me smile the whole way through (and "D: OH NO!" at times where something went wrong) and I felt so fluffy after finishing it. Why has no group ever subbed this? D:
My Boss, My Hero ★★★★
HILARIOUSLY HILARIOUS. NAGASE IS SO FREAKING STUPID IN THIS. OH GOD XD WHO COULD RESIST A DRAMA ABOUT A TWENTY-SOMETHING YEAR OLD YAKUZA HEIR WHO GOES BACK TO HIGHSCHOOL. Capslockspam aside, Tegoshi did suprisingly well in this. I've never been able to do parabolas in maths properly after watching this XD AND THE PUDDING SCENES WERE AWESOME. Okay, so this series is probably the cheesiest thing I've EVER watched, but it was great anyway XD
Nobuta wo Produce ★★★★★
YESYESYESFIVESTARS. DO WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY :D So funny and light-hearted, but deep as well. The friendship between the three of them was just amazing and I- I don't even know what to say that could do this drama justice. ...ps. yamapi is adorable :D
Nodame Cantabile ★★★★
I reaaally enjoyed this. The story was ridiculously cute, and it has to do with music/orchestras etc so it reminded me of when I used to be in a band etc. Nodame was adorable and she's one of the very few female protagonists that I actually really like. Some of this drama was just so stupid, but I couldn't help but smile pretty much the entire way through it. AND OH GOD THE GHEI XD
Papa to Musume no Nanokakan ★★★★
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I REALLY NEED TO FINISH THIS. YEAH IDEK. I LOVE THIS DRAMA BTW, SO WATCH IT. [shifted from watching slowwwly] YAY. HARHAR. I FINALLY DL'D THE REST :D; WATCHINGGG. :D:D FINISHED. I loved this drama. A lot lot. Like incredible amounts. Not only was Shige amazingly dorky but even though the story was cliche it was done very well. So cute 8D And it gives a good message with the whole father/daughter thing. The father acted really well too. So did the mother come to think of it. Hmm, yes. Loved it.
PIKA*NCHI Life is Hard Dakedo Happy ★★★★★
ARASHI ARE JUST AMAZING. Each one of them had the most awesome characters and they all portrayed them so well XD Nino, Nino, Nino, was amazing like always (AND HE REALLY SUITS BLONDE XDD), Sho was hilarious, Ohno was so awkwardly cute, Aiba was just... OH GOD FLYING SQUIRREL, and I even really liked Jun in this - all the engrish XD; So, to put it simply, ADORABLE MOVIE. The friendship between them was so cute, (and oh god the sudden angst .-.) and I just-- osiuhdgosdg I loved this movie so much.
PIKA**NCHI Life is Hard Dakara Happy ★★★★☆
Not as good as the first, I'll admit, but I still loved it. I mean, it took all the characters and matured them all in their own way (except Aiba.. who I... I did not get XD He turned into something of an old lady, so I guess that's.. maturing XDD;) but somehow it stayed wonderful :3
Ppoi! ★★★★★
This is seriously the cutest (and possibly stupidest) thing I've ever watched. Clearly I watched it for the giant number of chibi Johnnys :D But d'awwwwh. So so amusing and addictive. Yamapi was seriously adorable, and the whole "Joanna~" "Bobby~" thing killed me XD Plus. It has Aiba. It's like an instant watch type thing. JUST DO IT (if you haven't already).
Proposal Daisakusen ★★★★
I loved it. Leave me alone. I know it was repedetive (and possibly crappy), but I really enjoyed it. I mean, Yamapi did well, even though his character was painfully annoying because he just never did ANYTHING he wanted to. It also taught me stuff, this drama, as weird as that is. But the whole episode with the Grandfather opened my eyes a lot to you know, regretting things etc. I seriously cried buckets in this. Ugh.
