You can see the list of those I intended to read here. I completely stuck to my list this time and didn't watch anymore nor anything else! (<< as in 2016 Autumn releases) Some were absolutely amazing, but there were a few disappointments.

I shall do the doramas first:




1. Lady DaVinchi [7/10]

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2. Cain and Abel [3/10]

This bored the crap out of me. I watched it because my friend loves Yamada and she wanted to watch it together with me. But I ended up missing weeks and had to marathon like episodes 3 to 8 in one go so I never actually live tweeted her about it at all. Luckily she enjoyed it because of Yamada but unfortunately he was not enough to keep my interest. This plot is so stupid. It couldn't decide if it wanted to be a business focused dorama or a romance focused dorama; it kept flipflopping between the two. And while the romance started off good and I was still onboard about episode 7; the end result was so stupid. Can I spoil you? Okay here:

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I hated this show. I was gunna write more but my rant has put me in a super bad mood for this.

Theme song was good.




3. YowaMushi Pedal [8.5/10]

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4. Doubutsu Sentai Zyuogher

This is still on going but I'm about 36 episodes in and this is enjoyable. It's simple, it's cute, it's definitely a step up from the previous season, the plot development is decent too but it's nothing amazing but it's definitely good to watch. The Halloween episode was great preciated xD This series might finish before the winter season is over (it normally runs like Feb to Jan every year).



5. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid

This is also still on-going and this is a lot of fun! I really like the plot and I like the characters and the budget for this show is huge compared to the previous series because of the amount of CGI they use every episode! Also; all the boys are so cute!!! I'm definitely (and surprisingly) loving Snipe and Laser (<< oh jesus they're all younger than me including these two!!) so much! They're great and I swear to go if they kill them off; I'm rioting! xD I say this because in (about) episode 11 we already got out first character loss so I'm glad this Kamen Rider also isn't being kind as usual and isn't being child proof which is always appreciated. I have to say the weakest out of them all is Emu! Once again we have a Kamen Rider where the main character is the weakest part of the series! I really like him BUT I feel the personality switch he's supposed to have when he starts playing games just isn't prominant enough and it's not obvious enough. Finally, surprisingly Hiiro is growing on me and it all started because he likes cakes and sweets <3 his backstory really helped me understand him also. So yes, enjoying it and having a good time with the characters!


I'm done with the doramas! What did you watch and enjoy? And now for the anime:



6. Show by Rock Season Two [2/10]

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7. Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru [9/10]

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8. Yuri no Ice [10/10]


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I watched a lot of other things this season that didn't come out this season so I'll so a separate post about those! But those have been my Autumn 2016 doramas and anime!

I am heading to the airport in like 3 hours so hopefully I can get this written and done in that time, so apolgise in advance if this is a much shorter and crapper version than what I usually give.



