Winter 2016

really cant tell which would be good. but might pick up sanada maru if someone subs it. just a big fan of sakai masato and nagasawa masami

A seasonal chart on MDL would be such a good feature...!

I guess I'm curious to see how Mars turns out. But other than that not sure.

looking forward to Itsu koi and watashi o hanasanaide the most!
other than that i might check out Haburashi, Tokyo Sentimental and Otousan to Yobasete

My choices for this season: Sanada Maru, Naomi and Kanako, Tokyo Sentimental and Watashi wo hanasanaide (just for the cast). I already watched the first episode of Sanada Maru and I found it really interesting.

Hi Bannie! No, not yet. I watch it on my TV, in Japanese. Not very easy, but still understandable.

Yes, I'm in Japan and honestly, I like it a lot! As for my Japanese, after more than 10 years of study, there's nothing to be proud of... 

Back to the dramas, I watched episode 2 of Sanadamaru yesterday and it is definitely good. The story is very interesting, the acting is good, the explanations about History are well done, sometimes I even laughed. I also like the way they film it, the images are beautiful.

I also watched the first episode of Watashi wo hanasanaide, and I wasn't really excited by it. Too slow for that kind of story, in my opinion, and one episode almost about the kids only when you're waiting for the cast, that's a little bit boring. But still, I will watch episode 2 anyway, just to see how it turns.

But the surprise for me came from Naomi to Kanako... The first episode was just... wow! The way the drama talk about DV is well done, I think, showing the psychological impact on the victim and the people around her/him (kids, friends,...). And Hirosue Ryoko's acting was amazing!

I'm usually pretty bad at following ongoing jdramas but for this season I've already started watching Kaito Yamaneko and Rinshou Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri. I was surprised by how great Kaito Yamaneko has been so far - two episodes in and I've cried, laughed and had so much fun - I didn't expect much from Kamenashi but yeah, it's definitely one I'll keep on watching! As for Rinshou Hanzai, I watched the first ep and it's not that great but I'm mostly interested in it because I'm studying to become a criminologist and it's such a rare thing for them to have a role in mystery/crime shows so I'm curious to see how it works out. I'm still undecided on Watashi wo Hanasanaide - I read the book last year and it was just so-so in my opinion but Miura Haruma is in it so maybe i'll give it a go.