aikokanzaki
30 September 2016 @ 08:02 pm

This season I watched a total of  doramas and anime from this summer season (see full list here.) and here I am with my reviews of them!

I had 6/7 dramas and 8 anime, which is a total of 15 shows this past season which is like a lot but I honestly I don't think I watched anywhere near as much as I'd planned to watch but we'll see now won't we. First let's get the bad out of the way:

Didn't Finish / Didn't Start

1. GARO
There ended up not being one this season so that's a no brainer.


Now onto the reviews of stuff I did actually watch!

Doramas

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1. Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto [7/10]

( Review 1 ) )


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2. HOPE [5/10]

( Review 2 ) )



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3. Aogeba Toutoshi [8/10]

( Review 3 ) )



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4. Kamen Rider Ghost [3/10 - only for Alein <3]

( Negative of the year! ) )





Anime

( 6 Total Animes! ) )




Extras

Most of the summer season I spent watching the doramas and anime from the actually season but then towards the end I found I had a lot of time (I put myself on a stage watching ban) to finally watch some past doramas so I ended up marathoning 5 in a row (I watched all five in about 8 or 9 days!) and hopefully can get some more out of the way and save some space (finally) on this poor, old laptop harddrive xD << if you wanna know what I have and help me decide the next thing I watch then let me know!

Total Watched and Completed list for Summer 2016:

( Full Watched List of Summer! ) )



Anime: 11
Dorama: 10
Movie: 3
SP: 1
Total: 25

Doramas are finally getting up there and balancing out against movies which I've been completely neglecting recently =[ and I don't think I'll have time to continue any cinema going any time soon (damn you October and your fucking busy schedule!).

And that's a wrap up! If you made it this far then thank you for reading all the drivel! xD

What did you watch this season? Any good ones? Anything disappointing? Any recs you got for me? Let me know everything in the comments below!

 
 
aikokanzaki
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.

[ Winter 2016 / Spring 2016 / Summer 2016 / Autumn 2016]



First let's do that wonderful doramas!

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( 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!


What are you DEFINITELY watching this season?!
 
 
aikokanzaki
28 June 2016 @ 07:22 pm
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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 ) )


List credit goes here.


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Now to my list!



( Give me it all now! ) )


WILL WATCH DEFINITELY THIS SEASON: Hope, YowaMushi, Aogeba Totoshi, Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto

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The LACK of HS doramas this season is shocking! Usually summer season is the HEIGHT for HS dramas...
 
 
aikokanzaki
31 May 2016 @ 12:07 pm
Watched this yesterday!! ^_^


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I'd already watched the anime before watching this but it no way prepared me for the feels I had!


( THE FEELS! ) )

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Overall: Once again Yamazaki picked a damn good HS romance film to do! First Heroine Shikakku, then Orange and now this! And everytime he's play the MC a little differently! I loved this! It was more serious than most HSromances (usually there's a lot of comedy) and there wasn't here. I super felt for ALL the charatcers and I cried HARD at the end just cos I could relate so well or really feel the feels <3
Rating: 8.5/10
 
 
aikokanzaki
01 January 2016 @ 03:34 pm


2015 has officially ended so I can officially make this list!! You can see the list of things I watched this year here. Also in July I posted a 'Top Ten so far' list here. Ready for my top ten?!

TOP TEN:

1. Tokyo Bandwagon (10/10) Review
2. Heroine Shikkaku (10/10) Review
3. MOZU Season 1 (9/10) Review
4. Kingyo Club (9/10) Review (Skip to 'Overall Thoughts' for non-spoiler review)
5. Mother Game (9/10) Review
6. Suikyuu Yankees (9/10 Review
7. Ore Ore (9/10) Review
8. Wasurenai to Chikatta Boku ga Ita (9/10) Review
9. Death Note (9/10) Review (Skip to 'Overall Thoughts' for non-spoiler review)
10. Yowakutemo Katemasu (8/10) Review (I cannot find my review post for this! o_O)

*Of course rewatchs aren't allowed on this list!

