Japanese SoTW (11/16/08) - News no Onna

Post by **mizune** » Nov 2nd, '08, 03:55

Since it's a little overdue, here's the latest batch of picks to vote from. And with my return, the return of an SP Pack selection as well.

(Wow, I'd forgotten how time consuming setting up one of these polls can be...

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EDIT: Sorry, I put down the wrong date for the Poll turnover. The correct poll end date is 11/16!

Many thanks go out to those seeding the current JSoTW (Concerto). Thank you for your support!

VOTE for the next JSoTW above
(This poll will run for 2 weeks. Enjoy!)
This week's nominees are:
News no Onna - torrents
Kou Kou Kyoushi 1993 - torrents
Boku no Aruku Michi - torrents
SP Pack:
[list]Kaikyo - torrents
Ganges Gawa de Butterfly - torrents[/list]

NOMINATE future JSoTWs below *UPDATED 2/24/08*

Rules for nominating JSoTWs:
* Please nominate dramas found in the JSoTW Volunteer Seeders Thread
* Nominate only Japanese dramas with English subtitles
* Do not nominate a series that has already been nominated twice
* Only nominate a series if 1 or more episodes have zero seeds

Previous Japanese Series of the Week:

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What is the Japanese Series of the Week (SoTW)? More Info Here

Remember, D-Addicts was started for the community, and being a part of the community means sharing. If you don't share, then everyone loses (refer to JEM's dropping of cdramas). Bittorrent and DA works much better if you share as others have shared with you.

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If you are willing to seed any of the series in the poll, please post a reply here or in the JSoTW: Looking For Volunteer Seeders thread or PM anyone of the mods or admins. There are still several series which do not have volunteer seeders, so any help would be greatly appreciated! The more seeders we have, the more variety we will have in future JSoTW polls!

Reminder: You must have at least 10 posts to vote. Don't start spamming the forum, but this encourages you to get involved in some of those drama discussions!

porcupine · Post by **porcupine** » Nov 2nd, '08, 04:14

Without a doubt, the best of these is Kou Kou Kyoushi 1993. It gets my vote.

kuro570 · Post by **kuro570** » Nov 2nd, '08, 05:48

I agree, Kou Kou Kyoushi is one of my favorite dramas so it has my vote as well ^.^

Peggy · Post by **Peggy** » Nov 2nd, '08, 06:54

I am so pleased to be able to see this drama again. This time I will thankfully download.

Maybe in the future there will be a chance to see Story of One Century. I thought this was also a wonderful drama and I have not seen it for a long time. I truly enjoyed the three parts to this drama.

Peggy

Phillykat · Post by **Phillykat** » Nov 2nd, '08, 08:16

Any chance that the 3 dramas from last week will turn up again..soon? All 4 choices from last week's vote seemed interesting to me. This week not so much. Ah well, such is life. Until next week!

Kenedaa · Post by **Kenedaa** » Nov 2nd, '08, 08:52

kuro570 wrote:I agree, Kou Kou Kyoushi is one of my favorite dramas so it has my vote as well ^.^

If It is one of your favorite drama, I guess you have already seen it, right? So, what's the point in voting for it? I really don't get that

The SP pack got my vote, never heard of those drama.

roaceica · Post by **roaceica** » Nov 2nd, '08, 10:11

are there no subs somewhere for kou kou? many thanks!

Psionic · Post by **Psionic** » Nov 2nd, '08, 11:37

voted for news no onna, been trying to download it for a while now. Kou kou doesnt sound so bad either. Really not going for the SP

Post by **mizune** » Nov 2nd, '08, 12:53

Phillykat wrote:Any chance that the 3 dramas from last week will turn up again..soon? All 4 choices from last week's vote seemed interesting to me. This week not so much. Ah well, such is life. Until next week!

I checked before making this poll, and there were at least 2 seeders for each of the series that was on the poll previously, while the picks this week had 0 seeders. So, with some patience, you should be able to download any of those series.

