General Rouge no Gaisenジェネラルルージュの凱旋 – Release April 10

Kumo Japan Drama sneak!!

Japan Drama Story:
Taguchi Kohei (Ito Atsushi) 伊藤淳史 and Shiratori Keisuke (Nakamura Toru) 仲村トオル is back again for another medical investigation. As the hospital has suffer a lot of damage due to the previous medical incident which both of them solved, Shiratori Keisuke (Nakamura Toru) 仲村トオル has been assigned to perform yearly spot check to make sure similar case does not reoccur. As Shiratori Keisuke (Nakamura Toru) 仲村トオル set his eyes on the emergency room department, he discovered some unusual activities. It was then he met a talented general surgeon call “General Rouge” who was also his former medical schoolmate.

Feelings and comments:
Honestly I think the second series is not as exciting as the first series. Although it did get my attention on the “General Rouge” character, the rest of the stuff is just normal. Plus the first episode is just too boring to get me excited to keep on watching the drama. There are just too much medical terms and not many characters that really stand out.
    One thing for sure, there won’t be as many surprises and unpredictable scenario. It’s just like another similar medical criminal case. The second series is a production created especially for fans that haven’t get enough from the first series and urge for more. You won’t be disappointed from the second series but don’t put too much expectation.

Things that caught my eyes:
Just like the previous series before, combination and interaction between Taguchi Kohei (Ito Atsushi) 伊藤淳史 and Shiratori Keisuke (Nakamura Toru) 仲村トオル has successfully builds up the mystery and excitement of complicated medical investigation case.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. If you like the first series of this drama, you’ll definitely have to check out the second series. It might not be as interesting and exciting as the first series, but it still worth checking out.

Purchase:
2010 Japanese Drama: General Rouge no Gaisen w/ Eng Sub

Drama Theme Song: Ikutsu no Yoake wo Kazoetara by Matsuda Seiko

Japan Drama Preview:

The Preview is Movie version but the story line is almost the same.

Yankee-kun to Megane-chanヤンキー君とメガネちゃん – Release April 10

Kumo Japan Drama sneak!!

Japan Drama Story:
Shinagawa Daichi (Narimiya Hiroki) 成宮寛貴 used to be an ordinary student who is good in study. He always fights with his sister and trained by his father when he was a kid. As a result he became very good in street fight. Due to some misunderstanding he becomes a target for picking a fight. Thus he is known as a gangster student because always involving in street fights. One day he met a female student name Adachi Hana (Naka Riisa)仲里依紗 who wears glasses and always bugging him. Seems like Adachi Hana (Naka Riisa)仲里依紗 has a similar experience just like Shinagawa Daichi (Narimiya Hiroki) 成宮寛貴. Both of them have the same goal, which is trying to erase their bad image of gangster student.

Feelings and comments:
There are two choices which we can pick for our life. We can either take control of our life by doing what we can to have it the way we like, or we can let the environment take control of our life and accept whatever given. I think either way is good as long as you’re happy with your life.
Perhaps it might be the reason that I’ve read the manga version of the story, I just don’t feel the excitement within this drama. There are some laughter and funny scene but overall this drama just has an average good rating from me. I suppose those who haven’t read the manga version of this story might find it interesting.

Things that caught my eyes:
Adachi Hana (Naka Riisa) 仲里依紗 super kick is the best part of this drama. It is just as powerful as we seen in manga.

Japan Drama Rating:
Nice to watch. This drama is based on a popular Japanese manga. Although some of the scene might be over exaggerated, but still it’s under acceptable level. Fans of this popular Japanese manga should be exciting to watch this drama.

Purchase:
2010 Japanese Drama : Yankee-kun to Megane-chan w/ Eng

Drama Theme Song: Loose Leaf by Hilcrhyme
Check out the MV at Youtube

Japan Drama Preview:

Shokojo Seira小公女セイラ – Release Oct 09

Kumo Japan Drama sneak!!

Japan Drama Story:
Kuroda Seira (Shida Mirai) 志田未来 is the daughter of a rich family who owns a diamond production company in India. She lives in a beautiful mansion with her father before decided to attend a boarding school in Japan. It’s the same school which her mother used to study. Although Kuroda Seira (Shida Mirai) 志田未来 came from a rich family, she treats everybody around her equally with respect. Her mother used to tell her that every girl is a princess and should be treated as one. Right after Kuroda Seira (Shida Mirai) 志田未来 attended the school in Japan, her father died in an accident during work. It was her 16th birthday when she received the news. From that day onwards, she became a servant as she lost her only parent and fortune.


Feelings and comments:
There has been a lot of dramas and movies on “A Little Princess” and I’ve seem lots of version in different languages. But still the story never fails to amaze me. I guess this is what we call famous children novel. Imagination is a very powerful mind tool which can be very helpful if we use it correctly.
    Every girl is a princess. That’s the main quote in this drama, in this story. It’s the one common thing that you’ll hear in every “A Little Princess” drama or movie. We might not be able to control everything that happens around us, but we can surely control the things that going on in our mind. Everything can be taken away from you but not your mind and your imagination. One thing that we can see in this drama is that Kuroda Seira (Shida Mirai) 志田未来 always has a positive mind, a strong believe that she and every girl is a princess.

