Ace wo Nerae! [エースをねらえ!] Rating: 1/10 horrible - astoundingly bad | Ai no Uta [あいのうた] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - started decent and had it's moments in-between but ended on to much cliche character development. | Aishiteru ~ Kaiyo [アイシテル ~ 海容] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) highly recommended |
Akai Ito [赤い糸] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Akihabara@DEEP [アキハバラ@DEEP] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - stopped after 8 episodes | Ame to Yume no atoni [雨と夢の後に] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average |
Aoi Tori [青い鳥] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good | Arifureta Kiseki [ありふれた奇跡] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - could have been a lot deeper but stayed flat throughout | Around 40 [アラウンド40] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good |
Ashita no Kita Yoshio [あしたの、喜多善男] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - high class story and great acting from the whole cast | Atashinchi no Danshi [アタシんちの男子] Rating: 1/10 horrible - stopped after 3 episodes - silly, unfunny, "Jonny trash" | Attack No.1 [アタック No.1] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - really nice adaption of the anime series |
Attention Please [アテンションン プリース] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - nothing ground-braking but very enjoyable | Bara no nai Hanaya [薔薇のない花屋] Rating: 3/10 boring - stopped after 5 episodes | Battery [バッテリー] Rating: 2/10 below average |
Big Money! [ビッグマネー!〜浮世の沙汰は株しだい〜]
| Bloody Monday [ブラッディ・マンデイ]
| Boku no Imoto [ぼくの妹]
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BOSS
| Buzzer Beat ~ Gakeppuchi no Hero [ブザー・ビート] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average | Byakuyakou [白夜行] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) must-see - especially episode 5 is a masterpiece in writing, if only the last episode would not be such a letdown... |
Call Center no Koibito [コールセンターの恋人]
| Cat Street [キャットストリート] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) quite bad | Daisuki!! [だいすき!!] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - pleasantly down-to-earth realisation |
Densha Otoko [電車男] Rating: 2/10 bad - stopped after 2 episodes - after that I gave the movie a try (bad as well) - then I red the translated original chat messages and they are great. Both drama and movie do not capture the beauty of the story at all. | Dragon Zakura [ドラゴン桜] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Edison no Haha [エジソンの母] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - but watchable |
Engine [エンジン] Rating: 3/10 stopped after 3 episodes | Enka no Joou [演歌の女王 (えんか の じょおう)]
| Friends [フレンズ] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average |
Fumo Chitai [不毛地帯] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - though quite dry early on it gets better in the second half | Futatsu no Spica [ふたつのスピカ] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average - it had potential, but it keeps repeating the same "friendship vs. competition" theme over and over again | Gal Cir [ギャルサ] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) below average |
Ghost Friends [ゴーストフレンズ] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) quite bad | Godhand Teru [ゴッドハンド輝] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Gokusen [ごくせん] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - somewhat funny but way to formalistic and constricted |
Gokusen Season 2 [ごくせん2]
| Golden Bowl [ゴールデンボウル] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) not bad | Gonzo - Densetsu no Keiji [ゴンゾウ] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good |
GTO [麻辣教師] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good - but nothing "great" about it | H2~Kimi to itahibi [2〜君といた日々] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) below average - stopped after 5 episodes | Hagetaka [ハゲタカ] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - nice business drama |
Haikei, Chichiue-sama [拝啓、父上様] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - pretty similar to "Yasashii Jikan". Ninomiya Kazunari just looks so young and acts quite immature. | Hana Yori Dango [花より男子] Rating: 1/10 horrible - stopped after 3 episodes | Haruka 17 [はるか 17] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average - some jokes hit ... most of them miss |
Hikari to Tomo ni [光とともに] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Himitsu no Hanazono [ヒミツの花園] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) quite bad | Hitotsu yane no shita 1 [ひとつ屋根の下 1] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - did not touch me much |
