Wow, I really love this drama. It does have many of the same flaws that the manga does, as it largely follows the same plot, but the script and the actors make some small changes that end up making me much happier about the plot and the characterization. The drama is also much tighter than the manga and less sensational and gothic, so in the end, ( Read more... )

I think I am now sort of maybe completely and totally obsessed with this drama. As in, I replay bits and reread the manga to see exactly what's been changed and speculate if the drama writers were using the Chinese translation I have (probably) and look forward to watching the next episode all day long. I am not exactly sure how this happened, as I ( Read more... )

Mars is based on the manga by Soryo Fuyumi, only set in Taiwan. Good girl artist Han Qi Luo (Aso Kira in the manga) and bad boy motorcyclist Chen Ling (Kashino Rei in the manga) meet cute when he asks her for directions and she responds by drawing him a map. He's fascinated by the sketch on the back, and he ends up awkwardly attempting to befriend ( Read more... )