daiango wrote:

Yes, but then the "if I lie [and break this promise] I will be made to swallow 1000 needles" saying taken serious - *very* serious- by Manami in LIFE was more traumatic for me then Nodame being hit with a frying pan ( but the choking scene after she messed a bit with Chiakis PC was) - not to mention other sick stuff Manami is doing to a "former friend" But, hey, my brain is not in a good condition after being forced to write a paper about Richard Wagner all day... I won't listen to his operas for quite a long time, when I am finally done with this stuff. Well, Masumi-chan is *so* "gay" that he is not really gay anymore...but that it is slapstick and can't be anything else. I would not say he is abnormal..it is overdone, yes...but not really abnormal. The only problem I could find is that there seem to be no "normal" gay people in Japanese media (at least in what I watch/read) They all tend to be a overdone stereotype. But I still find him funny...despite having gay friends (who btw would NEVER behave like that lol)

Masami is normal....all gay people in Japan have afros and moustaches...I thought everybody knew that.

Tu_triky wrote:

Masami is normal....all gay people in Japan have afros and moustaches...I thought everybody knew that.

Then...I did not know that

daiango wrote:

Then...I did not know that

Just joking of course.....but yeah your point is well taken...most gay characters portrayed in Japanese TV are overly caricaturized. Several dramas come to mind. Obviously there is some cultural bias in popular entertainment regarding the issue in Japan.

"Dare yori mo mama wo aisu" deals with the issue to some extent.

Hehe...I recognized this...I am not *that* overworked (but near )
Well, what comes into my mind next is Shou in Battle Royale- quite a bit in the novel and very much in the manga. He looks more like a drag queen than some gay youth in the manga

daiango wrote:

Hehe...I recognized this...I am not *that* overworked (but near ) Well, what comes into my mind next is Shou in Battle Royale- quite a bit in the novel and very much in the manga. He looks more like a drag queen than some gay youth in the manga

The gay characters in dramas are often drag queens...it seems they are either gay bishounen or drag queens...there's no middle category.

Tu_triky wrote:

"Dare yori mo mama wo aisu" deals with the issue to some extent.

Ah yes.

One of the very few (only?) dramas I've seen that are more serious in handling the gay issue...

bmwracer wrote:

Ah yes. One of the very few (only?) dramas I've seen that are more serious in handling the gay issue...

Oh you saw that one? I didn't like it much...but not because of the gay issue which was handled in a rather novel fasion but the whole thing a bit dry....and the acting seemed a little contrived for me.

Tamura Masakazu...the father is one of Japan's most prolific actors...he's had much better roles.

Tu_triky wrote:

Oh you saw that one? I didn't like it much...but not because of the gay issue which was handled in a rather novel fasion but the whole thing a bit dry....and the acting seemed a little contrived for me.

It was inconsistent at times, but it was an okay drama... I liked Uchida Yuki's tomboyish character...

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Tamura Masakazu...the father is one of Japan's most prolific actors...he's had much better roles.

Yeah, I've seen him in a lotta stuff.

bmwracer wrote:

Yeah, I've seen him in a lotta stIt was inconsistent at times, but it was an okay drama... I liked Uchida Yuki's tomboyish character..

Yeah she was funny. Her and her ramen lover.

Tu_triky wrote:

Her and her ramen lover.

LOL, that guy was a goof.

bmwracer wrote:

LOL, that guy was a goof.

Yup.

Back on topic... Outtake.

yay, finished watching the 2 SPs and reburned the whole series to disc.

anyone need a copy of the regular season..

krim wrote:

yay, finished watching the 2 SPs and reburned the whole series to disc. anyone need a copy of the regular season..

Keps-chan does.

nodame gyaboo!!!!!
if there is the season 2, would u please tell me..
coz i really hope there will be the season 2...
thanx,
niwu
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niwu_imut wrote:

nodame gyaboo!!!!! if there is the season 2, would u please tell me.. coz i really hope there will be the season 2... thanx, niwu

No season 2 as far as anyone knows... Just the two-part Special.

really???!!!
its to bad...its becoz the orginal story is came from the comic right???
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niwu_imut wrote:

really???!!! its to bad...its becoz the orginal story is came from the comic right???

Yup, straight from the manga.

You can never say "never" about a Season 2, but I think Juri-chan and Hiroshi-kun want to move on with their careers... Even though everyone loves their two characters...

Even if they don't ever do a season 2, I would hope Juri would eventually bring back the Nodame hair. I know she still has it somewhat right now, but she will probably have to change it for a role or something, who knows.

atskv9 wrote:

Even if they don't ever do a season 2, I would hope Juri would eventually bring back the Nodame hair. I know she still has it somewhat right now, but she will probably have to change it for a role or something, who knows.

Seems like her normal 'do is Nodame-like, less the few strands that adorably curl out and up... (see signature... )