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drronnie wrote:Hi can someone please help me find out who this announcer is. I think she is half Japanese.

Takigawa Christel

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Love Generation

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I have seen this drama when it aired in the SF Bay area. It had English subs but that was during the VHS era, so if anyone has a copy, chances are it would be a TVrip on VHS.

I doubt it would be uploaded anywhere online as it would have made it to this site by now if it had.

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Koi no Chikara
Lupin no Shosoku
Suika
Second Chance
Okane ga nai!

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Does anyone happen to know if any fansubbers gonna take up this Iryu 3 project? I realize that none on fansub wiki so far but I was hoping that the fansubbers for the previous seasons will step up and take this. Because of all the medical terminology, this drama is one of the most difficult to sub....

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The actress in the screen shot is Hinagata Akiko. I am absolutely sure of that.

I could be wrong but it doesn't seem that she is on that show, Wide Scramble... but what do I know. It looks like a panel discussion show, not a drama.

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Can anyone recommend any mystery/thriller-oriented j-dramas, in the vein of World of Ice (insurance beneficiary's three fiances die) and Sleeping Forest (murder of amnesiac's family)? Basically, darker dramas that have one long story arc in which a crime or mystery is investigated and uncovered. No...

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I guess it depends on the definition of "police drama". I would not say Mr. Brain or Hero would be considered in that category ( although Hero is probably my favorite show ) But for actual police dramas, Odoru Daisousasen is very good and so is Furuhata Ninzaburo ( though this is arguably ...

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Well, I haven't paid any attention to the jdrama industry in a long time, since about the time I watched Nobuta wo Produce while it was airing. So I'd love to hear recs for any great "MUST SEE" dramas that aired in the last few years. I'm also interested if anyone has recs for good (i.e.,...

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Another one: if you don't mind watching an SP, Koori no Hana. It's 2 parts.

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Can anyone recommend a mystery/thriller/cop show dealing with one united mystery (so no murder of the week)? I'm listening to Triangle and like the concept although the execution is not perfect and would enjoy looking at other shows like that. I've barely watched any dramas so if the genre is popul...

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I haven't seen a torrent, but I think it came out on the 18th, so. . . it should be available for viewing/downloading soon. Has a sub group picked this one up? Last I heard, it was still not picked up by a group. You should check the fansub map for this info. Two groups are planning on subbing it a...

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That's a bootleg. One sure indication is the poor subs that you mentioned. And the price you paid. If you paid a fairly low price it's a bootleg. The official Region 2 DVD will cost you big time. Anywhere from 15000 Yen to 25000 Yen ( $150 to $250 USD. ) And just because it's got a fancy box and loo...

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Although it's not over yet, Aishiteru. Every episode of this current drama has some revelation that's so terribly sad that the family members must face.

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This drama is a REAL dorama, and it's a shame that no one is subbing it for those who do not understand Japanese. You have multiple groups subbing frivolous teen dramas and no one cared enough to take on this one. D-Addicts is becoming too teenie/pretty boys/girls-oriented. Dramas like this are why...

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Hi, I'm also new to this forum, so hello to everyone. :-) I'm searching for some J-Doramas with medical and/or rescue themes. I've watched Umizaru, Rescue and Code Blue so far, and if possible I'd like something as good as Code Blue. So are there any more english subbed medical / rescue series out ...

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TBS' Saturday 8 pm drama is called God Hand's Teru, not Gold Hand's Teru.

Just thought someone should make the correction in the original post.

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Nothing is as consistently entertaining and well-made as Burn Notice . And it's got Bruce Campbell in it. Can't argue with that. :-) Battlestar Galactica was good too. My friends thought I was a nerd for watching it during the first season. Used to watch CSI but it's lost my interest recently.

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Hi, can some of you recommend me some new or old drama's? I'm looking for some funny, slice of life jdrama's. Please no girlie jdrama's like Hanakimi, HanaYori etc. (you get it ;)) Just drama's which are really relaxing to watch, about friends like Orange Days , or/and funny like Densha Otoko , Kek...

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It's revealed early on that Goda had an older brother who died. His name is inscribed on the family grave marker along with his parents. This is not connected to the plot so there's no reason to have it included on the correlation chart.

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Finished watching the SP. It was horrible! The moment the young Yukawa shows up, it all went downhill.

Still interested in seeing the movie though.

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Another good episode. And certainly more twists. I love how they incorporate humorous moments (when they can) into the episodes. This time round it was the exchange between Kuroki and Nicholas which reminded me of the scene back in Ep5 between Kuroki and Fujioka. :lol I like how the comedic moments...

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Episode 8 after the week off did not disappoint! More plots twists and turns!