That being said, there is always a chance of the choices from the last poll coming up again.

roaceica wrote: are there no subs somewhere for kou kou? many thanks!

Remember, all nominees for the polls must be subbed in english. In this case, the files are hard subbed.

nozomi05 · Post by **nozomi05** » Nov 2nd, '08, 13:13

voted for news no onna too, i have kou kou already, took weeks to finish downloading the whole series. my hard disk got corrupted otherwise i'd be happy to seed it again.

Post by **Keiko1981** » Nov 2nd, '08, 13:50

Voted for the SP pack, Kaikyo sounded interesting.
I already got, and VSS:ed Koukou Kyoushi 1993 in September.

roshian · Post by **roshian** » Nov 2nd, '08, 15:45

i have seen all of the dramas except those on the SP pack

so i choose this one

Chen Yisi · Post by **Chen Yisi** » Nov 2nd, '08, 16:08

I voted for Boku no Aruku Michi because this drama moved me so much when I watched it, totally is worth watching though I really like Ganges Gawa de Butterfly.

GG · Post by GG » Nov 2nd, '08, 19:20

I voted for news no onna because I haven't seen it, but I highly recommend boku no aruku michi. It really deserves to win. Kusanagi Tsuyoshi does an amazing job with this role. Subtle and affecting.

Post by **mizune** » Nov 2nd, '08, 19:58

just peeked at the poll results so far, and it's been awhile since i've had such a competitive poll...
nice!

makito · Post by **makito** » Nov 2nd, '08, 20:17

This was a really hard one!
It wasn't easy which one to choose.
I hope I can see the other ones in the next SoTW

akitsu · Post by **akitsu** » Nov 3rd, '08, 01:28

I voted for News no Onna. I loved the show. I will start seeding right away

plain_love · Post by **plain_love** » Nov 3rd, '08, 04:51

wow interesting poll, i vote for News no Onna, love this show

kuro570 · Post by **kuro570** » Nov 3rd, '08, 12:15

Kenedaa wrote:
kuro570 wrote:I agree, Kou Kou Kyoushi is one of my favorite dramas so it has my vote as well ^.^
If It is one of your favorite drama, I guess you have already seen it, right? So, what's the point in voting for it? I really don't get that

The SP pack got my vote, never heard of those drama.

The point of me voting for this drama even after I watched it before is for other ppl who might not have watched or even heard of it not only that but the other dramas don't seem to really interest me so yeah thats why it has my vote. Hell if they put Byakuyakou up for nomination every week I'd vote for it. Btw this version isn't the one i watched before, I think the one I've seen was 2003

kiramethyst · Post by **kiramethyst** » Nov 3rd, '08, 13:35

I voted for "Kou Kou Kyoushi" because I loved the 2003 version a lot. And it would be wonderful to watch the older version. But this 1993 version isn't the original either. The first one was filmed in the 1970s. (I wasn't even born yet.)

Kenedaa · Post by **Kenedaa** » Nov 3rd, '08, 15:33

kuro570 wrote: The point of me voting for this drama even after I watched it before is for other ppl who might not have watched or even heard of it not only that but the other dramas don't seem to really interest me so yeah thats why it has my vote. Hell if they put Byakuyakou up for nomination every week I'd vote for it. Btw this version isn't the one i watched before, I think the one I've seen was 2003

Ok, I see your point, thanks for your answer.
For me, the JSoW is more an opportunity to get a drama hard to get or one I would never try otherwise. So I would vote more easily for an unknown drama that for one I am sure I would appreciate. (the latter, I'm sure I will watch it one day anyway ^^)

mizune wrote:just peeked at the poll results so far, and it's been awhile since i've had such a competitive poll...
nice!

Yeah, some suspense O//
I don't remember last time It happened!

