Neko Episodes 1~3
Wherever HPriest goes, I usually follow and this time he is subbing a show called Neko is unfortunately is not about cats. Its about a girl Kaneko Mineko who has a brain tumour and a boy named Amane...
View ArticleYoru ga Dorehodo Kurakutemo Episode 1
I have been eagerly anticipating this show set in the same world as Siren no Zange and also covering the same issues; the relationship between crime and media and the police. Big thank you to citrine...
View ArticleKoisuru Hahatachi Episode 8: Corona has arrived in jdoramaland
I have been waiting for the current corona public health crisis to feature in jdoramas for a while. It has probably happened already, just not among the jdoramas I watch.I was of two minds about...
View Article35-sai no Shoujo Episodes 6-10
First off, the story got over my grooming concerns of the story but accelerating Nozomi's mental growth at a crazy pace. I would have thought it would take years for Nozomi's mental age to catch up but...
View ArticleSatsui no Michinori Episodes 3~7
Satsui no Michinori can at times feel like an excuse for writer Bakarythm and Arata to hang out with two young actresses and shoot the shit on the pretense of shooting a dorama about committing a...
View ArticleYoru ga Dorehodo Kurakutemo Episodes 2~4
If I have one complaint about Yoru ga Dorehodo Kurakutemo; the story about an assistant tabloid editor who's deceased son is accused of murder, is that the script is not nuanced enough and can be too...
View ArticleSensei wo Kesu Houteishiki Episode 1
Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki is a show about this teacher who has a creepy smile played by Tanaka Kei going up against a bunch of annoying student bullies who are trying to get rid of him.Maybe there is...
View ArticleJmovie review: The Forest of Love
As a long time Sono Sion fan, this movie has been on my to watch list for a very long time until today when I decided to restart my Netflix subscription and give it a go. The Forest of Love is a movie...
View ArticleJmovie review Mother (2020)
After The Forest of Love, the next Netflix movie on my list is Mother starring Nagasawa Masami and Abe Sadao and written and directed Omori Tatsushi who directed the Ravine of Goodbye.Mother is one of...
View ArticleAlice in Borderland review
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?Alice in Borderland is a Netflix tv show which is a cross between Gantz and Liar game. The story is about a bunch of people are transported to an empty Tokyo where electronics do not...
View ArticleShitteru Wife Episodes 1+2
WHAT IS IT ABOUT? Shitteru Wife is a jdorama about a Wife who does not allow husband to play video games and he has to secretly play in closet room. Husband runs into kouhai who confesses that she used...
View ArticleCold Case season 3 Episodes 1~5
I thought about proclaiming the following after the first two episodes of season 3 but now I can say this is turning out to be the best and must watch season of Cold Case!First two episodes and episode...
View ArticleRomance Doll Jmovie review
Aoi Yu is in a movie about sex dolls. Do you need any other reason to watch this movie? If you don't, then the movie is available on Netflix. If you need more reasons to watch then, keep...
View ArticleToshi no Sakon Episodes 1~4
Toshi no Sakon is about the marriage between a 24 year old Wakana Aoi and a 44 year old husband. I thought that this show might be interesting with the age gap stuff. Toshi no Sakon is also similar to...
View ArticleKyouen NG Episode 1
Its a mystery how a show like Kyouen NG is not subbed Nakai Kiichi and Suzuki Kyoka in it as former lovers and famous actors who have never acted together since they broke up many years ago. Now they...
View ArticleUchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai Episodes 1~3
Uchi no Musume wa, Kareshi ga Dekinai which translate to My Daughter can't get a Boyfriend is set in an alternate reality where Kanno Miho and Hamabe Minami are unlucky in love. Kanno Miho is a...
View ArticleCold Case Season 3 Episode 9
It is not often that the topic of race comes up in jdoramas. After all, Japan is a mostly homogeneous society. However racial issues are everywhere and its interesting whenever it comes to the...
View ArticleDance with me Jmovie review
I have been anticipating this movie since I read about it some time ago. After all, its not often you find a Japanese musical. The last one I remember seeing was Sono Sion's Tokyo Tribe which I...
View ArticleAnonymous Episodes 1-4
One of the biggest news in Japan last year was the suicide of professional wrestler Kimura Hana after receiving a lot of online bashing from appearing on Terrace House. The case highlighted the fact...
View ArticleTengoku to Jigoku ~Saiko no Futari~ Episodes 1+2
By the jdorama gods, we actually have a show with a female detective over 25! It is amazing!WHAT IS IT?Tengoku to Jigoku is a body swap jdorama featuring a detective played by Ayase Haruka and a serial...
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