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I think there are many many variables that can create a sort of profile as to who likes what. Age and gender are just two such variables. Others that I can think of would be what initially lead to interest in dramas. For instance, I think a lot of younger drama watchers transitioned into live action...

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The problem I see is that there's already this thread for favorite dramas:

http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_10409.htm

Maybe this thread should be merged.

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Great to hear that you're subbing this series! This is one of those shows you'll either love or hate. Personally I really liked how they take many of the routine and clichéd aspects of detective dramas and subvert them. Usually the detective is the most intelligent and perceptive guy or girl around...

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Just making the finishing touches on the subs for episode 1. We should be releasing them very very soon. We will create another thread for the subs, of course.

Hopefully lots of folks will check them out!

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Just finished watching episode 4. Very intense. While I do enjoy episodic dramas, this one that involves the main case is great because it's a slow burn. Little bits of the puzzle fall into place and the details about the characters keep you wanting to learn more. the very last scene when you see Sa...

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Is there any drama that just about everyone likes? Because it seems like when one person says they like a drama someone else has to disagree. If so, could someone recommend it to me. (I'm not being sarcastic) The topic of this thread is worst j-dramas, so of course this thread is about which dramas...

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Long Vacation- lost count, at least 15x Hero- at least 15x Love Generation- at least 10x Virgin Road- 5x Konna Koi no Hanashi-3x Hitotsu Yane no shita 2- 3x Riso no Joushi- 3x Kira Kira Hikaru-3x GTO-2x Galileo-2x News no Onna-2x Odoru Daisousasen-2x Narita Rikon-2x Love and Peace-2x Otoko no Kosoda...

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Finished watching episode 3. This drama is really engaging and as the mystery at the core of the drama is unfolding, you get small glimpses of the dynamic between Kuroki and Sakuma. Good stuff! Can't wait to see where the investigation goes next since the eyewitness account of Rodan ( Sugiura ) was ...

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I guess I'm one of the only people that thought this drama was mediocre at best.

Especially since Fukatsu Eri and Abe Hiroshi are much better actors than Kimura and their skills were not utilized in their roles IMO.

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Thanks for starting a discussion for the series "Tomorrow." It looks like it will be an interesting one, with a great cast. (I especially enjoy seeing Miho Kanno series)! After speaking with my usual editor Phoenix , we've decided we would like to try and translate this series in softsub ...

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It#s like what they tried with Star no Koi, another Kusanagi Tsuyoshi drama, that is a kind of adaptation of the Notting Hill movie - you just can't turn a movie into a drama, the plot will drift into unnecesary lenghts and things that you really didn't want to see happen to your favourite movie wi...

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Stalker was so bad I couldn't keep watching it. Is odd seeing Hinagata Akiko on Mechaike since Stalker was the first thing I saw her in. Same goes for Takanori Jinnai doing comedy. I mentioned Stalker. That is probably the worst drama I have ever seen. I even watched it to the end. It was hilarious...

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drama-queen wrote:
I was wondering if there is any progress update on this subbing I'm dying to watch the series

DQ

http://fansub.d-addicts.com/B.O.N_FunSubs

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Anytime anything gets adapted or remade, folks come out and say that the country doing the remaking has no originality and should just stick to their own forms of media or entertainment. This is really just silly. Japan didn't create animation or comic books and certainly didn't create movies or CGI...

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Before:

Matsu Takako
Seto Asaka
Kimura Yoshino
Matsushima Nanako
Matsuyuki Yasuko

Now:

Matsu Takako
Fukatsu Eri
Kyono Kotomi
Kimura Yoshino
Yonekura Ryoko

Changes mainly because I don't see the three I dropped in as many roles these days.

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Although I enjoyed episode 2, things did follow a more typical jdrama plotline. The whole thing with the stalker and having Riko interrupt Sabu and Minami's plans for dinner was typical jdrama fare. The scenes involving the ferris wheel were also typical plot devices. ( Is it me, or do japanese peop...

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When you mean popular do you mean highest viewer ratings? In that case I also heard it was Oshin which, also holds the highest per episode rating. Of popular dramas in the last decade, I believe it would be Hero, which ranked in the 30 % range which is really unheard of nowdays. And yes, dramas on D...

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B.O.N Funsubs has decided to take on this drama as our next project!

Please visit our fansub wiki page for updates on our progress!

http://fansub.d-addicts.com/B.O.N_FunSubs

@raven_frost, Nice! Thanks for this!

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The first episode was definitely different and yet you could see the similarities for those that have seen the movie. I was unsure how this was going to turn out but I enjoyed the first episode. Lots of comedic moments that were separate from the movie. I think it's best to try to watch this without...

