aikokanzaki
01 July 2013 @ 05:14 pm
Below are the first lot of Dorama screencaptures that were yet to be posted.
If you want a review just let me know or you can check out what I scored them here (may have left them a lenghty review also).

Akumu-Chan
Akumu Chan 101
Akumu Chan 102
(( There might be one spoiler... )) )
 
 
aikokanzaki
26 June 2013 @ 06:42 pm
Screencaptures from a bunch of films I've seen over the past year or so but not yet posted.
From the movies below, here's how I rank them from my favourite to least favourite (I don't think there's any here that I disliked or hated, just enjoyed less):
Most Favourite: Kimi to Boku
700 Days: Us vs. The Police
Uchuu Kyoudai
Liar Game Reborn
20th Century Boys Trilogy
Miss Boys
Kaiji 2
Another Gantz
DOG×POLICE: Junpaku no Kizuna
An Assassin
Ping Pong
Crowd of Three
Afro Tanaka
Smuggler
Fujimi Orchestra
Least Favourite: Helter Skelter

O no wait I lied, Helter Skelter is there... fucking useless film! -_-

I will give detailed reviews if you wish! But now onto the captures =]

20cb01
20cb02
700days1
(( Film Captures )) )
 
 
aikokanzaki
25 June 2013 @ 10:55 pm
Mixture of various celebrities on TV Programmes, along with recipes and maybe other things xD Just stuff I save cos it interests me or a favourite actor of mine was on it ><

*I WILL TRANSLATE THE RECIPES/INGREDIENTS IF ANYONE WISHES ME TO.

Unknown Programme from 2012.09.07

2012.09.07 01

2013.01.13 笑っていいとも!

2013.01.13 笑っていいとも!増刊号 1
(( More Under Cut )) )
 
 
aikokanzaki
14 February 2013 @ 09:35 pm
Just some older ones that I had yet to post ><

2012.05.04 Hit It

2012.05.04 Hit It 1
(( Lots of captures and a few comments >< )) )
HaruDoko 2011 3
 
 
aikokanzaki
31 January 2013 @ 12:10 am
Hope to get through more than I did yesterday! Here goes!! ^_^

Boysontherun

Title: ボーイズ・オン・ザ・ラン
Title Boys on the Run
Format: Rensoku
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 9
Viewership ratings: 5.9%
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2012-Jul-06 to 2012-Sep-07
Air time: Friday 23:15

Synopsis
Tanishi Toshiyuki (Maruyama Ryuhei), a salaryman who works for a small toy manufacturer, has never had a girlfriend in the 27 years of his life. Naturally he has no experience in women too. Ridiculed as uninteresting at his workplace, Toshiyuki is a hopeless employee nowhere near getting ahead in life. He is in love with his colleague, Uemura Chiharu (Minami Akina). However, he is not able to approach her, and relieves this dejection every day through telephone dating clubs and adult videos. Then one day, Toshiyuki appears to make progress with Chiharu following coaching by the elite salaryman Aoyama Takahiro (Saito Takumi) whom he got to know at his workplace, but … jdramas

(( Cast, Crew, Review, Screencaptures )) )

Overall Rating
Story: 8/10
Cast: 8/10 Some very well known names and JE idols in there! So good guests too! =]
Characters: 9/10 Damn that Chiharu -__- you've been warned!
Music: 8/10
ReWatch? YES! So much fun!!
Recommend? Yessums. If you like comedy, boxing, some home truth situations at times, watch this!! SO MUCH FUN!!! xD
Overall: 8.5/10 =]

800px-Dragonseinendan

Title: ドラゴン青年団
Title (romaji): Dragon Seinendan
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Science fiction, comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: TBA
Broadcast network: TBS/MBS
Broadcast period:
TBS: 2012-Jul-17 to 2012-Sep-25
MBS: 2012-Jul-19 to 2012-Sep-27
Air time:
TBS: Tuesday 24:55
MBS: Thursday 24:55
Theme song: Fumetsu no Scrum by KAT-TUN

