Summer Drama list!!
Honestly, I expected more of the summer drama list. (I'm amazed there's no Arashi this season, must be busy with Blast at Miyagi)
When another Death Note remake is at the top of the list, there must be something wrong. It's not that aren't good dramas, just I don't feel like watching them.
So at the top of the list we have Death Note, which had good ratings and reviews so far.
Guess it's gonna be like Yamanade, where you have to take each installment (original manga, drama and anime and movie) by themselves and avoid comparisons.
Still I'm sad there won't be (physical) Mello in this adaptation. I was thining there wouldn't be anybody so badass and then I stumbled over twitter with a Ueda manip and then I went all YESSSSSSS.
Where's the fanart and the fanfics?
[About Kubota Masataka]About Kubota Masataka, he has been most of the time as side characters and stealing the scene.
He surpassed Yamapi on Summer Nude, and even in Algernon was great.
He was brilliant in Hanako to Anne (totally rooted for AsaichixHanako!), he was in Ooku,
N no Tame ni had good reviews and has been in movies (like Kanojo wa Uso Wo Aishisugiteru as a commercial example but he has been in more serious films too)
And can do crazy (remember him in JOKER? eps 4-5 if you wanna catch up) I don't think it's gonna be a trouble for him to cover the range needed for a character as Yagami Light.
He pwned Nishikido at Wall Climb last year in Kansha All Star (I understand if you missed it, that was a 4GB monster file) and nobody saw that coming, Errybody thought Ryo won the challenge until he went in and kicked Ryo's ass and he wasn't even smug about it, really humble.
He was in Meringue no Kimochi a couple weeks ago and he was rly cute and shy, even talking in a small voice. He joined the shy troupe with Shige (actually watched that show for Shige, ahem) claiming he went once to a Cabaret with his (agency I suppose) senpais and he spent the time at the toilet cos he didn't know what to talk about with the girls.
And showed off his ability for (how do you call that thing in the pic?) and apologized to Shige when well, he showed he isn't that great at it.
About his type, he said he liked the girls who laughed a lot and gave their best, so this rumour about him dating Tabe-chan might give him extra points since he seemed a great guy. XD
Seems he went to Oshareism this week, I need to get that file.
So what's left in the drama barrel? Also let me tell you I'm making this list with the Brat's input too. XD
Koinaka. Fukushi Sota has made it to getsu9. After some romantic roles, he's leading a drama with Honda Tsubasa (who was too old for Aoharu ride movie but I digress) about a timid, indecisive man who dislikes summer and soon is reunited with a highschool crush.
Actually I'm in it for the cast: Nomura Shuhei, Ohara Sakurako, Yamamoto Mizuki and even Babazono-san is there!
HEAT: Because it has firefighters and the cast. Akira (GTO) gets into a volunteer fire brigade to snoop info about the owners of land he wants to acquire for a development project, but when he gets to know them, might waver about his decision. The Brat picked this one, probably hoping it will be less angsty than Rescue. XD Cast: AKIRA, Kuriyama Chiaki, Sato Ryuta, Tanaka Kei, Nanao, Inagaki Goro.
The Last Cop, with Kubota Masataka (yes, again) and Karasawa Toshiaki, about a detective who spent the last 30 years in coma and when he awakes, has to get used to this modern age. The Brat approved.
Tantei no Tantei, with Kitagawa Keiko, Kawaguchi Haruna, and Miura Arata. A detective trying to solve her sister's murder by a stalker and searches revenge.
Omotesando Koukou Gasshoubu! Yuu Shirota dircting a High School choir? I'm in.
Maybe List:
Hotel Concierge , About a Hotel staff with Nishiuchi Mariya, Miura Shohei, Omi Toshinori, Natsuna, Koseki Yuta, Yamada Yuki and reviving Takeda Kohei. XD
Hondana Shokudo 2. I don't even know if there were links at Nyaa for this because if it's getting a second season it shouldn't have been so bad. Mangakas who pour into food books and manga trying to cope with deadline stress. Or something like that. With Nakamura Aoi and Emoto Tokio.
Shimeshi. It's a food drama, hence the Brat got interested in it, but I find the premise plain. a restaurant that only serves one customer a day serving the perfect dish. It has Hayashi kento and Tabaka Tomoko is a guest star in the first episodes, I suppose.
Risk no Kamisama, with Toda Erika, Morita Go and Tsutsumi Shinichi, about a legendary risk management specialist. This screams Hanzawa Naoki to me.
Onna Michi: Katase Nana (SHUIICHI) who is currently living a low down ion her life, gets a visite from her future self wanting to make a start fresh on life to not end like her future self. Maybe if it gets subbed and it's short.
