Details
Title: 新参者
Title (romaji): Shinzanmono
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Crime
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: 2010-Apr-18 start
Air time: Sunday 21:00
Theme song: Machimonogatari by Yamashita Tatsuro

Synopsis
Based on the popular novel by best-selling author Higashino Keigo, Kato Kyoichiro is a new detective who is assigned to solve the mystery case of a 40-year-old woman found murdered in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district.

Cast
Abe Hiroshi as Kaga Kyoichiro
Kuroki Meisa as Aoyama Ami
Mukai Osamu as Kyose Koki
Mizobata Junpei as Matsumiya Juhei
Kimura Yuichi as Kojima Kazumichi
Sasano Takashi as Kishida Yosaku
Harada Mieko as Mitsui Mineko
Miura Tomokazu

Production Credits
Original writing (novel): Shinzanmono by Higashino Keigo
Screenwriter: Mano Katsunari (真野勝成), Makino Keisuke (牧野圭祐)
Producers: Iyoda Hidenori (伊與田英徳), Nakai Yoshihiko (中井芳彦)
Directors: Yamamura Daisuke (山室大輔), Hirano Shunichi

Official Site
http://www.tbs.co.jp/shinzanmono/

Abe Hiroshi.

That's all you need to say.

i just finish downlaod second epi, and waiting first episode subtitles !

Have just watched shinzanmono episode 2, the quality was good but I didn't really care for the characters or to find out who the killer is, Natsukawa Yui was good in this epsiode. The format/layout of this series is similar to Gonzo.
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Just watched Episode 1.

Abe Hiroshi is at his quirky, oddball best again: He's sorta like the lead character in the American drama, The Mentalist, mixed in with a touch of the Gluttonous Dectective from Kuitan...

The first 2/3 of the episode was quite good, but the latter third got a little too sentimental and smarmy...

Looking forward to Episode 2 with Abe reunited with Natsukawa Yui again... They're a great acting couple.

English subs are out for Episode 2: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_84589.htm

bmwracer wrote:

Abe Hiroshi. That's all you need to say.

kurouki meisa.

All you need to look at.

Im enjoying this one so far as well. watching it along side sunao ni narenakute
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yebisu wrote:

kurouki meisa. All you need to look at.

Not much of her to look at so far.

Episode 2 was even better than the first, with Abe doing his Columbo imitation of hovering/loitering around potential suspects... And it was great to see him bantering with Natsukawa Yui again.

There was that bit of sentimentality at the end like in Episode 1, but not nearly as smarmy and sugar-coated.

At this point my biggest question is

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will he ever get to eat/taste the taiyaki.

bmwracer wrote:

At this point my biggest question is Click on button to reveal/hide spoiler: will he ever get to eat/taste the taiyaki.

HAHA!

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my prediction is it will happen the last episode and thats how the drama will end

I hope meisa has some more screen time!!!
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[quote="yebisu"]

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my prediction is it will happen the last episode and thats how the drama will end

Yeah, that would be my guess as well.

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I hope meisa has some more screen time!!!

She will.

She's been on the periphery of the story so far, but there have been little nuggets of info indicating something big later down the line.

yeah, I'm excited. seems like another good quality drama with abe. its too bad its taking forever for subs to come out for ep 3 and 4
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yebisu wrote:

yeah, I'm excited. seems like another good quality drama with abe. its too bad its taking forever for subs to come out for ep 3 and 4

Yeah.

Don't know if you've noticed, but the subber seems to add a lot of (what I call) extraneous information to the subs... I think it probably slows down the subbing process and isn't really necessary.

It's always been one of my fansubbing peeves.

Less is more.

I think I might have, but I can't remember at the moment. I appreciate their effort, but he/she is slow
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yebisu wrote:

I think I might have, but I can't remember at the moment.

Not surprised, since some of that info flashes on the screen was too fast... I think the subber expects us to pause the video to read the info...

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I appreciate their effort, but he/she is slow

That's typical, but yeah.

oh yeah i notice that. sometimes, i do pause though
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yebisu wrote:

oh yeah i notice that. sometimes, i do pause though

I never do... Like I said, it's extraneous information.

If you ever take a look at any professionally subtitled stuff (e.g. Criterion, Eclipse), they never do that... If the subs are worded properly, that info isn't ever necessary.

End rant.

i would have to agree with you. except in japanese language some jokes are play on words or like two words sound the same and can get confused easily or something. I never get those jokes...
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yebisu wrote:

i would have to agree with you. except in japanese language some jokes are play on words or like two words sound the same and can get confused easily or something. I never get those jokes...

Yeah, that stuff does get lost in translation... It used to bother me when I first starting watching dramas, but eventually I got over it.

Episode 3 subs are out: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_p1288391.htm#1288391

EDIT: My bad... They're only partially complete... Why even bother posting them?