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Uchi no Musume Kareshi ga Dekinai Episode 7
What a good episode! I was initially lukewarm on this series because it seemed like a fourth wall breaking, generic lots of ikemen jdorma with slight humour but the more I watch it the more I like the...
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Poison Daughter Holy Mother Episodes 1+2
WOWOW has always churned out good jdoramas and the first two episodes of 2019's Poison Daughter Holy Mother is no exception.The first episode is about this actress played by Adachi Rika who is trying...
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Shitteru Wife Episodes 3~11
I enjoyed the first two episodes of Shitteru Wife and it was a decently watchable time travel love story.The main character Zenzaki was annoying but as time went on I started to enjoy Shitteru Wife...
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Influence Episode 1
This WOWOW show had my attention at Suzuki Honami and Otsuka Nene. It also has Hashimoto Kanna and Wakana Aoi. Suzuki Honami is a writer is Otsuka Nene writes a letter to her wanting to tell Suzuki...
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Ore no Ie no Hanashi review
Kudo Kankuro and Nagase Tomoya reuniting since their jdorama classic Tiger and Dragon with the main character being a wrestler and heir to a Noh family? Ore no Ie no Hahashi has all the makings of a...
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24 Japan 8-24
Finally, 24 Japan is finished! It was a fun ride of ups and downs for this Karasawa Toshiaki show since we rarely get action jdoramas.My thoughts on 24 Japan haven't changed much since the first 8...
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RIP Tanaka Kunie
Its a bit late but actor Tanaka Kunie passed away on March 24. Long time jdorama fans will know him as the dad from the long running series Kita no Kuni Kara. Tanaka Kunie's role as the simple but...
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Kyouen NG Episode 2-6
First of, I just want to say that pleaseignore is subbing Kyouen NG at d-addicts. I have also finished watching it with Japanese subtitles it is a fun jdorama about a bunch of actors who were purposely...
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Hamsapsukebe Jdorama Awards 2020
With 24 Japan finally finished, I can turn my attention to the annual tradition of celebrating the best in Japanese doramas! The only other show from 2020 I want to watch but haven't is Kiken na Venus...
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Rikokatsu Episodes 1+2
Once upon a time, there was a jdorama called Narita Rikon about a couple who decided to divorce upon coming back from their honeymoon to Narita Airport hence Narita Rikon and it was good. Many years...
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Hamsapsukebe Jdorama Awards 2020 Updated V2
UPDATE:Thanks to Anonymous for pointing out that Shitteru Wife and Ore no Ie no Hanashi were 2021 shows! Can't believe I did not notice. Oh well, at least I do not have to rewrite the whole thing....
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Ichikei no Karasu Episode 1
In police and court doramas there is one 'unreality' that is accepted in order for the story to be told and that is the police case or court matter which seemingly is resolved in a week normally takes...
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Renai Mangaka Episodes 1-4
Once upon a time, when jdorama subbing was young and we were watching hardubs from Singapore and Hawaii, there was an Abe Hiroshi and Takeuchi Yuko jdorama called Egao no Hosoku about a grumpy writer...
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Hamura Akira review
Hamura Akira is a 7 episode NHK detective jdorama. Its been a while since I've seen a hard boil detective show with the last one being River's Edge I think. For some reason, police shows outnumber...
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Rest in Peace Kentaro Miura
I was going to write about Hoshino Gen and Aragaki Yui but this afternoon I read the shocking news that I do not want to believe; the author of my favourite manga Berserk, Kentaro Miura has passed...
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Renai Kekkon no Rule review
Time for some old school jdorama! Renai Kekkon no Rule is a Koizumi Kyoko vehicle which is like a reverse 101 proposals because its told from the perspective of the female character instead of the one...
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Rest in Piece Tamura Masakazu
It is no fun writing posts like this but I have to write something about Tamura Masakazu who is such a big role in the world of jdoramas. He is most famous for his role as the detective in Furuhata...
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Blind Witness Jmovie review
Blind Witness is a thriller starring Yoshioka Riho who is currently in Renai Mangaka. She plays a police officer Natsume who quits when she gets into an accident that resulted in the death of her...
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Sakura no Tou Episodes 1-6
Tamaki Hiroshi seems to be working very hard recently because he seems to be in everything. Tamaki is in yet another revenge show after Ryu no Michi except its a police show with a twist; its about...
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Konto ga Hajimaru Episodes 1~3
Ladies and gentlemen, I am happy to say that Konto ga Hajimaru has the strong potential to challenge Shitteru Wife and Ore no Ie no Hanashi for for jdorama of the year!I was not interested in watching...
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