Nelly · Post by **Nelly** » Nov 4th, '08, 10:10

I vote for Koukou Kyoushi 1993.
I enjoyed a lot the 2003 version, so i'm really curious about the 1993 version.
Plus i read it has 33% rating, makes me want to watch it more.

rBaxter · Post by **rBaxter** » Nov 4th, '08, 20:46

I vote for Kou Kou Kyoushi 1993 for two reasons; First, this series made great social impact at that time. This is one of the most famous drama series in the first half of 90s. Second, more important than the first, I like Sachiko Sakurai.

charia-chan · Post by **charia-chan** » Nov 6th, '08, 08:18

Voted for News no onna, cause I would like to see young Takki^^

Post by **mizune** » Nov 7th, '08, 04:54

charia-chan wrote:Voted for News no onna, cause I would like to see young Takki^^

Ahhh....
I was wondering why News no Onna was doing so well in the polls when nobody was really saying anything about it ...
That would explain it... ^_^;

Psionic · Post by **Psionic** » Nov 7th, '08, 19:54

this is my first time nominating a series. is it possible to nominate Ai wa Doda?

edit...btw im so happy that news no onna is winning

BlaqNumbr9 · Post by **BlaqNumbr9** » Nov 7th, '08, 20:21

I'd like to nominate Heaven Cannot Wait. That one is too good to let fade away.

Shenai · Post by **Shenai** » Nov 8th, '08, 03:12

I second the Heaven Cannot Wait nomination, would really like to see it^^

brokenparadise · Post by **brokenparadise** » Nov 9th, '08, 08:31

I would love to nominate Haikei, Chichiue-sama.
Please...

and I'm very sad Boku no Aruku Michi not winning. I would love to watch that one

Psionic · Post by **Psionic** » Nov 9th, '08, 15:56

Does any1 here have Kono yo no Hate? groink uploaded this drama last year but cant find the torrents anymore? if this can be uploaded and seeded, I would greatly appreciated it.

Post by **Keiko1981** » Nov 9th, '08, 15:57

Psionic wrote:Does any1 here have Kono yo no Hate? groink uploaded this drama last year but cant find the torrents anymore? if this can be uploaded and seeded, I would greatly appreciated it.

I have it saved, but am not uploading, sorry.

nitrosmob · Post by **nitrosmob** » Nov 9th, '08, 16:20

I can honestly say there is a good series of choices this week. The kou kou kyoushi sounds good...but I already have seen the 2003 version, and am not much of a mood for it. Instead I chose the sp pack, because the special sounds good...and the drama with it sounds very interesting.

Post by **mizune** » Nov 9th, '08, 17:28

Whoops, I just noticed that the date for the poll ending is listed today when it should be NEXT Sunday. JSoTW polls run at for at least 2 weeks in order to give the current series a couple of weeks to distribute. Sorry, I miscounted the weeks.

BlaqNumbr9 wrote:I'd like to nominate Heaven Cannot Wait. That one is too good to let fade away.

Heaven Cannot Wait doesn't have a volunteer seeder listed, so I can't add it in good faith that it actually will be seeded....
BUT, if somebody were willing to seed it, we can add tothe next poll. Just post in this thread or PM me or InTr4nce if you'd like to volunteer. We welcome both seeders who are willing to volunteer permanently for future polls and anybody who is willing to help temporarily.

Post by **Keiko1981** » Nov 9th, '08, 17:56

mizune wrote:Whoops, I just noticed that the date for the poll ending is listed today when it should be NEXT Sunday. JSoTW polls run at for at least 2 weeks in order to give the current series a couple of weeks to distribute. Sorry, I miscounted the weeks.

BlaqNumbr9 wrote:I'd like to nominate Heaven Cannot Wait. That one is too good to let fade away.
Heaven Cannot Wait doesn't have a volunteer seeder listed, so I can't add it in good faith that it actually will be seeded....
BUT, if somebody were willing to seed it, we can add tothe next poll. Just post in this thread or PM me or InTr4nce if you'd like to volunteer. We welcome both seeders who are willing to volunteer permanently for future polls and anybody who is willing to help temporarily.

Is It Kami-sama mou Sukoshi Dake?
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Kamisama_Mou_Sukoshi_Dake
If it is, I can VSS that one during December, since I haven't decided for the second drama to VSS yet.

