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by gz2009
Oct 28th, '16, 08:55
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Watashi wo Hanasanaide
Replies: 23
Views: 8190

Re: [Discussion] Watashi wo Hanasanaide

JackBauer2424 wrote:I'm pretty sure ep 10 is subtitled.
Yes, episodes 9 and 10 have been subtitled.
by gz2009
May 19th, '16, 07:16
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Seirei no Moribito (NHK, 2016)
Replies: 26
Views: 8037

Re: [Discussion] Seirei no Moribito (NHK, 2016)

It is part of a series of novels by award winning author Nahoko Uehashi (she is Professor of Ethnology at Kawamura Gakuen Women's University) two of which have been translated into English. Information about the full series is found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moribito_series There is also a...
by gz2009
Apr 9th, '16, 10:41
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Nodame Cantabile 2016?
Replies: 3
Views: 4196

Re: Nodame Cantabile 2016?

Here is something on what is going on:

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/02/26/c ... ive-years/
by gz2009
Apr 6th, '16, 09:40
Forum: New phpBB3 Forum
Topic: [OpSec] Make moderation of first post mandatory
Replies: 3
Views: 7185

Re: [OpSec] Make moderation of first post mandatory

This. I am on one site where you are not told when you will come out of pre-moderation. You get released from moderation when you demonstrate that your posts are relevant to the site and not just things like "I agree". When you join you are told that "your first few posts will be mode...
by gz2009
Feb 1st, '16, 10:08
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Watashi wo Hanasanaide
Replies: 23
Views: 8190

Re: [Discussion] Watashi wo Hanasanaide

venomqo wrote:
That the special mission for the kids is to just live, and then their organs will be harvested give to other people that society values more then them
This is right.
by gz2009
Jan 30th, '16, 19:02
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Watashi wo Hanasanaide
Replies: 23
Views: 8190

[Discussion] Watashi wo Hanasanaide

I am really curious to see what they make of this. It is based on the book 'Never Let Me Go' written in English by Kazuo Ishiguro which was nominated for one of the UK's top literature prizes in 2005. There was a film adaptation made in 2010. From what I have read so far in the book, it is a very da...
by gz2009
Aug 13th, '15, 12:05
Forum: D-Addicts Announcements
Topic: Firefox reporting untrusted connection to d-addicts.com
Replies: 12
Views: 11501

Re: Firefox reporting untrusted connection to d-addicts.com

I thought it had gone, but it is back. It is giving me the same message telling me that "www.d-addicts.com uses an invalid security certificate. The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown. The server might not be sending the appropriate intermediate certificates. A...
by gz2009
Aug 13th, '15, 09:40
Forum: D-Addicts Announcements
Topic: Firefox reporting untrusted connection to d-addicts.com
Replies: 12
Views: 11501

Re: Firefox reporting untrusted connection to d-addicts.com

Reading through the posts linked to, I tested things under a variety of circumstances, and it seems that cleaning out the cache thoroughly clears it. Thanks.
by gz2009
Aug 13th, '15, 07:37
Forum: D-Addicts Announcements
Topic: Firefox reporting untrusted connection to d-addicts.com
Replies: 12
Views: 11501

Firefox reporting untrusted connection to d-addicts.com

This morning, I came to the site, and was surprised to see my browser telling me that the site was untrusted. Here is a link to a screencap of the full message. https://www.dropbox.com/s/n4wki9k7tj41woo/Screenshot%20from%202015-08-13%2008%3A29%3A03.png?dl=0 I have never had this problem before. ----...
by gz2009
Jan 2nd, '15, 17:09
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Suteki na Sen Taxi
Replies: 11
Views: 8845

Re: [Discussion] Suteki na Sen Taxi

I only watched it after finding Takenouchi Yutaka was in it. I hadn't really given it much thought, previously. I am glad that I did end up watching it, though, and am quite disappointed that it is over. The ending was fun.
by gz2009
Nov 4th, '14, 11:36
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Massan
Replies: 187
Views: 59827

Just a little (perhaps topical) aside: Whisky expert Jim Murray awarded a record-equalling 97.5 marks out of 100 to Suntory’s Yamazaki Single Malt Sherry Cask 2013, hailing it as “near indescribable genius” in his comments in the forthcoming 2015 World Whisky Bible. The article goes on to note that....
by gz2009
Apr 18th, '14, 14:22
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Arisu no Toge
Replies: 114
Views: 30802

Sorry, the whole thing just irritated me. I don't mind the basic idea; but, to my mind, the way it was executed by the production staff was very poor.
by gz2009
Apr 8th, '14, 14:55
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: Asadora (NHK Morning Drama)
Replies: 156
Views: 82712

