This thread over at aramatheydidnt got me to thinking about the potential awesomeness of an Ouran drama. Maki used to be my favourite choice for Haruhi too but, after the success of Hana-Kimi, I think it would just be too much of the same ( Read more... )

I've had this song rattling around my head for weeks now. I feel like inflicting sharing it with y'all. It's been around for several years, but it's worth a listen if you haven't heard it before. (The lyrics are pretty NWS though, which is why I've made a fool of myself a few times when I start to absentmindedly sing it...)

It's Hey Mister by ( Read more... )

More linkspam, this time focused on the jdramas & such. Some of this is a bit dated, but I want to have it here for my own personal reference. :)

Let me just say this now, Japan really likes me. (Or, vice versa, I really really love Japan!)

Wow, the predictions were correct. The opening weekend numbers for the ROOKIES movie are amazing! It was ( Read more... )

I was lucky enough to score a ARC of I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears... from Random House & I'm having entirely too much fun with it. :D ( Read more... )

Here's the Japanese version; I hope to have the English one done later tonight/early tomorrow morning.

Fuji TV will air Oyaji no Ichiban Nagai Hi (Dad's Longest Day), a drama SP starring Nagasawa Masami & Kunimura Jun, next month. Nagasawa & Kunimura will play a daughter & her father; Takaoka Sousuke will be the daughter's boyfriend & the source ( Read more... )

Watara Tetsuya & Ueto Aya will play a father & his daughter in a drama special to air later this year, Kekkon. Tokushige Satoshi, Takahashi Keiko, Saigo Teruhiko, & Wakao Ayako round out the cast.

Narumi Riko & Kitano Kei are currently filming Bushido Sixteen. The girls portray two kendo fighters; the movie won't be out until next year, but I'll ( Read more... )

LIAR GAME will be returning for a second season & a movie! Toda Erika & Matsuda Shota will both be reprising their roles. There is no set date as of yet.

I've thought about watching LIAR GAME in the past, but I never made it past the plot synopsis. :/ I have a severe embarrassment squick, I hate seeing characters I like in uncomfortable situations ( Read more... )

A manga adaptation of Atashinchi no Danshi is currently being published in the Bessatsu Margaret magazine. It'll consist of two parts &, described as Episode 0, it's most likely a prequel of sorts.

[I never did get around to posting about this earlier, but ourhour is uploading nearly all of the spring dramas I'm excited about -- including Atashinchi no ( Read more... )

This past season was pretty awesome as far as dramas were concerned: Voice, Mei-chan no Shitsuji, Love Shuffle, Uta no Onii-san, ... I could go on. With Maki, Toma, & Jun all having new dramas, I'm just as excited for Spring!

( So, depending on the availability of RAWs & fansubs, here's what I plan to be watching. )