yamapi detective one is which drama?
not kurosagi rite?

Hmm... I think I mess up with the year...
It is Monsters, star with SMAP Shingo

Any new thriller drama that are currently running now? Long time never watch jdramas

Amachan.... Astro Quan JIA HD...

why nazo no tenkousen already end but no subs?

just finished watching Watashi no Kirai na Tantei lol lots of funny theory, and wizard henshin lol

is there any funnny drama like that ar?

now watching bloody monday season 2 and started downloading Senryokugai Sousakan

currently watch watashi no kirai na tantei
any detective drama?

http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2014/04/p...iew-spring-2014

spring drama 2014 preview list
1/2 of them are detective/police dramas, if anyone is interested

Watched first episode of this last night...



Oguri Shun plays the role of a detective who got shot in the head one night at a crime scene. Because of the bullet being lodged in an extremely difficult location, he decided to leave it there. As such, he begins to be able to see dead victims who can talk to him.

First epi was okay, nothing spectacular but quite interesting.

Alice no Toge

Ueno Juri's back in drama! She plays the role of Asumi Mizuno whose father, that worked as a doctor at Seirin University Hospital, died during an operation. 15 years later, she came back to the hospital as a new doctor and seeks revenge. She found out there was malpractice involved in her father's operation.





No subs yet but I just watched the first epi last night because I couldn't wait. It exceeded my expectation. Things move quite fast in the first epi So happy Juri takes on this role because it's different. Her character is so dark!

For those who are curious of the first episode, I wrote a review with screencaps here. But if you don't want to get spoiled, just wait for subs.

Alice no Toge 1st episode



Out of these two so far, I prefer Alice much much more. The suspense is there and it's pretty intense. Things don't go as predicted too. The pace is quite fast and I'm left wondering what will they show in the remaining episodes later. Let's hope they won't lose steam. Also, dark Ueno Juri seeking revenge is great to watch



EDIT: Viewership rating for pilot episode is 14.2%, higher than Mozu (13.3%) and BORDER (9.7%). I think this has to do with Ueno Juri's return to drama after 3 years. The suspense and fast-paced pilot episode was pretty good too, the change of events were unpredictable.

I've yet to watch Mozu...but between BORDER and Alice, Alice wins hands down at the moment for me.

This post has been edited by avanpiper: Apr 14 2014, 01:42 PM

this season is better than last season,my must-watch list:

Border -> interesting for a police type of drama

Alice's Thorn -> interesting for the way how she did the revenge

Smoking Gun -> too much scientfic stuff for this drama and that makes hows the case can be solved

Shinigami Kun -> like deathnote but not a thriller one, quite interesting as I never watched this kind of drama

Gokuaku Ganbo -> like liar game(cheating to earn money) but a lower level quality, final strike is simple,but still will continue to finish this drama

Yowakutemo Katemasu -> a baseball team with full of rubbish players,very funny especially during training haha

Silent Poor -> human drama,nothing special but worth a watch

Roosevelt Game -> Author from Hanzawa Naoki,episode 1 just released yesterday,should be worth a watch

My watch list this season:

Alice's Thorn - Initially, it's only for Ueno Juri but the plot and pace seem to be quite fast and always unexpected, so I'm enjoying it so far. Ueno's acting is great too.

BORDER - I don't quite like how he knows who the killer is already as it defeats the purpose of finding the killer, duhhh...but at least ep2 is different. so I'll give this benefit of the doubt for now.

MOZU - Someone subbed this but it's a hassle to get the subtitle (livejournal community) However, I'll still watch.

Smoking Gun - Just browsed through the first epi, seems fine so I'll give it a go.

Shinigami-kun - Giving it a try too.

White Lab - I hope someone kind will pick this up for subbing. I kinda like all these forensic stuffs.

I just have some time to watch Roosevelt Game , about the president of a company will do anything to save his company,you know ya lots of obstables, like Hanzawa Naoki, is must watch! When's the screen started, its already in "nervous" status,make sure to read every line of subtitle to understand fully(to make sense).

Is Roosevelt Game is produced by Hanzawa Naoki's production team as well? have some same faces in Hanzawa Naoki and Roosevelt Game haha

Border's 1st ep is common case,ep2 is getting interesting, ep3 is complicated,cant wait for ep4 :/

Shinigami Kun 1st epi is introduction of whats Shinigami's job,ep2 is getting complicated,due to



my top 3 list this season:
1. Roosevelt Game (no doubt)
2. Alice's Thorn
3. Border

Just finished watching Alice no Toge's ep4. Another brilliant episode. There's just no slowing down for this show. We begin to see internal conflicts within Asumi herself between right and wrong. I just couldn't get enough of this show Her acting is just so good.

Gonna watch BORDER ep4 tonight. Have yet to catch up with MOZU.

Anyone else watching Hanasaki Mai? I thought the pilot episode was quite nice. It's from the same author as Hanzawa Naoki right? It's not exciting and heart-thumping like Hanzawa but still quite entertaining.