Synopsis
One day, for some unforeseen reason, a dragon appears in the capital city of Japan, Tokyo. Meanwhile, in a local city near Mt. Fuji, Hikariyama City, three childhood friends Yoshio, Kenji, and Tamotsu lounge around in a café where Yoko works, watching the news broadcast about the dragon without a care in the world. However, that all changes when Yoshio discovers a scroll at a used bookstore. Upon further inspection of the scroll, they discover that they are in fact the descendents of the Warrior of Light. As descendent of the warriors, they decide to take upon themselves the responsibility of protecting everyone by killing the dragon... --MBS

(( Cast, Crew, Review, Screencaptures )) )

Overall Rating
Story: 7/10
Cast: 7/10
Characters: 8/10
Music: 9/10 It's KAT-TUN! <3 Not their best but still a good song! ^_^
ReWatch? Only if I want an easy dorama to watch =]
Recommend? For Johnny's fans and tokusatsu kinda people and fantasy people =]
Overall: 7.5/10

Ougonkishigaro

Synopsis
Garo focuses on the life of Kouga Saejima, who has assumed the title of Makai Knight to protect humanity against dark demonic manifestations called "Horrors." In his quest to purge them, he encounters a young girl named Kaoru whom he saves from a Horror, but who is stained with its demonic blood.

And Makai GARO (Season 2) Synopsis
Following on from GARO and Garo: Red Requiem Makai Senki follows the continuing adventures of Kouga Saezima as he is promoted to being the Makai Knight to the Senate and how he tries to avoid an untimely demise after being marked by the Seal of Destruction by the series antagonist. Unlike the previous series, several episodes focus solely on Rei.

(( Cast, Crew, Review, Screencaptures )) )

Overall Rating
Story: 8/10
Cast: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
Music: 8/10
ReWatch? HELL YES!!! I'm thinking of rewatching right now and all I've done is write out a review xD
Recommend? TO EVERYONE!! It's AWESOME! Again, it's Tokusatsu + Boobs + Darker Atmosphere + (somehow) a billion more awesomeness = GARO!!!!!
Overall: 9/10 (I know higher than the other marks but it's so good!)
 
 
aikokanzaki
30 January 2013 @ 02:20 am
Been lon time since I last did Dorama and/or Eiga reviews. Here's a big batch to start you guys off with! O btw, I'm planning to do My Top 10 Doramas/Films so they should be coming soon! ^_^

This is pretty much just in alphabetical order, not by last seen but if you find the dates of my last reviews (before this post) I think you'll find it's been about a year or something since I last did a review - eek!

Let's go!! ^_^

Ichi_Rittoru_no_Namida

Title: 1リットルの涙
Title (romaji): 1 Litre no Namida
Also known as: Ichi Rittoru no Namida / One Litre of Tears / A Diary with Tears
Genre: School, romance, family, human
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Related TV shows: Tears of Happiness
Ending theme song: Only Human by K
Insert songs: Konayuki and 3/9 by Remioromen

Synopsis
15-year-old Ikeuchi Aya was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor, and he informs Shioka that Aya has spinocerebellar degeneration - a terrible disease where the cerebellum of the brain gradually deteriorates to the point where the victim cannot walk, speak, write, or eat. A cruel disease, as it does not affect the mind in the least. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on?

(( Cast, Crew, Review, Screencaptures )) )

Overall Review
Story: 8/10
Cast: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
Music: 8/10
ReWatch? No. I can't have another crying dorama on my HardDrive. Koizora already takes that spot! xD
Recommend? Well seen as it's like a Dorama basic (and yet it's taken me almost 4 years after starting my dorama addiction to watch it haha) I say yes watch it, but have tissues! xD 
Overall: 8/10

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11ninmoiru

Title: 11人もいる!
Title (romaji): 11 Nin mo Iru!
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy, home drama
Episodes: 9
Viewership rating: 8.7(Kanto)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2011-Oct-21 start
Air time: Friday 23:15
Theme song: Bicycle by NICO Touches the Walls

