After watching the first 7 episodes of Hotaru no Hikari and discussing it with peachgirldb, I came to realize a serious annoyance I have with some Japanese dramas ( Read more... )

It's kind of sad that I'm doing this now despite having not even started watching shows from the Summer 2007 season, but what can you do. It's always a lot easier to download shows as they're airing, so I need to try to be on top of the downloading (if not the watching). Here goes nothing!

( Fall 2007 )

I'm too lazy to write a full review of Bambino! right now. So: The drama had well-developed and endearing characters, good acting, and a passable but ultimately unmemorable story. Matsumoto Jun fangirls (or boys) will absolutely adore it, but for everyone else, it's quite watchable for the characters but won't have much of an impact once the ( Read more... )

I (finally!) finished watching Teppan Shoujo Akane!! recently, and so I figured I would write out my thoughts on it.

( Teppan Shoujo Akane!! reviewed )

Welcome to another edition of Dorama Watch, where I figure out what I want to check out in the next season of doramas! Wooo!

( The List )

My last post about Tatta Hitotsu no Koi got me to thinking about what to watch next that's coming up. As I mentioned, once I get through Nobuta wo Produce and Teppan Shoujo Akane!!, I was going to start tackling the shows from the Spring season (April to June). I'm going to go through the list of doramas in the Spring season and take a look at ( Read more... )

Last night I finished watching the jdorama (Japanese drama) Tatta Hitotsu no Koi ("Just One Love"). I downloaded it sometime last semester but didn't start watching it until a week or two ago. I primarily downloaded it because, despite having not read any reviews/opinions on it, it was on the same station and time slot as My Boss My Hero the season ( Read more... )