Things that caught my eyes:
Kuroda Seira (Shida Mirai) 志田未来 just does not seem to have the sense of a princess. She looks more like a girl next door.

Japan Drama Rating:
Interesting to Watch. This is a Japanese version of “A Little Princess”. Although most of the main story remains the same but still you’ll still find unexpected events. You may consider this as a different version of “A little Princess” with different set of storyline.

Purchase:
Little Princess / Shokojo Seira Japanese Tv Drama Dvd Digipak Boxset English Sub

Drama Theme Song: Kanashimi wa Kitto by UVERworld

Japan Drama Preview:

Kaibutsu kun怪物くん – Release April 10

 

Kumo Japan Drama sneak!!

Japan Drama Story:
Kaibutsu-kun (Ohno Satoshi) 大野智 is the prince of Monster world. He was send to Human world by his father who is the Ruler of Monster world. Kaibutsu-kun (Ohno Satoshi) 大野智 needs to learn from the human and prove himself as the crown successor before he can return to the Monster world. It may seem like a simple training for Kaibutsu-kun (Ohno Satoshi) 大野智 to prepare himself to be king of Monster world, there is couple of unpredictable outcome which might interfere with his training. One of the threats Kaibutsu-kun (Ohno Satoshi) 大野智 has to face is the servants from the demon world.

Feelings and comments:
This drama is not just for kids, but also for adults who used to watch the animation and manga version of Kaibutsu-kun many years ago. Thanks to the high tech special effects and costumes design, the drama is able to make monsters and creatures alive. It also creates a fantasy world just like the magical world of Harry Potter. I suppose it’s just a matter of time when they produce a Doraemon drama.
Kaibutsu-kun (Ohno Satoshi) 大野智 really did a good job in making the character alive. It’s not easy taking the role of an animated character, especially a popular character with lots of fans. If fans are unable to accept the character in the drama, then there will be lots of bad critics. But it seems like fans are impressed with Kaibutsu-kun (Ohno Satoshi) 大野智 as the viewing rating is high.

Things that caught my eyes:
The special effects and monster costumes are the most interesting part in this drama.

Japan Drama Rating:
Fun to watch. This drama is based on an old children manga or animation. The manga artist who created this manga is Fujiko Fujio, who is also the creator of the popular Doraemon. Children who used to watch these animation and manga are now grownups. It really brings back lots of childhood memory watching this drama.

Purchase:
TV series, Original Soundtrack, 2010 Japanese Drama : Kaibutsu-kun w/ Eng Sub

Drama Theme Song: Monster by Arashi

Japan Drama Preview:

Shukumei 1969-2010宿命 1969-2010 – Release Jan 10

Kumo Japan Drama sneak!!

Japan Drama Story:
Arikawa Takashi (Kitamura Kazuki) 北村一輝 is the elder son of a wealthy family which runs 50 hospital across Japan. Instead of preparing himself to inherit family business, Arikawa Takashi (Kitamura Kazuki) 北村一輝 choose to become a financial analyzer under government financial department determine to participate in politics. One day Arikawa Takashi (Kitamura Kazuki) 北村一輝 is offered a marriage proposal which can open up the door way in his political career. His marriage opponent is Shirai Naoko (Uehara Misa) 上原美佐 who is the eldest daughter of the chairman of a political party. In the other hand, Arikawa Takashi (Kitamura Kazuki) 北村一輝 has a relationship with Sasayama Nobuko (Koike Eiko) 小池栄子 that has been going on for 10 years. Although it seems that Sasayama Nobuko (Koike Eiko) 小池栄子 is the only problem that Arikawa Takashi (Kitamura Kazuki) 北村一輝 has to deal with in order to carry out the marriage successfully, there is another hidden pitfall yet to be reveal.

Feelings and comments:
In this drama we can see that marriage is just a tool for political and wealth purposes. When it comes to pursuing personal goal and wealth fair, love seems to put a side. Love is not a priority consideration for people whose background is from rich family and political family. They have the responsibility to inherit their family mission and status by all means. But still we can see the characters in this drama are struggling to choose between pursuing personal intention without having to sacrifice happiness.
Sometimes faith has a way to get on us even if we are well prepared. I suppose we call it destiny, either we are destine to fail or destine to success. But for sure we will not give up that easily without a fight.

Things that caught my eyes:
It is interesting to watch how they make decisions based on political benefits, financial benefits and personal goal. Marriage, love, relationship are expendable for the sake of fulfilling one desire and destiny.

Japan Drama Rating:
Interesting to watch. Destiny and fate brought two generation from a political family and a wealthy family together as they are pursuing the same goal. The political marriage between two families looks good but carries lots of pitfalls and uncertainties.

Purchase:
2010 Japanese Drama : Shukumei 1969-2010 w/ Eng Sub

Drama Theme Song: Hitomi no oku wo nozokasete by Porno Graffitti

Japan Drama Preview:
Sorry, not available.