Synopsis
A family consisting of a jobless father, a domestic mother, and eight children with different personalities. As the title suggests, the family also has a mysterious “11th member.”
Kamiki plays the eldest son Kazuo, a high school student who helps support the family through part time jobs serving at a gas station and doing newspaper delivery. He clashes with his father (Tanabe Seiichi), an artsy photographer with no real earning power. Mitsuura Yasuko plays the part of an obedient wife, while Kato Seishiro plays the shy youngest child who can see a ghost (the “11th member”) but doesn't tell the rest of the family. --Tokyograph

(( Cast, Crew, Review Screencaptures )) )

Overall Review
Story: 7/10
Cast: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
Music: 7/10
ReWatch? Maybe...
Recommend? Yes I guess so, tis good fun ><
Overall: 7.5/10

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13sainohellowork

Title: 13歳のハローワーク
Title (romaji): 13-sai no Hello Work
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 9
Viewership rating: 08.3% (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-13 to 2012-Mar-09
Air time: Friday 23:15
Theme song: Haneda Kukou no Kiseki by TOKIO

Synopsis
If you could start your life again, what kind of adult would you like to be...? Kogure Teppei is a police officer who is working in the community safety section of a local police station. Teppei's dream was becoming a detective of an investigation division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Instead, soon after graduating from high school he becomes a police officer, and so he is faced with difficulties of finding the meaning of his current job. Thinking about his life, during his 35th birthday he suddenly time slips back to 1990, and finds his 13-year old self. He sees that young Teppei is not thinking about his future carefully, and decides to re-educate him so that he can have a wonderful life in the future. In order to make him go to a university to become a successful detective, he takes him to a tutoring school, and there he meets an English teacher Shoko, who believes that academic background is more important than anything. -- TV Asahi

(( Cast, Crew, Review, Screencaptures )) )

Overall Review
Story: 9/10
Cast: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
Music: 8/10
ReWatch? Most likely, it was so good! Probably the best of Winter 2012! xD
Recommend? YES! If you want something a bit silly but very enjoyable, this is your thing! ^_^

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37-sai_de_Isha_ni_Natta_Boku


Title: 37歳で医者になった僕〜研修医純情物語〜
Title (romaji): 37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~
Title (English): Becoming a doctor at age 37
Tagline: 新しい“僕”始めます。
Tagline (romaji): Atarashii "boku" hajimemasu.
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Medical, human drama
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 12.95% (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2012-April-10 to 2012-Jun-19
Air time: Tuesday 22:00
Theme song: Boku to Hana by Sakanaction

(( Cast, Crew, Review, Screencaptures )) )

Overall Review
Story: 8/10
Cast: 7/10
Characters: 7/10
Music: 6/10
ReWatch? Not sure really.
Recommend? Like medical doramas with actually background and characterness rather than just sugerys and curing people? Watch this! ^_^
Overall: 7/10

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AkibarangerFullteam

In Akihabara three people (a Super Sentai otaku, a cosplay otaku, and a closet anime otaku) are scouted to become Akibarangers. What they don't realize at first is that they're not officially part of the Super Sentai Franchise and that all their fights are just delusions. Hoping to become official, they fight evil beings to prevent Akihabara from being taken over by other parts of the city.

(( Cast, Crew, Review, Screencaptures )) )

Overall Review
Story: 7/10
Cast: 8/10
Characters: 9/10
Music: 8/10 The intro theme i awesome!
ReWatch? YES!
Recommend? YES TO ALL TOKU FANS!! xD 
Overall: 8/10

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Ataru

Title: ATARU
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Mystery
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 15.4% (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-15 to 2012-Jun-24
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Theme song: Jiyuu e Michizure by Shiina Ringo

