Jigoki Sensei Nube Review

Title: Jigoku Sensei Nube

AKA: Hell Teacher Nube

Genre: Fantasy, Comedy,

Episodes: 10

Broadcast period: 2014-Oct to 2014-

Cast: Maruyama Ryuhei, Kiritani Mirei, Hayami Mokomichu, Chinen Yuri, Nakagawa Taishi, Matsui Airi and Takahashi Hideki.

“In this world, there are inhabits of darkness that can't be seen. Sometimes, they show their fangs and attack us. He came in order to protect us an emissary of justice from the bottom of hell... probably.” (Taken from intro of drama)

Nueno Meisuke (Maruyama Ryuhei) is a bit of a dull teacher with no natural skills in being a teacher. On his first day he is looked upon as a weirdo, and the fact that the science teacher Tamamo Kyosuke (Hayami Mokomichu) is more handsome, cooler than he is and has the ability of a teacher, doesn’t make anything easier for Meisuke. His class thinks of him as boring, and when he starts warning them about “Yokai” (like Japanese demons or something like that) they think of him as a complete oddball. But Meisuke is nothing like that. In fact Yokai exist and he, with his left hand stops them from hurting other people. His left hand is a “demon hand” as a demon has taken over it - though reasons why are unknown. Now he has to protect his students from possible danger, without having them know about his hand. Will he manage?

I started this one because I needed a high school drama, and I wanted to watch Chinen, so I got both. The really fun part was that I enjoyed watching Maruyama more than anything else. The drama is really not that great, but somehow it is very Kanjani8 like, plus very Maruyama like: kind of goofy, yet fun. The entire ‘yokai’ part I don’t really understand, as I don’t know the fears or stories of hearing or ‘experiencing’ yokai situations - well of course since they are usually famous in Japan. But they are quite nice at explaining them - like even how to get rid of them: which I didn’t know you could until this drama.

Okay, so how is the drama? It is okay, just kind of remind you of the typical Japanese hero fighting story - but yeah I grew up with power rangers, so I loved it!

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts

Shinigami-kun Review

Title: Shinigami-kun

AKA: The Reaper

Genre: Human drama

Episodes: 9

Broadcast period: 2014-Apr to 2014-Jun

Theme song: Dare mo Shiranai by Arashi

Cast: Ohno Satoshi, Suda Masaki, Kiritani Mirei and Matsushige Yukata.

When people die they are guided by a Shinigami to guide along to the afterlife, carrying a book with a list of names and informing them when they are going to die. One of those is Shinigami no. 413 (Ohno Satoshi) a rather new shinigami and a pretty clumsy one at that, has a bit of a soft spot for his travelers. He had been taught that humans become happy when they are told that they are to die, but finds out the contrary. He informs the humans he is to collect, about them dying, and to have them finish unfinished business, so they won’t worry when they leave for the afterlife, which is against the law and pretty unusual.

Due to his clumsiness he loses his book with the written names, and while retrieving it a demon manages to get loose at steal the souls of the people supposed to die. Will Shinigami no. 413 manage to stop him?

I was positively surprised when I saw Ohno doing another drama, but I did not expect him to a fiction character. Not that it is bad, but I’d like him to do more like Maou and Kagi no Kakatta Heya. I guess he likes diversity, compared to his fellow Arashi members.

The drama has a b-class feel to it, and seeing it airs midnight I guess it’s for those who cannot sleep. But it is a fun drama, and has touchy stories to it. Like some made me very teary.

That said, I don’t think it’s one of the must watch, but defiantly not time wasted.

☆☆☆ / 3 out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts

Ace Attorney Movie Review

Title: Ace Attorney

AKA: Turnabout Trial

Genre: Law, Comedy, Drama

Origin: Japan

Release date: 11 Febrary 2012

Cast: Narimiya Hiroki, Kiritani Mirei and Saito Takumi.

In a future version of Japan where technology is very much progressed, Attorney Ayasato Chiriho () has hired a new attorney in her office: Naruhodo Ryuichi (Narimiya Hiroki). Naruhodo is rookie that panics under pressure, and has hard time finding evidence or explaining evidence. Different is his childhood friend Mitsurugi Reiji (Saito Takumi) who has become a prosecutor and has not lost any cases before.

One day Chihiro calls Naruhodo and tells him she has had a breakthrough in a case she had been working on finding evidence for a long time, so she tells him to meet her at the office - only to find her dead. The prime suspect happens to be her younger sister Ayasato Mayoi (Kiritani Mirei) who has all evidence pointing at her.

After proving her innocence, Naruhodo tries to figure out the truth about the death of his mentor, but is interrupted by Mayoi telling him to watch TV, where the news is all about Mitsurugi being arrested for murder, and found with the murder weapon. This makes Naruhodo decide to take the case and prove his friends innocence…

I watched this out of two reasons: one Narimiya Hiroki and second is because tumblr kept showing me pictures of this movie.  Though I did finish it, I am not sure if this is a children’s movie or just one of those black humor movies, which I decided in the end I would asses as a children’s movie.

It is fun and pretty interesting, and I did find myself compelled by the storyline, even though I kind of knew who the real criminal was and all. The pace made it really entertaining and I kind of started to loose myself for 2 hours LOL. Narimiya is amazing as always, and I love him. If you want to see him in a comedy role this should be your pick honestly.

So is it recommendable? Yeah, but kind of childish..

☆☆☆½ / 3½ out of 5 stars

♥♥♥½ / 3½ out of 5 hearts