Dai Ni Gakusho ep.1

Dai ni Gakusho, japanese drama review of the first episode.

Piece review

Here is a full review of Piece, a mystery/school drama which aired in 2012.
I started watching Piece because it had actors and actresses that I have never seen before.

Otenki Oneesan ep.1

Otenki Oneesan episode 1 review

Summer 2013 season preview

Summer 2013 season started recently!! I am going to list the titles I intend to review for this season. I don't cover sequels if I have not watched the prequel series. I also won't cover dramas that does not get an english substitle.

Series I won't cover: Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji season 5, Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari Season 8, Kodoku no Gourmet season 3, Doctors ~ Saikyo no Meii season 2, Keibuho Yabe Kenzo season 2, SAITOU san season 2, Kamen Teacher, Meoto Zenzai, Frenemy, Castella, Furueru Ushi, Pan to Soup to Neko Biyori.

Which titles are you anticipating the most?
For me its Summer Nude.
Let's take a look!

Kumo no Kaidan ep.1

Medical drama, Kumo no Kaidan episode 1 review!

I'm trying to do 2 episodes of Spring 2013 drama per week. I did 4 last week to speed things up since Summer 2013 already started.  For some reason there is 25 dramas in Spring 2013, so many!!

TAKE FIVE ep.1

TAKE FIVE, mystery/crime drama review!

35-sai no Koukousei ep.1

35-sai no koukousei episode 1 review!

Cheap Flight review

Cheap Flight is a 1 episode tanpatsu drama about cabin attendants of a cheap airline company.

Mayonaka no Panya-san ep.1

Wohoo, Mayonaka no Panya-san episode 1 review~
I'm on holidays so I watch lots of dramas :)

BAD BOYS J ep.1

Late night drama BAD BOYS J episode 1 review!

Minna! Esper Dayo! ep.1

First review of the Spring 2013 season with Minna! Esper dayo!
Spring season is already finished , and summer already started!!! I feel bad about being late because I am sure people are interested about summer season...

Onna Nobunaga review

Onna Nobunaga, a tanpatsu drama with 2 long episodes. It's a retelling of the history of Oda Nobunaga's conquest for Japan, but with a twist, he's actually a woman.

Sometimes, I will try watching and reviewing different types of drama. Maybe I can discover something that can interest you.

Kaeru no Oujo-sama review

I just completed this musical drama. This one aired in Spring 2012.

This will be a full review of this unique drama.

Winter 2013 afterthoughts

Finally completed all my reviews of Winter 2013. I started back in March, it took me a long time!
What did you enjoy the most? What are your thoughts on this season?

I made a list of the titles that I am going to continue watching for sure. I expect maybe 1 year to watch them, because of all the dramas I am watching from older seasons. I'm slow! :

• Saikou no Rikon
• Nobunaga no Chef
• Nakuna Hara-chan
• Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de
• xxxHolic

And titles that I might be watching , if I feel like it. Those titles will be easy to watch in the bus when I commute :

• Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou
• Dinner
• Karamavoz no Kyoudai
• Last Hope
• Tonbi

Those titles sometimes ends up being super good! And sometimes that I thought was so good in the first ep ended up being not that good.

Hope you enjoyed the reviews for this season. See you for the next one soon , Spring 2013!!!! 
I usually take a break of ~2 weeks between seasons to finish stuff I was watching before.

Yakou Kanransha ep.1

My last little review of this season! yay!

Koukou Nyuushi review

Hi!
I made some changes to the blog. I changed the banner. I am trying to change often with the drama I enjoy at the moment. I also changed the font and font color in attempt to make it easier to read.
Today, I review Koukou Nyuushi, a mysterious drama.

Tonbi ep.1

Tonbi (2013) is a drama that is based on the same novel of Tonbi (2012, 2 part tanpatsu drama). The drama is not a sequel of the tanpatsu and does not share the same actors.

76th Television Drama Academy Awards

The  76th Television Drama Academy Awards have been announced. This is for Winter 2013 season. 

• Best Drama: Saikou no Rikon
• Best Actor: Eita / Saikou no Rikon
• Best Actress: Suzuki Kyoka / Yakou Kanransha
• Best Supporting Actor: Yoshida Kotaro / Karamazov no Kyodai
• Best Supporting Actress: Ono Machiko / Saikou no Rikon
• Best Screenwriter: Sakamoto Yuji / Saikou no Rikon
• Best Director: Miyamoto Rieko, Namiki Michiko, Kato Yusuke / Saikou no Rikon
• Best Theme song: Yin Yang / Saikou no Rikon

I am not very surprised about the results, Saikou no Rikon is very good!! Also, I thought Yoshida Kotaro did a good job in Karamazov no Kyoudai. 