Don't know if they are getting it from here, but it is currently being broadcast on NHK World Premium:

http://nhkworldpremium.com/program/deta ... false&c=26
by gz2009
Oct 20th, '13, 07:40
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Gochisousan
Replies: 59
Views: 19675

Re: [Discussion] Gochisousan

Congratulations to Gochisousan for already hitting a higher viewership than any single episode of Amachan. Wed (10/17) episode hit 27.3% in it's 15th episode!!! Je je je??!! For reference, Amachan's highest episode was #145 which hit 27% even. Considering how popular Amachan is on here, I'm surpris...
by gz2009
Jul 23rd, '13, 20:18
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Itazura na Kiss ~Love in TOKYO and OKINAWA
Replies: 120
Views: 85189

I'm also wanting to have a season 2 for ItaKiss. I badly need a marriage arc! :) Probably it's possible next year or 2 years from now which makes Miki 18 years old. :) Still far too young. At least 4 years from now if they want to I totally agree with this. Depending on where they want to go and if...
by gz2009
Jul 7th, '13, 10:33
Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
Topic: Sawajiri Erika
Replies: 726
Views: 304344

feelsneeh wrote:i like her on Ichi ritoru no namida as aya
girl who got ill.
and i saw here movie but i forget the title.
she was act as Pen Shop keeper
Closed Note (http://asianwiki.com/Closed_Note)
by gz2009
Mar 26th, '13, 09:58
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Saki
Replies: 37
Views: 14776

the father of that child is probably Hayato.. Hayato's the only one who didn't receive the "punishment" among the 5 people... I think that Saki lied to Hayato that they didn't have sex in the hotel when he was drunk.. The child can't be Hayato's. We're told that the scene with her being p...
by gz2009
Feb 3rd, '13, 16:52
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Saki
Replies: 37
Views: 14776

Here it is being reported that: "According to the producers, we will see the same ‘Meyer Saki’ we got to know, hate, and love in ‘Utsukushii Rinjin’, but they want to tell us a completely different story rather than forcing a direct sequel. Therefore, it has been also necessary to replace every...
by gz2009
Dec 31st, '12, 22:35
Forum: Other Japanese TV Shows
Topic: Japanese Documentaries?
Replies: 20
Views: 23709

Try here for some (Mostly official NHK World youtube channels):

NHKWdocumentaries
NHKWorld
NHKTokyoEye
koenjistation
by gz2009
Dec 22nd, '12, 16:56
Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
Topic: Ayase Haruka
Replies: 187
Views: 135902

From "Yae No Sakura" (with a bit of Ichi)

by gz2009
Sep 7th, '12, 07:54
Forum: Japanese Actors & Actresses
Topic: Ueto Aya
Replies: 914
Views: 326277

Does anyone know if she is in a drama this year or what she might be doing? Not this year, but she is to star in new NHK drama as a criminal It was announced that actress Ueto Aya will be starring in the new NHK drama “Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de“, and will play a role of a criminal for the first t...
by gz2009
Sep 4th, '12, 18:46
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] PRICELESS (Kimura Takuya, Karina)
Replies: 102
Views: 51527

Takuya Kimura as a Poor Man in PRICELESS Drama is Unreasonable The only thing the author of this got right was to post anonymously so that in the future no one will know how silly he or she used to be. The poster is simply repeating what was posted on a Johnny's repeated site in Japan. Here is the ...
by gz2009
Jul 17th, '11, 21:51
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Japan win Woman's World Cup
Replies: 10
Views: 3780

Japan win Woman's World Cup

Congratulations. We watched it on TV here in the UK. They beat USA 3-1 on penalties after the game was tied 2-2 after extra time to become the first Asian nation to win the Fifa Women's World Cup. Defender Saki Kumagai, 20, scored the winning penalty after Ayumi Kaihori saved two of USA's three spot...
by gz2009
Mar 13th, '11, 11:08
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 9.0 Earthquake and Resulting Tsunami hits Northern Japan
Replies: 155
Views: 44879

Not that it is of any real importance, but the USGS have upgraded the earthquake to a 9.0 and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, said this morning, that it was a 9.1 quake. They say that the new magnitude was adjusted based on the impact of the quake throughout the Pacific. It is still a miserable ...
by gz2009
Mar 11th, '11, 14:46
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 9.0 Earthquake and Resulting Tsunami hits Northern Japan
Replies: 155
Views: 44879

Sun wont be up for a few hours still so there isn't much detail if their was anything damaged, but the news says the tsunami only hit Kauai and Oahu in Hawaii and it was about a 6 foot wave. Flooded Waikiki beach, but didn't make it as far as the hotels. Since it's already down to 6 feet the waves ...
by gz2009
Mar 11th, '11, 14:26
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: 9.0 Earthquake and Resulting Tsunami hits Northern Japan
Replies: 155
Views: 44879

