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- Apr 14th, '12, 14:16
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Jiu
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5298
Replying to this very late... I don't have any problems with her character being a tomboy, it's not like they don't exist in the real world. Jiu goes too far, almost becoming a parody. Every five minutes the episode goes out of its way to let the audience know, in increasingly preposterous ways, tha...
- Apr 9th, '12, 20:41
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Keizoku 2: SPEC
- Replies: 133
- Views: 77414
I finished watching the whole thing. The first half is an ordinary Japanese detective drama with paranormal stuff tacked on as an afterthought, except for the episode with the possession SPEC (which wasn't as exciting as it could have been). Some intriguing moments, but all in all not very interesti...
- Apr 8th, '12, 16:23
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Keizoku 2: SPEC
- Replies: 133
- Views: 77414
I'm late to the party and just watched the first episode. I was not impressed. The human brain uses only 10 % of its capacity, and evolution gives people special powers. The writer really thought these cliches were still acceptable in 2010. They're overused, they're boring, they're stupid. Just say ...
- Feb 25th, '12, 11:43
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: WHAT DRAMA(S) ARE YOU CURRENTLY WATCHING?
- Replies: 163
- Views: 54217
Honjitsu wa Taian Nari: came for Tanimura, stayed for the twins subplot. It's much more interesting than anything else in the story. Amusing that Bunshin is airing at the same time, since it's also about two identical people. Even more amusing is that one of the twins in Honjitsu is named Marika, an...
- Feb 25th, '12, 11:36
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Shokuzai
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11499
- Feb 20th, '12, 10:33
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Shokuzai
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11499
lolcopter: I never got invested into the characters and I don't think you are suppose to. Its a story that explores the themes of vengeance and atonement in a dark comedy setting. I'm not sure how the first episode relates to those. If Aoi's character decided to stay with Mr. Creepy in order to ato...
- Feb 18th, '12, 11:35
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Shokuzai
- Replies: 28
- Views: 11499
I gave this a spin. The first episode is indeed nothing like most dramas, but the elements that distinguish it from other dramas are also ones I don't like. I'm not into the desaturated and clinical look, the unbelievably abnormal personalities, and the self-consciously shocking plot twists forebodi...
- Jan 29th, '12, 16:55
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Renai NEET (Nakama Yukie)
- Replies: 42
- Views: 17297
- Jan 19th, '12, 22:35
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: SOPA/PIPA/ACTA
- Replies: 428
- Views: 120487
And to think that some people here actually advocate having only one source for a file. This just goes to show that files should be mirrored as far and wide as possible. As for torrents, they've been going after them for years now, especially TPB. But they haven't had much success, and probably neve...
- Jan 15th, '12, 15:21
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Top 5 Jdrama of 2011
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9508
- Jan 13th, '12, 11:24
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
- Replies: 124
- Views: 47952
The end: It all falls apart during the last two episodes. Kouhei and Yuna turn into indecisive 13 year olds and it never occurs to them that they should probably sit down and talk about what they're going to do. So we get Yuna's impromptu press conference where she announces she's going to retire to...
- Dec 22nd, '11, 18:21
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
- Replies: 124
- Views: 47952
The diner in the beginning of episode 8 is the exact same place used in Atami no Sousakan. - Yuna's way of rejecting Kouhei is such an overused cliche, and it wasn't even necessary to include it. - I knew Kuma's confession would get interrupted. Thankfully that cliche was busted soon afterwards. I w...
- Dec 18th, '11, 12:54
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
- Replies: 124
- Views: 47952
- Dec 10th, '11, 03:56
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
- Replies: 124
- Views: 47952
- Nov 24th, '11, 20:33
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
- Replies: 124
- Views: 47952
- Nov 21st, '11, 20:53
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
- Replies: 124
- Views: 47952
[Discussion] Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
DramaWiki : So close and yet so far away...An inconspicuous body guard Namiki Kohei (Nishijima Hidetoshi) is assigned to be a body guard to a mega Korean super star, Han Yuna (Kim Tae Hee). Kohei is less than ordinary, a single man almost 40 in age working part time at a security company. Despite h...
- Oct 18th, '11, 17:34
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de
- Replies: 74
- Views: 32275
That's a bummer. Then I do hope someone else subs this drama, or STORMY Team changes their minds and releases their subs here. They won't. STORMY stopped releasing subs years ago because streaming sites kept appropriating their work. Of course this is no different from how they appropriate the work...
