Finished off Hana Yori Dango 2 by watching the raw and skipping all the boring talky parts ( Read more... )

5 stars ( Read more... )

I didn't make it through the first episode, it was that bad.

From what I can tell, you're supposed to empathize with this incredibly stupid ditzy girl and moon with her over the hot guy in the show.   A series of bad luck befalls her in this episode involving bad perms, doggy poo, and weird facial expressions.   For some reason, the nice good ( Read more... )

Still good!  Kuwano's not so much weird as he is very particular about his habits  It's fun to watch his precision in grocery shopping, weird twitchy attempts at smiles, the food chewing, and the special knack for saying the meanest possible things to girls (even when he means well ( Read more... )

kekkon dekinai otoko  = the man who can't get married

Watched the first two eps yesterday based on a consistently high rec. in a d-addict best jdrama of 2006 thread.  It's hilarious!  Highly recommend.  Main character is a confirmed architect bachelor in his late 30s/early 40s who's got very weird quirks and doesn't relate well to other people.  (He ( Read more... )

Watched ep. 15 tonight.  *spoilerrific below*

Good thing I don't watch these live 'cause I like to fast forward through the stupid parts.  What the heck did they do to the story????  I guess I should've expected it, since they were cutting it so short, but still.  I didn't catch everything but this is enough:

• no one finds out she's actually a girl so ( Read more... )

Checking out another jdrama, and it's looking pretty promising:

Erai tokoro ni totsuide shimatta! (jdrama, ongoing, watched ep 1-2)
Translates to "I've married into Hell!"  It's about a modern Tokyo woman (played by the Gokusen lady) who marries into a traditional family and all the wacky activities that ensue.  It is nice to see a drama with real ( Read more... )

still watching
Himitsu no Hanazono (ep 7)
Still a great show with very well characterized people and funny and touching moments.  I still like the funny 2nd oldest brother the best.  I hope the old boss doesn't end up with a brother, that would be weird.

Hana Yori Dango 2 (ep 8)
A sort of guilty pleasure b/c I know I'm too old to watch this.  Still ( Read more... )

Brain rot advancing at an accelerated rate...

new things I'm watching:

Himitsu no Hanazono (jdrama, at ep 4)
Manga editor and the shoujo artist she is in charge of, who is actually a family of four boys.  Hehe.  The 2nd oldest, the artist that draws the people, is a hilarious character.  Well done, all the characters are interesting (except maybe the ( Read more... )

waiting for ( Read more... )