Proposal Daisakusen SP ★★★☆
Not as kick ass and tear jerking as the drama itself, and I felt like there was too much Tsuru & Eri (even though I guess yeah whatever, don't need more Kenzou & Rei after 11 episodes of it XD;) but it was still amazing. Hurhur. but um, the opening scene made me sadface. It was full of so much suck. What was with the acting lol. Sounded like they were practising XDD All up: YAYAY YAMAPI.
Sugata Sanshiro ★★★☆
So so sad. Shige's acting is actually pretty reasonable too (: The story was a little strange/confusing/cliche/lame/etc, but I really enjoyed it :D This is not just because Shige was in traditional dress the entire time either, honest. AND KAZAMAAAA. OH HOW CUTE :DD They managed to do the fight scenes pretty well too (:
Waraeru Koi wa Shitakunai ★★★☆
Really, really enjoyable. I watched it around Christmas time too, so I was all in the spirit and whatnot :3. Massu managed to act well for once too (which is probably just because all he had to do was smile and look cute, but either way XD) and all the other little intersecting stories were really cute :) Pretty short, but worth it :D
Yamada Taro Monogatari ★★★★★
YES. AMAZING. OH MY. Nino managed to make me cry in the FIRST EPISODE. His family situation etc just made this movie so much more adorable, and all the supermarket scenes XD Come to think of it, this drama was pretty cheesy, but the friendship was just so cute in this I can't help but love it. And Sho's character was so schemeing and hilarious XD Like the ebil goody-goody XDD; AND THERE'S CROSSING DRESSING. YES. MAID!NINO WAS HILARIOUS XD I APPROVE :D
Yukan Club ★★☆
Uhh. Funny, but plotless. I don't mind overly light-hearted once in a while, but I don't think I could ever rewatch this. Every episode was really quite repedetive. *Shrug* The last episode kind of ruined the series, I think. I mean, I don't know what other way they could have attempted to end it, but oh well. It was dissapointing to say the least.
WATCHING CURRENTLY
Beach Boys
It was all HELLO! and in my face on my f-page. So I thought I'd try it. It's old, but I don't mind it .. so far. Surely I'll never finish it either though.
Ganbatte Ikimasshoi
ALSO REALLY PAINFUL. NOT AS MUCH AS ATTENTION PLEASE, BUT IT'S CLOSE. Shifted out of my never to finish pile. WTF I LOVE THIS DRAMA. AHAHHA XDD; I just started to watch it again for whatever reason and it's really cute :D:D;; Lol @ Junno and his really-can't-act-this-part-ness :)
Hokaben
I wonder if I'll be able to finish this. Shige is oh so shiny, but Ueto Aya is muchly not D; Blah whatever. I probably will :D;
Last Friends
I LOVE THIS A LOT LOT LOT. :):):):) It's very addictive ahhaha XD;
Utahime
I've barely seen any of this yet and already it's amazing. I can't wait until my internet speeds up and downloads the next episode :Db
WATCHING VERY SLOWLY (ON HOLD SO TO SPEAK)
Binbo Danshi
I watched the first episode when it came out and thouroughly enjoyed it. BUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH SUBBING? I'm not watching the rest until it's subbed.
Dragon Zakura
I can't really get into it. I like it in bits and pieces, but it doesn't pull me in enough or something like that..
Hachimitsu to Clover
I don't really know what to say. I mean, I love it, but the subs are so ultra slow that I'm sort of.. falling away from it ^^; But Toma really pulls off this jealous/angsty thing well :D [shifted from watching]. So like, yeah whatever. Can't be bothered. I'll save myself the hard drive space.
Haikei, Chichiue-sama
I've only watched two episodes so far, but I'm quite enjoying it. Well, tbh, the story confuses me; I'm not really sure what's going on, buuut Nino is adorable, and anything is worth watching if Nino is in it :D And Yoko's character is so weird XDD [shifted from watching] lazylazylazy. Haven't watched any in ages.