Synopsis
Ataru, who suffers from "savant syndrome," has the power to discover, observe, see through, and deduct microscopic evidence of unsolved cases. Why does he always go to the criminal sites? What explains his strange behavior? His sad past will be revealed as the story unfolds.
An explosion occurs at a chemical factory, leaving one person dead. The investigation team concludes that it is merely an accident, but Ebina Maiko has her doubts. When she goes to the site again, she finds a man who introduces himself as "Chokozai." After blurting out a series of words that Maiko cannot understand, he suddenly falls asleep. Maiko decides to look up the meaning of these words. She is taken aback when she discovers that when put together, these words provide the key to solving the case. -- TBS

(( Cast, Crew, Review, A LOT of Screencaptures )) )

Overall Review
Story: 9/10
Cast: 9/10
Characters: 9/10
Music: 8/10
ReWatch? Probably it was so good! xD
Recommend? YESS!!
Overall: 8.5/10

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More soon hopefully! ^_^ it's 2am - BED TIME! おやすみなさい!
 
 
Current Mood: tired
Current Music: 花 - GACKT
Current Location: Bed
 
 
aikokanzaki
13 January 2013 @ 02:46 am
A~ This will be my first post and review of the year! Wooo! =]
Just finished it tonight ^_^

Nagareboshi

Title: 流れ星
Title (romaji): Nagareboshi
Title (English): Shooting Star
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: 14.1%
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2010-Oct-18 to 2010-Dec-20
Air time: Monday 21:00
Theme song: Ryusei by Kobukuro

Synopsis

Takenouchi plays an aquarium employee named Kengo, who seems ordinary at first glance but actually possesses a secret that he would sacrifice everything in order to protect. Meanwhile, Ueto plays Risa, a young woman working in the sex trade in order to pay off her brother's debt, though her situation has led her to contemplate suicide. These two characters, both full of despair, meet each other and end up entering a contract marriage purely for its benefits. However, as they overcome various troubles, their relationship begins turning into true love. (Tokyograph)

(( Cast/Characters, Review (SPOILERS), Screencaptures )) )


Overall Marks
Story: 7/10
Cast: 8/10
Characters: 7/10
Music: 7/10
ReWatch? Most likely.
Recommend? YES!
Overall: 7.5/10
 
 
Current Mood: sleepy
 
 
aikokanzaki
12 October 2012 @ 12:19 pm
I'll be posting it in 5 episode chunks ^^

KRWizard101


(( episode 1 - 5 )) )

 
 
aikokanzaki
09 September 2012 @ 11:40 am


Title: パパドル!
Title (romaji): Papadol!
Title (English): My Daddy is an Idol!
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romantic comedy
Episodes: 10
Viewership rating: TBA
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-19 to 2012-Jun-28
Air time: Thursday 21:00
Theme song: Ai deshita by Kanjani8

Synopsis
This drama takes a whole new approach by making stars act under their real name and collaborating with other TBS television shows. Nishikido Ryo acts as a popular idol and member of Kanjani8 (or as himself) who secretly marries a woman with three children. This comedic drama portrays the reality of show business and the importance of a family bond. Ryo has come to his girlfriend Haruka's house to ask her mother and children for her hand. Her eldest daughter refuses flat out saying that she doen't want an idol as her father. To make things worse, Kanjani8's manager finds out about the marriage and tells him to either get divorced within three months or end his career in show business. --TBS


(( cast, review, rant by me, screencaptures )) )


Overall
Story: 8/10
Cast: 9/10
Characters: 9/10
Music: 8/10
ReWatch? Yes most likely xD
Recommend? All fangirls/boys! You will learn something! Like the IDOLS FEELINGS (for once)!
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
 
 
aikokanzaki
04 September 2012 @ 05:25 pm


Title: Answer~警視庁検証捜査官
Title (romaji): Answer ~ Keishichou Kenshou Sousakan
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Crime
Episodes: 9
Viewership rating: 9.6 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-18 to 2012-Jun-13
Air time: Wednesday 21:00
Theme song: Two Hearts by Miura Daichi