There are many others that I loved throughout the year (Bakuman, Tatakau! Shoten Girl, Siren etc) but these are definitely my top ten! I hope it's easy to see why, but by all means do let me know if you ended up hating one of these and why! xD

Honourable Mention:
- The Lovers (9/10) - this is a Korean dorama so obviously would never be on my top ten list. But this drama was so realistic and I felt it really showed what real relationships are like. It was heartbreaking, it was funny. I adored every episode <3

Most Disappointing of the Year:
- Galaxy Kaidoh
- Second Love
- Age Harassment

Do I need to explain these?

Actor of the Year?
I got (re)obsessed with SO many actors this year and just had weeks of marathoning their stuff. But the one that's stuck with me all year is obvious:




Yamazaki Kento.

There we have it!! What do you think?

Let me know below who and what your favourites were for this year!!
 
 
aikokanzaki
26 December 2015 @ 10:58 am
Shh the 26th is still Christmas!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!


I hope you all had an amazing day! Cos I did! (more of that later!!)

But I thought I'd share my presents with you!! So first the stuff from my amazing family <3
( All the presents!! ) )



Now which do I start and wtach first??!!?!?
 
 
aikokanzaki
16 December 2015 @ 02:04 pm

It finally came out!! Unfortunately I didn't manage to read all the manga before it came out - I got half way - but the manga is so good that I'm gunna finish it anyway ^_^ Onto the review!!


( I wrote quite a bit ) )

Overall: 8/10 - not as emotional as the manga and the movie really loses the shock-factor when it comes to revealing moments that occur - in the manga they're so shockery and always a cliffhanger. Decent acting overall but it's really unfair that Yama keeps being given the same role. Also I wanted a bit more from the end scene. The locations, cinematography, scene transitions, music were all beautiful! Second half was a lot better than the first half also,
 
 
aikokanzaki

So yesterday I faced reality that I need to start actually using the stuff I buy so it actually has more than 'idol-face' value to me xD
Here's what (as of yesterday) was stuff I hadn't opened/looked at/read/watched:



Heroin Shikakku Novelisation
Bakuman Vol.1
Saint Onii-san Vol.1
Heroin Shikkaku Vol.4
Orange Vol.2
The Real Face of KAT-TUN CD/DVD/Booklet
KAT-TUN Countdown 2014 - 2015 Kyocera Dome
Come Here in Yoyogi x3 (YES I needed all the editions so yes I probably have the same concert 3 times - I don't care!)
Come Here in Tokyo





D-LIVE 2015 Pamphlets
Aoi Shushi ha Taiyou no naka ni Aru Pamphlet
TV Guide from Early August
Fine Boys September 2015
KAT-TUN Come Here Pamphlet
KAT-TUN Quarter Pamphlet
Seto Koji Book
CanCam September 2015

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Luckily as of last night I'd gone through the D-LIVE Pamplets, The TV Guide (if anyone wants translation of the DN interview - let me know!), Fine Boys (again, let me know if you want Yamazaki translation), CanCam bar Yamamoto's section (again Yamazaki//Yamamoto translations) and almost all of Seto Book bar two written sections.

I actually own a lot less stuff than I thought which is great xD haha

 
 
aikokanzaki
24 September 2015 @ 02:37 pm


I have 14 things to review for you guys tonight and then I'll officially caught up! Are you ready? There's everything from Sports Doramas to Romanctic Comedy movies to SPs to comedy! Do enjoy! Of course the posters will always be before the review/spoilers so just skip to the next post if you don't want to be spoiled ^_^ I will say there's possible spoilers in ALL of these so be warey! And they're all JAPANESE =]


SPOILERS!




( 14 reviews and DONE! ) )



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I hope you enjoyed that LONG list and I hope some of the reviews create some discussion down below =] I feel SO much better now that I've caught up with all my reviews!! =]


Is there anything here you've never seen but want to? Anything here that I liked but you didn't - why? Anything you recommend me?
 
 
aikokanzaki
23 September 2015 @ 11:17 pm
Watched this tonight!!




SPOILERS!


Now before anyone starts; no this is not an amazing film on any cinematic scale BUT I fucking loved this film HENCE why it gets a 10/10 rating!! So shut it!

