Comments | dangermousie: Ruling by the sword. And hotness.

dangermousie

Ruling by the sword. And hotness.

Aug 08, 2011 00:34

Much as I adore Korean sageuks and Chinese period dramas, I confess that their Japanese equivalents, taigas, are more miss than hit with me (I have enjoyed Yoshitsune and what I've seen of Fuurin Kazan, which I plan to watch properly asap). I find the pace often glacial, the lack of women a big weakness (I can deal with a male-centric drama - I ( Read more... )

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mookiehyun August 8 2011, 05:58:29 UTC

This is also a must see for me! The GUYS! ALL of them! OMGggg! I used to watch every Taiga, now an ep a wk for a
yr is my worst torture imaginable esp if invested.

dangermousie August 9 2011, 02:22:20 UTC

I know - a whole year is insane. Even Jumong didn't run for year and that one was a monster.

anonymous August 8 2011, 06:14:12 UTC

I actually opened a tab with this post first and the picture of Kenichi Matusyama caught my attention for a minute but then I got distracted by something else (tad ADD here) and then when I turned around again...who do I see sitting next to him?! TAMAKI HIROSHI!!!!..then I read the subtext..and MATSUDA SHOTA too?!!!...now I'm screwed..not a big sageuk fan, though I do like some, haven;t watched any wuxia or taiga in my life....plus only 1 ep a week??!!!...this is gonna kill me...but it also looks like the best XMAS 2011 present evah!!!..now how am I supposed to wait till January ??

dangermousie August 9 2011, 02:25:02 UTC

I know! But just think of all those hot men angsting in armor :)

jennyhime August 8 2011, 08:29:51 UTC

I read about this when it was announced, there are always big press conferences for morning dramas and Taigan in Japan.
I do think the female cast will be overshadowed in this case because of hotness overload.
Gou has been a huge let down even though it's made by the same people that did Atsuhime, it was interesting because it was set at the end of the shogunate and the lead character was female.

dangermousie August 9 2011, 02:25:36 UTC

I meant to check out Atsuhime - any good?

Matsuda Shota keeps picking up awesome projects!

jennyhime August 9 2011, 07:28:33 UTC

I enjoyed Atsuhime, strong women and all. And it's set in a interesting time period, the fall of the shogunate and the emperor getting back to power.
Aoi Miyazaki is super adorable and I enjoed her portrayal of Princess Atsu.

dangermousie August 9 2011, 19:30:22 UTC

Thanks!

issy_chan August 8 2011, 15:53:55 UTC

I am NOT going to miss this too. most of guys are in my most favourite J-actors list so it's a must watch.
ps. I enjoyed Yoshitsune too. Tacky was SOOOO Yuuummmy.

dangermousie August 9 2011, 02:26:49 UTC

Mmmm, Takki is period gear. But then Takki in anything = mmmmm. The man needs a new drama STAT.

Are you watching anything this season btw?

sisterjune August 8 2011, 17:57:07 UTC

MATSUKEEEN <3 I love Matsuda and Tamaki as well but unfortunately there is just too many men for me in this drama. I need ladies! In general Taigas are really boring to me as well, no matter how many hot guys are in it I never feel tempted to watch one. I will be watching tempest though with nakama yukie, i dont know that it counts as a true taiga since its only 10 eps but its set a few centuries ago so its like taiga lite.

dangermousie August 9 2011, 02:28:13 UTC

I'd love to watch Tempest but the subs seem to be d.o.a. Are they out there somewhere?

sisterjune August 9 2011, 03:47:40 UTC

nope i havent found any subs for tempest either :(

jennyhime August 9 2011, 07:29:28 UTC

Maybe you should try Atsuhime, it's more women centered and it was really good.