Post by **mizune** » Nov 9th, '08, 21:41

^ No, it's this drama:
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Tengoku_ni_Ic ... ikai_Otoko

Post by **Keiko1981** » Nov 9th, '08, 21:50

Okay. Thank you for the information.

fragolina · Post by **fragolina** » Nov 15th, '08, 18:03

I vote for Kou Kou Kyoushi 1993. But i don't think it will be the series of the month...

Post by **mizune** » Nov 16th, '08, 01:02

The poll ends tomorrow, but it looks like we have a winner.
My question to you folks is whether you guys would prefer to:
a. carry over the series that didn't win this time to the next poll or
b. start the poll with 4 new nominees that are in need of seeding.

Post your opinion here!

Post by **Keiko1981** » Nov 16th, '08, 05:35

Votes for using the ones that didn't make it in this poll.

charia-chan · Post by **charia-chan** » Nov 16th, '08, 05:49

I am voting for option b!

Magicus · Post by **Magicus** » Nov 16th, '08, 06:16

mizune wrote:The poll ends tomorrow, but it looks like we have a winner.
My question to you folks is whether you guys would prefer to:
a. carry over the series that didn't win this time to the next poll or
b. start the poll with 4 new nominees that are in need of seeding.

Post your opinion here!

I think it would make sense if you always carry over dramas that get at least a certain percentage(like 15-20%?), the ones with very few votes aren't likely to ever win even if they are carried over multiple times.

Post by **mizune** » Nov 16th, '08, 06:29

Magicus wrote: I think it would make sense if you always carry over dramas that get at least a certain percentage(like 15-20%?), the ones with very few votes aren't likely to ever win even if they are carried over multiple times.

I used to do that, but eventually the nominees who don't win either
1. build enough seeds on their own to not need the aid of a Series of the Week win for ppl to be able to download it or
2. ppl just get tired and stop paying attention/voting

For example, both Boku no Aruku Michi and Kou Kou Kyoushi, which had zero seeds when they were selected a couple weeks ago, now have a few seeds for most of the eps. Sure, it's not a huge swarm, but they are there if ppl want to see them now. Eventually, it got to the point of selectively rotating out series that had seeds with ones that didn't.

But in this case, since there were so many votes for the other nominees, I guess I was wondering if ppl wanted to run them again or not even if there were some seeds available.

nozomi05 · Post by **nozomi05** » Nov 16th, '08, 06:58

it would be nice that the top 1 will be the the JSOTW and the 2nd top would be nominated also for the next JSOTW . Then the ones who voted for it the first time can have a chance of downloading the series.

Like me, I usually download the one's that interest me the most and then I usually check what other series makes it to the top and then download it as well if there are enough seeders.

hakuharu · Post by **hakuharu** » Nov 16th, '08, 08:56

As for the options, I would like to see at least 2 new ones in the Poll. This is because I noticed myself that I wasn't paying that much attention when the old series were carried over for the next poll and the next....

I really like the idea of special packs although they usually don't seem to stand a chance against the other series...

If there is a special pack again, I would be interested in Chibi Maruko-Chan
Chibi Maruko-chan [SP] (704x396 XviD)
Chibi Maruko-chan Part2 and SP(D-CX 704x396 2006.1... are both subbed

ruisu · Post by **ruisu** » Nov 16th, '08, 22:58

I finally voted for one that won

Post by **mizune** » Nov 17th, '08, 02:31

hakuharu wrote: I really like the idea of special packs although they usually don't seem to stand a chance against the other series...
If there is a special pack again, I would be interested in Chibi Maruko-Chan
Chibi Maruko-chan [SP] (704x396 XviD)
Chibi Maruko-chan Part2 and SP(D-CX 704x396 2006.1... are both subbed

I'd like to do more SP packs as well, but unfortunately, there aren't many ppl signed up as volunteers for them (Chibi Maruko included)..:/

Anyhow, winner this poll is News no Onna!
As always, please try to keep Concerto seeded for as long as possible to help those still trying to complete the series.

New poll will be up in a tickor two...

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