Monsters review

This will be a review of Monsters, starring Katori Shingo and Yamashita Tomohisa. Monsters played back in Fall 2012 and has 8 episodes.

Last Hope ep.1

Finally, Last Hope episode 1 review!!!

 

You can find english subbed episodes at Miyase-subs here at : http://miyase-subs.livejournal.com/. You need a livejournal account. After, you need to request to be a member of miyase-subs. Sadly, at the moment, membership is closed. The reason is that someone was selling their subbed videos on internet. If they change this and make it open again, to be a member, you have to press the "join community" at the top. You also need to leave a comment on their post "introduction #2" stating you will follow every rules. After you are accepted in their community, you will have access to their subbed Last Hope episodes (they have subbed 8 episodes at the moment). 

EDIT : It seems membership application is open again at miyase subs. 

Trick 3 review

This will be a very small review of Trick 3.Please refer to my Trick 2 review for a more complete analysis.

Trick 3 is the third and last season of popular mystery drama Trick. It aired back in 2003. Trick 3 is very similar to it's two previous seasons. The only difference is a new actor doing the role of Yabe's underling.

Trick 3 still has the humor, crazy stories and magic tricks. The humor is still top notch. One of the most funny dramas I've watched. However, I found that the story plots in Trick 3 were less interesting and more exaggerated. If you really loved Trick 1 and 2, I recommend you this drama. But, if you thought Trick 2 was not that good, then this one will be the same. For some reason, story arcs are mostly still about religious groups or mysterious villages.

Osozaki no Himawari review

Hi folks! I'm back with a full drama review of Osozaki no Himawari!
I was sick with the flu, had final exams at school and had a graduation party, I am sorry to be a little bit behind with my reviews!
I will try to keep my reviews a bit shorter, they were getting longer and longer. I'm sure you don't want a wall of text. I still have much to learn in the art of writing a review!

Tokyohive is back!

I wrote a post last week about Tokyohive. Not only it is back online, but it also has a new look : http://www.tokyohive.com/

I am so happy that it didn't shut down. It was my favorite place to get news about dramas :)

Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo - Hong Kong Kowloon Zaiho Satsujin Jiken Special review

I have never watched Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo before. It's a manga that got adapted many times into a drama. I think it has 3 drama series and some TV specials.
Here I will review the latest TV special of Kindai Shounen no Jikenbo which aired in January 2013.

I like this poster!

Spring 2013 season preview

The 2013 Spring season already started! Lets take a look at the dramas I will cover for this season after I am done with Winter 2013. I usually wait a little bit before starting the next season, so that most series have a couple episodes subbed.
I do not cover sequel dramas if I haven't watch the first series.

Dramas this season I won't cover ( because they are series, won't get subbed, or aren't looking interesting): Hakui no Namida, Houkago Groove, Iryu Sosa 3, Meshibana Keiji Tachibana and Sodom no Ringo.

Shotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi ep.1

Shotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi (The Life Story of bookshop clerk Michiru ) episodes 1 mini review!

I most probably only have 2 other Winter 2013 season dramas to watch. Which are Tonbi and Yakou Kanransha.

Ghost Mama Sousasen review

I will be reviewing Ghost Mama Sousasen. I have completed this series, from the summer 2012 season, so this will be a full review :).

Share House no Koibito ep.1

Share House no Koibito episode 1 mini review!

Saki ep.1

Before continuing on with the next review, I have to say that I am having trouble finding a subbed episode of "Last Hope" which is featuring Aiba Masaki. If anyone knows how or where to download the 1rst episode, it would be very nice of you to leave me a message.

Here, I present to you a little review of the first episode of Saki. 

Saikou no Rikon ep.1

Here is my review of the first episode of Saikou no Rikon. It was my most anticipated title for this season since it has many actors that I like a lot!

Rich Man, Poor Woman review

I have completed Rich Man, Poor Woman!
This drama spans 11 episodes which aired in the summer 2012. 

Drama List

Hi!
Hope you are all doing well and that for those who are studying for their finals at school are doing good as well :).

I just wanted to make a shout out to the website mydramalist.info .
I watch so many dramas, I was keeping a word document years ago of what I watched , what I was watching and what I wanted to watch but it was so unorganized and lost track sometimes of which episode I was at.