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The Postives:
- My seat was SUPER close to a sticky out part of the stage and the stage would lift up so it was great seeing them so close while they performed.
- Shunya and Saeki are too adorable and I am convinced they're actually dating. They would hug and piggyback and lift up and everything whenever they were on stage! It can't just be because of their characters xD
- Everyone can dance really well!
- The choreography is so good! It's very impressive to watch! Some of the moves were awesome!
- I like how it started with them requesting that everyone turn off their penlights and such so it could be this impactful opening.
- The spinning stage is gold, such a good idea!
- The balls of light that dropped down from the cieling were magical and pretty too.
- I don't mind seeing Arizawa in those performance live pants xD
- Ogotan oh my god.... he's such a fire cracker seriously... any dance move he put 10000% into and you could tell he was working MUCH hard than the other and it completely made him stick out from the other guys. His performance, as usual, was full throttle and amazing! He was jumping around as well and his interactions with Kane-san was great too!
- Hachitsuka surprised me. He acted very much like a gentleman and it made me like him just a tad. Shhh...
- I'm SO happy Shinsengumi performed Tsume to Kiba
- I'm SUPER SUPER happy that Yoshitsune(&)Co sang Shouri no Hata!!! Everyone was freaking out when they came on stage!!
- I am VERY happy with the fact that Yoshitsune&Co and the Shinsengumi got to perform a song!! << these parts were probably my favourite.
- I was surprised at how many PURPLE lights (for both Iwatooshi and Hachitsuka) there were!
- Also surprised at how many Kane-san bags I saw!
- Also Nagasone could ACTUALLY sing this time! First time I saw him at Aiia his singing was terrible! But at this he was really good! He can actually belt out some good notes!
- I loved that they did an extended drum performance BUT there was one point where I got really concerned for Benkei's act. He looked absolutely knackered and everytime he got a breather he's just hold his head back and breathe! =S I know he's old so like my alarms in my head where going mental! I was so concerned.
- Mario's voice was a huge surprise. When he tried to sing deep or quietly he sounded AWFUL, but when he really blasted out those notes he sounded amazing!
- Also I am convinced Mario and Suzuki are exactly the same person just born in different years because holy crap Mario's performance of Jiji yesterday was SPOT ON with how Suzuki plays him! With the whole, 'I'm gunna murder you' face and the wide eyes of craziness and everything. It was chilling and creepy and I loved it! <<<< I MUCH prefer the stage/musical versions of Jiji cos I hate Jiji in the game/in general << just getting that out there xD
- I managed to pull the random badge I wanted and got a hold of a streamer at the end of the show.


The Negatives:

- The sound quality was ATROCIOUS! It completely ruined the experience. Saeki's mic was awful! It didn't pick him up at all! So his singing parts were just music and they NEVER fixed it the entire two hours! Also the mics would start really quiet, as if the tech guys were confused as to who's mic they were supposed to turn on next! I am SO pissed and angry about this. It completely ruined my experience and I honestly did contemplate to LEAVE half way through just so I could scream and complain to the staff. The mics didn't probably pick up anyone voices either! It's like wave in and out as to whether their singing came out loud enough or too quiet. And the music itself was WAY too bass-y and AGAIN such bad quality and SO quiet that I could hear people around me talking rather than the music and the voices itself! Oh my god. I can't with this. AND ALSO! When they came out in the naibu outfits, everyone was screaming and (this proves how bad the sound quality and levels were!) I couldn't hear WHAT they were talking about at all! I have no fucking idea what they said because I couldn't hear a sound out of the speakers! All I could hear was fangirl screaming.
- I dislike how simple they made the dance choreography in Kashuu's solo song.
- Still don't like Torigoe or Yasusada.
- I dislike how they went serious at the end with this 'Kashuu you must choose; us or them' it's a game where the owner can keep like 100 swords at once! This conversation is totally illogical and unnecessary!
- This one is super sensitive and I know I really shouldn't complain about it and I understand how rude it is for me to say this ruined my experience but; I'm tiny both in weight and height BUT I was sat next to two girls who were definitely at least twice my size. So not only were they sitting on their chair AND part of mine, but it also meant I couldn't really move my arms to swing my pen lights to the music cos of how cornered they made me. So yeah, I couldn't go all out and have fun. I would say anyone who has a first floor ticket and who's taller than average and is over 60kilo will have a hard time with the seats because of how tightly packed it all is.
- People couldn't decide if they were allowed to stand or if they should stay sat. Everyone in the arena were stood up from the moment it started. Second floor looked like they were almost all standing too BUT the first floor standings area was half sat, half stood and it was super weird. When I was stood up, I felt weird cos no one else around me was, but when I was sat down I totally wasn't into the concert. And then AFTER the show, SO many tweets were like (from the audience) 'Caution: please don't stand! I couldn't see!' and I'm like 'why the fuck didn't you stand then?!'
- My friend told me I'd need a towel for one of their songs but.... I was like the only person swinging it! And the song is like 2 minutes long! So no, I didn't need it... tis a nice towel though.
- I'm also SO pissed that Shinsengumi and YoshitsuneCo only got ONE song. ONE SONG! Yes they got to perform a super extended drum session which I highly appreciated but ONE SONG?!?!?!?!!? As I said, everyone LOST THEIR SHIT when the guys came out to sing so it's like 'MISTER DIRECTOR! THEY'RE POPULAR! Give them more songs and raise their wages!'
- Another thing I really shouldn't complain about BUT, the girl in front; Kashuu came over and conincidently waved our way (we all know Ryuji is blind and probs didn't put contacts in) and the girl screamed so hard! She screamed like she'd found a dead body and then proceeded to fall to the floor from lack of oxygen in her brain and (maybe it's my age, although I've never been this way) I was just utterly disgusted by her reaction. She's definitely like 19/20 years old but just.... that's the reaction of a 14 year old. I found it laughably ridiculous. The girl next to me too, she was defo older than me and everytime Iwa and Hachi were on the screen or came on stage she was (how do I describe this...) whining (yeah like dog whining) and the only thing I could think was 'these poor actors....'
- Leading in from that point; about half way through I strongly came to the conlusion of 'these guys are actors, not idols. This isn't their job! They shouldn't be doing this type of shit!' and while it's mostlikely the actors are getting confidence and huge ego boosts from doing things like this, I can't help but think, 'your job is as an actor, go and perform on stage and give me good performance, you shouldn't be doing these things like singing in concerts as a made up character... if you wanna sing, go and be a singer. If you wanna be an idol; go be an idol'.... I dunno... is something wrong with me to think this way?!?!
- The first floor seating was very strange. Because it's in a sumowrestling venue, the first floor seats are arranged in those kabuki/sumo audience boxes. So they ended up putting three chairs in each audience box. Is this making sense? It's like this:



BUT because the arena and second floor were just normal seats with none of these boxes, the actors could easily running around the audiences during songs so first floor COMPLETELY missed out which sucks!
- Also they throw balls at one point; Ishigirimaru was on our side but only threw to the second floor. He completely ignored arena and first floor which I think is very rude and unfair.
- I was personally very underwhelmed by the whole thing. Normally something has my full attention but I found myself drifting off in thought a few times and, as I already said, sometimes I even thought of leaving completely. Especially cos I think the tickets were more expensive than a usual Touken musical ticket, you would've thought they'd wanna really make everything... amazing. But to be honest... I rather see them at AiiA; it's a better venue, it automatically makes you close to the actors and you defo get the chance for the actors to ACTUALLY go past you and see you at AiiA. So thanks but no thanks.


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I do contribute a lot of my lack of enjoyment to the awful sound system; if it doesn't sound good then it really does ruin the entire thing. Also I think just personally I don't think actors should be doing this type of thing and I don't think I'll go to one of these again... I want to see my actors actually perform. Not be surrounded by like 5000 fans who mindlessly scream just because they've come out in their naibu outfits (seriously, was there any need for all that screaming?) and screaming the name of a made-up character. I figured I'm very much a 'support the actor' not 'support the character' type of person unlike everyone else...

Anyways, everyone enjoy your day!

Same format as last time. Here is what I will 100% watch this season! All the ones that interested me can be found HERE for doramas and anime.



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Same format as last time. Here is what I will 100% watch this season! All the ones that interested me can be found here for doramas and here for anime.



First let's do that wonderful doramas!



( ( Once again the list is long! ) )

On Hold List

I still have many many stalled doramas and anime, and I would like to finish some but I doubt I'll have time. If I do find time then I was like to finish at least one of these:

- Angel Heart [Dorama]
- DownTown Rocket [Dorama]
- Shi Gatsu ha Kimi no Uso [Anime]
- Donten ni Warau [Anime]
- Parasyte [Anime]
- Kill La Kill [Anime]
- Cross Ange [Anime]


But god knows xD

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SO!  That is a total of 6 (7 possible) TV shows and 8 anime which comes to a rather large-ish total of 15 shows that I will watch this season!

