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I'm a bit late in discovering this beautiful woman. Earlier this year I (finally) watched Hotaru no Hikari and, as much as I love Ayase-chan, I found myself rooting for Ryoko-chan's character at times. I'm now watching Celeb to Binbo Taro for her.

I am surprised that she is not more popular. She has one of the best smiles ever. This is really stupid, but I love that she is so short; it seems to magnify her killer cuteness. I need to find a show where she is not the cute love rival, but rather the main love interest.
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kekkon dekinai otoko, but not really romance one for her
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yebisu wrote:

kekkon dekinai otoko, but not really romance one for her

Thanks! That show's been sitting on my HD for years...I need to start working on it now. Also trying to DL Churasan right now.
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yebisu wrote:

kekkon dekinai otoko, but not really romance one for her

Yup... Natsukawa Yui.

Madoka wrote:

Thanks! That show's been sitting on my HD for years...I need to start working on it now. Also trying to DL Churasan right now.

Jeez, good luck with that! 156 x 15 min eps = a lot of downloading

You should also look for Minna mukashi wa kodomo datta for more Ryoko-chan goodness

Anime Dad wrote:

Jeez, good luck with that! 156 x 15 min eps = a lot of downloading You should also look for Minna mukashi wa kodomo datta for more Ryoko-chan goodness

AD,

Thanks for the tip on Minna! Yeah, I'm finding out how long it's taking for Churasan....
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Madoka wrote:

AD, Thanks for the tip on Minna! Yeah, I'm finding out how long it's taking for Churasan....

One of the LJ communities has Minna, if you want to go looking

Anime Dad wrote:

One of the LJ communities has Minna, if you want to go looking

I did go looking but couldn't find it... So I used the DA torrent and am stuck at 99.5%....
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Madoka wrote:

I did go looking but couldn't find it... So I used the DA torrent and am stuck at 99.5%....

Damn, that sucks! Maybe you should post a seed request. It would only take a few minutes to complete

Madoka wrote:

I did go looking but couldn't find it... So I used the DA torrent and am stuck at 99.5%....

LJ has really gotten complicated. Do this... first try to go here:

http://community.livejournal.com/asian_doramas/tag/minna%20mukashi%20wa%20kodomo%20datta

If you get an error it means you have to sign in first. so go here and sign in, then go back to the above link:

http://www.livejournal.com/

ralphm1999 wrote:

LJ has really gotten complicated. Do this... first try to go here: http://community.livejournal.com/asian_doramas/tag/minna%20mukashi%20wa%20kodomo%20datta If you get an error it means you have to sign in first. so go here and sign in, then go back to the above link: http://www.livejournal.com/

That works. But you need to log in first.

Finally DL'd all of Minna. After about a month, I have the first 30 eps of Churasan.... This will be a demonstration of my love for Ryoko-chan to try to get all of Churasan. Sorta like how Beem will do anything for Juri-chan.

Watched all of Kekkon Dekinai Otoko. That was a great show! All the charaters were fabulous in it, and I quite liked how it ended.

Working on Brother Beat right now. Not enough Kuninaka in the first three episodes (she's in the opening credits, for the love of God) although I like her character in the show.
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Madoka wrote:

Finally DL'd all of Minna. After about a month, I have the first 30 eps of Churasan.... This will be a demonstration of my love for Ryoko-chan to try to get all of Churasan. Sorta like how Beem will do anything for Juri-chan.

Glad to provide the inspiration.

Ganbare!

bmwracer wrote:

Glad to provide the inspiration. Ganbare!

Hai! Ganbarimasu!
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really pretty .. so far ive seen her in Hotaru no Hikari and Tumbling
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Ok, it's done! All 156 eps of Churasan, as well as all of Seasons 2, 3, 4! Burned onto 8 DVDs. Now that's love!
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Madoka wrote:

Ok, it's done! All 156 eps of Churasan, as well as all of Seasons 2, 3, 4! Burned onto 8 DVDs. Now that's love!

Omedetou.

Now you can be a member of our club that watch Churasan at least once a year of which Wyn chan and I are the founders (and only members so far). I am currently re-authoring the 1st series into 11 DVDs. In my first go around it took 36 DVDs. Better authoring software now allows more compacting without discernible loss of quality.

Ryoko is starring in a new drama this season. She is one of the two main leads with Matsuzaka Keiko. You can see some video interviews of her below.

http://www.nhk.or.jp/navi/special/kuninaka.html

And some pics at the blog: http://www.nhk.or.jp/drama-blog/1080/

Kaido published �gMadonna Verde�h in 2008 as a sequel to �gGene Waltz,�h continuing the story around the controversial issue of surrogate pregnancy in Japan. Kuninaka plays the doctor Rie Sonezaki, known as the �gCool Witch�h by her colleagues in the obstetrics department. The character was previously played by Miho Kanno (33) in the movie version of �gGene Waltz.�h In �gMadonna Verde,�h Rie and her husband (played by comedian Jin Katagiri) want to have a child, but Rie lost her uterus due to an earlier illness. She decides to ask her own mother Midori (Matsuzaka) to be the surrogate mother, and the three of them proceed with their plan in secret. However, a man named Maruyama (Kyozo Nagatsuka), who is in love with Midori, finds out about their plan. Later, a professor at Rie�fs university hospital (Hirotaro Honda) receives an accusatory letter, and Midori and Rie are desperately forced to pretend that the child in Midori�fs womb is her own. --Tokyograph

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

http://douga.nikkansports.com/entertainment/entertainment_104123.html

She is releasing a new photobook.