Already hundreds officially dead - mostly because of the tsunami. There have been over 100 seismic events in the period since the major quake which covered this area: http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/images/japan/20110311145349391-111446.png NOTE: The earthquake numbers in the image relate to local int...
by gz2009
Jan 31st, '11, 15:34
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Site untrusted message
Replies: 4
Views: 2059

Thanks. I have absolutely no idea how it could have come up as https:// either. There was nothing to suggest that it should do. As you said, I just clicked on a normal Google link, and up came the message.

I don't get the message now, anyway. So, hopefully, it stays away.
by gz2009
Jan 30th, '11, 15:40
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Site untrusted message
Replies: 4
Views: 2059

Site untrusted message

I am getting the following: This Connection is Untrusted You have asked Firefox to connect securely to wiki.d-addicts.com, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure. Normally, when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to prove that you are going to the rig...
by gz2009
Dec 18th, '10, 10:05
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Himitsu (Sasaki Kuranosuke, Shida Mirai)
Replies: 93
Views: 39933

Okay, mikilove's subs are out for the finale, and now that I've watched it, I'm ready with my take on the ending. Ready? Here it is: We don't really know who it is that's getting married at the end. We're not supposed to know. And in a way, it really doesn't matter. At the beginning of the episode,...
by gz2009
Oct 17th, '10, 19:16
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Himitsu (Sasaki Kuranosuke, Shida Mirai)
Replies: 93
Views: 39933

Has the book been released in English? I'm very curious about it , and I'll definitely follow this drama, it sounds really intriguing. Yes; as "Naoko" by Keigo Higashino. Thanks for the answer! I'll definitely buy it, such a pity there's only one book translated, he sounds like a talented...
by gz2009
Oct 17th, '10, 11:06
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Himitsu (Sasaki Kuranosuke, Shida Mirai)
Replies: 93
Views: 39933

nadesico wrote:Has the book been released in English? I'm very curious about it , and I'll definitely follow this drama, it sounds really intriguing.
Yes; as "Naoko" by Keigo Higashino.
by gz2009
Oct 14th, '10, 07:57
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Himitsu (Sasaki Kuranosuke, Shida Mirai)
Replies: 93
Views: 39933

This drama is base on a novel, which was also made into a movie in 1999. The daughter with the memory of the mother was played by Hirosue Ryoko . Having only saw the movie and not read the novel, I think the daughter's memory was completely lost in the movie. So the drama will have a different take...
by gz2009
Oct 14th, '10, 01:00
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Himitsu (Sasaki Kuranosuke, Shida Mirai)
Replies: 93
Views: 39933

it is more complicated than that. Yes, Shida Mirai plays the daughter; but, she also plays the mother. She is a mixture of Monami (daughter), and Naoko (mother). For much of the story, Monami's personality is non-existent. At the moment when Heisuke thinks he has lost his wife, his daughter wakes up...
by gz2009
Sep 9th, '10, 06:36
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Gakeppuchi no Eri
Replies: 17
Views: 10637

it seems like a very typical drama, but my pet peeve w/ this is the lead character. Its dead obvious w/ her looks and physique, she is no college student. When she tries to mimic the demeanor of a young naive college student, it just make things worse. I do not think that that is the character she ...
by gz2009
Mar 21st, '10, 13:05
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Magerarenai Onna (Kanno Miho)
Replies: 84
Views: 29755

Incredible finale performance for Kanno Miho, she's got that best actress award in the pocket for sure. Best actor will go to Karasawa Toshiaki for his incredible acting in Fumo Chitai. Yes, I have been impressed with her performance all the way through; but in the finale she gave a performance tha...
by gz2009
Mar 12th, '10, 10:32
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Magerarenai Onna (Kanno Miho)
Replies: 84
Views: 29755

I can tell this wont have a good ending Did you write this before or after seeing Episode 8? I suppose it depends on what you mean by a good ending. If you mean that it will end badly for Saki ... you have to wait and see. The final episode has been broadcast, I think, and you will soon find out. S...
by gz2009
Mar 7th, '10, 09:52
Forum: JDrama Discussions
Topic: [Discussion] Magerarenai Onna (Kanno Miho)
Replies: 84
Views: 29755

I am not sure that there needs to be a 'message'. Firstly, there needs to be a resolution of Saki's inner demons so that she can go forward. Yes, the otehr characters need to resolve their 'issues'; but it is most important for Saki, or else she will not survive. She has to develop a sense of trust ...