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Jmovie review: Sweet Poolside
Sweet Poolside is a high school movie about body hair. Toshihiko Ota is a high school boy who doesn't have any body hair and is called Tsuruhiko (tsuru meaning smooth) by members of the swimming...
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Psycho-Pass
Looks like there are still anime out there that don't have a harem or only feature characters of one gender and actually have a story. Psycho-Pass is a sci-fi show that reminds me very much of Ghost in...
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Psycho Pass 2
If you enjoyed the first season of Psycho Pass I suggest you avoid season 2. The following are reasons I didn't like season 2 of Psycho Pass:1) Starts off pretty much a rehash of the first seasons with...
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HAMSAPSUKEBE 2014 JDORAMA AWARDS
I CAN'T BELIEVE 2014 AWARDS- I can't believe Oguri Shun's Border had to balls to go all grey area morality on us. 99% of high concept jdoramas just go all cookie cutter. Speaking of Oguri Shun, I will...
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Mondai no Aru Restaurant Ep 1
The premise of Mondai no Aru Restaurant is that a bunch of women and one okama were treated like dirt by a bunch of chauvinistic guys. Episode 1 is a set up episode where all the ladies gather and we...
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Ouroboros Ep 1
Ouroboros is our second revenge jdorama of the season. Oguri Shun and Ikuta Toma who grew up in an orphanage team up to avenge Hirosue Ryoko's death. Oguri Shun's desire for revenge may have something...
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Ghost in the Shell : Arise
Ghost in the Shell: Arise is a four part OVA reboot/prequel to the acclaimed series. Unfortunately, it can't even hold a candle to Stand Alone Complex. When you do a prequel, its to explore how...
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Date Ep 1
Date is about a 35 year old neet who has never worked a day in his life played by Hasegawa Hiroki and this very rigid civil servant played by Anne who both register at a dating agency and chose each...
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Dakara Koya Eps 1+2
Dakara Koya starts of with Suzuki Kyoka playing the perfect housewife who is ignored and abused by her husband and two sons. She gets fed up, drives off in her car and starts encountering some...
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Ghost Writer Eps 1-3
Ghost Writer as the name suggests is about an innocent aspiring writer Kawahara played by Mizukawa Asami (Nurse Miki from Iryu) who becomes the ghost writer of famous novelist Tono Risa (Nakatani...
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6 things I learned from Ouroboros Episodes 2 & 3
1. Japanese cops get to go kyabakura for free! I want to be Japanese policeman when I grow up.2. Oguri Shun and cop not concerned about people finding out their connection by going to sento.3. Do not...
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Doctors Saikyou no Meii Special 2015 and Season 3 Episodes 1+2
The dorama special and season 3 have something in common. In the special, Sagara tricks Moriyama to go to the university hospital where he finds that people there care about their patients even less as...
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Ryu ga Gotoku 0 demo and signing Softmap Nagoya Station
bframe5 with producer of the Ryu ga Gotoku series Nagoshi Toshihiro. No, I'm not in Japan but bframe5 lives there and yesterday he went to Nagoya to get his Ryu ga Gotoku 1&2 HD signed and to make...
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Ryuusei Wagon Eps 1-3
Once upon a time, someone saw Nishijima Hidetoshi and Kagawa Teruyuki together in Double Face or Mozu and decided they would make a good father-son time travel duo. If I were to describe Ryuusei Wagon...
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The Light Shines Only There
The Light Shines Only There was Japan's entry for the Academy Awards. No idea why they chose this over Snow White Murder Case. Anyway, its a dark movie about three people who live in a small town in...
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Maru Maru Tsuma Eps 1-5
From the writer that brought us the super lame dialogue filled Kaseifu no Mita comes another jdorama about the perfect housekeeper. Kubota Masazumi is a newscaster which means he is someone who does...
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Gakkou no Kaidan Eps 1-3
Super normal everyday girl goes to prestigious school because her former school closed down and is forced to become the president of the student council. This is all a plan to make her a scapegoat and...
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Doctors Saikyou no Meii Season 3 Eps 3-5
Antspace is pretty much right about season 3. As much as I hate Doctors for rehashing the same story again, I must admit that watching Moriyama is still pretty entertaining. There are still a lot of...
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Sambomaster is now Obasan Daite Kudasai!
EDIT: Ooops false alarm. Someone pointed out to me that its a limited time name change. Its just a gimmick thing for the 15th anniversary. They are now 'Sensei! Sokontoko yoroshiku!'This always happens...
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Utsukushiki Wana Eps 1-5
Tanaka Rena plays the mistress of her boss in Utsukushiki Wana who is old enough to be her dad. I can't remember the last time I saw a good Tanaka Rena show. Maybe Ganbatte Ikkimashoi? Anyway, wifey...
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