( Spoilers - major and minor - be aware! ) )


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Overall Rating: 10/10
Overall Thoughts: I laughed, I cried, the changes were awesome, Yamazaki did an amazing job <3 his portrayal was a little different but an improvement I think: EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS!
 
 
aikokanzaki
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SPOILERS!



( And here we are... ) )
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Overall Thoughts: This was EPIC!!! OMG first things first: Kubota's acting!! We're always known he was an amazing actor but Holy fuck he seriously stepped up a billion times in this! He's definitely surpassed Fujiwara's Light easily! And then let's talk about the changes: I fucking loved them!! OMG They kept me on my feet and made me feel like I didn't know the story of Death Note! Normally changes piss people off but DAMN they seriously worked in the writers favour!! And then Yamazaki <3 Yamazaki was just ugh, so sexy! And yeah people said 'his acting is bad blah blah' yeah it wasn't as good as Kubota's but damn I still think he did a brilliant job. If anyone's to blame then it's the writers for not giving him more episodes room to expand his acting range (cos he is a damn brillian actor!!). What else is there to say: It messed with my emotions, I cried, it was sexy, it was scary, it was hilarious (RYUK!!!), it was thrilling, I was blown away many many times. Just if you're a DN fan this is clearly a must but, damn even if you're not an original DN fan, definitely see this!! The CGI wasn't terrible their!! And OMG that Soundtrack! *L's theme is stuck in my head!* just omg... omg.. I think this wins Dorama of the year for me, seriously! But we'll see xD there's still 3 months left of the year haha but OMG!!!

Rating: 9.5/10 (cos that fucking episode 9 was horrible and I couldn't STAND Near (FUCK YOU NEAR!) even though he's my fav in the manga, but everything else was phenominal!)
 
 
aikokanzaki
07 September 2015 @ 10:50 pm
HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY YAMAZAKI KENTO!!!

And now for an obligatory picspam!!


(Under the Cut ) )


Post your favourite Yamazaki pics and gifs below!!!

Ps. VERY drunk atm!!
 
 
aikokanzaki
07 September 2015 @ 08:03 pm
HE DID IT AGAIN!!!

In less than 3 days ANOTHER Live Action film was announced today with Yamazaki!!!!! And it is another of who's anime I have seen and loved!! And once again, it is another male lead with a completely different personality to what he's played before (he might be similar to his L-DK character but that's the only one he's similar to).





Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji
Filming is set for December
Release is set for May 2016 (PLEASE BE ON MY BIRTHDAY!)



So look forward to a Watch-a-long in March-ish xD

I've already watched the anime and seriously enjoyed it! It's a bit stereotypical BUT I still enjoyed it.
Also, I'm neutral towards the actress BUT I can't imagine her playing the brat that the character is.
 
 
aikokanzaki
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SPOILERS!


THIS IS IT!!!!

( Welcome to the Dark Side! ) )



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Overall Thoughts: First things first: I thought this was the last episode so I was anxious as shit when I knew there were only 10 minutes left and THEN I was confused when A. it wasn't the final ep and B. they didn't show a preview for the final episode!!! o_O But oooooo jesus, Light's development in this episode is MAJOR! I really liked all the twists and changes but damn my heart weren't half ripped out ONCE again. Also, I MUCH prefer the actress playing Mello than Near. Mello's an ass through and through so you can't get mad at him cos he just owns the fact he's a shit and fucks shit up. So I enjoyed that. But DAMN LIGHT!
 
 
aikokanzaki
06 September 2015 @ 11:42 pm

I AM SO FUCKING CONFUSED!!!!

Wasn't that supposed to be the last episode?!?!?!?!

The story is no where near (get it?) finished!!!!

But there wasn't a preview for next week either?!?!?!?

What the fuck is going on?!?!?!?!

Option A. There is an episode next week.

Option B. They're gunna leave us hanging for 6+ months and then confirm a second season, sp or movie.

Option C. There is an episode next week and they didn't show a preview cos a certain someone ain't actually dead (PLEASE BE TRUE!!!!)

So yeah... wtf is going on?!?!?!