Holyland [ホーリーランド] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - It started great, the tense atmosphere, the weakling who gets drawn into the yankee world, all clear improvements to the manga it was based on. But with every episode it becomes shallower and comic-like. Also the lack serious injuries is perplexing, as is the lack of morals on the writers side. | Hotaru no Hikari [ホタルノヒカリ] Rating: 2/10 horrible - stopped after 5 episodes - had a lot of potential (good story and support characters) but it all comes down to how good the main actress can deliver. And sadly Ayase is horrible in this. Her acting looks so unnatural and forced in my opinion. What a miscast... | Houkago [下課後] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average |
Hyoten 2006 [氷点] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average | Ichi Ritoru no Namida [1リットルの涙] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - I seem to be the only one who thinks Sawajiri's acting was pretty average... | Iguana no musume [イグアナの娘]
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Ii hito [いいひと。] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average | Ikebukuro West Gate Park [池袋ウエストゲートパーク] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average | IS ~Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei~ [IS〜男でも女でもない性〜] (Watched) |
JIN [JIN-仁-] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - "popcorn" drama at its best. the open end is a bother | Jodan Janai! [冗談じゃない!] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Jyoou no Kyoushitsu [女王の教室] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) highly recommended |
Kamisama mou sukoshi dake [神様、もう少しだけ] Rating: 4/10 mediocre - (stopped after episde 6) old style drama, lacks depth in characters and story | Karei naru Ichizoku [華麗なる一族] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good | Kaze no Garden [風のガーデン] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - great actors and all but it just lacks conflict, every problem is quickly resolved with no twist or anything |
Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite Iru [君の手がささやいている] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Koi ni Ochitara ~Boku no Seikou no Himitsu~ [恋におちたら〜僕の成功の秘密〜] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average - very similar to Ii hito | Konna koi no hanashi [こんな恋のはなし]
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Koori no sekai [冰の世界] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - hilariously stupid ending | Kou Kou Kyoushi 2003 [高校教師 2003] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good | Kurosagi [クロサギ] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - it had potential but it turned to a shallow "YamaP fashion show" |
Last Friends [ラスト・フレンズ] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good - though Nishikido Ryou's dreadful acting killed half of the story | Liar Game [ライアーゲーム] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - had to fast-forward a lot, but there is a good story hidden by poor execution | LIAR GAME Season 2 [ライアーゲーム 2] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average- just like the first season, make heavy use of the forward button and you get a decent 15 min show... |
LIFE [ライフ] Rating: 10/10 (Watched) must-see - perfect in most aspects | Love Shuffle [ラブシャッフル] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) very good | Magerarenai Onna [曲げられない女] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average |
Manhattan Love Story [マンハッタン ラブストーリー]
| Maou [魔王] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good - But I expected a lot more, the first episodes feel a lot different to the last ones (turns from mystery to human drama) | Mei-chan no Shitsuji [メイちゃんの執事]
painful to watch |
Minna Mukashi wa Kodomo Datta [みんな昔は子供だった] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average | Mop Girl [モップガール] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - repetitive but funny | Mother Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - At first it is authentic and down-to-earth but sadly it becomes more melodramatic with every episode. |
Mukodono! [ムコ殿/女婿大人]
| My Boss, My Hero [マイボスマイヒロ] Rating: 1/10 horrible - stopped after first episode - just not my type of humor | My Girl [マイガール] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - sweet at first but wears of with every episode... |
Naka nai to Kimeta Hi [泣かないと決めた日]
| Nanase Futatabi [七瀬ふたたび] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - like most of you sad above, it is "ok" for most of the episodes, but the ending is utter crap | Ninkyo Helper [任侠ヘルパー] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average |
Nobuta wo Produce [野ブタ。をプロデュース] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - though without Shuji's character it would be just an other school drama | Nodame Cantabile [のだめ カンタビ−レ] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good - silly but still fun to watch, soundtrack makes half the drama | Ns' Aoi [Ns’ あおい ]
