Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:29 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Ne, thanks for subbing this. I'm really excited to see Saki as an evil charecter. She was really sweet in Jitensha Shonenki and cute in Haikei, Chichiue-sama so this is a complete 180 from everything I've seen her in.
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:10 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
ChouLinda wrote:
Keiko1981 wrote:
At the moment I'm reading the 4th vol of Life. Personally I like "Confidential Confessions" by Reiko Momochi better.
Still I will watch this serie.
Yeah I hear a lot of people compare the two, so I really wanna read Confidential Confessions. Do you know if the manga's been released in English?
As for the LIFE drama, I finally saw a raw. As people have said, the first episode moves too fast to make an impact for me and they've changed a lot, but I really enjoyed it and I think as long as it can still hook people who HAVEN'T read the manga despite how much ground it covered from the beginning, it's a good start!
Confidential Confessions has been released in English by TokyoPop.
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Wow, is this the anti-Hana Yori Dango or what. It's also pretty gripping and it's hard not to wonder how the characters are all going to turn out.
It's so interesting how it has elements of HYD, but without the wish fulfillment. You have the two kids who are children of heads of companies and who are dating. You have a girl torn between wanting to stand up for herself and wanting to fit in. It's quite a daring story.
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:33 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Well by the sounds of it, its better to come into this drama as I have without reading the manga.
I may read it after the drama finishes but for now the drama is plenty sadistic enough for me. I am enjoying it though, just wish it wasnt on so late. Episode two was crazy. Is it still going really fast compared to the manga. Its unfourtunat that they have to do tha, always seem to cut out some of the best parts.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:32 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Another amazing, fantastic, psychotic, creepy, perfectly orchestrated episode...
I must admit, I really don't like manga in the least, but after this series there's no way I'm not buying the entire friggin' set. Screw Mean Girls, LIFE is where it's at. I love how Manami and her gang aren't just inherently evil - they're bitchy, sure, but it's not like they've ALWAYS hated Ayumi, and they've even defended her a few times - unlike in any other ~ijime~ drama where it Manami would be like, "I HATE YOU, ALWAYS, FOREVER, LET ME TAUNT YOU ENDLESSLY NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE". It's a much more human/realistic portrayal considering how easy it would have been for the staff to just write Manami off as some delusional, flouncy, twisted japanese schoolgirl beast who wanted to murder everyone in her path.
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God, Katsumi-kun scares the **** out of me, but at the same time... I hope he shows up even more, HAHA. He has this irresistibly creepy aura that makes me wring my hands whenever he's on screen. It's like ARASHI's Matsumoto Jun became a convicted rapist. I hate him but his character is so enigmatic that when he's in the scene you just can't look away, even though you want to (or choke him to death). AHHHHHH, and when Ayumi dropped her things and he flicked his tongue trying to look up her skirt - SO CREEPY, but just...deliciously so, in some way. Does anybody else know what I mean? Hahah.
Also love how the music is so perfected to this drama - when Manami asks Katsumi why Ayumi has been so anxious around her lately and the beat jumps when he squints his eye as he's walking away - this drama is so low budget but beautifully so. Props to this amazing Director for such fantastic shots and beautiful music sequences.
I cannot WAIT for episode 4. Keep up the good work, S.O.S., you've got a lot of other projects so no rush. I think this is definitely a drama that can be easily watched and understood/engaging without subtitles, anyways. (There's not much in the way of incredibly important plot details to be missed.) That being said, I'll definitely be looking forward to future releases.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:38 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Did you just sugest MatsuJun as a rapist!!!! How could you!!!! (devoted MatsuJun fan here in case you couldnt tell ^_^)
But I agree this episode was done fantastically and I understand what you mean when you talk about Katsumi, you just cant look away, his creepy evilness drags you in
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0
Yorokobi wrote:
Did you just sugest MatsuJun as a rapist!!!! How could you!!!! (devoted MatsuJun fan here in case you couldnt tell ^_^)
HAHA, look, I can't help it that Katsumi-kun instantly reminded me of MatsuJun.....and then happened to become a psycho, voyeuristic sleazeball several scenes later. But hey, MJ's doing his sister in [Boku no Imouto], and...
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Ayumi's mom is apparently dating Katsumi-kun's dad, so...not too far off in their character choice anyways, really.
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I can't wait!! Please somebody help me! 
I think this is definitely a drama that can be easily watched and understood/engaging without subtitles, anyways. (There's not much in the way of incredibly important plot details to be missed.) That being said, I'll definitely be looking forward to future releases.
