BrightestStar

I'll try to not be lazy and write more. My forte is Japanese so I'm sticking with that, at least for now ;)

You describe it perfectly :D

Yup exactly, I think we all go through this many times in our life, so the characters really connects with us on many fronts. A lot of the dialog, as simple as it seems, hits me hard as well ;)

Honestly I wish the episodes were longer :P

Yay yes so worth watching. I also love those types of dramas, but having Odagiri lead makes me anticipate more, Ono Machiko is icing on the cake :D

That's one helpful review!

I need to rewatch as well!! The funny thing about Japanese randomness is that you'll never know what'll hit you next making it pretty unpredictable :P

If you check on the movie's page joe shared a link where you can download:

https://avistaz.to/torrents?in=1&search=02005daa1a9c5c28d52070ad5e7b8a54deea294b

Awe **blushing** I thought of you while writing about this. I was about to post the picture that you use as your profile picture but I thought, nop that's Joe's! It's a very special movie it deserves a rewatch.

He isn't the lead in nodame but does a great job at standing out. There are actually a lot of fun and interesting characters in the dorama itself, including our main leads ;)

Lol yup that's how I learned those words XD Remember the episode where they were trying to remember the word "Snuzu" :P that's when I thought "I really love that bunch XD

your standard will change too!

Oh true that! I loved Voice, and mainly because of his character, and the way he investigates each case.

Awe great! He definitely is someone worth doing a stalker guide for! Your love is so justified. He's also one of my top 5 favourite actors of all time! He's, simply put, awesome. Like you said, he lives the role, doesn't act it. He started off slowly, but managed to shine brightly.

I first saw him in Sunao ni Narenakute. Although I didn't like the drama itself, his character was naturally cool and refreshing to watch. I had a big crush on him there, but totally fell in love with him (& Hikari) in Soredemo Ikite Yuku. The whole drama was phenomenal and the chemistry between the lead was one of the most memorable. They transported that carried that chemistry over to Wakamono Tachi, even though they were playing siblings.

Agree with all the movies you recommended because generally all are good movies, but as you have emphasized Foreign Duck was one of his most memorable movies. There are some of his other movies that I wish I could watch but don't have any subtitles available :(

Of the titles you mentioned I've yet to watch Last Friends, Waterboys & Itsumo Futari de.

I would just like to add, his role in Nodame was also memorable. He was a bit crazy and weird, really funny and cute.

Again thanks for the Stalker guide I just couldn't contain my excitement XD

Thx! :D

Can you tell me where you watched it?

Wow Brilliant is such a big word THANK YOU makes me happy to know my reviews are useful ;)

Well now that I'm up to episode 4, I think he's pretty well put to make some scenes comedic. I also agree that the drama made some characters better than the manga (that I dropped very quickly :P)

I like the main leading lady herself but I have to agree, as a romantic story, I prefer that of Momoe & Arthur ;)

The overall story is as idealistic as we can get from Japanese dramas, but what stands out is the direction, the acting and the way comedy is handled. Those three aspects come together in a bundle and we have this witty humour. It is also great when it is used to shed the light on real time problems shed on Japanese citizens, specially single mothers and those that fall out of their rigid system.

Actors who stood out for me include, of course, Suda Masaki and Endo Kenichi, but Takahashi Issei was a scene stealer, Kang Ji Young was convincing enough and likeable, and Takaya Yamauchi was plain HILARIOUS!

Don't force yourself in watching anything, but I think you'd like her reaction in episode 3, which was more of a no-nonsense type. I liked her reaction in that episode. That is if you're curious enough to watch, otherwise you are right there are other better dramas available this season ;)