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Pandora [パンドラ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) highly recommended | Papa to Musume no Nanokakan [パパとムスメの7日間] Rating: 7/10 (Watched) good - great acting | Pride [プライド] Rating: 3/10 quite bad - stopped after 3 episodes - boring story |
Proposal Daisakusen [プロポーズ大作戦] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Regatta [レガッタ] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | ROOKIES [ルーキーズ]
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Ruri no shima [瑠璃の島] Rating: 6/10 (Bought) good - great first episode, gets a bit weaker towards the end | Ryoma Den [龍馬伝]
| Ryusei no Kizuna [流星の絆] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - again, a lot of potential in the story is wasted and turned into a shallow "Jonny boys drama" |
Sailor Fuku to Kikanju [セーラー服と機関銃] Rating: 2/10 (Watched) bad | Saito-san [斉藤さん]
stopped | Samurai High School [サムライ・ハイスクール] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average - funny in the first couple of episodes... |
Satorare [サトラレ] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - funny concept, but sadly not for 10 episodes | Seigi no Mikata [正義の味方] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) highly recommended - finally a Japanese comedy drama I really liked | Seito Shokun! [生徒諸君!] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average |
Sekai no chuushin de, ai wo sakebu [世界の中心で、愛をさけぶ]
| sekushii boisu ando robo [セクシーボイスアンドロボ]
| Shiroi Haru [白い春] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - It lacks something I can not put my finger on |
Shiroi Kyoto [白い巨塔] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) very good - though the second half can not hold the quality of the first sadly. | Smile [スマイル] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good - I would have loved it if they went through with last episode's cliffhanger (thus actually making a point regarding xenophobia) | Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi [空から降る一億の星] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) very good - much better than expected |
Stand UP!!
| Strawberry on the shortcake [ストロベリー・オンザ・ショートケーキ] Rating: 8/10 (Watched) very good | Summer snow Rating: 3/10 (Watched) below average - stopped after 4 episodes - typical old style drama, full of cliches and one-dimensional characters, I have seen this all a hundred times... |
Taiyo no Kisetsu [太陽の季節] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good | Taiyo to Umi no Kyoshitsu [太陽と海の教室] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - the story is all over the place: from GTO to love triangle to suicide issues to tragic death and back to GTO | Taiyou no uta [タイヨのうた] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - pretty light hearted for a terminal death drama, the last two episodes are considerably worse (like they fired the writer and hired an idiot) |
Team Batista no Eiko [チーム・バチスタの栄光] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Teru Teru Ashita [てるてるあした] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) good | Tokio~Chichi e no Dengon~ [トキオ ~父への伝言〜] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average |
Tokkyu Tanaka 3 Go [特急田中3号] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Tomorrow Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Top Sales [トップセールス] Rating: 3/10 (Watched) average |
Triangle [トライアングル] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) average - sadly one can see most twist (especially the ending) two episodes ahead... | Trick [トリック]
| Unfair [アンフェア]
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Uta no Onii-san [歌のおにいさん] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average | Voice [ヴォイス] Rating: 5/10 (Watched) average - nothing special in the story department but nice cast saves it | Warui Yatsura [わるいやつら]
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Watashitachi no kyokasho [わたしたちの教科書] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) quite bad - draggingly slow pace and horrible male main character (insultingly stupid with a speech impediment), gets better in the last 2 episodes | Yako no Kaidan [夜光の階段]
| Yama Onna Kabe Onna [山おんな壁おんな] Rating: 3/10 quite bad - stopped after 5 episodes - no real character development |
Yankee Bokou ni Kaeru [ヤンキー母校に帰る] Rating: 4/10 (Watched) average - started good but ended very boring | Yasashii Jikan [優しい時間] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good | Zeni Geba [銭ゲバ] Rating: 2/10 (Watched) bad - After reading the comments I had hopes for this, but it is so very badly written it boarders "trash funny". |
Zettai Kareshi [絶対彼氏] Rating: 6/10 (Watched) good | | |