Naka nai to Kimeta Hi Review

Title: Naka nai to Kimeta Hi
Genre: Bussniss, Work
Episodes: 8
Broadcast period: 2010-Jan-26 to 2010-Mar-16
Cast: Eikura Nana, Kawaguchi Haruna, Fujiki Naohito, Kaname Jun and Anne.

Tsunoda Miki (Eikura Nana) just finished college, and was lucky enough to get hired in a big firm. Her younger sister has a leg injury, and has to get surgery because of it, so this job will help her pay the hospital bills. Together as a newbie is Tachibana Marika (Anne), with whom she befriends instantly. She even finds an office romance with Nakahara Shota (Kaname Jun), who fell for her sweet personality. Life couldn’t get better, except life isn’t as easy as it seems. Due to minor mistake, and jealousy from Marika, Miki becomes a target for severe bulling where she once almost lost her life. But instead of running away she decides to stay and deal with it…

When it started I liked it, a lot, but it suddenly became too ‘goody-goody’. Like suddenly even the wrongdoers, who almost killed the lead twice AND was probably a good reason for another time where the lead actress tried to kill herself, were forgiven and, which was the worst part, got what she wanted. I mean, I know it’s a drama, but honestly, it’s not that realistic. There is no way in hell one would forgive that, heck not only forgive, but just live with people like that, second even if she were able to do so, why would they? I mean its bull… Watch it if you like the theme bulling, and have some weird dream about it being able to solve itself with “the goodwill of one’s heart” (sarcastic)… Make me annoyed…

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥ / 2 out of 5 hearts

Sapuri Review

Title: Sapuri
Genre: Romance
Episodes: 11
Broadcast period: 2006-Jul-10 to 2006-Sep-18
Cast: Ito Misaki, Kamenashi Kazuya, Eita, Shiraishi Miho, Aijima Kazuyuki, Asami Reina, Haraguchi Akimasa, Sato Shigeyuki, Shida Mirai, Ryo, Sato Koichi,

Yuya is a guy that never keeps one job for longer than a few weeks. In his opinion it is boring to work and he would rather be out with friends and have fun. One day as he is on his way to an interview at a CM company he forgets his phone on the metro and so he calls it and a woman, Fujii Minami picks it up. She then tells him that she will leave it at the station so he can come and get it back later. Fujii is also on her way to work and she then realizes that the new part-timer is Yuya. So now their relationship develops and Yuya starts having feeling for Fujii even though she is older than him and has a career. He ignores his feelings because there is another guy Fujii is interested in and he instead tries to help her. But then Fujii turns the other guy down because he is still in love with another woman. So Fujii now also likes Yuya and they kinda begin dating. But then there is another girl who likes Yuya. And Fujii feels sorry for her so she also ignores Yuya for a while. And so on Yuya and Fujii want to be together but lots of people are in the way.

Kinda.. Boring. I had a hard time getting through this drama. Of course again I only watched it because of a Atsui boy:P Kame. It is also my first young-boy-in-love-with-older-woman-drama. And .. I didn’t really like it. I just couldn’t picture it. Like I understand and all I mean.. its just age difference but still, somehow it just didn’t work. Other than that it was quite interesting watching how a CM is out together. But im just tired of love stories where you got like at least 5 people involved.

☆☆☆/ 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥½ / 2½ out of 5 hearts

Bunji's Verdict:
To be honest I don't remember why I watched this drama, maybe it was the huge celeb cast? Kame, Ito Misaki, Eita, Asami Reina, Ryo and Shida Mirai to mention a few... But really, I don’t really recall any good moments in this drama. Oh, yeah Yuyas character was fun and I am an Eita fan, but the storyline didn’t do them justice. I loved the working place, and the crush Yuya has on Fuji, since it reminded me of Anego, but come on! That she actually accepts him? Doesn’t make sense! She doesn’t love him, or that was the feeling I got, and he loved her ALOT. I don’t know. The drama is not my thing.

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥½ / 2,5 out of 5 hearts

Atashinchi no Danshi Review

Title: Atashinchi no Danshi
AKA: My boys
Genre: Comedy
Episodes: 11
Broadcast period: 2009-Apr-14 to 2009-Jun-23
Cast: Horikita Maki, Kaname Jun, Okada Yoshinori, Mukai Osamu, Yamamoto Yusuke, Seto Koji, Okayama Tomoki and Kusakari Masao.

Mineta Chisato (Horikita Maki, Hana Kimi, Kurosagi..) has been living as a homeless for some years. The reason for that is that she is being chased by debt-collectors, because her father left her a huge debt without her approval. One day as she is running away from some debt collectors a man helps her and says that he will pay her debt if she agrees to be his wife for a month. A month because he believes he only has a month left to live in. So she agrees cause there is no way she can pay the debt on her own. But she does not know what awaits her after the man dies. She now has to spend 3 months in a castle with the man's 6 sons. She has to be their mother and unless she fulfills the 10 goals the man has written her to do the debt will not be paid and all her work was for nothing. It is not an easy job she has gotten because the boys dont have a bond at all. So she has to start from the scratch and first of all make them all eat dinner together. But that is gonna be hard when one of them doesnt even live at home, the other doesnt come out of his room, the third has a fear of women aso. But somehow she manages them all to be together and finally bond. But it only gets worse when the company of the man who died is being taken over by his secretary because he wants the treasure hidden in the castle. And they can only protect the castle, their home, by fulfilling the 10 goals.

I suddenly decided to watch this drama, before i thought it was just a drama about a bunch of homeless people but after watching just the first episode i found it really funny and interesting. It's a comedy so just the thing for me. Lots of fun especially with the secretary being all weird and the boys got all different personalties. And the girl omo. Like in 1 episode she moves out and in to the castle like 5 times. She just cant decide whether to stay or not ahaha. And so fun with her father, like whenever she sees him she starts yelling at him and he immediately starts running away yelling "Do ur best to pay of the debt!" hahaha and omg there are like 5 boys who like her and she doesnt even notice haha. Anyway its definetly a drama u gotta watch, lots of fun -of course when its japanese it gotta b fun. And it like grabs ur attention right away. And thats always a good sign.. I mean who would watch a drama that gets exciting at the .. 16th episode.. gaah. Hate those kind of dramas.. especially when they spend 5 episodes explaining the past.

Ill be kind and give it ^^ :

☆☆☆☆/4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥♥ / 5 out of 5 hearts

Bunji's Verdict
Hahaha! ''She'll be kind'' - as if the drama needs kindness!! Lols, sorry.
The drama is pretty different and a lot of fun, but again very typical when it comes to Japanese dramas. Like one girl and a lot of guys, where have we heard that before? hmm, let me name a few: Hana Yori Dango 1 & 2, Hana Kimi, Yamato Nadeshiko Shinchi Henge, Gokusen 1 & 2 & 3(okay, not the same, but u get the point) and so on. So it's pretty tiring. Even though this time around, she plays the role of the mother, makes the story more fun, and the love blossoming more interesting, BUT still VERY typical..
I’m pretty fond of detailed and precise background stories, as well as interesting “why did that happen” reasoning. The 6 brothers have all different backgrounds, and different personality, which makes it totally worth watching.

☆☆☆☆ / 4 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥♥ /4 out of 5 hearts