The Shape of Voice

Konbanwa~

On this fine Sunday evening I’ll be reviewing a shounen oneshot called Koe no Kitachi by Ooima Yoshitoki. Soon after being published it won the 80^th Weekly Shounen Magazine Newbie Best Mangaka Award and has been on my reading list for quite some time. Today I finally read it and I can see why it won. Its an impressive slice of life, dramatic but still down to earth, and the art is rough but realistic, I think it really brings out the ugliness of many of the characters. Lets begin with the summary:

Shouya Ishida is the primary protagonist in this story and Shouko Nishimiya has just transferred into his class. When asked to introduce herself, she pulls out a notebook and begins writing. She explains that she’s deaf and that they can use this notebook to communicate with her. Though most of the class tries to get a long with her, Shouya straight out hates her, finding her creepy and annoyed by how she “slows everyone down”. Soon the rest of the class starts to feel the same and he leads them as they terrorize her day after day, the teacher turning a blind eye because he’s of his choleric attitude towards her. The optimistic Shouko who had been eager to make friends now constantly apologizes for her disability, and eventually Shouya learns this.

For some reason I found this scene really
beautiful

The story is very serious and it’s heartbreaking watch a group of brats torment this young girl, a young girl who just wanted to make friends and have fun like everyone else. They’re bullying is quite vicious and you know its not that exaggerated. Students and teachers bullies are cruel and much too common in the United States (mainly in the middle states, its not too common in the coastal states). Its also pitiful, but also karma, when Shouya realizes how bad and worthless his "friends" were.But its also heartwarming watching Shouya mature, watching him repent for his cruelty. 

Apparently this oneshot is going to be serialized, chapter one of it has already been scanlated. I hope that it'll give more on Shouko's perspective, I really liked her. Despite being bullied, she always tried to be kind, she always treated others the way she wanted to be treated. I’ll review it after the first volume comes out. That’s all for now, bye-bye

~Nadeshiko-chan

At Nishiki-kun's Mercy ~ Snake on the Love

Chi and Nishik i~ Hamster and Snake

Konnichiwa~

Sorry I didn’t post last week, I was pretty stressed and sort of just forgot about my post deadlines. But I’m posting now and reviewing a cute and a tolerably  cliché 2013 shoujo manga called Nishiki-kun no Nasugamama by Shiraishi Yuki. It only one volume, the series complete in Japan and I think it just needs one more chapter for it to be completely scanlated. Let’s begin:

Chika “Chii” Konomi is a very timid and small girl, she’s like a hamster. Since primary school, she hasn’t had any friends. Why? Because she’s always be monopolized by Ikumi Nishiki, a childish and spoiled rich boy. When he’s around, she feels like she has to take care of him and often feels trapped, like he’s the snake coiling around her, the hamster. She decided to attend different high school from him, hoping to finally escape and have a normal high school life, but on the first day he arrives, buys the seat next to her with a suitcase of money, and has her feed him eggrolls during lunch. Chii wants to escape from his grasp, but once he distances himself, she feels oddly lonely. And soon she can’t help but notice that her heart races when she’s with him.

The romance is very cute, I really love it when the male lead is a possessive lover, a rather innocent possessive lover in this case, which is I found interesting since most possessive lovers’ are usually experienced when it comes to dating. He’s handsome, loving, his actions are charming, and I feel like some of his lines will make any girl swoon. But adorable as this manga is, it still has the fault that most one volume mangas have: lack of development.

Nishiki loves Chii and always wants
to be by her side,  he wants to be
the closet one to her, and to
monopolize her attention, which is
pretty cute

Chii does start making friends, but her life is heavily centered around Nishiki and their love. I love romances, but I don’t like seeing only one aspect of someone’s life. We never see Chii or Nishiki make friendships or other human connections. I personally find that little bland. Chii is also pretty generic as a female lead. As much as I like her and find her cute, she’s still a typical timid and shy shoujo girl who can’t do too much on her own. I felt we saw Nishiki grow a little as he learned about love and taking care of Chii instead of having her take care of him, but we don’t really see Chii grow at all. We just see her realize that she likes Nishiki.