Mydramalist.info is a great website to list and keep track of what you are watching and all that.
I think there is also a very similar website called http://mydramalist.com/ with the same purpose.

I just found the .info website first, that is why I am using that one but both looks and works good I'm sure.

That is all I wanted to say, :)

Naniwa Shounen Tanteidan review

I complete this drama series based on a novel written by Higashino Keigo. Anything written by him is a must watch for me!

 

I do not know why I have never thought of this before, but I was able to download the episodes of this drama and put them on my ipod touch. Then, I was able to watch the episode during my long bus ride, making it more enjoyable! However, I had to choose a drama series that was not too funny, so I don't laugh out loud, and not too interesting because my bus ride is not long enough for a whole episode.  This drama was perfect for this! I am sure going to miss watching Naniwa Shounen Tanteidan during my bus rides..

Otome-san ep.1

Not knowing what to expect, I watched the drama Otome-san. To my surprise, it was a suspense drama.

It seems that only the first 4 episodes have been subbed. They can be watched on Dramacrazy.com. This is probably not going to be completely subbed (at least for now). If you are looking for a drama with english subs, I do not recommend to start watching this.
However, Japanese subs have been released here : http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_128502.htm

and now for the review..

Nobunaga no Chef ep.1

My next little review will be of the drama "Nobunaga no Chef", a historical drama.

Nakuna, Hara-chan ep.1

Here will be my review of Nakuna, Hara-chan episode 1. It was actually quite challenging to find a subbed episode. My usual websites didn't have Nakuna. There is actually a LiveJournal community that has subbed 9 episodes (and actively subbing), what a relief! Here is their website : http://tk0xsubs.livejournal.com/
There is some rules though, you can't share their subbed episode on any websites like youtube, dramacrazy, dramafever and torrents website as well like D-addicts.
To download the episodes, you have to have a LiveJournal account, make a request to join their community and write a comment on their first entry.
When you are accepted (it took only a few hours for me), the entry called "project list" has all the episodes for download.

Now on to the review.

Karamazov no Kyoudai ep.1

Here will be a little review after finishing watching the first episode of Karamazov no Kyoudai. This is a suspense drama that will definitely interest people who likes a dark theme story.

XxxHolic ep.1

One of my favorite mangas, Xxx holic , has been adapted into a drama to my great surprise! Here , I will talk about how I felt after watching the first episode.

Dinner ep.1

I have watched the first episode of "Dinner", a drama about a restaurant starring starring Eguchi Yousuke and Kurashina Kana. This is my 4th little review of the Winter 2013 season.

Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho De ep.1

I have completed Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de, ep.1 and here are my thoughts of this first episode.

Trick 2 review

Here I will review the drama Trick 2 (2002) , which is the sequel of the drama Trick (2000).
From time to time, I like to watch an older drama. It is sometimes hard to find older dramas on the internet. I was able to watch all the episodes on www.gooddrama.net .

Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou ep.1

I just finished watching the first episode of the Getsuku (Monday 9) of the Winter 2013 season.

Apoyan ep.1

This review will be about the drama Apoyan. This is the first drama of season Winter 2013 that I watched the first episode.

 

Atsui Kuuki review

Here I will review the drama Atsui Kuuki. I will try to do so without giving away too much of the story. My goal is to convince you if you should watch it or not :).

Atsui Kuuki is a one episode drama which played on December 22 2012. It is based on a novel of the same name written by Matsumoto Seicho (1963).

 

Winter 2013 season preview

I am now looking forward to watch the Winter 2013 season dramas!
This season recently ended, so as you can see I am a bit behind. The Spring 2013 is starting soon already.
 Here is a list of what I intend to watch:

Introduction

Hi all!

Let me introduce myself,
I am Satoko, I have been watching drama since 2005. My teacher at the time lent me a video with a drama on it and since then I have been crazy about dramas. I thought it would be nice to share my love of dramas with other people!

Here I will post about dramas that I watch. I usually watch dramas that are fairly new, but sometimes I watch an older drama for fun.

Each season, I try to watch the first episode of every airing drama since I always wondered which drama was good each season. I then realized that I was missing out on a lot of dramas because they didn't seem interesting at first. Also, dramas that I was really looking forward for ended up being not that interesting. Here, I will offer my view of them, while I hope to hear your opinions as well. I usually watch completely 2-3 dramas in a season. 

This is my first blog, and I am not very experienced, but I hope to make an interesting and fun blog!  Yoroshiku Oneigaishimau~

Satoko