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Chii (@motivateanger) on Twitter posted this today: "Translation of an interview with #KeitaMachida about his new drama "Nishi-Ogikubo 3-Star Wine Bar" in the March issue of Gekkan EXILE, released today."
https://twitter.com/motivateanger/status/1354382216793444358

Lots of quality issues with this one. Sound is awful, acting is not very good, pacing is off and the script is confusing -- characters act strangely and there are scenes that just seem random that take up a lot of time from the main plot.

I remember that Boyband Love had some of the same issues in the first couple of episodes but improved after that. Hopefully this will too, but I'm not very hopeful.
And what is it with trans characters always being used for comic relief?

Where did you find that news?

Thank you! That is indeed the sort of thing I don't know about!

Wow, yeah, that is super fast. From publication to live action contract to script to casting to filming to post-production in only a couple of months?!

Kofi only seems to accept PayPal, sadly. I've donated after every CM episode to show my gratitude. Don't you have a debit card? I signed up for PayPal eons ago, so I don't know what the process is like now, but it shouldn't be that hard as long as you have a card.

Someone suggested Sunday the 14th, since we're doing a watchparty for the CM Valentine's Special that day anyway!

All the Cherry Magic fans bringing our love and joyfulness :)

Yeah, it looks more like bromance to me

*lights up some mediocre amateur fireworks*

Too old for one and too young for the other, LOL

Thank you! Yes, this was very clever!

They replaced some of Tsuges dialogue in the café scene too, but I can't tell what they put in there instead.

Personally I think redoing the fireworks was unnecessary, the "measly" ones in the actual episode reflect what Fujisaki and Rokkaku could afford or find on such short notice. The big professional ones were cancelled. And I liked the pens :)

This series is a very effective anti-depressant, and it can be taken repeatedly without the effect being diminished.

Watch party for episodes 8-12 + specials starting in about a quarter hour! Link: https://app.kosmi.io/room/uul9b8

It's like that music video by SHE'S, but with Machida!

I just discovered that our domestic SF bookshop has volume 1+2 of the manga in English! *bought*
EDIT: And no. 3 on preorder...

That's basically it in a nutshell lol

We'll be doing a marathon watch party tomorrow and on Sunday (split between the days) at 12 noon CET (that's UTC+1). Please join us if you want to! It's okay to drop in and leave at any time. Links are in the last comment to the Watch Parties topic in Discussions. Hope to see you there!

Thanks! I tried Korean vpn, but couldn't make it work. Found the eps "elsewhere" though, so I've watched them.