- Oct 3rd, '11, 10:30
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: soft subs vs hard subs - which do you prefer
- Replies: 179
- Views: 69041
- Oct 3rd, '11, 09:33
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: soft subs vs hard subs - which do you prefer
- Replies: 179
- Views: 69041
Getting back to the hard vs. soft thing, I time for both soft and hard subs, and many compromises must be made with soft subs. If there is spoken dialog at the same time as onscreen text, you've got to be a little creative with the timing placement. With hard subs, you simply place the onscreen tex...
- Oct 1st, '11, 12:30
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: soft subs vs hard subs - which do you prefer
- Replies: 179
- Views: 69041
- Sep 27th, '11, 04:16
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Worst J-drama Ever! (*spoilers*)
- Replies: 824
- Views: 237461
Yeah, Jotei is complete schlock. I suffered through it only because Ai Maeda has a supporting role. It's preposterous that she doesn't get better roles than this when she's so beautiful and can act just as well or better than many popular actresses. It makes no sense. Ando Natsu is... mediocre. Of c...
- Sep 25th, '11, 22:29
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
Episode 11: - Has Takemi ever considered what she's going to do when she's too old to attract men? - Shozaburo is sad because now he'll have to cook and clean by himself. Awww... :( - The subplots of Ume and Fujiko are really boring and unnecessary. - I like how the problem of getting to Tokyo in a ...
- Sep 21st, '11, 00:30
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
I guess she's more clingy than the average woman, but not excessively so. I just don't see anything about her behavior that would be unpleasant to someone who's compatible with her. Sakurako settling in rather quickly was a combination of naivety, things moving too fast, the unexpected conflict with...
- Sep 20th, '11, 13:49
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
Cool story, bro. I sincerely hope that the next time she stars in a drama, they'll make her character so perfect you won't have to go around defending her for no good reason. What I said in my previous post is entirely true, and you're just butthurt because you can't refute it. I've also said many ...
- Sep 20th, '11, 11:12
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
- Sep 19th, '11, 15:10
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
Episode 10: - Sakurako seems like she might be finally snapping out of it. - Are we really not getting a tearful death scene? Well... maybe we can have one later. Otousan must be too tired now. I'd be tired too. - I think the realism of Shozaburo's dream could have been enhanced by making him naked....
- Sep 18th, '11, 22:31
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Worst J-drama Ever! (*spoilers*)
- Replies: 824
- Views: 237461
There were definitely times in Mei-chan when it dragged. There was one particular episode that I thought was torturously boring. I liked Eikura's performance but I really kept watching because of Tanimura. She plays Mei's weird neighbor. Some of the other characters were also amusing, and there was ...
- Sep 14th, '11, 08:45
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
This show tries too hard to be funny, serious, light-hearted, and everything else but that's why it has so many flaws... The problem is that the show is entirely tone deaf. Like, in episode 6 when Sakurako talks to Takemi about her beach trip, the scene is perfectly serious except for the comedic m...
- Sep 13th, '11, 07:50
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
- Sep 12th, '11, 12:29
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
My Internet connection went down for a month, and I've now caught up to episode 8. Here are some observations recorded as I went through the episodes. Episode 4 - It is an absolutely sound idea to do a Judo throw against an old man on a hard surface for no reason at all. If he dies of a skull fractu...
- Sep 6th, '11, 11:24
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Jiu
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5298
- Aug 3rd, '11, 11:15
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
- Jul 28th, '11, 23:37
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
Episode three: It's sad that Sakurako just wants to be somebody's wife, and she's wasting time with this doucheface. Oh well, I'm sure they'll completely rewrite him into a respectable human being soon enough. For no reason. Ume seems to be pining after a potential doucheface too. I guess it's true ...
- Jul 27th, '11, 15:57
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: fear of negative consequences
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3387
Japan has no reason to care about television shows being shared here because the market for them is non-existent in the West. Anime does have commercial importance here, but it doesn't look like much has been done to stop its piracy either. NyaaTorrents, BakaBT and countless fansub groups seem to ha...