Synopsis

With the progress made in forensic science, the number of cases of arrested criminals proven innocent because of new DNA tests have been increasing. The police always expect to swiftly solve cases. As crime scene detectives try to measure up to those expectations, they occasionally jump to wrong conclusions. Thus, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police's First Investigative Division set up the Evidence Verification Section and gave it the important task of validating cases that have been closed within a limited time in order to prevent wrongful convictions from happening as a result of out of control investigators at crime scenes. Deputy Inspector Shinkai Akira (Mizuki Arisa), a career elite who has been sidelined as a result of some incident, is assigned to be the new leader of the Evidence Verification Section. A sharp-minded female who gives the impression of an eccentric person, Akira breaks away from the bureaucratic work and genuinely starts to validate evidence, demonstrating her ability to take action and sense of justice in order to rally her disillusioned subordinates. Discovering new facts from small doubts in the reports, she overturns cases that should have been solved and finds the true criminals. -- Jdrama Weblog


(( cast, review, screencaptures, quite a bit of minor fangirling from me xD )) )


Overall
Story: 7/10
Cast: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
Music: 8/10
ReWatch? Maybe... if I get a Igarashi obsession moment xD
Recommend? To police dorama lovers who like it to be not very serious and have good moments of comedy =]
Overall Rating: 8/10
 
 
aikokanzaki
04 September 2012 @ 01:38 am


Title: カエルの王女さま
Title (romaji): Kaeru no Oujo-sama
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Comedy, musical
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 9.1 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2012-Apr-12 to 2012-Jun-21
Air time: Thursday 22:00
Theme song: Shine by Ieiri Leo

Synopsis
Returning from New York having performed on Broadway, Kurasaka Mio was born and brought up in this city of dreams. Upon finding out the state the city, she stands up together with a group of mothers in a chorus group called "The Chansons" to bring the city back to life.


(( cast, review, captures, comments )) )


Overall
Story: 7/10
Cast: 9/10
Characters: 8/10
Music: 10/10
ReWatch? Yes! xD
Recommend? To everyone who wishes to feel great and be merry! xD
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
 
 
Current Mood: happy
 
 
aikokanzaki
01 September 2012 @ 03:36 am
Kaname Jun Goodies for [livejournal.com profile] daftdragon because I know she likes him and we had a heated debate last week and she didn't fall out with me over it ^_^ so she deserves this! =]

AND he has Twitter! https://twitter.com/kanamescafe




(( nothing wrong with a guy 12 years my senior on my LJ )) )


Credit goes to rightful owners!
 
 
aikokanzaki
30 August 2012 @ 05:29 pm

Woop woop! FINISHED! Only took me 5 days to watch it ALL xD
Here were my initial thoughts on Fourze after I'd seen the first episode: here.

krfourze1

(( captures, comments and a lot of fangirling haha )) )


Overall Ratings
Story: 4/10 - Not the best KR story line I've watched/seen. Didn't make me question or get confused or excited.
Acting/Cast: 6/10 - Pretty decent/good. Fukushi Sota did an amazing job as Gentarou, he was hilarious!
Characters: 7/10 - All likeable, none you could hate really. They all had flaws too which was good ^_^ My favourites were Ryuusei and JK =]
Music: 7/10 - Pretty good! I especially liked the Battle music ^_^
ReWatch: Nahh once was good enough for this season for me. I'd only ever rewatch it if Yoshizawa Ryo doesn't get any roles in the future.
Recommend: To ALL KR fans, because we watch every season ne! ^_^
Overall: 6/10 - The comedy is the best (and probably only good) part about the show! I was dying of laughter every episode xD

Also a little note, I know theres a lot of debates about TV NIHON and Over-Time and I thought I'd finally have my stay ^^ not to stir anything up!
- TV-NIHON: Free wallpapers! Plays with the 'henshin' a bit more colourfully. Works SO much better on my laptop. But lacks in HD or maybe it's because I always get the SDs xD
- Over-Time: Much better quality. The video doesn't work as well on my laptop. It crashes my video programme sometimes because of how HD it is and what type of file it is.

