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Suteki na Sen Taxi Special
Suteki na Sen Taxi was one of the most memorable shows from 2014. It showed that Bakarythm truly is a gifted writer.Takenouchi Yukata is back again as Edawakare, the driver of the time travelling taxi...
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Nigeru Onna
Mizuno Miki is Nishiwaki Reiko, a former orphanage worker falsely imprisoned for 8 years for the murder of a child. Endo Kenichi is the police officer who forced a confession out of her.Tabato Tomoko...
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Minna Esper Dayo! Movie / The Virgin Psychics
 Shometani Shota and Mano Erina are back for more Esper action.First off, happy belated birthday to Mano Erina!I hope she does not abandon her Mano friends while pursuing her acting career!I didn't...
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Nipponbashi Street Festa 201 Part 4
Its time for my final batch of pictures from the Nipponbashi Street Festa. Cardcaptor Sakura!! So kawaiiii~~~~~.Left Chun Li or right Chun Li?I believe she is from Persona.Not getting my hopes up for...
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Kumamoto Earthquake
Woke up on Saturday to find out that Kumamoto had been struck by a second earthquake measuring 7.3. Kumamoto is my favourite city in Kyushu because its a lot cheaper than Fukuoka and the drinking...
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Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (Anime) spoilers
I just watched the movie last month and I enjoyed most of it except for the second half which just felt rushed. I wanted to see whether the anime would fix the ending and I found myself being impressed...
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Kakko no Tamago Dare no Mono Episodes 1-4
Kakko No Tamago Dare no Mono is a Higashino Keigo story about genetics. Tsuchiya Tao is a promising skier like her father and is found to possess the genes for it. Mano Erina resents Tsuchiya Tao's...
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Monsterz
Monsterz came out last year and I read bad things about it. Saw it on a public tracker and thought why the hell not, at least its by Nakata Hideo who made Ring and Dark Water. Turns out Monsterz is...
View ArticleCaptain America: Civil War
The airport scene is as good as the reviews say. Pure comicbook joy. I couldn't stop grinning ear to ear. I love how the trailer doesn't spoil the money shots. So weird seeing Spidey interacting with...
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Juhan Shuttai! Episodes 1+2
If you want a great show about making anime, I highly recommend Shirobako. If you want a show about making doujinshi, watch Genshiken. A great dorama about manga, watch the excellent Yami no Bansosha....
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Our House Episodes 1+2
Nojima Shinji reunites with Yamamoto Koji (Hitotsu Yane no Shita) in yet another family dorama with this one being a Ashida Mana vehicle.THE GOOD+ Lots of funny and witty Nojima Shinji dialogue. How I...
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Bakuman movie review
From Juhan Shuttai! to Bakuman, we've got another story about making manga. In Bakuman, its about two high school kids played by Kenshin and Soujiro from the Rurouni Kenshin movies who are trying to...
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Seirei no Moribito dorama
I had just watched this anime last year and was pretty surprised to see a fantasy dorama instead of your usual taiga dorama with 500 characters that require you to know who's in what clan and where...
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Kono Machi no Inochi ni
Kono Machi no Inochi ni is a WOWOW dorama special about dog catchers starring Toda Erika, Kase Ryo and Tanaka Yuko (Mother). I usually avoid dog doramas and movies because they are basically feel good...
View ArticleRewatching Civil War
After rewatching Civil War multiple times, (not necessarily legally) I have come to the conclusion not only is this the best comicbook movie ever, its an expertly crafted move. Not just because it...
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Kakko no Tamago Dare no Mono Eps 5+6
I stuck around until the end because of Higashino Keigo. As expected there is a tragic story behind the twist but I couldn't give a damn. The bad guy turns out to the the person who was so prominent in...
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Dias Police Eps 1-4
Matsuda Shota is the lone policeman for this secret group of illegal immigrants who live in Tokyo. Dias Police is more like a private detective show about immigrants and the show is surprisingly...
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Arechi no Koi
After a string of crappy jdoramas, it was time to reach back into my unsubbed jdorama backlog and watch WOWOW Arechi no Koi.Arechi no Koi is a reflective story about life centered around this poet...
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Utenai Keikan Episode 1
Utenai Keikan or the policeman who cannot shoot is an interesting show about a career policeman Shibasaki who is forced to take sole responsibility when a policeman who has mental problems commits...
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Can jdorama/jmovies thrive without idorus and talento?
I don't even need to watch this show to know how bad it is.If you're one of the five people who read this blog, you know how much I despise mainstream shows with the main purpose of being vehicles for...
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