Keiji 7-nin. I mean it has Higashiyama-sama as an eccentric detective assigned to the Twelfth Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division, where all the old and odd detectives are sent when they can't be fired.
Higashiyama Noriyuki, Takashima Masahiro, Kataoka Ainosuke, Suzuki Kosuke, Kurashina Kana, Yoshida Kotaro, Kitaoji Kinya.
Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san. A high schooler who likes ramen a lot.
NOPE list:
Didn't watch Hanasaki Mai ga Damattenai's first season, hereby I'm not watching Season 2
37.5°C no Namida. No time for this. A caretaker of sick kids, learning about their families and situations.This can't be saved by Narimiya Hiroki, Mokomichi or Fujiki Naohito.
Tamiou. With Endo Kenichi and Suda Masaki playing Freaky Friday among the Prime Minister and his son.
Age Harassment with Takei Emi as the youngest of the office harrased by the OL obaasans. Sorry, I don't need more office drama.with Seto Koji, Kaname Jun and Koizumi Kotaro.
Akagi, with blond haired Hongo Kanata about a mahjong player, manga adaptation.
Another manga adaptation: Dokonjo Gaeru, with Matsuyama Kenichi, Mitsushima Hikari (as the frog's voice), Maeda Atsuko. 16 years after Hiroshi tumbled in a park and crushed a frog and it became attached to his shirt, they live together, quarrel and help each other. Seems like the Grown up Doraemon CMs.I admit I only got it because when I rewatched Akihabara@DEEP, Daruma cosplayed Hiroshi. XD;
The interesting thing about why we have so many recurring names in one season (Like Kubota Masataka, he was in a mid season SP, just finished Algernon last season and is currently in Dead Note and Last Cop) is that despite "premier" channels like WOW WOW etc. (how it will be with Netflix launching in Japan?), actors don't win a lot, so they get as many gigs as they can, including CMS. And is interesting how Abe Hiroshi hasn't even been for a while on Tv but he has enough power score only by some movies and CMS. All of this according this jdramas post. On the other hand, All hail Hina for all his CMs and being on TV all week in Kanto.
Anime? After the Brat dragged me to watch the Freezer movie, I'm gonna watch Dragon Ball Super. Because for me Dragon Ball >>>>>>> Sailor Moon.
Let's ignore that after years of dubbing, I realized Goku never changed his voice.
And I still love Gohan. I like them smart, what can I say.
I need to catch up with Ore Monogatari!! and check up Junjou Romantica 3. XD
When another Death Note remake is at the top of the list, there must be something wrong. It's not that aren't good dramas, just I don't feel like watching them.
So at the top of the list we have Death Note, which had good ratings and reviews so far.
Guess it's gonna be like Yamanade, where you have to take each installment (original manga, drama and anime and movie) by themselves and avoid comparisons.
Still I'm sad there won't be (physical) Mello in this adaptation. I was thining there wouldn't be anybody so badass and then I stumbled over twitter with a Ueda manip and then I went all YESSSSSSS.
Where's the fanart and the fanfics?
[About Kubota Masataka]About Kubota Masataka, he has been most of the time as side characters and stealing the scene.
He surpassed Yamapi on Summer Nude, and even in Algernon was great.
He was brilliant in Hanako to Anne (totally rooted for AsaichixHanako!), he was in Ooku,
N no Tame ni had good reviews and has been in movies (like Kanojo wa Uso Wo Aishisugiteru as a commercial example but he has been in more serious films too)
And can do crazy (remember him in JOKER? eps 4-5 if you wanna catch up) I don't think it's gonna be a trouble for him to cover the range needed for a character as Yagami Light.
He pwned Nishikido at Wall Climb last year in Kansha All Star (I understand if you missed it, that was a 4GB monster file) and nobody saw that coming, Errybody thought Ryo won the challenge until he went in and kicked Ryo's ass and he wasn't even smug about it, really humble.
He was in Meringue no Kimochi a couple weeks ago and he was rly cute and shy, even talking in a small voice. He joined the shy troupe with Shige (actually watched that show for Shige, ahem) claiming he went once to a Cabaret with his (agency I suppose) senpais and he spent the time at the toilet cos he didn't know what to talk about with the girls.
And showed off his ability for (how do you call that thing in the pic?) and apologized to Shige when well, he showed he isn't that great at it.
About his type, he said he liked the girls who laughed a lot and gave their best, so this rumour about him dating Tabe-chan might give him extra points since he seemed a great guy. XD
Seems he went to Oshareism this week, I need to get that file.
So what's left in the drama barrel? Also let me tell you I'm making this list with the Brat's input too. XD
Koinaka. Fukushi Sota has made it to getsu9. After some romantic roles, he's leading a drama with Honda Tsubasa (who was too old for Aoharu ride movie but I digress) about a timid, indecisive man who dislikes summer and soon is reunited with a highschool crush.
