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- Dec 13th, '14, 06:13
- Forum: Other Japanese TV Shows
- Topic: NHK World - The Professional - documentary series
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9939
> Does anyone know where I can watch this show? Virtually everybody in your local Japanese speaking community knows how to receive NHK International TV, which includes this show. This is common knowledge. Just ask, and people can tell you which options are available where you live. At the very least...
- Apr 24th, '14, 19:05
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Arisu no Toge
- Replies: 114
- Views: 30583
So far, the explanations of why people like this drama have been entirely lacking and unconvincing. I dislike this drama because the plot is full of so many holes, you could use it as a fishing net. When the writer of the script has done such a bad job, I feel it is too much to ask the audience to p...
- Nov 2nd, '13, 20:29
- Forum: Other Japanese TV Shows
- Topic: GOD TONGUE
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5628
A few seconds of searching on the WWW indicates that there are tons of videos out there about this program. Many of these are available at Amazon. We are looking forward to you getting this DVDs, converting them to video files (well known freeware like VLC works fine for conversion), and uploading h...
- Nov 2nd, '13, 20:16
- Forum: Other Japanese TV Shows
- Topic: You ha nani shi ni Nippon he?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5927
This show is widely available on DVD at various Japanese supermarkets/bookstores around the world. If you live anywhere near a major world city, just visit the Japanese supermarkets/bookstore and look through the DVDs. You can readily rent a DVD copy, convert it to MP4 (i.e. using well known freewar...
- Nov 2nd, '13, 20:03
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] ANDO-LLOYD: ~A.I. Knows Love?~
- Replies: 65
- Views: 36904
- Oct 13th, '13, 21:13
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: FUNNIEST Japanese Drama!!!
- Replies: 98
- Views: 51998
> My Boss, My Hero > Nodame Cantabile > GTO > TRICK > Gokusen > Densha Otoko This sounds like a listing of merely a few such dramas that have appeared with English subtitles. Two aren't even remotely comedies, i.e. Nodame Cantabile and Densha Otoko, although there are minor comic elements. If this t...
- Oct 13th, '13, 20:51
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Woman
- Replies: 82
- Views: 27515
Overall it was a very good drama, although there was one entire sub-plot that could have been removed, i.e. the substance-dependent mother of the husband. Not much time was wasted on that sub-plot, and it had zero connection with the rest of the drama, so I think the damage was minimal except to sho...
- Sep 8th, '13, 20:19
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Yamada-kun to Nananin no Majo
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11675
This is the first time I've read the normal Manga version of a drama. The Japanese Manga version has about three times as much material as the live video drama version, so I recommend it if you really like this drama. Of course, it is for sale on Amazon Japan, and doesn't cost much. Numerous story l...
- Sep 2nd, '13, 20:39
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Kamo Kyoto e Iku ~Matsushita Nao, Shiina Kippei
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4660
I was quite puzzled by the ending, but after a WWW search discovered that this was a reference to some professional sports person. If like me you try to ignore spectator sports are much as possible, the last line of the drama won't make any sense. The series was nice as a drama that featured some of...
- Sep 2nd, '13, 20:08
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Filming Locations of Jdramas
- Replies: 71
- Views: 52895
I don't understand why this topic exists. There exists tons of information on Rokechi in the usual Japanese language WWW sites. In cases where such information isn't obvious on the many Rokechi WWW sites dedicated to providing information on filming location of Japanese dramas, often the information...
- Sep 2nd, '13, 19:40
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Keibuho Yabe Kenzo (Namase Katsuhisa)
- Replies: 70
- Views: 35000
The little girl playing with her hair is an example of the logical extreme humor of this series. That is to say, competence is inversely proportional to social status. The higher you go up in the social ladder, the less competence you see. Logically, the person who really solves every case must be a...
- Aug 28th, '13, 03:19
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Keibuho Yabe Kenzo (Namase Katsuhisa)
- Replies: 70
- Views: 35000
You can spend much of these series looking for references to the Trick series. For example, one episode features a scene where magician Yamada is being laughed at by by-standers on a shopping street. In Trick you see this scene shot from Yamada's perspective, and in Yabe Kenzo you see the same scene...
- Aug 22nd, '13, 19:50
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Yamada-kun to Nananin no Majo
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11675
I know some people will object to the shallow character development, big holes in the plot (i.e. who cares about the identities of the other witches?), and overacting (always to be expected from a Manga-based drama). But I think there are enough humorous situations, and a musical score that sets the...
- Aug 22nd, '13, 19:34
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Saito-san 2
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4053
> so ep 7 will be aired a week later on 8/31 ... This is clearly announced at the end of episode 6, so there is no reason to think anyone watching the series episode-by-episode will be confused. > Mirei Kiritani's overacting is getting a but much ... she was playing someone who was > faking ... Ther...