Isshun no Kaze ni Nare
I watched the first three like, as they aired. BUT GOD DAMN THIS SHOW IS BORING. I .. might eventually finish it. It's on my computer but you know :D;
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
REALLY, REALLY GOOD. DO WATCH THIS. I ALMOST WANT TO RATE IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T FINISHED IT (only like.. 2 episodes left I think but either way). The friendship is just amazing, and it's just hilarious (and leaves room for major angsting XD). The characterisations in this are great :D:D [shifted from watching] EVENLAZIER. This is taking me waaay too long to finish.
Stand Up!!
This drama is seriously amazing. I only have like one episode to go I think, but I'm just lazy when it comes to Stand Up!! I really enjoy it when I watch it, but otherwise, I feel like I don't want to watch it. Muh. Either way, do watch this :D
Tada Kimi wo Aishiteru
(Movie :D) Uhh, I watched the first 15 minutes about two/three weeks ago, and I didn't get into it enough yet. I plan to finish it when I remember though XD
Taiyou no Kisetsu
Similar to SOS. Loved the first, but was too satisfied by the end of the second to get into it enough. I plan to finish this sometime though, honestly :D
NEVER COMPLETED (AND DON'T PLAN TO)
1 Litre of Tears
Boring boring boring. I have 3 episodes to go or something. It's pathetic and doomed from the beginning. But her family situation eats away at me ;___; And it makes me cry randomly and I don't even notice ^^; [edit: moved from watching] Screw it. Do not care. I hate it :D
1 Pound no Fukuin
This is actually surprisingly good! I was really surprised! I wasn't going to watch it originally, because 1. I don't care for Kame too much, and 2. The story sounded stupid. What? A boxer who needs to lose weight so he can compete, and he meets a nun who helps him out? Idk. But I'm glad I started it, because it's actually really hilarious XD edit-> I HAVE A SINGLE EPISODE TO GO. JUST THE ONE. But I'm lazy :D [edit: moved from watching] Never miiind. I can't be bothered XD
Attention Please
YUCK. OH GOD. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL THINGS I'VE EVER SAT THROUGH, SERIOUSLY DDD: THE MAIN GIRL IS THE MOST ANNOYING THING ON THE PLANET. I DON'T KNOW HOW I LASTED THE WHOLE FIRST EPISODE.
Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
LOL. I clearly just wanted to see the Shigster. I watched one, was satisfied with his 30 seconds of camera time, and I don't plan on watching any more. Don't like that main dude. :)
Gachi Baka
Absolute rip off of GTO. And a bad one too. I mean, crappy love triangles in a "let's teach the students a lesson!" drama is just lame. Yuck. No thankyou. Besides, the acting is just TERRIBLE.
Great Teacher Onizuka
Enjoyed what I watched of it a loooong time ago (I think I actually got through half of it), but yeah, didn't feel like watching any more or something (:
Gokusen
Uh, I think I watched.. half an episode? A really long time ago? Yeah. Crap. :D
Hanayome to Papa
Idk, the first episode was cute, but I just didn't feel the need to watch anymore.
Kamen Rider Kiva
I LOL'd at the first episode, and *______*'d at the cute kid, but yeah. Too weird.
Neverland
Couldn't even finish the first episode. I like my dramas HQ v;_;v Plus. It has Roger Hina in it. Don't really want to see him regularly :D;
Strawberry on the Shortcake
I liked the first episode. A lot. I really enjoy seeing people (namely guys XD) being bullied or sth XDD; The second episode wasn't so bad either, but I was sort of satisfied there. I mean, Takki almost instantly became confident, he made a friend blahblahblah that I just didn't really care anymore. 7 episodes in and it's getting too drama-filled -__-; [shifted from watching slowwwly] Screw it. Don't care.
Lost Time Life
I only watched the second episode for Koyama :D I thought about watching the first for Eita, but none of it has been subbed yet. I might actually watch it all if/when it does get subbed, because the idea is good :) edit-> Subsssss. They're taking their time.