 
 
aikokanzaki
04 September 2015 @ 10:48 pm


Guys... he did it again! He landed another role! DAMN he's been so busy this year! I hope he's eating okay... but back to the news!!

Pretty sure the news broke out today but I will severly upset if someone tells me now that I'm late in knowing this so shhhh!!! LET ME HAVE MY MOMENT!!

(Information partly taken from jdramaid and including my comments)

The story’s revolve about Kaori Miyazono, a free-spirited violinist with secret, attracted to Kousei Arima, a genius pianist who has given up playing. Together with their friends Tsubaki Sawabe and Ryota Watari help each other to be picked up again. Seemingly, Suzu Hirose and Yamazaki Kento have been practicing the violin and piano for the past 6 months. I am excited that Taishi Nakagawa is getting much bigger roles now too! He is finally being recognised and this'll be his second time working with Yamazaki correct? Filming begins this October for a month then will be released on 2016. I am very excited to see Yamazaki play a mentally tortured boy - and I mean that in the nicest way possible and in terms of his scope as an actor!

In Summary:


SHIGATSU HA KIMI NO USO (a anime that - what I saw - was really good!) + Live Action Movie (a platform I love) + YAMAZAKI KENTO (the guy I currently live for and love) = YES!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVE IT TO ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVE IT TO ME LIKE YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!

I'm not happy about the actress - if I remember correctly her voice annoys me. BUT we're getting another Yamazaki film very soon so I can't complain!

Which brings me to a question....: Have you seen: Shigatsu ha Kimi no Uso If not... WHY NOT?! To be honest cos so Uni finals I stopped at like episode 4 but I've always intended to complete it and now I have a definite reason to! SO... my main question is: Watch-a-Long? I'm thinking we make this one maybe a 1 - 2 month long one? So that not only can we leisurely watch this (anime definitely isn't a strong interest of mine so I rarely, rarely, rarely marathon them) but also with the filming beginning in October, we can most likely add that progress into our discussions - what does everyone think?!

Have you seen the anime? What did you think? Read the manga? Wanna do the watch-a-long?
Yes dates will be discussed below and/or at a later date. Do you love Yamazaki as much as I do?
Comment below!
 
 
aikokanzaki
31 August 2015 @ 07:33 pm
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WARNING: SPOILERS and a Very PISSED Me!



( VERY. Strong. language ) )



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I don't want next week... although the programme BEFORE Death Note has Yamazaki on as a Special Guest on Sunday so I'm super looking forward to that!

What did you think? As pissed as me? Some of the decisions this episode were stuck as fuck right?
 
 
aikokanzaki
24 August 2015 @ 03:40 pm
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See I finally made DN icons! I'll post them soon!! ^_^

SPOILERS!


This is it! I AM SO SCARED!!

( Holy ---- ) )





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Overall Thoughts: Holy fucking shit! Light evilness to the MAX! The lighting in most of the scenes today were spot on and so beautiful. My heart hasn't raced that fast in a long time! Thought I myself was gunna have a heart attack o_O but... holy shit! It's a seriously tense episode! Prepare yourself seriously both mentally and emotionally! HOLY ****!!!!!! =OOOOO

 
 
aikokanzaki
20 August 2015 @ 11:12 am
So as usual Tumblr wins in making me laugh the hardest and I thought I'd share with you all the DN stuff so far that has made me pretty much cry from laughter. But I have to say: SPOILERS UP TO EPISODE 8 PREVIEW but I'll make sure to put episode 7 + stuff in a seperate section cos I know ep7 subs have not come out yet xD


( ALL the DN Jokes! ) )

And now onto...

Episode 7 - Episode 8 Preview Spoilers vvvv

( Ep7 and 8 Preview ) )


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I hope you enjoyed them all!! and laughed just as hard as I did! If you have any DN-Dorama related funny stuff then please post below! ^_^
 
 
aikokanzaki
19 August 2015 @ 01:47 pm
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*spoilers for episode 8 preview*

I just had the craziest thought...

( spoiler prediction ) )

I think I’ve just blown my own mind... and I hope I'm damn right!!