Hotaru no Hikari 2
Posted on June 19th, 2011
Hotaru no Hikari 2
[Rating: 8/10]
Genre: romantic comedy
After a three year stint abroad, Hotaru is back and ready to tackle the next phase of relationship with with her beloved Takano-buchou… or maybe not. The man of her life isn’t too pleased that Hotaru has barely even contacted him or replied to his messages, and declares he wants out of their relationship unless Hotaru can get her act together once and for all.
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Himitsu
Posted on June 19th, 2011
Himitsu
[Rating: 7/10]
Genre: family, drama
Based on the novel Naoko by Higashino Keigo, Himitsu is about a man, Sugita Heisuke, who who has to deal with the aftermath of a tragic accident that ended the life of his wife, Naoko and left their teenage daughter Monami in a coma. However when Monami awakes she claims that she is Naoko in Monami’s body…
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Thor
Posted on June 19th, 2011
Thor
[Rating: 6.5/10]
Thor, God of Thunder and son of Odin is exiled to Earth when his rash actions undo the peace agreement between the Asgardians and the Frost Giants, the latter declaring war on Asgard. On Earth he literally falls into the path of a team of meteorologists who become the target of a secret organization who want their data on Thor.
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Chonmage Purin
Posted on June 19th, 2011
Chonmage Purin
[Rating: 7/10]
A single mother and her son find themselves sheltering a young man, Kijima Yasube, who claims to be a samurai from the Edo period. During his stay with the family, Kijima finds that he has a knack in making pastries and decides to work as a patissier…
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Red Riding Hood (2011)
Posted on June 19th, 2011
Red Riding Hood (2011)
[Rating: 7.5/10]
The village of Daggerhorn is being terrorized by a killer wolf on a rampage. After it claims the life of an innocent maiden, the villagers decide to organize a hunt to stop the monster once and for all. However, the arrival of an infamous witch hunter brings even more alarming revelations about their supposed foe, who may be closer than they think…
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Inu wo Kau to Iu Koto
Posted on June 19th, 2011
Inu wo Kau to Iu Koto
[Rating: 8.5/10]
Genre: family, drama
Hongo Yuji is your average salaryman and young father trying his best to make ends meet for his wife and kids. Their fate takes a turn for the worse when Yuji loses his job and his ex-band mates from school start pestering him to join their group… During this period of hard decisions on life, Yuji’s two children find a lost dog who they name Sky. How will Sky affect this family’s future?
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Spring Anime 2011
Posted on June 14th, 2011
With so little time and so many series to watch, what normally determines whether you’d continue or pick it up again? My ‘to-watch’ list on MAL is ever increasing, let’s not even speak about non-anime shows, which I usually give priority over, so this time, I’ve decided to take a short break from drama (of which I’m at least up to date with the current season), and focus on clearing that never-ending anime list. I also really need to sort out the anime I’ve started and put-on-hold or paused in favour of catching up with other shows. Usually it takes me anywhere from 2-6 episodes on average to determine whether I’ll drop an anime, and if I read some redeeming reviews of a show it may or may not spur me to continue till at least halfway, or if I’m wanting to know what happens despite the show not being my usual cup of tea, I’ll start jumping episodes.
Anyway, here’s what I’m currently watching
Anime currently airing:
Bleach (ep 326) – I admit, Bleach has become like lazy comfort food to me, it may be not so stellar at times but I do like some of the non-manga arcs and always like watching my favourite characters
C The Money of Soul And The Possibility of Control (ep 4) – the concept is intriguing, the short length makes it easier to bear with
Deadman Wonderland (ep 9) – this is another good example of something gripping, I usually do not really like survivor/battle-royale/prison type shows and a lot of violence but each episode is very gripping and I want to see how it comes together at the end despite already having read spoilers for the manga
Koe de Oshigoto! (ep 2) – it’s quite bordering on hentai, but it’s strangely entertaining despite being very cliche
Tiger & Bunny (ep 3) – looks like it’s developing as it goes ago, will stick on a bit more
Currently Airing to Try:
30-sai no Hoken Taiiku
Ao no Exorcist
Nichijou
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi
Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox
SKET Dance
Steins; Gate
Yondemasu yo, Azazel-san
I have dropped recently (not necessarily current series)
Bakemonogatari (way too much talking, it started out interesting but turned out quite slow-moving, as a reader and writer, I like the show, not tell-all approach)
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (too repetitive and the humour was rather annoying after a while)
Shiki (did not really care for the characters, rather slow moving)
X-Men (just could not get used to them speaking in Japanese and Japanese cultural nuances in the transmission from western to asian audience)
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More Asian Drama/Movies
Posted on April 23rd, 2011
Other Asian Drama (completed only): (place or language, type)
note: this list is not very complete as I cannot recall all of them, due to having watched most of them long ago
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new year~
Posted on February 6th, 2011
It turns out that the j drama, Himitsu, which I can say was the only drama of its season I would really recommend is actually based on the book, Naoko by Higashino Keigo. Interestingly enoughly, I apparently bought the book some time ago but haven’t read it due it being in the country I used to reside in less frequently untill quite recently, hence my discovery of the book. It’s now further up in my to-read list due to the drama, as previously it was more of a random buy. Lately my reading has been sidetracked by my late start into the hefty Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon, of which I am now in the midst of the second book. I have been hearing about this series for a while, but the weight of the books, not to mention the fact that it’s quite a long series by now, had put my off before. Still, it was only a matter of time that the historical romance lover in me would bow and I must say I am not disappointed so far! I hope that the rest of the series is as engaging as the first two books! If I ever get a chance to go to the Scotland going on one of those book based tours is definitely on my to-do list~ As with the NZ tours of the Lord of the Rings locations.
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Autumn watchings 2010
Posted on November 28th, 2010
Not that many interesting dramas this season…
Most Probably Following:
Himitsu
Iryuu 3
Reinoryokusha Odagiri Kyoko no Uso
Maybe Following/Undecided:
Face Maker
Juuri Dolittle
Keizoku 2 SPEC
Nagareboshi
Perfect Report
Second Virgin
Dropped:
Guilty Akuma to Keiyakushita Onna
Ogon no Buta
Others
Jyouou
Kenji Onijima Heihachiro
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