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I need a crime drama like Unfair or SP. Anyone know anything good? I would say try Joshi deka which is partially subbed from last season. Also, I would try Odoru Daisousasen. It's one of the best police dramas out there. The characters and performances are great and very funny too. Although it's no...

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There are so many of these regardless of genre. But one that doesn't ever make sense to me is when two people ( or more ) are talking ( in normal speech and not yelling ) about a third person, that person is usually in the next room or outside a closed door when the conversation is taking place. Thi...

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I am Japanese-American but I don't qualify for this topic. However, the native Japanese that I know, don't seem to have an generalized sense of indignation about Japanese entertainment remade into Hollywood adaptations. The possible exception would be a specific project that is near and dear to a pe...

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Thanks for this! This is very cool!

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I guess that was why. I made sure to update to the latest version and now it doesn't do it.

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onitsubasa wrote:Just to let you know. That ad consistently pops up after every click when using Opera to browse wiki. Just thought you should know

It does it with Firefox, too. Every single page you try to view.

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- There's also the touristy, but still pleasant, Japanese Tea Garden (the oldest public Japanese-style garden in the US)... Go after 4p (if I remember correctly), and it's free. I think i've missed this place, where is this? Any other places I'm missing out on too? It's the Japanese Tea Garden in G...

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Another thing about Japantown in SF that is good to check out if you're in the area at that time of year is the Cherry Blossom Festival. It's in the spring of course, but really pretty cool to see. Haven't been in years ( we used to go every year when I was a kid ) but can't see how it's changed muc...

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It sounds like J-town in SF is better suited to what you 're looking for. For one, it's much bigger in area and there are more shops and things that 're looking for. I haven't been to J-town in SJ for a few years, but unless it's been renovated lately, which frankly seems very unlikely, it's much sm...

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I have to say I agree with this wholeheartedly. Current trends of Japanese tv dramas ( and variety shows, too ) are catering to a younger audience and quality is much lower and ratings, not surprisingly are too! Until a few years ago my parents had watched almost 80-85 percent of the dramas that had...

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I live in (650) as well, but the swaying lasted longer than 3-4 sec.... Might have something to do with being on the 4th floor. I just kept waiting for the other shoe to drop... wondered if I should go outside or what... ^_^; For us east coast transplants, what exactly is the protocol for this? Tuc...

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It didn't feel that strong where I am ( 650 ). I felt it for sure, but I guess if you live here all your life you get used to it.

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has anyone seen the first episode yet and want to comment on how it was? im really keen to see this drama but unfourtunatly i got home too late to watch it this week. I watched it last night. Didn't go in with any preconceived notions of it living up to an anime since I never knew it was based on o...

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If you truly want to see and experience the japanese culture for yourself, don't be discouraged by what you might have seen on a television program. I know lots of people that have either visited or even lived in japan and none have come back and said that it was a horrible experience. There were, o...

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You may want to put a SPOILER WARNING tag at the beginning of your post, even though this drama has been around long enough that most people interested in this drama have already seen it. I was looking for a Love Generation discussion thread and was surprised there wasn't one I could find either. Co...

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Same thing in Hawaii - I get most of my Japanese dramas from the rental store; I don't even download them from D-Addicts. The reason I bought Oshin is because the rental stores didn't have it. When you go to the rental store, what region are the DVDs? If they're regionless, are they legit (I know v...

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Perfect Bride

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

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Okane ga nai!
Hero

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I guess if you haven't seen the series at all, it might be better for you to do so, if you want to familiarize yourself with the characters. Since it's a theatrical release, I 'd assume the storyline is not dependant upon the series or the special. I know that it was partially filmed in South Korea....

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That's great that somebody has this drama for you, gglibertine. I actually dug through my old VHS tapes and found it also, but the quality is not too good. Some of the epiodes have a snowy picture and some of them have a shaky image, which can be problematic to watch. I taped this off International ...

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I usually try to watch the whole drama even if its getting bad fast. Not that I haven't just thrown in the towel once or twice before I killed myself. That said, the worst dramas I watched to the end are: The Stalker ( Hinagata Akiko ) though I must say, I watched this to the end because of how incr...

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There are four J-dramas that I have been looking for for the past few years. I happened to come across these purely by accident back in the early 90's. 2. Good Mourning - This was my second J-drama. It came on right after Shiratori De Gozaimasu finished. I'd love to watch this one again too. If any...

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only 3 is difficult. my favorites are all older dramas. I guess I 'm nostalgic.

1 Love Generation
2 Hero
3 Odoru Daisousasen

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I 'm surprised that Japanese and Korean are the lowest. Anyway

100 percent japanese but born in the US.

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Either Long Vacation or Virgin Road. Whichever one aired first.

"Can You Celebrate?" was a huge hit, so I think it was Virgin Road.

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