Sunday, August 31, 2008

ROOKIESルーキーズ – Release April 08

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Japan Drama Story:
Kawato Koichi (Sato Ryuta) 佐藤隆太is a passionate teacher and always puts his students before him. After being transferred to a new school, he was assigned to a class with a bunch of trouble students. Apparently he was chosen so that the school can get rid of the students. This group of students is from the baseball club. Previously they were involved in a fight during a baseball tournament as a result the club was ban from tournament and practice for a period of time. Kawato Koichi (Sato Ryuta) 佐藤隆太 decided to help these students to get back into baseball after knowing this. It won’t be an easy task but Kawato Koichi will not give up no matter what.
Feelings and comments:
The story of this drama is actually good, too bad that there isn’t any famous actor or actress in it. This drama is base on a famous manga. If you have seen the manga then you’ll know that this is actually a story of a bunch of drop out students having a success playing baseball. The story is not bad just that it’s all about boys and baseball. If you haven’t seen the manga then you might enjoy this drama. Of cause if you don’t hate baseball then you should watch it.
Things that caught my eyes:
The drama does have a couple of things that are not nice to watch, especially for children. The drama shows students under age that are smoking and a lot of blood due to some punches. Even if this is to bring out the story but still consider not good for viewers under age.
Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. Feels like watching a different version of Gokusen.
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Monday, August 25, 2008

Puzzleパズル– Release April 08

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Ayukawa Misako (Ishihara Satomi) 石原さとみ is an English teacher that transferred into a famous boy’s school. She is a cute and young teacher that everybody loves except to her students. To her students, she is a self arrogance adult that only loves money. Plus she doesn’t really qualify to teaching English. The only thing that she is good is solving puzzles. Unwillingly and unfortunately 3 of her students end up following her around searching for treasures that they accidentally bump into.
Feelings and comments:
This drama looks more like a comedy detective series just like Trick or Kaette Kita Jikou Keisatsu. Each episode has a unique story line with mystery and puzzle to solve. The fun part is that there is Ayukawa Misako (Ishihara Satomi) 石原さとみ that does not looks like a teacher making fun around her students. There isn’t any story line throughout the whole series, just that going around places solving puzzles to get to the treasure.
Things that caught my eyes:
Ayukawa Misako (Ishihara Satomi) 石原さとみ doesn’t looks more like a student then a teacher to me.
Japan Drama Rating:
Fun to watch. It’s just like a comedy detective drama.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Gokusenごくせん Season 3– Release April 08

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Yamaguchi Kumiko (Nakama Yukie) 仲間由紀恵 also known as Yankumi is a passionate teacher. Due to her family background, she turns out to be a special teacher. She is a teacher that able to handles problem students. One by one she teaches them to be a good person and avoid being a trouble maker or criminal in the future. That is if she is able to keep them together and helps them to graduate without getting kick out from school. The fact that Yamaguchi Kumiko (Nakama Yukie) 仲間由紀恵 is able to take on these troublesome students because she is the 4th generation of a yakuza clan. Handling these students is nothing compare to taking care of her home business. Nobody knows her actual background and her home as this can be the reason that she gets fire. In order to keep her teaching career she needs to keep this a secret.
Feelings and comments:
The story line is about the same as the first 2 seasons and there is nothing special in this 3rd season. It’s the same routine. Teacher tries to get along with students. Students hate teacher and school. Students get into trouble with gang fight. Teacher fights her way to save students and wins their hearts. The only different in this drama is we get to watch a different group of new young stars. Seems that this has become a good way to promote them and open a new market. At the end of the 3rd season it seems that this way works well.
If you watch the 1st and 2nd season of this drama, you won’t find any excitement or new things. You’ll feel that the story line has not been written well also.
Things that caught my eyes:
Their classroom and tables are actually nicely decorated and painted. It’s a work of art if you take a good look at it.
Japan Drama Rating:
Fun to watch. You’ll enjoy it if you miss the first 2 seasons.
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Friday, August 8, 2008

Ryokiteki na Kanojo猟奇的な彼女– Release April 08

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Masaki Saburo (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) 草彅剛 is a marine biology professor who just got dump by his girl friend. As he returns home sadly, he met Takami Riko (Tanaka Rena) 田中麗奈 who is drunk and heart breaking just like him. From the moment Masaki Saburo (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) 草彅剛rescue Takami Riko (Tanaka Rena) 田中麗奈 from getting hit by the train and helps her while she drunk, she has been appearing around him ever since either annoying him or gives him troubles. Faith brought both of them together when they are heartbroken. It might not be romantic when they first met but it sure has some love spark at first sight.
Feelings and comments:
This is another crazy romantic drama that makes fun with some other popular Japanese drama. If you watch a lot of Japanese drama then you’ll recognized lots of familiar scenes. Love it really a crazy thing that is unpredictable. That’s what makes it exciting and valuable. You don’t know who you’ll fall in love to. Well, at least that’s how it is in this drama.
This drama is actually a remake of a popular Korean drama. If you’ve seen the Korean version then you might just want to skip this one. But still this drama is good for a laugh.
Things that caught my eyes:
Takami Riko (Tanaka Rena) 田中麗奈 really does kick hard and hit the weak spot.
Japan Drama Rating:
Fun to watch. If u seen lots of Japanese dramas, then you’ll find a lot of similar scene in this drama
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