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OAL's 2019 Japanese Watch Challenge

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Start Date: Aug 20th 2019

Tropes: Something that happens on a regular basis and is norm for Japanese Dramas (if not all asian dramas)
1. Almost married the wrong person OR jilted at the altar. : Tatta Hitotsu no Koi

2. Kabe-don (Ashi-don, Atama-Don or whatever-don).  :  Atashinchi no Danshi

3. Piggy back ride to love : Kamisama Mou Sukoshi Dake 4. Plot Cancer: A story that just when you thought things were horrible.. someone gets terminally ill (or reveals they are). : Bara no nai Hanaya (Shijo Kengo)
5. Lover’s separated –Either by their own choice or outside forces they are apart for x amount of time before they reunite forever : *** Nagareboshi6. Couple not accepted-either by parents or society: ** Perfect World
7. One Way Love-unrequited love is so sad : ** Zenin, Kataomoi

8. Amnesia—who are you again? I don’t know but I must go find you in this blizzard. : Okitegami Kyoko no Biboroku  


9. Co-habitation: * Butterfly Sleep 10. Rain: When everything is just horrible it rains too. :  Momikeshite Fuyu

BONUS-A drama with 5 or more of the above rolled into one :

Buckets (or Litres) of tears 
1. Terminal illness (unlike above) the main character is sick from the beginning and an inspiration to us all :
Boku no Ita Jikan 

2. Relative of a criminal Prejudice (seriously this is HUGE in Japan) : One Night 


3. Bullying :
3 Nen A Gumi: Ima kara Mina-san wa, Hitojichi Desu
4. Business shut down by a bank : Hanzawa Naoki5. In debt : Zeni no Senso6. Housewife bullying (you didn’t sort your trash correctly!) :
Saka no Tochu no Ie 


School 
1. Teacher/student Romance: Dear Sister2. Yankee Student: ** Battle Royale3. Transfer Student:
Kakegurui
4. School Festival:
Otona Koukou 		5. Persistent Teacher (miss coming to school- they come to your house, get in a fight with a gang - they kick the gangs butt): Ore no Sukato, Doko Itta? 6. Delinquent Teacher:
Lesson of the Evil 


Sci fi 
1. Aliens:
Yochou Sanpo Suru Shinryakusa 		2. Robots:
Ando Lloyd - A.I. Knows Love ?  		3. Giant Monster:
Bleach: The Soul Reaper Agent Arc  
4. Super power:
Fortuna's Eye		5. Gods:
Seirei no Moribito 		6. Time Travel: Time Traveller


History –NeNe-Whats over there? Can we take it? (pointers, look for notable people or events in that era, then look for a work about that)
1. Heian period (806-1199) :
Onmyouji Takiyasha Hime		2. Kamakura period (1199-1331): Zen3. eras before Edo (1334-1570) : Nobunaga Concerto 4. Edo (1603-1867) : Kurara Hokusai no Musume 
5. Meiji 
(1868 – 1912) :
Snow On The Blades 		6. Taisho
 (1912-1926) :
Mushishi		7. Showa (1926-1989) : Mikazuki 8. Heisei (1989 –2019): **+ Juhan Shuttai!
9. First Shino-Japanese War (Qing–Japan War, Japan–Qing War, or War of Jiawu)(25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895) :

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10. Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905:
ptw - Saka no Ue no Kumo  		11. Second Shino-Japanese War (Key word :Manchukuo Est 1932) July 7, 1937, to September 2, 1945 :
Ri Kouran
12. Occupation of Korea (1910-1945) :
Yunbogi's Diary

    13. WWII : In This Corner of the World

Horror
1. Yokai or Ghost: Dark Water 2. Psychological: Shokuzai
3. Suspense: Impossibility Defense4. Serial Killer: Siren


Sports 
1. Baseball: Kisarazu Cat's Eye2. Soccer:  Club Activities, So What? 
3. Hockey: Pride4. Basketball:  Kimi ni Sasageru Emblem 

5. Cards, tiles or dice  games : Kakegurui 2

Food 
1. Bento destroyed (crushed, stepped on, dumped out): ** Dorokei 2. Bento with a heart: *** Haru to Ao no Obento Bako (rolled omlette heart)3. Bento with a panda /cat (or other animal): *** Zenkai Girl
4. Forgotten Bento: Papa no Obento wa Sekai Ichi (Midori's crush Yuji)5. Food from the conbiini: ** Nobody Knows6. Homemade food: ***
Legal High


Misc. 
1. Comedy:
The Confidence Man JP 		2. Festival: Bento Harassment3. Fireworks:
30-sai made Dotei Da 
to Mahotsukai 
ni Nareru rashii		4. Single parent:
Gibo to Musume no Blues 2020-nen Kinga Shinnen Special
5. Lawyer: 
The Attorney is the Devil		6. Detective:
Kurotokage 		7. Doctor:
Black Pean		8. Chef:
 Mondai no Aru Restaurant
9. Character with a disability:
A Banana? At This Time of Night?		10. Gay character:
Kinou Nani Tabeta? 
11. Yakuza:
Swallowtail Butterfly 		12. Age Gap:
Jimi ni Sugoi! 
Koetsu Garu Kono Etsuko