- Jul 25th, '11, 01:21
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Freeter, Ie wo Kau (Ninomiya Kazunari, Karina)
- Replies: 88
- Views: 48083
I just remembered something that bothered me about the story. In what alternate reality is it possible to so effortlessly get a job with a good salary and flexible hours that doesn't require any skills or training? The only qualification Seiji needs for the job is that he can stand upright. He just ...
- Jul 23rd, '11, 13:38
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
About the photographer I don't think he's a borderline rapist, but he is a bit of a player. I think in the bar scene he was just amused how easy it was to read Sakurako. A girl who's usually like air to people, plus being overshadowed by her sister all her life, is a very easy target to a player wh...
- Jul 22nd, '11, 18:20
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Freeter, Ie wo Kau (Ninomiya Kazunari, Karina)
- Replies: 88
- Views: 48083
Complete softsubs here, but they come with video files (1280x720).
- Jul 21st, '11, 14:23
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: 450p or 396p ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5689
- Jul 21st, '11, 13:11
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: 450p or 396p ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5689
I don't see any reason to keep using 704x396. It's a really antiquated standard, much like 700 MB / 1.3 GB file sizes. File size doesn't seem like a great argument. If you compare these encodes to old 704x396 XviD/DivX encodes, the file size is actually smaller . Of course if you use 704x396 with x2...
- Jul 20th, '11, 20:01
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
Re: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
He didn't come across like that at all to me! I got some seriously creepy rape vibes from him. I can't remember the last time I've hated a character so viscerally. The thing about Sakurako is that she doesn't seem like someone who would do one night stands, and she certainly was very bewildered in ...
- Jul 19th, '11, 11:57
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
- Jul 16th, '11, 13:50
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
- Jul 16th, '11, 04:54
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Dramas with the highest production values
- Replies: 46
- Views: 14888
- Jul 13th, '11, 13:06
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Dramas with the highest production values
- Replies: 46
- Views: 14888
- Jul 12th, '11, 04:07
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18559
[Discussion] Hanawake no Yon Shimai
DramaWiki : A dad who is popular with the ladies and a mom that continues to love the dad without any doubt like a young girl. The four sisters that the unbelievably ironclad husband and wife raised includes, an unmarried and divorced, a marriage hunter, a boyfriend-less, and one that has no luck w...
- Jul 11th, '11, 10:16
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Dramas with the highest production values
- Replies: 46
- Views: 14888
- Jul 10th, '11, 23:02
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Dramas with the highest production values
- Replies: 46
- Views: 14888
- Jul 10th, '11, 21:43
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Dramas with the highest production values
- Replies: 46
- Views: 14888
- Jul 10th, '11, 19:35
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Dramas with the highest production values
- Replies: 46
- Views: 14888
Japanese dramas hardly ever have notable production values. With a show like JIN they may spend a lot of money on sets and such, but the cinematography, editing etc. is still the same old cookie cutter stuff you see in every other drama. That's the real problem. In the same vein, Yamato has good set...
- Jul 5th, '11, 07:40
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: SilentRegrets
- Replies: 130
- Views: 109037
- Jul 2nd, '11, 05:01
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: [Movie Discussion] Space Battleship Yamato
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5319
I just watched it and my verdict is that it's boring, banal and ****. Everyone acts like an idiot, nothing makes sense and the plot is held together by the most laughable, worn-out cliches imaginable. Even when there's a dire, time-critical emergency going on, everyone takes the time to make dramati...
- May 10th, '11, 16:50
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
- May 10th, '11, 14:56
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
I think BT is the best distribution method of raws rather than mega-upload etc. because at least it gives people an opportunity to give something back to the community by seeding what they have downloaded. With Mega-uploads and the likes no such opportunity are available. It's best to use both DDLs...
- May 10th, '11, 09:20
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
Arguing or even replying to Loller is a utter waste of time.. He does not factor into this conversation and should really be ignored as he simply does not comprehend the matter at hand.. I like how everyone keeps dancing around my question. So I guess my suspicions must be correct: this is about no...
- May 9th, '11, 19:39
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
The whole point of the discussion is to find ways to improve the distribution of files so it is not only leechers that benefit from the hard work of the contributors. The goal is to lesen the load on the contributors and the people who actually give back to the community so that we ALL benefit. How...
- May 9th, '11, 19:26
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
- May 9th, '11, 19:16
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
Why don't you take a poll smart guy? The only troll here is you. If you knew anything at all you would see that the people who have actually discussed the problem are a wide range of contributors all with the same experiences. You've offered nothing of value. You are a naysayer and nothing more. Yo...