Namida wo Fuite
I watched a tiiiiny bit of the first episode -NINO IS AMAZINGLY ADORABLE IN ITTT- but the story just seemed.. idk, lame.
RH+
SOOO bad. Oh god, like embarrasingly so. The acting is more horrible than Massu's acting and that's saying something. And the fight scenes are awful.
Virgin Snow
Idek if I can class this as Japanese because it's like, half Japanese/half Korean. Either way. Reaaaaally painful movie. Junki is just so stupid I want to stab myself -__-;
TO WATCH
Big Money
Galileo
Gekirangers
Hero
Jotei
Mukodono
Orange Days
Yasashii Jikan
I'm open to any suggestions of good dramas too :D
1. I have trouble keeping track myself XD
2. So I can rec stuff - to
lockability in particular :D
NOTES:
→ All dramas/movies are listed alphabetically. Because basically, I fail at ordering things from favorite to least favorite (:
→ More stars = higher recommendation
→ This is actually an amazingly complex list (w/ comments on pretty much everything XD;)
[ updated 30 March 2008 ]
WATCHED / COMPLETED
Akihabara@DEEP ★★★★★
Yes, 5 stars. One of my favorite dramas I've ever watched, it was just that good. This drama was absolutely amazing. Firstly the characterisations were great; it had some of the most amusing/likeable characters out of everything I've ever watched. And although it may seem light-hearted because of the giantly otaku-ness of it (XD) it touches on deeper matters as well, like suicide etc. AND IT DOES IT WELL I MIGHT ADD. I mean, even if you only watch this for Toma you can't be disappointed; his character is hilarious. And Kazama does an amazing job with his character as well XD Yes, yes. HIGHLY recommended :)
Boys Love ★☆
Of course I've seen it, hah. But tbh, it's really quite awful. It's like some bad shoujo manga, but with all guys instead. But you know, it's all gay and I guess that's what people like ^^;
Cinderella ni Naritai ★★
To be completely honest, I barely even remember this movie. I watched it before I even knew that "that pretty dude" was Ohkura .__. But I remember I didn't like it; I though it was absolute crap. Like LAMELAMELAME to the max or something XD
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e ★★★☆
Light-hearted to the max, but I enjoyed it. I feel like I watched this way too long ago to even talk about it properly, but anyway. OSIUDH TOMA WAS AMAZING AS NAKATSU. I mean, Nakatsu was the only reason I kept with the manga originally, and Toma did a great job portraying him. I also liked that they changed a lot around from the manga/Taiwanese drama, because I always thought the story was silly :/ But the Japanese version changed the back story a lot and made it sort of, deeper, and more meaningful. Towards the end, I think, the dorm contests were getting a little overbearing, but either way.
Hana Yori Dango ★★★
Crappy shoujo storyling should about sum it up, HOWEVER I remember enjoying it. Domyouji was an interesting character to watch (though Jun was seriously way too greasy, it was disturbing) and I liked the way he screwed up his words XD Shun also looked really nice in this XP But the main girl, oh god. She was just awful. I mean, the girl's cute enough (most of the time) but her character was just bad. The way she spoke was annoying etc. I LOVE HER BROTHER THOUGH. HE MADE THIS TOTALLY WORTH WATCHING. The episode where he confessed to that girl was adorable (and his relationship with Domyouji was cute XD).
Hana Yori Dango 2 Returns ★☆
It should be proud it even gets the half star. ABSOLUTE CRAP. Waaay too much drama (yeah, the first one had it too but this one multiplied it by 100) and nothing would ever resolve itself. Every episode was exactly the same; always started with "I love you, let's be together! I don't care about your mother!" and would end with "I can't do this any more, I'm giving up on you!" Nooo thankyou. On a better note though, even though Jun's hair was so curly (XDD) it looked better than first season =v=
Gekidan Engimono ~Car Radio ga Owareba~ ★★★★☆
Lalala, biased opinion. The story was.. weird/slightly lame but I loved it anyway. And this may or may not be because Shige looked absolutely amazing at this time. EITHER WAY, the characterisations were good and even though the whole thing with Shige's character's (forgot the name) girlfriend was Ultimate Lame, I guess it moved the story along. I liked the driving teacher too XD;
Gekidan Engimono ~Ie ga Tooi~ ?
