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Topic: JDrama Cliches |
EstherM
Replies: 245
Views: 885113
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 6:54 pm Subject:
JDrama Cliches |
^ well, in real life you contact a real estate agency, they show you a few places and done! Then you go home and cry over your bankbook because you have to pay 1 month rent worth keymoney as a gift fo ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:23 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
Watched episode 2. It's in the same vein as 'Hitotsu Yane', 'Hotman', and 'Home Drama'. Big family living together with a new crisis every week. Not bad but nothing really new either.
Also saw ... |
Topic: Bayside Shakedown (Odoru Daisosasen) |
EstherM
Replies: 58
Views: 114289
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Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:18 pm Subject:
Bayside Shakedown (Odoru Daisosasen) |
Yeah me at the theatre - it was okay but not great. It was fun to revisit the police station and meet beloved characters but the actual story was just a 6 or 7 out of 10.
EDIT: I had the same feeli ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 6:47 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
Ando Lloyd up to episode 3 - I lost a little interest. I think Spec is better and funnier.
I have also checked out the Miki Satoshi series Henshin Interviewer something. Well Fuse Eri is in it so I ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 8:08 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
esther,
check out Kumo no Kaidan and Namae o Nakushita Megami when you get chance.
Thanks, I haven't seen those - definitely worth a try.
In the meantime I watched episodes 1 and 2 of ... |
Topic: D-Addicts Site Status? |
EstherM
Replies: 1582
Views: 908508
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 7:37 pm Subject:
D-Addicts Site Status? |
^yes strangely enough I haven't been on the site for over a year (since my internet provider here in Japan doesn't let me use torrents.) but I missed the SPEC special and was wondering if it was on d- ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:21 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
^missed the second episode but will catch up.
Accidentally watched Miss Pilot episode 2, and it's one of this airline-sponsored shows that they push out every few years - see Good Luck, Attention Ple ... |
Topic: I'm Going To Japan |
EstherM
Replies: 11349
Views: 5678368
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:17 pm Subject:
I'm Going To Japan |
^ yep housing could be an issue if you are going for a classic 2-year contract, you'll need to find a landlord who's comfortable with non-Japanese tenants and who accepts pets and you'll most likely n ... |
Topic: I'm Going To Japan |
EstherM
Replies: 11349
Views: 5678368
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2013 4:37 pm Subject:
I'm Going To Japan |
Hi Junny, my initial plan was to stay a year, but I extended (and had to apply for a new visa) and it has been 2 years now. I finished my course but am still taking classes because my visa is still va ... |
Topic: I'm Going To Japan |
EstherM
Replies: 11349
Views: 5678368
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 4:33 pm Subject:
I'm Going To Japan |
Hi Junny, maybe I can help a little. I am currently finishing my 2 year course in Tokyo.
Regarding Waseda (and Keio) I have a friend who just started the programme, and it really depends how old yo ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:04 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
Ando Lloyd episode 1 - this year's Kimutaku.
It seems to be a SF pastiche, taking inspiration from Terminator 2, Matrix and Cyborg She. Throw a bit of Keizoku Spec in the mix and you have Ando Lloyd. ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2013 8:13 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
Gurasu no Ie - Glass no Ie episode 1, an NHK production.
Not sure were this is heading but the story is about a woman who lost her parents in a plane crash getting married to a man who lost his wife ... |
Topic: Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations |
EstherM
Replies: 4597
Views: 4097681
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Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions
Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 11:34 pm Subject:
Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations |
This is premering in New York next month, hopefully it will make a stop on the left coast:
Went to see this, mainly because Kankuro Kudo wrote the script. At times funny, like the Sawajiri Erika j ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 11:38 am Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
I am still at episode 2 of Hanazawa Naoki but I finally finished Haitatsu Saretai Watashitachi, a WOWOW drama. It's not a 10/10 classic but it's a noble attempt to depict depression. And it's a millio ... |
Topic: Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations |
EstherM
Replies: 4597
Views: 4097681
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Forum: Japanese Entertainment Discussions
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:14 pm Subject:
Japanese Movies/Discussion/Recommendations |
The Cannes Jury prize winner Soshite Chichi ni Naru - Like Father, Like Son is finally out in Japan. It's quite lovely, no surprise there, the cast is great, the story touching and I am grateful that ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:39 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
^ yes that happened to me too, I'm humming it constantely.
I wonder if I like it because it's by the same director who did Akihabara@deep and Moteki. But the original movie wasn't ...
And yep Masuda ... |
Topic: What dramas are you currently watching? |
EstherM
Replies: 27481
Views: 14274035
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Forum: Discussions on Japanese Dramas
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:51 pm Subject:
What dramas are you currently watching? |
I am trying to finish a bunch of dramas that I have started: Woman ^not reading the spoilers :-), Take five, Hanzawa Naoki, Kazoku Game etc
And I am starting with Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi - it's a b ... |
Topic: artistes marital status |
EstherM
Replies: 399
Views: 1751834
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Forum: Discussions on Artistes
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:21 pm Subject:
artistes marital status |
^ now that's one freaky-looking couple - well no more I guess! |
Topic: Olympics Thread |
EstherM
Replies: 1545
Views: 690605
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:17 pm Subject:
Olympics Thread |
I was watching the NHK coverage and the voice over translated Abe's statement saying he "guaranteed" Fukushima would have no affect on Tokyo. I was thinking, "Shinzo-kun, you're in no ... |
Topic: Olympics Thread |
EstherM
Replies: 1545
Views: 690605
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 3:17 pm Subject:
Olympics Thread |
^ Literally! Aren't rats happily nibbling away some vital cable connections inside Daiichi?
I am on the fence on this, I am super happy for those here in Japan who care about the games and see it a ... |