- May 9th, '11, 19:01
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
- May 9th, '11, 18:42
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
- May 9th, '11, 08:49
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
- May 8th, '11, 20:07
- Forum: Tech Discussion
- Topic: Private Tracker
- Replies: 84
- Views: 21246
What does it matter if somebody re-distributes RAWs you've uploaded here? It's not like you made all those television shows, or have permission to distribute them. I've always thought files should be spread as far and wide as possible, to make them accessible to more people and to protect them from ...
- May 6th, '11, 09:11
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: What are the boys favourite dramas?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11085
- May 5th, '11, 13:01
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: What are the boys favourite dramas?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11085
I also recommend Atami no Sousakan, Shinzanmono and Kekkon Dekinai Otoko. Cat Street is one of my favorite doramas. There are no Johnnies and it's not a love story. I guess because it's by NHK they didn't have to worry about idol casting and mass appeal too much. Mop Girl is another favorite. Again,...
- May 4th, '11, 16:54
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] JIN (Osawa Takao, Ayase Haruka, Uchino Masaaki)
- Replies: 512
- Views: 205777
I don't like the constant inner monologues of Jin. They're almost always vapid, repetitive, redundant and banal. As every writer knows, it's almost always better to show than tell. Narration can work really well (e.g. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), but in JIN it's a completely worthless waste o...
- May 4th, '11, 10:33
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] REBOUND Starring Saki Aibu and Hayami
- Replies: 66
- Views: 27914
And at some places it really is... I would kinda understand maybe if they themselves were models or their body was being used as/for a product.. but if they're writers why should their body weight (even being a bit chunky) has to matter? You can still love fashion but be a bit bigger (plus-size mod...
- May 3rd, '11, 17:11
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] REBOUND Starring Saki Aibu and Hayami
- Replies: 66
- Views: 27914
- May 2nd, '11, 08:33
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] REBOUND Starring Saki Aibu and Hayami
- Replies: 66
- Views: 27914
- Apr 19th, '11, 10:24
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Tsunami victims
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4377
Re: Yes, it's been over a month
I don't have any more access than you do. I can't read Japanese and I don't live in Japan.jodynco wrote:Okay. I bow to you're superiority on actually having access to that kind of information. I live in the U.S.A. and have heard nothing about it.
- Apr 18th, '11, 21:51
- Forum: Japanese Culture & Entertainment
- Topic: Tsunami victims
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4377
- Apr 14th, '11, 08:24
- Forum: D-Addicts Stuff
- Topic: DramaWiki - Information Repository for Asian Dramas UPDATE
- Replies: 532
- Views: 621435
I don't get why the wiki has to be so closed. My favorite actress' entry is very incomplete (as are many others), and I don't see anyone fixing it. If I wanted to do it I'd have to send an application . Forget it. If you're going to run the wiki by yourselves, then I expect you to keep it updated. B...
- Apr 13th, '11, 10:37
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: SilentRegrets
- Replies: 130
- Views: 109037
They're both great sites and 90% of my drama/movie downloads have come from either SR or those two livejournal groups. In fact, between the three sites there have only been two dramas and one movie I haven't been able to find, and I haven't found them anywhere else either (well, I know Stormy has o...
- Apr 13th, '11, 10:15
- Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
- Topic: How About J-Actresses/Actors you DON'T like??
- Replies: 398
- Views: 205750
- Apr 9th, '11, 09:28
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Top 5 most overrated jdramas of all time
- Replies: 110
- Views: 39974
My interpretation of el_canuck's incoherent ramblings is that he's some sort of weeaboo trying to defend the honor of Glorius Nippon. I am not saying that you guys have no right to criticise but what i'm saying is the choices are dumbfounding to me. Obviously there are elements to the story that int...
- Mar 2nd, '11, 19:36
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: Top 5 most underrated jdramas
- Replies: 92
- Views: 51505
- Mar 2nd, '11, 16:42
- Forum: JDrama Discussions
- Topic: [Discussion] Propose Kyodai
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6163
Well, the first episode is so formulaic and predictable that it was probably automatically generated by a computer (much like many other dramas). Not even one drop of originality, just one cliche after another. The sequence in the beginning that shows the main character as a child is completely redu...