Idek what to say about this. It was just too strange for a rating. I say I finished it, but I don't know that I ever watched the last episode... whatever. No one ever watches these little mini series things for the story anyway. It's all about the people acting in them XD; Massu's character was funny though with his wanting to make a band and liking the Beatles etc. And um, Tegoshi.. was weird. Tommy? Uh, yeah :/
Gokusen 2 ★★
I only ever watched this for the rumored flutes. You know, that scene where it's all *stare~* (flutes playing in the background~). I'm not sure how I actually finished it, to tell the truth. It was really, really awful. There was just too much FACTORY! VIOLENCE! MUAHA! that I couldn't stand it. Teppei was cute though :D Even though I didn't like his character.
Kakure Karakuri ★★★★
WHAAAAAAAT THE HELL WAS WITH THIS. SHIGE'S CHARACTER WAS HILARIOUSLY GAY EMO WEIRD. I liked it though, in it's own way. I'm not sure why. This is probably just my bias speaking again though. But uhh, yeah, that little archer doll was creepy (and reminded me of this adolencent picture book I read once..)
Kimi wa Petto ★★★★
So enjoyable! Surprisingly so, actually. Jun was really cute in this, as much as it scares me to admit it (I'm sure this is only because I couldn't see his eyebrows though :D). The story was weird; I remember reading blurbs and being all DDD: WTF but it was actually okay. It was pretty light-hearted for the most part, but it was good. The main character was pretty annoying, but it all worked out XD
Kurosagi ★★★★☆
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. YES. AND THIS IS NOT JUST BECAUSE YAMAPI LOOKED AMAZINGLY HOT/AMUSING DRESSING UP IN ALL THOSE DISGUISES. It was smart too; like a lot of thought went into it. BUT, Yamapi angsted around too much, Tsurara should have shoved her head up her ass, and Yukari needed her throat slit. That been said, this drama was giantly addictive *Q*
Letters From Iwo Jima ★★★★★
Yes, I'm seriously rating it this high. It sort of doesn't fit here, but it's Japanese and has Nino so I guess it... does in a way. But wow. This movie is amazing; really gets you to see the war from a different perspective. And there's not a single bad actor in it. Nino is amazing.
Like Grains of Sand ★★★
Weiiird. I liked this movie, but .___. Yeah, it was a bit strange. And suddenly all angsty too and ... idek.
Lovely Complex ★★★☆
Cute. Reallllly fluffy and colorful and stupid, but good either way. It was much better than the manga (or the anime for that matter) and toned down a lot of the stupid cliche parts that made me not like the manga in the first place. Of course Teppei made it more bareable too XD
Marathon ★★★★★
Fucking amazing, srsly. This was one of the most touching things I've ever watched, and Nino's acting range is amazing. He potrayed his character so adorably XD; I'm not one for things where the main character has some illness etc, but this just made me smile the whole way through (and "D: OH NO!" at times where something went wrong) and I felt so fluffy after finishing it. Why has no group ever subbed this? D:
My Boss, My Hero ★★★★
HILARIOUSLY HILARIOUS. NAGASE IS SO FREAKING STUPID IN THIS. OH GOD XD WHO COULD RESIST A DRAMA ABOUT A TWENTY-SOMETHING YEAR OLD YAKUZA HEIR WHO GOES BACK TO HIGHSCHOOL. Capslockspam aside, Tegoshi did suprisingly well in this. I've never been able to do parabolas in maths properly after watching this XD AND THE PUDDING SCENES WERE AWESOME. Okay, so this series is probably the cheesiest thing I've EVER watched, but it was great anyway XD