Finally got around to this list! Remember; I won't be talking about ALL the doramas, only the ones that have interested me or caught my eye.

Full List:

( ( As usual a LONG list ) )

Now to my list!



( ( Give me it all now! ) )

Y'all gunna start getting bullet points where I don't need to elaborate or else I'm NEVER gunna get all these reviews done =[ so sorry but bare with!

So I went to Dream Live at Yokohama Pacific on May 20th and it ended up being the 1400th Tenimyu performance and the press came and took pictures and there were special guests and everything! So let's see what happened!



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I'm okay!

Overall: It's safe to say I had a pretty epic time! I laughed, I cried a little, I fangirled and I got to see Ogoe in the flesh even if it was from pretty far away xD

I already posted this on tumblr but also wanted to bring it over here.
So me and Tina were obviously discussing plays yesterday and she asked me what actors I was keeping an eye on and at the time I only told her a few but since then I’ve thought more about it so I thought I’d let you know the full list including when they first caught my eye, what I’m watched them in since and when I’ll probably let them go (not in a negative way but I would’ve seen them enough to make a decision as to how I think their career will go, because I don’t have/keep favourites except Yanagishita Tomo and KAT-TUN).

*Btw, what I mean by Keeping an Eye on is that I am physically going out and spending money to see them and on them (e.g. goods). Once I ‘let them go’ I’ll still watch the stuff they produce that comes out on DVD but I won’t make the effort to see them in a stage just because they’re in it after they’re off the list (I have another post coming up explaining the whole ‘Watching Stage Plays’ system I have set up in my head).




1. Maeyama Takahisa - Kept an Eye on Since August 10th-ish (since D-Live 2015). Watched in D-Live, Yuhiden, Binan KouKou LOVE, Handsome Rakugo. Will be watching in Caramel Box with Jinnai Sho in June and in D-Stage 19th Shakespeare. Previously watched in Kamen Rider Wizard years ago. While I’ve seen a LOT of his stuff (which I hadn’t realised!!) I still don’t feel confident in his career so will probs keep an eye on him til the end of the year if he has anything after Shakespeare. I just need to see a little more of his range and performance.




2. Ikeoka Ryousuke - Kept an Eye on Since Yuhiden (October 2015). Watched in Yuhiden, Litchi Hikari Club, Corpse Party (movie), Naritai Jibun ni Nare, . Currently working through Tenimyu Season Two so been watching his performances in that closely too. Will be seeing him in the next Corpse Party movie which comes out in July/August. But he has nothing currently planned after that. I’ll keep an eye on him until at least the end of the year. He seems to have one of the more quiet careers which worries me but I’ve been very satisfied by his perfomances and range so far. But I do want to see him with a few more gigs (and a bit more weight btw!) before I let him go. If he lets me go - he’s the only one who’s really fighting in my head to become a favourite.




3. Izaki Ryujiro - Kept an Eye on Since Comic Jack (February 2016). I’ve seen him in a few things before this year but he caught my eye (obviously) in Comic Jack and have since seen him in Dance with Devils and the DVD version of his team’s solo Tenimyu live, and will be seeing him in Dream Live this month and in Shakespeare in July(?). I’ll probably let him go once I’ve seen him in Shakespeare and in the Adekan DVD. He’s got a bright future in my opinion and I think he’ll be majorly popular (if he isn’t already) so I’m confident enough in him that he doesn’t need me to worry about him xD




4. Aramaki Yoshihiko - Kept an Eye on Since Binan Koukou LOVE (February 2016). He caught my eye as Ryuu-sama in Binan KouKou (I am a SUCKER for guys in pink okay and he was VERY pink. Plus he has cute knees! << I know it’s weird shhh!). I literally have watched NOTHING else from this boy yet BUT I will be getting the Touken Ranbu DVD and goods and I WILL be seeing him in Sengoku Musou and I’ll probably be following him until at least next February depending on how busy he gets.