- Aug 3rd, '13, 20:12
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Yamada-kun to Nananin no Majo
- Replies: 32
- Views: 11675
Could the people who have read the Manga provide any explanation as to exactly WHY they liked it? The most minimal explanation would be helpful, in Japanese or English. To many, the plot sounds rather idiotic, but if there is enough humor or clever plotting, that can be overcome. Hope this is a good...
- Aug 3rd, '13, 19:54
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Filming Locations of Jdramas
- Replies: 71
- Views: 52895
Japanese ロケ地 web sites can be found by a few seconds of searching on the WWW, and these describe in detail shooting locations for various Doramas. This information is already widely available. Several times while watching a drama, I've stopped to spend a few seconds to do a WWW search to find the ロケ...
- Jul 4th, '13, 19:47
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Dramas released by furransu
- Replies: 36
- Views: 28874
For some bizarre reason, Furansu always requires that someone out there spend a tremendous amount of effort creating English subtitles, even though the vast, vast majority of Dorama fans don't need or want English subtitles (D-Addicts gives the opposite impression only because it is an English langu...
- Jun 29th, '13, 20:37
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Best Taiga Drama of All Time (Round 1 - Preliminary)
- Replies: 76
- Views: 46749
- Jun 29th, '13, 20:23
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Galileo
- Replies: 350
- Views: 137665
The Japanese of Galileo is extremely standard and easy to understand, so no non-Japanese subbing is needed for the vast majority of people who would be fans of this series. By the way, the Galileo books, upon which this series is based, are widely available. For example, see the listings on Amazon.jp.
- Jun 29th, '13, 20:14
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Woman
- Replies: 82
- Views: 27515
After reading the network WWW site info, sounds like a good drama to explain the situation of some working widowed women in Japan, but I'm concerned that the entire plot depends on people following the exact details of the Japanese welfare system, so this might be of less interest to people outside ...
- Jun 18th, '13, 16:02
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Otenki Onee-san
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5228
The ending was fine with me. Haruko likes predictable things, so from that standpoint it wasn't a mystery why she picked a predictable (Otaku) male. I liked the drama, despite two flaws. (1) Although weather phenomena are mostly presented realistically (with glaring exceptions), Haruko's forecasting...
- Jun 10th, '13, 20:05
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Otenki Onee-san
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5228
By the way, for those who, like me, find absolutely everything Mitsuyo-san says fascinating, look at the following site:
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/reading/mitsuyo/
Somehow she reminds me of the Mama-san at a place in Kobe many years ago...
--- バカ
http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/reading/mitsuyo/
Somehow she reminds me of the Mama-san at a place in Kobe many years ago...
--- バカ
- May 9th, '13, 19:53
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Doctor X
- Replies: 55
- Views: 22763
I think this show was designed for anyone who has been a Hakenshain among less competent Seishain, or at least imagines they are in such a situation. If you've been in this situation, it is very easy to sympathize with the Yonekura character, however silly and unrealistic some of the medical details...
- May 3rd, '13, 05:03
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Otenki Onee-san
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5228
Nice to see a physical science Tensai as the heroin of a drama, even though some of the details are silly, i.e. despite the plot of the first episode, ball lightening is largely regarded as a myth among meteorologists, and the speculative explanation of ball lightening as due to oxidation of nano-si...
- May 3rd, '13, 04:47
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Galileo
- Replies: 350
- Views: 137665
The series 1 and 2 are interesting, with fairly credible scientific explanations for each mystery. The drama is entirely misnamed. It should be Newton, not Galileo. The main character's personality is the exact opposite of that of Galileo (outgoing womanizer, publicity hound), and much more like the...
- Apr 21st, '13, 13:41
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] GOU ~Himetachi no Sengoku~
- Replies: 929
- Views: 343212
A history progam (Rekishi Hiwa Historya, episode 062) is posted now in the j-tv Chinese hardsub category of D-Addicts. Since this torrent orignated on the Chinese torrent sites, there are Chinese hard subs, but these are easy to ignore. The broadcast of episode 062 was created to provide historical ...
- Apr 15th, '13, 19:03
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: Ayase Haruka
- Replies: 187
- Views: 135747
- Apr 15th, '13, 19:00
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Yae no Sakura
- Replies: 38
- Views: 26060
- Apr 2nd, '13, 05:37
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Yae no Sakura
- Replies: 38
- Views: 26060
Episodes 8, 9, 10, and 11 of Yae no Sakura are available now, and have been for some time, on the usual Chinese torrent sites, with Chinese/Japanese subtitles (do a Google search to find,using the Chinese name for the series 八重之樱). Japanese subtitles are particularly useful for this series due to th...