Nobuta wo Produce ★★★★★
YESYESYESFIVESTARS. DO WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY :D So funny and light-hearted, but deep as well. The friendship between the three of them was just amazing and I- I don't even know what to say that could do this drama justice. ...ps. yamapi is adorable :D
Nodame Cantabile ★★★★
I reaaally enjoyed this. The story was ridiculously cute, and it has to do with music/orchestras etc so it reminded me of when I used to be in a band etc. Nodame was adorable and she's one of the very few female protagonists that I actually really like. Some of this drama was just so stupid, but I couldn't help but smile pretty much the entire way through it. AND OH GOD THE GHEI XD
Papa to Musume no Nanokakan ★★★★
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. I REALLY NEED TO FINISH THIS. YEAH IDEK. I LOVE THIS DRAMA BTW, SO WATCH IT. [shifted from watching slowwwly] YAY. HARHAR. I FINALLY DL'D THE REST :D; WATCHINGGG. :D:D FINISHED. I loved this drama. A lot lot. Like incredible amounts. Not only was Shige amazingly dorky but even though the story was cliche it was done very well. So cute 8D And it gives a good message with the whole father/daughter thing. The father acted really well too. So did the mother come to think of it. Hmm, yes. Loved it.
PIKA*NCHI Life is Hard Dakedo Happy ★★★★★
ARASHI ARE JUST AMAZING. Each one of them had the most awesome characters and they all portrayed them so well XD Nino, Nino, Nino, was amazing like always (AND HE REALLY SUITS BLONDE XDD), Sho was hilarious, Ohno was so awkwardly cute, Aiba was just... OH GOD FLYING SQUIRREL, and I even really liked Jun in this - all the engrish XD; So, to put it simply, ADORABLE MOVIE. The friendship between them was so cute, (and oh god the sudden angst .-.) and I just-- osiuhdgosdg I loved this movie so much.
PIKA**NCHI Life is Hard Dakara Happy ★★★★☆
Not as good as the first, I'll admit, but I still loved it. I mean, it took all the characters and matured them all in their own way (except Aiba.. who I... I did not get XD He turned into something of an old lady, so I guess that's.. maturing XDD;) but somehow it stayed wonderful :3
Ppoi! ★★★★★
This is seriously the cutest (and possibly stupidest) thing I've ever watched. Clearly I watched it for the giant number of chibi Johnnys :D But d'awwwwh. So so amusing and addictive. Yamapi was seriously adorable, and the whole "Joanna~" "Bobby~" thing killed me XD Plus. It has Aiba. It's like an instant watch type thing. JUST DO IT (if you haven't already).
Proposal Daisakusen ★★★★
I loved it. Leave me alone. I know it was repedetive (and possibly crappy), but I really enjoyed it. I mean, Yamapi did well, even though his character was painfully annoying because he just never did ANYTHING he wanted to. It also taught me stuff, this drama, as weird as that is. But the whole episode with the Grandfather opened my eyes a lot to you know, regretting things etc. I seriously cried buckets in this. Ugh.
Proposal Daisakusen SP ★★★☆
Not as kick ass and tear jerking as the drama itself, and I felt like there was too much Tsuru & Eri (even though I guess yeah whatever, don't need more Kenzou & Rei after 11 episodes of it XD;) but it was still amazing. Hurhur. but um, the opening scene made me sadface. It was full of so much suck. What was with the acting lol. Sounded like they were practising XDD All up: YAYAY YAMAPI.
