Zulu-Niner

Hi there! Thank you for accepting my request. Anyway, what is you favorite drama reviews blog/site?

This drama is indeed a slow burner, the pace only picks up on the last episodes when the facts are revealed

So were mine :(, I think critical roundup and analysis serve better than votes. Votes only raise biases and give impressions that we are single-minded airheads who do not give a damn about how really good a drama or one's acting is. I even prefer some debates on quality of some dramas with empirical explanations rather than what we see now. Call me crazy, but this is what quickly comes up to my mind.

Anyway, I appreciate Joe for his effort, but it could be better IMHO

The last passage, can't agree more

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Wow you've got a nice list to look at, you seem to be more an avid drama lover rather than movie one, don't you?

I think if the scoring point has a thing called "impact factor", this drama is the only one that deserves perfect score. If the maximum point is 10, then 1LOT is well into a dozen or even more

Agreed. He is at best when playing in toned-down dramas. I think his best works are in "Boku" trilogy

This kid has ups and downs, but she is simply class

Frankly speaking, King Kohinata and Ren Osugi beat him as kings of ubiquity

Yup, he is Shota's older bro

In my opinion, he is Japan's best character actor. I like King Kohinata a lot but I admit Furuta-san is a bit more complete actor than him

No love for Kyon-Kyon? Here's some!!!

LOL Kirishima is from 2012, not this year

Best sci-fi/fantasy/supernatural drama: Henshin Interviewer no Yuutsu
Best psychological drama: Kaibutsu SP
Best historical drama: ---
Best melodrama/tragedy drama: Woman
Best male lead: Masato Sakai (Legal High)
Best female lead: Mitsushima Hikari (Woman)
Best child actor: Suzuki Rio (Woman)
Best couple: ---
Best supporting actor: Matsuda Ryuhei (Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi, Amachan)
Best supporting actress: Koizumi Kyoko (Amachan)
Best newcomer: Fukushi Sota (Amachan), Matsuoka Mayu (Amachan, Saito-san 2)
Best theme song: Amachan Opening Song, VOICE-Androp (Woman)
Best OST: Amachan
Best bromance: Tada- Gyoooten (Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi)
Best sismance: Aki-Yui (Amachan)

Too few space for my picks LOL

Best overall Jdrama: Amachan
Best movie: Ore Ore
Best drama SP: Kaibutsu (the one with Koichi Sato), Aruku Aruku Aruku
Best romantic comedy: ---
Best comedy: Amachan
Best romance: Itazura no Kiss in Tokyo
Best action/thriller drama: Akuryo Byoto
Best medical drama: ---
Best school drama: Kasuka no Kanojo (haven't watch this one though, but this year's school dramas are crap)
Best mystery/detective drama: Kogure Shanshikan
Best family drama: Saito-san 2
Best culinary drama: Kodoku no Gurume 3

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I personally think the list missed "Best Newcomer" and "Best Culinary Drama" categories

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LOL can't agree more, Take Care of Us Captain is a train wreck. Miss Pilot may never be a masterpiece, but it's barely watchable in my opinion

Yup, the atmosphere they managed to create on the episode did caught my eye, it is definitely the best episode on the show so far. It does getting a bit soapy and obscure (like when one of the students cannot speak English at all LOL) afterwards but still tolerable. And I like that finally they got rid of "gazing to the sky" scene. They also flesh out Oda and Tezuka pretty decently, but alas the lack of characterization of other students disappoints me.

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