5. Yasukawa Junpei - Kept an Eye on Since Dance with Devils (February 2016). He was in Ayakashi but I didn’t know about him until I saw him in Dance with Devils and he was playing Shiki <3 and I LOVE Shiki! I;ve since gone back to watch him properly in Ayakashi. I’ve still yet to see him in Tenimyu. I’m probably gunna keep him on this list for a long time cos he just recently left his company so is currently under no company (I think Maki-chan is the same o_O) which worries me a little. He’s very busy for the time being and I hope he will continue to get busy after August but I’ll keep him here just in case he doesn’t get as busy with work as I hope.




6. Shiramata Atsushi - Kept an Eye on Since BASARA (February 2016). I don’t know what interested me in Shira- no wait, now I remember. I rewatched D-Live 2015 when it finally came out on DVD and I noticed this loud annoying guy that was with Shin-chan and Omi and for some reason I was completed intrudged by him even though he would normally be a guy i despise but the fact he acted like he had an ego but could become so embarrassed so easily is what drew me to him. So I went to BASARA and he played a loud guy, exactly what I expected but then I saw him at the after talk and he was so funny and once again something happened that made him embarrassed and I found it so cute! Then I went to Paranoia Circus where I got my first taste of him not being loud and egotistic in a way xD and I was really impressed by his performance in it, and then I saw him in Fairy Tail and then I will see him in BASARA. I will eventually get around to Giam which he’s in but I will let him off this list once BASARA is done. I am confident in his acting and will try and watch the other things he’s been in when/if I get chance, if they have DVDs. (I really liked his trio moment in TRUMP too).

I think that’s about it. Just those 5 6... I thought I had like a list of 10 people but turns out no.

SO!

Who’ll be next? I honestly don’t know. I considered some but then chose not to; here’s why:


( ( Potentials and Who Missed Out ) )

And that’s the last for now! If you have any actors you’re keeping an eye on let me know!

I finally got time to write this review! I watched it about.... 6 or 8 weeks ago! So let's go!



Thoughts:

The play follows the anime/manga very faithfully. It's almost an exact copy. The use of digital effects and projection mapping, and the use of the stage and the walls was SO creative in this! I was seriously impressed! This has Ogoe and Shuuto in <33 I really like who they were cast as and fit the characters well =] I think Ogoe did some SUPERB acting. Especially during his freak out scene, holy crap it was phenominal acting; his screams and his struggle and his running around and just everything about this scene of his was outstanding! Shuuto's comedy was spot on too! I can tell more now why he's a D-Boys, because his comedy timing is just MWAH *that's me doing the kissy thing*! I also liked Shuuto's cycling scene; I'd be too scared of my cycling skills to do that scene xD They used the anime song for the opening which is nice! And now it's stuck in my head.... In my notes I have two little things which I don't quite remember what are:

1. Nice dance scene - I think I'm talking about the girl's introduction just before she has a battle scene.
2. SKIN!!! - I am either talking about the time when Ogoe/Kaneki is hospitalised or when Shuuto is injured.. I think it may be abou Shuuto.

The only downer to this play is how little of the story they cover. We barely get an introduction to everyone and it finishes!! It stops just before we get to the good stuff. I can kind of understand that they wanted to focus on Kaneki's struggle and his transformation but I needed more.

They better fucking do a second play with the same cast! I defo need more of Ogoe and Shuuto!


Rating: 7/10 - this was originally a 6 BUT upon thinking back on this now I did really enjoy it, it's just the lack of how much of the story they covered and non-Kaneki character development that was the negative part of this play.

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Original Post:
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+ Credit goes to me for translation
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+ Enjoy!