Sugata Sanshiro ★★★☆
So so sad. Shige's acting is actually pretty reasonable too (: The story was a little strange/confusing/cliche/lame/etc, but I really enjoyed it :D This is not just because Shige was in traditional dress the entire time either, honest. AND KAZAMAAAA. OH HOW CUTE :DD They managed to do the fight scenes pretty well too (:
Waraeru Koi wa Shitakunai ★★★☆
Really, really enjoyable. I watched it around Christmas time too, so I was all in the spirit and whatnot :3. Massu managed to act well for once too (which is probably just because all he had to do was smile and look cute, but either way XD) and all the other little intersecting stories were really cute :) Pretty short, but worth it :D
Yamada Taro Monogatari ★★★★★
YES. AMAZING. OH MY. Nino managed to make me cry in the FIRST EPISODE. His family situation etc just made this movie so much more adorable, and all the supermarket scenes XD Come to think of it, this drama was pretty cheesy, but the friendship was just so cute in this I can't help but love it. And Sho's character was so schemeing and hilarious XD Like the ebil goody-goody XDD; AND THERE'S CROSSING DRESSING. YES. MAID!NINO WAS HILARIOUS XD I APPROVE :D
Yukan Club ★★☆
Uhh. Funny, but plotless. I don't mind overly light-hearted once in a while, but I don't think I could ever rewatch this. Every episode was really quite repedetive. *Shrug* The last episode kind of ruined the series, I think. I mean, I don't know what other way they could have attempted to end it, but oh well. It was dissapointing to say the least.
WATCHING CURRENTLY
Beach Boys
It was all HELLO! and in my face on my f-page. So I thought I'd try it. It's old, but I don't mind it .. so far. Surely I'll never finish it either though.
Ganbatte Ikimasshoi
ALSO REALLY PAINFUL. NOT AS MUCH AS ATTENTION PLEASE, BUT IT'S CLOSE. Shifted out of my never to finish pile. WTF I LOVE THIS DRAMA. AHAHHA XDD; I just started to watch it again for whatever reason and it's really cute :D:D;; Lol @ Junno and his really-can't-act-this-part-ness :)
Hokaben
I wonder if I'll be able to finish this. Shige is oh so shiny, but Ueto Aya is muchly not D; Blah whatever. I probably will :D;
Last Friends
I LOVE THIS A LOT LOT LOT. :):):):) It's very addictive ahhaha XD;
Utahime
I've barely seen any of this yet and already it's amazing. I can't wait until my internet speeds up and downloads the next episode :Db
WATCHING VERY SLOWLY (ON HOLD SO TO SPEAK)
Binbo Danshi
I watched the first episode when it came out and thouroughly enjoyed it. BUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH SUBBING? I'm not watching the rest until it's subbed.
Dragon Zakura
I can't really get into it. I like it in bits and pieces, but it doesn't pull me in enough or something like that..
Hachimitsu to Clover
I don't really know what to say. I mean, I love it, but the subs are so ultra slow that I'm sort of.. falling away from it ^^; But Toma really pulls off this jealous/angsty thing well :D [shifted from watching]. So like, yeah whatever. Can't be bothered. I'll save myself the hard drive space.
Haikei, Chichiue-sama
I've only watched two episodes so far, but I'm quite enjoying it. Well, tbh, the story confuses me; I'm not really sure what's going on, buuut Nino is adorable, and anything is worth watching if Nino is in it :D And Yoko's character is so weird XDD [shifted from watching] lazylazylazy. Haven't watched any in ages.
Isshun no Kaze ni Nare
I watched the first three like, as they aired. BUT GOD DAMN THIS SHOW IS BORING. I .. might eventually finish it. It's on my computer but you know :D;
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
REALLY, REALLY GOOD. DO WATCH THIS. I ALMOST WANT TO RATE IT EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T FINISHED IT (only like.. 2 episodes left I think but either way). The friendship is just amazing, and it's just hilarious (and leaves room for major angsting XD). The characterisations in this are great :D:D [shifted from watching] EVENLAZIER. This is taking me waaay too long to finish.
Stand Up!!