- Mar 9th, '13, 15:16
- Forum: Other Japanese TV Shows
- Topic: Japanese Documentaries?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 23623
Lately several outstanding documentaries (real ones, not the Geinokai publicity junk) have appeared on D-Addicts. If you want to see such programming, be sure to watch and leave a thank-you message describing what you find interesting about the program. Recent examples include: NHK SP(Noberu Shou Sa...
- Mar 1st, '13, 02:47
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Best Taiga Drama of All Time (Round 1 - Preliminary)
- Replies: 76
- Views: 46749
- Feb 27th, '13, 20:54
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] GOU ~Himetachi no Sengoku~
- Replies: 929
- Views: 343212
- Feb 27th, '13, 20:44
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] JIN (Osawa Takao, Ayase Haruka, Uchino Masaaki)
- Replies: 512
- Views: 204563
- Feb 17th, '13, 22:11
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Last Hope
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2689
The Japanese is quite standard and easy to understand, and so no particular need for subs. Although the plot is a bit far fetched at times, this is a rather good drama for learning medical terminology, so the vast majority of people closely following this drama will neither need nor desire subs. If ...
- Jan 15th, '13, 02:02
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: Ayase Haruka
- Replies: 187
- Views: 135747
I searched on Google just a few minutes ago. Enough Japanese have been doing exactly the same search (similarly puzzled) that there is an explanation that is readily found now by doing a search: http://okwave.jp/qa/q7881648.html It turns out the it really doesn't mean anything out of context, it rea...
- Jan 13th, '13, 00:25
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: Ayase Haruka
- Replies: 187
- Views: 135747
Bad.secret wrote: > I want Himitsu no Akko-chan movie but I didnt find it anywhere ... This movie was released in Japan recently, Sept. of 2012. As usual, the first thing to check is Amazon Japan, where you will find an announcement that says the DVD does not go on sale until March 16th, 2013, Japan...
- Jan 12th, '13, 23:54
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: Ayase Haruka
- Replies: 187
- Views: 135747
- Dec 29th, '12, 22:59
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: Kitagawa Keiko
- Replies: 825
- Views: 493927
I did a simple WWW search and zeroed in on alternative Kitakawa Keiko comedies (like the familiar Mop Girl, Nazotoki, and Akumu-chan): the movie Handsome Suit. Very funny situation comedy with an inspiring message. Although the gist of the ending was rather clear by about 1/3rd through the movie, I ...
- Dec 25th, '12, 05:00
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: Kitagawa Keiko
- Replies: 825
- Views: 493927
> I really like Kei-chan's new hairstyle! ... What? I like her acting in the comic role of Akumu-chan (like Mop Girl, and Nazo Toki wa Dinner no Ato de). Are there any other comic roles by Kitakawa Keiko out there to watch? I'm specificly interested in the comic roles, and without defacing subtitles...
- Dec 24th, '12, 16:18
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Recommend Favorite J-Dramas (Ask for suggestions here)
- Replies: 4521
- Views: 1709009
By the way, Dillon writes the following for the Japan Times (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120519td.html) about his ideal Japanese TV drama: > The one plot to Japanese TV dramas I would like to see: > Ugly kid gets cancer but survives and grows up to be a > serial killer because no one ever v...
- Dec 22nd, '12, 20:42
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Osozaki no Himawari (Ikuta Toma, Maki Yoko)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15311
Very pleasant drama in an interesting setting, i.e. rural Kochi-ken. Although the general plot contains a complex pattern of love relationships (love quadrangle +) like Tokyo Love Story (東京ラブストーリー, 1991), unlike Tokyo Love Story, the characters are more 3-dimentional and people you in whom you might...
- Nov 19th, '12, 23:00
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] JIN (Osawa Takao, Ayase Haruka, Uchino Masaaki)
- Replies: 512
- Views: 204563
Any drama about time travel is going to be a bit silly. Can't really happen and doesn't make any sense, or we would see time travelers among us right now, and it also violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics (read Stephen Hawkins if you need an explanation of this). But when you suspend beliief and ta...
- Oct 25th, '12, 15:01
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: Kitagawa Keiko
- Replies: 825
- Views: 493927
- Oct 25th, '12, 13:29
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: Kitagawa Keiko
- Replies: 825
- Views: 493927
Since there isn't an Akumu-chan subject yet, I'm posting here. Kitakawa Keiko is staring in Aukumu-chan, a delightful comedy Dorama about a relatively heartless school teacher who reluctantly ends up working with a girl who sees other people's dreams, with a predictive element, so there is always a ...
- Oct 2nd, '12, 19:22
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Iki mo Dekinai Natsu
- Replies: 82
- Views: 25331
This drama is about family registry problems (although focused on the 300 day issue), something we are all familar with from frequent reporting on the news and the numerous times when the family registry shows up in dramas. Someday Japan will have to dump this system, just like other countries in As...