Actually I'm in it for the cast: Nomura Shuhei, Ohara Sakurako, Yamamoto Mizuki and even Babazono-san is there!
HEAT: Because it has firefighters and the cast. Akira (GTO) gets into a volunteer fire brigade to snoop info about the owners of land he wants to acquire for a development project, but when he gets to know them, might waver about his decision. The Brat picked this one, probably hoping it will be less angsty than Rescue. XD Cast: AKIRA, Kuriyama Chiaki, Sato Ryuta, Tanaka Kei, Nanao, Inagaki Goro.
The Last Cop, with Kubota Masataka (yes, again) and Karasawa Toshiaki, about a detective who spent the last 30 years in coma and when he awakes, has to get used to this modern age. The Brat approved.
Tantei no Tantei, with Kitagawa Keiko, Kawaguchi Haruna, and Miura Arata. A detective trying to solve her sister's murder by a stalker and searches revenge.
Omotesando Koukou Gasshoubu! Yuu Shirota dircting a High School choir? I'm in.
Maybe List:
Hotel Concierge , About a Hotel staff with Nishiuchi Mariya, Miura Shohei, Omi Toshinori, Natsuna, Koseki Yuta, Yamada Yuki and reviving Takeda Kohei. XD
Hondana Shokudo 2. I don't even know if there were links at Nyaa for this because if it's getting a second season it shouldn't have been so bad. Mangakas who pour into food books and manga trying to cope with deadline stress. Or something like that. With Nakamura Aoi and Emoto Tokio.
Shimeshi. It's a food drama, hence the Brat got interested in it, but I find the premise plain. a restaurant that only serves one customer a day serving the perfect dish. It has Hayashi kento and Tabaka Tomoko is a guest star in the first episodes, I suppose.
Risk no Kamisama, with Toda Erika, Morita Go and Tsutsumi Shinichi, about a legendary risk management specialist. This screams Hanzawa Naoki to me.
Onna Michi: Katase Nana (SHUIICHI) who is currently living a low down ion her life, gets a visite from her future self wanting to make a start fresh on life to not end like her future self. Maybe if it gets subbed and it's short.
Keiji 7-nin. I mean it has Higashiyama-sama as an eccentric detective assigned to the Twelfth Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s First Investigative Division, where all the old and odd detectives are sent when they can't be fired.
Higashiyama Noriyuki, Takashima Masahiro, Kataoka Ainosuke, Suzuki Kosuke, Kurashina Kana, Yoshida Kotaro, Kitaoji Kinya.
Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san. A high schooler who likes ramen a lot.
NOPE list:
Didn't watch Hanasaki Mai ga Damattenai's first season, hereby I'm not watching Season 2
37.5°C no Namida. No time for this. A caretaker of sick kids, learning about their families and situations.This can't be saved by Narimiya Hiroki, Mokomichi or Fujiki Naohito.
Tamiou. With Endo Kenichi and Suda Masaki playing Freaky Friday among the Prime Minister and his son.
Age Harassment with Takei Emi as the youngest of the office harrased by the OL obaasans. Sorry, I don't need more office drama.with Seto Koji, Kaname Jun and Koizumi Kotaro.
Akagi, with blond haired Hongo Kanata about a mahjong player, manga adaptation.
Another manga adaptation: Dokonjo Gaeru, with Matsuyama Kenichi, Mitsushima Hikari (as the frog's voice), Maeda Atsuko. 16 years after Hiroshi tumbled in a park and crushed a frog and it became attached to his shirt, they live together, quarrel and help each other. Seems like the Grown up Doraemon CMs.I admit I only got it because when I rewatched Akihabara@DEEP, Daruma cosplayed Hiroshi. XD;
The interesting thing about why we have so many recurring names in one season (Like Kubota Masataka, he was in a mid season SP, just finished Algernon last season and is currently in Dead Note and Last Cop) is that despite "premier" channels like WOW WOW etc. (how it will be with Netflix launching in Japan?), actors don't win a lot, so they get as many gigs as they can, including CMS. And is interesting how Abe Hiroshi hasn't even been for a while on Tv but he has enough power score only by some movies and CMS. All of this according this jdramas post. On the other hand, All hail Hina for all his CMs and being on TV all week in Kanto.
Anime? After the Brat dragged me to watch the Freezer movie, I'm gonna watch Dragon Ball Super. Because for me Dragon Ball >>>>>>> Sailor Moon.
Let's ignore that after years of dubbing, I realized Goku never changed his voice.
And I still love Gohan. I like them smart, what can I say.
I need to catch up with Ore Monogatari!! and check up Junjou Romantica 3. XD