    13. return to the countryside/rural hometown: UDON 

 Japan’s Entertainment   Talent Industry - watch something with a talent from these agencies (hint: Wikipedia lists some of their talent if you don’t know where to start) 
1. AKS (company): Koe Girl (AKB - Nagao Mariya)2. Avex Group:
Haru ga Kita (Exo - Kai)		3. Horipro:
Unnatural (Satomi)		4. Johnny & Associates:
99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi - Season II (Arashi - Jun)
5. Ken-On:
Bokura wa Kiseki 
de Dekite Iru (Nana)		6. LDH (company):
Imawa no Kuni no Alice (Exile - Machida Keita )		7. Amuse:
Miss Sherlock (Ryohei)		8. Other agency I forgot or did not know of :
Lipstick (Hirosue Ryoko - FLaMme)

 

Watch with a friend Challenge: 

  1. Pick a topic on the challenge and both (or All) finish in one week and compare notes :

  2. Pick something off your friends watched list to complete a challenge topic :

  3. Pick a genre you hate off your friends watch list that they rated over a 6 to complete a challenge topic (this way you have someone to discuss with afterwards) :

Repeat as often as you like 

MDL Challenge
1. Add/update a title :2. Add/update a person :
3. Tag a title : The Kitazawa's 
Summer 2019 (naïve male lead)		4. Watch 3 recommends off of an “ask MDL” article :  Love Exposure, Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu, Date - Koi to wa Donna Mono Kashira  
https://mydramalist.com/article/preview/3109
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Tropes: Something that happens on a regular basis and is norm for Japanese Dramas (if not all asian dramas) 

  1. Almost married the wrong person OR jilted at the altar. - Todome no Kiss

  2. Kabe-don (Ashi-don, Atama-Don or whatever-don). - Takane to Hana

  3. Piggy back ride to love 

  4. Plot Cancer: A story that just when you thought things were horrible..someone gets terminally ill (or reveals they are). 

  5. Lover’s separated –Either by their own choice or outside forces they are apart for x amount of time before they reunite forever - Semi Otoko (although slightly ambiguous)

  6. Couple not accepted-either by parents or society 

  7. One Way Love-unrequited love is so sad  - Tori Girl (probably most hilarious unrequited love ever seen)

  8. Amnesia—who are you again? I don’t know but I must go find you in this blizzard. 

  9. Co-habitation - Joshi-teki Seikatsu

  10. Rain: When everything is just horrible it rains too.

BONUS-A drama with 5 or more of the above rolled into one 

 

Buckets (or Litres) of tears 

  •  Terminal illness (unlike above) the main character is sick from the beginning and an inspiration to us all 

  • Relative of a criminal Prejudice (seriously this is HUGE in Japan) 

  • Bullying - 3 Nen A Gumi: Ima Kara mina san wa hitoiichi desu

  • Business shut down by a bank 

  • In debt 

  • Housewife bullying (you didn’t sort your trash correctly!)  - Kazuko Game

School 

  1. Teacher/student Romance 

  2. Yankee Student - Flying Colours

  3. Transfer Student 

  4. School Festival 

  5. Persistent Teacher (miss coming to school- they come to your house, get in a fight with a gang - they kick the gangs butt) 

  6. Delinquent Teacher  

Sci fi 

  1. Aliens 

  2. Robots 

  3. Giant Monster 

  4. Super power  - Temp staff psychic ataru

  5. Gods 

  6. Time Travel 

History –NeNe-Whats over there? Can we take it? (pointers, look for notable people or events in that era, then look for a work about that) 

  1. Heian period (806-1199) 

  2. Kamakura period (1199-1331) 

  3. 3 eras before Edo (1334-1570) 

  4. Edo (1603-1867) 

  5. Meiji (1868 – 1912) 

  6. Taisho (1912-1926) 

  7. Showa (1926-1989) 

  8. Heisei (1989 –2019) 

  9. First Shino-Japanese War (Qing–Japan War, Japan–Qing War, or War of Jiawu)(25 July 1894 – 17 April 1895)  

  10. Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905 

  11. Second Shino-Japanese War (Key word:Manchukuo Est 1932) July 7, 1937, to September 2, 1945 

  12. Occupation of Korea (1910-1945) 

  13. WWII 

Horror 

  1. Yokai or Ghost 

  2. Psychological - Battle Royale

  3. Suspense 

  4. Serial Killer 

Sports 

  1. Baseball 

  2. Soccer 

  3. Hockey 

  4. Basketball 

  5. Cards, tiles or dice  games 

Food 

  1. Bento destroyed (crushed, stepped on, dumped out) - Zenkai Girl

  2. Bento with a heart 

  3. Bento with a panda /cat (or other animal) 

  4. Forgotten Bento 

  5. Food from the conbiini 

  6. Homemade food 

 

Misc. 

  1. Comedy 

  2. Festival 

  3. Fireworks 

  4. Single parent 

  5. Lawyer 

  6. Detective - Rinsho Hanzai Gakusha Himura Hideo no Suiri

  7. Doctor 

  8. Chef 

  9. Character with a disability 

  10. Gay character 

  11. Yakuza 

  12. Age Gap 

  13. return to the countryside/rural hometown 

 

Japan’s Entertainment   Talent Industry - watch something with a talent from these agencies (hint: Wikipedia lists some of their talent if you don’t know where to start) 

  1. AKS (company) 

  2. Avex Group 

  3. Horipro 

  4. Johnny & Associates 

  5. Ken-On 

  6. LDH (company) 

  7. Amuse 

  8. Other agency I forgot or did not know of 

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