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Ryu ga Gotoku 5 review
Finally, after 130+ hours I finally finished Ryu ga Gotoku 5, the 7th game to feature main character Kazuma Kiryu and Haruka counting 2 spin offs. There's also the two Kurohyou games which I have not...
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Saikou no Rikon eps 1+2
Saikou no Rikon is one scary dorama. Scary because its so far met my expectations and gotten my hopes so high that I'm scared it will go the way of Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi where it just drags in the...
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Dinner eps 1+2
Dinner is GTO in an Italian restaurant. Famous Italian Chef Tatsumi goes into a coma and his restaurant is in trouble. The restaurant keeps losing customers and the daughter/manager Saori (Kurashina...
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Makete, Katsu
Subbing of Makete, Katsu was announced in October but sadly no news plus the fact that there are no Japanese subs. Went to local Asian DVD shop and their copy didn't say that it had subs. I had to try...
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Osozaki no Himawari eps 1-6
Osozaki no Himawari is Ushi ni Negai without cows dealing with early life crisis problems of 30 year olds with love triangles that overlap and two affairs.Its got your Japanese rural problems that...
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Tonbi eps 1+2
Tonbi is a much better version of the try too hard Beautiful Rain. Its got half the number of tears and since half of it is by Uchino Masaaki so it never feels too cheesy. Not that Tonbi is not a...
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Koi Suru Hae no Onna
I'm still catching up on last year's doramas that I want to watch. After the overly soap opera-ish 37-sai Doctor dorama, I want to watch Mimura in something good. Koi Suru Hae no Onna also has Kakei...
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Kurohryou 2: Ryu ga Gotoku Ashura Hen
I really liked the first series. Nearly must watch for me until the stupid ending that tried to be too complicated. Nevertheless, if you want an action dorama to watch, I recommend the first season....
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Dinner ep 3, the GTO formula and the sin of incompetency.
Going to go on a long rambling here and hopefully it makes some sense. This post has been cooking in my head all day and I hope its cooked well enough for your consumption. I was watching episode 3 of...
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Karamazov no Kyoudai eps 1-4
Based on the novel by Fyoder Dostoyevsky, is a story about a rich, abusive dad who is found dead (played by scenery chewing Kotaro Yoshida at the beginning of the series and his three sons. The three...
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Shotenin Michuru no Mi no Ue Banashi eps 3-5
Ladies and gentlemen, we have our second must watch of this season! Its so good it makes me regret saying that Karamazov no Kyoudai is tolerable. The acting and directing in Shotenin Michuru is so good...
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Saikou no Rikon eps 3+4
2013 is really off to a great start with Saikou no Rikon and Shotenin Michiru. Just give me two good doramas every season and I'm a happy d-addict.WHAT I LIKED- The Eita and Ono Machiko facebook off....
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Rewatching Tsumi to Batsu: A Falsified Romance eps 1-4
I really loved Tsumi to Batsu. Vulcan300 did an unreleased sub for ep 1 and it blew me away. Watched the rest of it and did not like the second half as much. However, there were no Japanese subs being...
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Tonbi eps 3-5
Tonbi is really growing on me. My initial impressions were of a watchable crying porn dorama and it had a lot of crying in the first two episodes. The crying became less and it became more about the...
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Going to Japan!!!
The time for the 4th annual 'Empty my Savings in Japan' trip has come. This is going to be the granddaddy of all my trips so far. I'm just glad its here cause I'm so tired of all the planning, booking...
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Day 1 - Back in Tokyo
- Why hasn't anyone created a service where you get knocked out before a long trip and wake up at your destination?- Having to fly to crazy hot Cairns and a 2 hour wait for the connecting flight and...
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Day 2 Tokyo and Berserk The Golden Age movie 3!
Tonkotsu ramen ogi／とんこつラーメン荻For some reason I wrote the name as hagi last year.Photokano kiss coming to Vita.Interesting that they sell download only games with box.I'm definitely getting this.Ryu ga...
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Japan Day 3 - Mano Erina ~Otome Legend~ For the Best Friends
Hana no zubora meshi.Look who's 3 year old picture is hanging around at tｈe hostel entrance.Pepper Lunch for lunch. Not that overly expensive, crappy store we have in Melbourne pretending to be some...
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Japan days 4 & 5
Looks like I won't have to jump off the Tokyo Sky Tree since Matsuura Aya didn't show up but Yajima Maimi and that Nyan girl did. Should have paid the ectra $100 for second show for the real waterworks...
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Japan day 6 : Nagoya
Waiting to board Willer Bus in Shinjuku. Statue of naked dude outside Willet Express. Watching horrible Hollywood movies with Japanese dubbing does makes it interesting cause it seems like the dubbing...
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