I want to watch Hanasaki Mai as well, review said this is a GIRL version of Hanzawa Naoki but sadly,I cant find any chinese sub for drama,guess I have to get english sub :/

-[EDITED]-
after I posted this message,I found chinese+japanese sub for this drama lol

This post has been edited by lexoh: May 4 2014, 10:33 PM

there are another show is interesting and funny as well..



triller and comedy also.. addicting from ep1.. good show..

Anybody watched this already?

Hidamari no Kanojo starring Matsumoto Jun and Ueno Juri. I just watched it last night and Love it so much! I was skeptical whether Matsujun and Juri will appear great on screen or not at first but wow, they have great chemistry Although the plot is not very original (this is based on a novel) but I find it alright. The cinematography is worthy of praise, the direction, camera angles and pastel colour makes everything looks pretty.

What I like the most is the performance of both matsujun and Juri. Actually, more of Juri's. I felt like she was superior in a lot of ways compared to matsujun. Her character is more complex and harder to portray too. But both were great. Exceeded my expectations.







It's funny because I'm following Alice no Toge and Juri's character is so dark and serious in there then after watching her as Mao in Hidamari...I can't believe they're played by the same person lol. Anyways, I still prefer Tamaki Hiroshi or Eita to pair with her. I haven't finished Shitsuren Chocolatier so I can't say for sure who's the most compatible with him among the actresses who had worked with him.

Just watched pilot episode of Roosevelt Game. Since it has the same director, screenwriter and author as Hanzawa Naoki, it really reeks so much of the mega-hit series that I'm not sure whether I'm a bit turned off by it or like it yet. However, I do like the baseball team's affair more so than the company against the bank. It has the usual over-acting as Hanzawa. Familiar faces too.

I'm not very keen about it yet but I'll continue. I love Hanzawa but it's just weird watching another series having similar faces and the same over-acting

BORDER - While I won't drop this yet, I've yet to be like...amazed by it. So far, all the cases are different but I think it's Oguri Shun's character which makes me wanna snooze. I know his character is supposed to be plain, serious cop who rarely smiles, expressionless but there's something missing in the way he acts the role.

MOZU - I like Nishijima Hidetoshi as an actor. He was great in Double Face. In MOZU though, I find it hard to sympathize with his character. When you don't feel for the lead character (like BORDER), it's like...it defeats the purpose. But ep4 starts to get interesting so I'll still continue

I'm going to start River's Edge tonight (Odagiri Joe).
Have yet to watch Bitter Blood. Smoking Gun is the usual case by case cop show with some comedy. It's mediocre so far.

Hanasaki Mai ga Damattenai continues to baffle me with the high ratings:　17.2%, 14.7%, 15.4%, 16.3%.

I watched it till ep3 so far but I don't find anything very appealing or exciting about it. It's nothing like Hanzawa (which is a good thing and a bad thing), with a few comic relief here and there. I like the interactions between Hanasaki and her boss but the cases so far is just kind of mild and nothing very serious. It's mediocre at best. I'm confident it's getting high rating just because it's based on a novel by the same author as Hanzawa. I think any bank-related drama from now on will most probably get high rating because of the trend started by Hanzawa. However, Hanzawa was amazing so these shows that try to follow the success of it are pale in comparison.

As for BORDER, episode 5 was pretty interesting ([/I]the twist how the victim died...I don't know whether to laugh or feel pity) but I wish the other characters were given more screentime as well. They're so one-dimentional and the sole purpose of their existence is just few seconds of comic relief and even the female coroner appears few minutes only per episode. I really don't get the why they're there in the first place. I wish they use more lighting also in this drama, it's so moody and dark, makes me feel sleepy whenever I watch it. The colour is really not appealing.

Mozu ep5 had some chasing/fighting scenes so that was pretty good.

Alice no Toge still remains my favorite for now. I think Roosevelt Game will come in close second but I still need to watch more episodes and subs to make up my mind.

Alice no Toge's plot is beginning to change with a twist and the pace was very fast in the 1-3 episodes, then slowed down a bit but still enough to keep me wondering how will the story fold. There's a lot going on now - complicated 'love triangle' and evil Bandai VS Asumi. I like Joe Odagiri a lot too after ep5. The acting is also good especially the main ones. I especially like the cinematography for this drama. The slow-motion sequences were mostly on-point, great soundtrack to accompany the scenes from suspense to emotional ones. I love the 'bokehlicious' scenes most haha...


This post has been edited by avanpiper: May 12 2014, 03:37 PM

MOZU ep6 blew my mind After a slow paced beginning, they went full on accelerator mode

I'll put spoiler since the pictures will give things away if you haven't watched.



Just wanna share a sth someone made for ep5 Alice no Toge



EDIT: Just watched Alice no Toge ep6 as usual. Climax is coming. This episode again proved that the soundtrack is great and very moving. The flashbacks, the colours they use, the production on the whole are very nice. I'd love to watch Ueno Juri in a proper medical drama in the future, she looks good in scrubs



This post has been edited by avanpiper: May 17 2014, 08:23 PM

Can tell me where you watch the drama? Gooddrama only just uploaded episode 3