Attention Please [アテンションン プリース] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) | Bara no nai Hanaya [薔薇のない花屋] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) | Densha Otoko [電車男] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Has some really funny moments but can be too draggy during his "internet consultation sessions" where they keep repeating the same things. Misaki's character was rather simple, but who can watch this series and not love "Hermes-san"? |
First Kiss [ファースト・キス] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Galileo [ガリレオ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) | Gokusen 2 [ごくせん2] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) Too repetitive and the fighting scenes were horrible. Yankumi was fun to watch... but that's about it. |
Himitsu no Hanazono [ヒミツの花園] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) | Hotaru no Hikari [ホタルノヒカリ] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Fun light-hearted drama. Makes you think about how lucky it is to have someone who you can truly be yourself in front of. | Ichi Ritoru no Namida [1リットルの涙] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) |
Kiken na Aneki [危険なアネキ] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Very funny and enjoyable. Of course the plot was not realistic, but this is merely a comedy and if you watch it as such, you'll definitely enjoy the show. | Last Friends [ラスト・フレンズ] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) Compelling storyline that makes you want to find out what is going to happen as soon as possible. Didn't quite like the last two episode's anti-climax kind of pace but guess it was necessary to wrap things up. Also didn't like Masami's character. These two things were the only thing that stopped it from being a 10/10. | Mison Ikkoku [めぞん一刻] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) Misaki really shouldn't be taking roles like these any more. Her role seemed so boring and fake here that even as her fan I almost couldn't bear to watch.
Never watched the anime so I can't really compare, but the abrupt ending seems kind of strange, even for a short one episode show.
BTW, don't know about the Japanese word, but I think the first word of the title should be "maison"... as in "house" in french. |
Nodame Cantabile [のだめ カンタビ−レ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) Not bad, but overrated. Nodame was really cute though. | raiaa geemu [ライアーゲーム] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) | Sapuri [サプリ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) The story started quite slow and the relationships and characters are not 100% convincing but it was still enjoyable nonetheless.
I'm sure I'll give at least an 8 if I understood Japanese because the CM slogans didn't make as much sense or probably lost its impact when translated to English.
A happily ever after ending... but like all fairy tales, it leave you wondering... "will it really work out as time goes on?" |
Satomi Hakenden [里見八犬伝] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Was really bored for the first part... felt that things happened too slow and half the show seemed to be merely introducing characters who you know were kind of just making up the numbers. Nevertheless, the later parts picked up a little so saved it from being a complete waste of time. Ayase Haruka looked particularly out of place with the hairstyle and I was kind of disappointed to find out that Nakama Yukie only had a small role in the show. | Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu [世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) | Slow Dance [スローダンス] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) The interaction between Tsumabuki and Fukatsu was extremely funny. |
Taiho shichauzo [逮捕しちゃうぞ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) Liked the friendship between the two main characters. Disliked the action scenes and the disjointed story line. Mainly watched it because of Misaki but in the end found that Sachie Hara performed better in this series. | Tiger & Dragon [タイガー&ドラゴン] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) | Trick [トリック] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) |
Trick 2 [トリック2] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) | Trick 3 [トリック3] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) | Zettai Kareshi [絶対彼氏] Rating: 9/10 (Watched) |