But I love both and use both but if I HAD to choose... TVNIHON, PUREFLY because of the images at the beginning of each episode - I snag and use them as wallpapers xD I'm a graphics geek leave me be haha
 
 
Current Mood: bouncy
 
 
aikokanzaki
28 August 2012 @ 09:35 pm
Yeah I'm posting a lot today but quite a lot of things need posting. Like I have about 20 doramas and films that STILL need reviews being posted on here! (Not like anyone reads me reviews *sniffles*)

ANYWAY! Onto this...

Hiraoka Yuta 13

I MUST REMEMBER HIS NAME!!!!!!

I don't know what it is, I can just never remember his name! And it's so simple! HIRAOKI YUTA. HIRAOKI YUTA!!!!

(( yuta picspam )) )


And I've seen him in SO much too! First saw him in Tatta Hitotsu no Koi. And since seen him in GodHand Teru, ATARU, Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu, LADY~, Mirai Nikki, LOADS!


(( role pispam) )

So let us all remember his name! HIRAOKI YUTA!
 
 
aikokanzaki
23 August 2012 @ 09:37 am
I think there's a tough choice for me now. Which episode do I like more? Episode 21 or Episode 26....

gobusters2601

He looks so GREAT as a teacher! If he was my teacher, I'd pay attention xD

gobusters2602

The BEST Megaroid EVER!

gobusters2603

I love this part! メガロイド、心ぱーぱーぱーぱ。ううん、何でもない。 xD
I want a gif! xD

gobusters2604

JINJIN'S LIPS! *dies*

gobusters2605

Commander is a BOSS.

Finally, is it just me or is Jin actually in love with both Youko's her mother and now her?! Or is it just my brain being all fangirly and pervy? o_O

gobusters2302
gobusters2303
 
 
aikokanzaki
22 August 2012 @ 12:09 am
Seriously, they are very sexy moments!

gobusters2002

Such a sexy moment!! *dies* O Enter, the things you could persuade me to do...
And you are what my heart currently desires xP

gobusters2101

The whole of this scene where Baba Ryoma is featured is sexy! 
(Also, I would like to mention that there is only a thin shirt between us and seeing his body might I add ;))
Almost as sexy as this moment was:

gobusters501

^^ I wouldn't be pulling that face if he was that close to me!


O and I love how TV-Nihon pretty much gives us a new wallpaper every week ^_^ Like... this one!


(( enter )) )

 
 
Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Tokumei Sentai GoBusters Opening Theme
 
 
aikokanzaki
09 June 2012 @ 01:22 pm
Hammersession

Title: ハンマーセッション!
Title (romaji): HAMMER SESSION!
Tagline: 叩き直されたい、生徒(ヤツ)はどいつだ!
Tagline (romaji): Tataki Naosaretai, Seito (Yatsu) wa doitsuda!
Format: Renzoku
Genre: School
Episodes: 11
Viewership rating: 6.95%
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Jul-10 to 2010-Sept-18
Air time: Saturday 20:00
Theme song: LIAR by SPYAIR

Synopsis

Two prisoners managed to escape after the police truck carrying them crashed. One of them ,is a gangster. The other called "Otowa YonKo" - our protagonist - is a con artist whose cheats money from criminals or terrorists. Accidentally, "Otowa Yonko" then becomes the new teacher for the nearby high school, under the new name "Hachisuka Goro", and according to a deal of "Hammer Session" with the headmaster.


(( i love these kind of shows that show off young good talent )) )


Overall
Story: 8/10 - Great set story and a fun dorama =]
Cast: 910 - Shows almost all the best young talent out there at the moment me thinks =]
Characters: 9/10 - All interesting, none were dull!
Music: 9/10 LOVED the theme tune, got it STRAIGHT onto my iPod xDD
ReWatch? YES! I am waiting for when I have like hardly any doramas to watch so I can go and rewatch it =]]
Recommend? YES! To everyone!! Go watch!Go watch!
Overall: 9/10 Amazing dorama. Good fun. Hilarious. Great young actors. Great characters. Interesting! =D been a while since I laughed at a dorama as hard as I did at this dorama ^^
 
 
aikokanzaki
08 June 2012 @ 05:50 pm

Ahhhh Kamen Rider we meet again <3 SCREENCAPTURES and lack of comments! xD


(( krw )) )


