[Discussion] ROOKIES

I can't find a thread / Discussion topic on this upcoming drama so I thought I'd start it.

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/ROOKIES

Looks to be an interesting story (along the lines of Gokusen) so I'm won't mind watching it when it arrives. Looks to be plenty of eye-candy for the girls.
I see there are currently NO subbers up for the task of subbing it in English. I hope this changes.

Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I saw Sato Ryuta promoting this on Shojiki Shindoi last week and, after looking it up, figured I'd check it out this spring. Sato Ryuta is love, and the rest of the cast looks like they could make a really good ensemble together.

Shirota Yu alone makes for terrific eyecandy. Laugh

Seeing him in something like this is gonna be a bit of an adjustment after Koshonin.

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:49 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Got to watch this, first time I heard of it, it was going on my list of: what to watch.

Mainly because it seems a lot like Gokusen. And I love school stuff.

Well this and Gokusen 3 next season is gonna be awesome.

Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:42 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I'm going to watch this, one way or the other. Sato Ryuta needs so much more love. Wub

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:04 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Definitely going to watch this as i LOVE the manga. and i'll be more than honored to help who's gonna fansub the series.

if there is any fansub group who's gonna take up this project - i'm more than honored to do karaoke for this series. If there is just a willing fansubber who's gonna only softsub the series, I am willing to make it into hardsubs with typesets and such.

PM me whenever if needed and i'm always checking the jdrama fansub map just to check who's gonna work on the series Tongue

PS: i've worked on SARS' fansubs hanakimi, galileo, mukodono, honey and clover karaoke; Skewed Studios typesetter, encoder, jack of all trades (shinigami no ballad, jigoku shoujo) and TV-NIhon's typesetter and karaoke (typesetter of Jyuken Sentai Gekiranger and Kamen Rider Kiva).

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:40 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I never read the manga but i defitnetly gonna watch this.

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I'm not really into school dramas right now, but I'll watch this for Sato Ryuta, too. I can see how someone would get motivated by him. Even when he's not smiling he looks happy, don't really know how to explain it but it's because of his eyes.

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I MUST absolutely see this! I'm a big fan of the manga and about everything MORITA Masanori (the mangaka) did Smile

I sure hope someone will fansubbed it, pretty please?

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Well, it is announced already tht TLS & Skewed Studios gonna be subbing this.

http://fansub.d-addicts.com/Jdrama_Fansub_Map_2008#Spring_2008

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:24 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I'm actually kind of leery of the live action. I'm a huge fan of the manga and the works of Masanori Morita -- the artist that pretty much redefined yankee-and-sports lifestyle. He loaded the series with so much testosterone-filled, macho, muscley-dork, silly man-love that I'm not sure the cast of skinny pretty boys would be able to quite do it justice. JE/Idol boys being all yankee/thuggish just make me laugh. Though, from the cast photo, it does seem like they made the effort to find the boys that have a little extra meat on their bodies.

I suppose it depends on how it's filmed, though. "Watashitachi no Kyokasho" had a 14 year old cast, but in an early episode when they ripped out and had a crazed melee fight in the middle of the school yard --- it was actually alarming because it was presented so 'realistically' that I could really see it as a scene of kids going completely berserk. The 'scary' posturing I see in most dramas are too marshmellowy to be even slightly intimidating, let alone frightening. Perhaps if the violence and awfulness at the very beginning of the series isn't touched too much, the rest would be convincing. Otherwise, as far as baseball dramas go, I think it would have been better and easier for them to turn Ookiku Furikabutte into a live action instead.

The manga was a good blend of macho seriousness and hilarity... I really hope the live action doesn't only focus purely on the comedic aspects. The Gokusen live action (and anime, come to think) was a serious disappointment to me, especially considering how completely made of win the manga was, and if it gets the same sort of white-washed morality, I'm going to cry. Especially since it's already a pretty moral tale. Just.... it's morality presented in a very specific way... well those are my reservations. I still plan to watch it. I could always pretend it's a completely unrelated series. Roll Eyes

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:54 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:45 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

o.0 I am so looking forward to watching this with sub :d cant wait!!

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:53 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

It suprises me that no one found the cm before...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOTSsk6cb1o&locale=en_US&persist_locale=1