This drama is seriously amazing. I only have like one episode to go I think, but I'm just lazy when it comes to Stand Up!! I really enjoy it when I watch it, but otherwise, I feel like I don't want to watch it. Muh. Either way, do watch this :D
Tada Kimi wo Aishiteru
(Movie :D) Uhh, I watched the first 15 minutes about two/three weeks ago, and I didn't get into it enough yet. I plan to finish it when I remember though XD
Taiyou no Kisetsu
Similar to SOS. Loved the first, but was too satisfied by the end of the second to get into it enough. I plan to finish this sometime though, honestly :D
NEVER COMPLETED (AND DON'T PLAN TO)
1 Litre of Tears
Boring boring boring. I have 3 episodes to go or something. It's pathetic and doomed from the beginning. But her family situation eats away at me ;___; And it makes me cry randomly and I don't even notice ^^; [edit: moved from watching] Screw it. Do not care. I hate it :D
1 Pound no Fukuin
This is actually surprisingly good! I was really surprised! I wasn't going to watch it originally, because 1. I don't care for Kame too much, and 2. The story sounded stupid. What? A boxer who needs to lose weight so he can compete, and he meets a nun who helps him out? Idk. But I'm glad I started it, because it's actually really hilarious XD edit-> I HAVE A SINGLE EPISODE TO GO. JUST THE ONE. But I'm lazy :D [edit: moved from watching] Never miiind. I can't be bothered XD
Attention Please
YUCK. OH GOD. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL THINGS I'VE EVER SAT THROUGH, SERIOUSLY DDD: THE MAIN GIRL IS THE MOST ANNOYING THING ON THE PLANET. I DON'T KNOW HOW I LASTED THE WHOLE FIRST EPISODE.
Busu no Hitomi ni Koishiteru
LOL. I clearly just wanted to see the Shigster. I watched one, was satisfied with his 30 seconds of camera time, and I don't plan on watching any more. Don't like that main dude. :)
Gachi Baka
Absolute rip off of GTO. And a bad one too. I mean, crappy love triangles in a "let's teach the students a lesson!" drama is just lame. Yuck. No thankyou. Besides, the acting is just TERRIBLE.
Great Teacher Onizuka
Enjoyed what I watched of it a loooong time ago (I think I actually got through half of it), but yeah, didn't feel like watching any more or something (:
Gokusen
Uh, I think I watched.. half an episode? A really long time ago? Yeah. Crap. :D
Hanayome to Papa
Idk, the first episode was cute, but I just didn't feel the need to watch anymore.
Kamen Rider Kiva
I LOL'd at the first episode, and *______*'d at the cute kid, but yeah. Too weird.
Neverland
Couldn't even finish the first episode. I like my dramas HQ v;_;v Plus. It has Roger Hina in it. Don't really want to see him regularly :D;
Strawberry on the Shortcake
I liked the first episode. A lot. I really enjoy seeing people (namely guys XD) being bullied or sth XDD; The second episode wasn't so bad either, but I was sort of satisfied there. I mean, Takki almost instantly became confident, he made a friend blahblahblah that I just didn't really care anymore. 7 episodes in and it's getting too drama-filled -__-; [shifted from watching slowwwly] Screw it. Don't care.
Lost Time Life
I only watched the second episode for Koyama :D I thought about watching the first for Eita, but none of it has been subbed yet. I might actually watch it all if/when it does get subbed, because the idea is good :) edit-> Subsssss. They're taking their time.
Namida wo Fuite
I watched a tiiiiny bit of the first episode -NINO IS AMAZINGLY ADORABLE IN ITTT- but the story just seemed.. idk, lame.
RH+
SOOO bad. Oh god, like embarrasingly so. The acting is more horrible than Massu's acting and that's saying something. And the fight scenes are awful.
Virgin Snow
Idek if I can class this as Japanese because it's like, half Japanese/half Korean. Either way. Reaaaaally painful movie. Junki is just so stupid I want to stab myself -__-;
TO WATCH
Big Money
Galileo
Gekirangers
Hero
Jotei
Mukodono
Orange Days
Yasashii Jikan
I'm open to any suggestions of good dramas too :D