LOVE SUDA MASAKI <3 HOMG the amount of times I drooled over him while watching this! And Kiriyama was well awesome as always xD But it was interesting watch two people with like a 10year difference doing this together and seeing how their connection worked and such ^^
Not the best KR I've seen but in terms of friendship and partners it was the best KR for them that I've seen so far.
 
 
aikokanzaki
15 March 2012 @ 04:51 pm
Finished this dorama last month but been SO behind updating my LJ, gomennasai! I'll try and improve! xD



  • Title: リバウンド
  • Title (romaji): Rebound
  • Tagline: シアワセになりてぇ
  • Tagline (romaji): Shiawase ni narite
  • Tagline (English): I wanna be happy
  • Format: Renzoku
  • Genre: Romantic comedy
  • Episodes: 10
  • Viewership rating: 11.1 (Kanto)
  • Broadcast network: NTV
  • Broadcast period: 2011-Apr-27 to 2011-Jun-29
  • Air time: Wednesday 22:00
  • Theme song: Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire

Plot

After a failed relationship, Nobuko puts her all into dieting and finds success. She begins to work for her favorite fashion magazine, and just when her new life is falling into place she meets Taiichi, a handsome patissier. However, when Nobuko eats cakes, she can't stop - moreover, if she gains weight, she'll be fired. In the end, will Nobuko rebound...?


Cast


Review

I remember it being very enjoyable and good to watch but advice, never watch it on an empty stomach or late at night, you WILL get hungry.


(( review )) )


Characters: 9/10
Cast: 8/10
Story: 8/10
Music: 7/10
Rewatch? Maybe
Reccommend? Yes ^_^ But remember my warning xD
Overall: 8/10

Screencaptures and Comments


(( captures and cake )) )
 
 
aikokanzaki
12 February 2012 @ 02:00 pm


Title: バーテンダー
Title (romaji): Bartender
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 8
Viewership rating: 10.0 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Broadcast period: 2011-Feb-04 to 2011-Apr-01
Air time: Friday 23:15
Theme song: Lotus by Arashi

Plot
Upon return from Paris, Sasakura Ryu spends some time wandering amiss, but after some time he decides to start anew by becoming a bartender. On a daily basis as a bartender, he helps solve the various problems burdening his customers, including work and love and family troubles, one cocktail at a time.
Furthermore, what will happen to the romantic relationship between Ryu, who seeks the best cocktail, and Kurushima Miwa, who is pertinent to his growth as a person. Also in the drama you'll see the fateful showdown between Kuzuhara Ryuichi, referred to as Mr. Perfect, and Master Kase Goro. -- TV Asahi

Cast/Characters

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Review
Time to give another Arashi member an acting chance: Sakura Aiba is it? O no it's Aiba Masaki, I was close! haha anyways...
I expected his character to be really strict. I guess he is strict, only when serving as a bartender, any other time he's cheery, clumsy and... like a bubble? o_O So I like his character but sometimes when he smiles.. kinda creepy o_O
Is that Matsumoto Jun in the bartender list that Miwa carries around?! xD
The highlight of this dorama for me was seeing STREZEMAN! (Takenaka Naoto) and Nishikido Ryo's guest appearance in it =]
The last two episodes dragged like hell for me =/
Also Miwa was suppose to be a 23year old right? I thought the actress was atleast in her late 20s maybe 30s! So they picked the wrong girl there me thinks... Just realised where I've seen the actress (Kanjiya Shihori) before.. She was Rinne no Ame! All this time I thought it was Kami no Shizuku but I knew it wasn't the right girl haha

Story: 7/10
Cast: 8/10
Characters: 7/10
Music: 6/10
Recommend? Only for Arashi fans really.
Rewatch? Nopers.
Overall: 7/10


(( 3 captures no spoilers ^_^ )) )