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Godan Eps 1&2
I didn't have high hopes for Godan cause I was thinking it was yet another WOWOW cover-up show. My main reason for watching is Renbutsu Misako, who plays the fiancee of Tamayama Tetsuji, who I most...
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Godan Episodes 3-6
Godan is show that asks a lot of interesting questions: How much should one place the importance of one's company over every other thing? Is there a limit to the excuse of protecting the livelihood and...
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Otona Joshi Eps 1-4
My number one pet hate with Otona Joshi is how most scenes with Shinohara Ryoko are shot like a shampoo commercial. I know this show is not not aiming for realism but goddamn its so distracting. Look...
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Haretsu Eps 1-3
Haretsu is a very interesting jdorama. I thought it would be just another Pandora clone; doctor opens pandora's box by finding a way to make failing hearts younger or work again and we have a moral...
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Haretsu Episodes 4-7
Damn, I did not see that ending coming. Lol. It really saved the show. Haretsu is similar to Godan and Lady Joker in that its a thriller with lots of social commentary and questions running throughout...
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Ryu ga Gotoku Kiwami review
When I was playing RGG0, I was thinking they could easily use the assets to remake the first game and less than a year later, the game came out last week. First thing that stands out is that it doesn't...
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Sono Sion's Love & Peace
I can't believe Sono Sion made a movie without an upskirt shot. I'm pretty sure he spliced in a frame or two into the movie ala Tyler Durden but this is the first time I've seen him do a family...
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Real Onigokko / Tag
Real Onigokko is Sono Sion's fourth movie of 2015 after Tokyo Tribe, Shinjuku Swan and Love & Peace and is surprisingly his best of the lot.Its a low budget one and a half hour chase sequence...
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HAMSAPSUKEBE 2015 JDORAMA AWARDS
WTF AWARDSWTF is Oguri Shun doing the Nobunaga Concerto movie and Ouroboros instead of the sequel Border?WTF is Densha in so many shows. Is he becoming the new Kita Yoshio?WTF does Risk no Kamisama...
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Gonin no Junko
I completely forgot about Gonin no Junko. Thanks to Cyberwave for reminding me about it.As the name suggests, its a show about 5 women named Junko: Serial killer Junko, personal assistant Junko, call...
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Jdorama review: She
She is a surprisingly decent high school angst cum mystery show.One day girl with seemingy perfect life disappears and her friends have to figure out the reason for her disappearance.Of course,...
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Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite Kitto Naite Shimau Episodes 1-4
Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite Kitto Naite Shimau is the first dorama of the season on my check it out list because its got the great Sakamoto Yuji, current 'it' girl Arimura Kasumi (Biri Gyaru) and of...
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Watashi wo Hanasanaide Eps 1-3
Watashi wo Hanasanaide is about a bunch of kids who are brainwashed into being organ donors. Each episode is bookended by scenes involving Ayase Haruka and Mizukawa Asami who have grown up to be carers...
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Naomi to Kanako Episode 1
Naomi to Kanako starts off with the scene of best Hirosue Ryoko helping her best friend Uchida Yuki to kill Uchida Yuki's husband. I didn't like Naomi to Kanako starting off with the matricide money...
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Haburashi Onna Tomodachi Episodes 1-3
Haburashi Onna Tomodachi is a weird, uneasy show about a script writer (Uchida Yuki) who just can't say no to her ex classmate (Ikewaki Chizuru) who turns up at her doorstep all of a sudden with her...
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Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna review
By the JRPG gods, it has been so freaking long since I've played a good JRPG that wasn't an old game! The JRPG I got before this, Exist Archive turned out to be a repetitive boring rubbish game from...
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7 things I love about Gaiji Keisatsu Episode 1
Its kind of sad that on top of the small pantheon of Japanese cop shows, Gaiji Keisatsu arguably stands at the top with Gonzo, Rinjo and Border. Rewatching Gaiji Keisatsu is so much fun and...
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Ren and his harem (because Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite Kitto Naite Shimau...
The best thing Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite Kitto Naite Shimau has going for it is the chemistry between Kora Kengo and Arimura Kasumi. How do you choose between Kyushu and Hokkaido? Personally, I...
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A Boy and his Beast / Bakemono no Ko review
Studio Ghibli may be gone but good thing Japan still has Hosoda Mamoru, the director or The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars. I still haven't watched Wolf Children yet. A Boy and his Beast...
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Naomi to Kanako 2-6
I thought that Naomi to Kanako made a mistake by showing the murder right at the beginning of episode 1. Turns out, it wasn't a mistake because the show does a surprising decent job at two things;...
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