But despite that, I really enjoyed reading this manga and I can’t wait for the finally chapter. Its not the best character development around, but couple is charming and their interactions are adorable. That's all for now, sorry again for missing my post and for posting so late today. Goodnight

~Nadeshiko-chan

Orange Marmalade

Konnichiwa~

Today I’ll be reviewing a webtoon called Orange Marmalade by Seok Woo. The series is ongoing in Korea with 105 chapters, 104 of which have been scanlated. Its actually a weekly series, a new chapter coming out in Korea and one being translated every week. Though the author has taken several breaks since the series began in 2011, which can be very frustrating. But lately the series has been pretty steady in releasing. Anyway, lets begin:

The story takes place in a  society where vampire exist, but they live like normal humans do. They go to school, they get jobs, they get married, and they have kids. The only thing that makes them different from humans is that they’re hematophagous, meaning that they drink blood. They don’t drink human blood though, they drink pigs' blood. They don’t drink human blood and they aren’t any different from humans, but they’re treated like outcasts. If someone discovers you’re a vampire, you’re attacked and abused, you either have to flee or be sent away. Because of this, vampires in this world do their best in pretending to be human and that’s exactly what Ma Ri Baek is doing. Ma Ri and her family have already been driven away from several neighborhoods, so she hopes that they can finally settle down. Believing all humans will fear and hate her, she distances herself form the rest of the school, gaining the reputation of being an ice queen. Then one day, half-sleep on the train, she’s attracted to the scent of Jae Min Jung’s blood and nips his neck. Now Jae Min hates being touched by girls and in general finds girls annoying, so he immediately confronts her at school. Ma Ri remains relatively calm, telling him sorry, lets just forget about it. But Jae Min can’t forget. Because of the incident, he noticed Ma Ri and he begin falling for her. But Ma Ri isn’t interested in dating a human that could betray her as soon as they realize she’s a vampire. She's also not interested in becoming friends with the energetic Soo Ri, but she’s determined to get close her no matter what Ma Ri says. How is this distrusting vampire going to react to these two pesters?

This is my favorite webtoon: Ma Ri undergoes a lot of character growth, she stops running away and try to enjoy life. You also see other characters like Soo Ri realize how ignorant and prejudice they’ve been, how

vampire really aren’t any different from humans. At times it feels like Ma Ri’s living during the Civil Rights movements, meeting those who are either accepting, tolerant, or “racist”. Her romance with Jae Min is really adorable, I love it when guys are very direct about their feelings. The misunderstandings and complications will keep you interested and sitting at the edge of your seat. But as much as I like this webtoon, there are many aspects about that frustrate me. The problems often repeat themselves; you’ve think Ma Ri has made progress or decided what to do, but she ends up doing the exact same thing for another 8 chapters. The character growth is as wonderful as it is terrible. She goes very slow and makes poor decision that don’t seem to match what she’s been thinking about or her experiences so far. Jae Min makes some pretty stupid descions as well, but I believe they are justified considering his past and trauma and the fact that he’s made reasonable progress after making the mistake. Other than this frustrating and slow pace at times, I think it’s a great webtoon worth reading. I especially love Si Hoo Han who brings a very interesting perspective when it comes to vampire discrimination. That’s all for today, bye-bye

~Nadeshiko-chan

ARISA

Arisa and Tsubasa

Konbanwa~

Today I’ll be reviewing the shoujo manga ARISA by Ando Natsumi. The manga is 12 volumes in Japan and has been completely scanlated. Lets begin:

The heroine of this mystery story is the bold, brash, and tomboyish Tsubasa whose often mistaken for a delinquent because of bleached blonde hair and tough attitude. Poor Tsubasa died her hair because she thought it be cute and dreams of being a normal school girls who goes to cute little shops with her friends. Anyway, her parents divorced when she was rather young and she was separated from her twin sister Arisa, who went to live with their mom while Tsubasa stayed with their father. They communicate through letters and one day, Arisa invites her sister to come sleep over. Things seem to be going well, until Tsubasa witnesses Arisa’s sudden suicide attempt. She is shocked, having formed this idea that her gentler sister led a joyful and peaceful school life. She wants to know what drove her sister’s desire to end her life, but since she’s in a coma, Tsubasa decides to take her place at school and find out for herself. She soon discovers that on Friday, during free period, Arisa’s class send their wishes to a mysterious figure known as KING.  The mighty KING will only grant one wish weekly and often uses violence to grant it. Also, if someone angers the KING, the class will make sure to erase their existence; ignoring them, throwing garbage on their desks, and other vicious forms of bullying until they finally leave school.. Tsubasa becomes determined to stop the KING and find out who it is, hoping that this will save Arisa since he may be the reason of her attempted suicide. She soon partner ups with one of Arisa’s classmates, Akira Manabe, who also wants to stop the KING and their violent, unjust methods.

The KING manipulates the class, is able to use others as a chess piece to get what it wants, them easily tosses them aside. And the psychological effects they have on the class is frightening.

The story overall doesn’t have much romance, but there is some here and there. The mystery and action itself

Manabe

is entertaining. Even when you know who the KING is, its difficult to understand their motives, goal, and plan. And though Tsubasa isn’t the smartest, she makes progress following her instincts and is brave to face the cruel KING, is determined enough to protect others. Sure sometimes she does fall into the KING’s trap, but she always manages to make up for it, to learn her lesson so that it doesn’t happen again. Something I particularly liked about this manga is the psychological aspect, how the KING affects the class, why characters do what they do. Inferiority complexes, loneliness, twisted love: the mangaka shows you how it developed inside a character and in some cases, how it drove them to near madness. There isn’t much romance in the manga, though Tsubasa does “fall in love” it was more like she was being manipulated. I do enjoy the relationship between Tsubasa and Manabe: they’re partners who take care of each and watch each other’s back. It’s a wonderful friendship and probably could’ve been a great romance, but they never get to that point. Its implied that Manabe has feelings for Tsubasa, but we don’t really know how she feels. I wouldn’t really call it a romance manga, its more about the malpratices of the KING and how Tsubasa wants to stop them. So I recommend reading this manga and seeing Tsubasa’s battle against the cunning and twisted KING.

~Nadeshiko-chan

Proposal Daisakusen/ Operation Love Japanese Version Review

                Hello, it’s Ms. Lee Min Ho; so todays review will be the Japanese Drama Proposal Daisakusen also known as Operation Love. The drama came out on April 16, 2007 and ended on June 25, 2007. It has 11 episodes and one special that came out a year later. It was also remade into a Korean drama in 2012 which I haven’t seen but will see later on and I hope is as good as the original one. I really adored this drama I couldn’t get enough of it.

                Ken Iwase and Rei Yoshida have been best friends since elementary school. They have always had feelings for each other but could never tell one another how they felt. Now its 2007 and Rei Yoshida is getting married to another man and Ken Iwase starts regretted not confessing his feelings soon enough. But, then he gets a chance or more than one to go back to the past and try to make Rei his. He is able to do this because of one important person which is his own fairy Yousei. Is Iwase able to change the future so Yoshida and him could be together or is he always too late?

      I really enjoyed this drama and can’t stop thinking about it. I wish it was a manga I really want to read it ahhhh. The main reason I watched this drama was because Tomohisa who plays Ken Iwase is in it and I am a fan of his but at the end I started to like the story line. But, what really got in my nerves was that he kept on going back to the past but was never able to change anything between him and Rei Yoshida played by Masami Nagasawa. He was able to change the future for his two best friends Eri Oku played by Nana Eikura and Tsurumi Hisashi played by Gaku Hamada. Even, when Ken went back to the past he was able to ask her on a date, kiss her, or show her that he truly cares for her but their future never changed and I got so irritated. But, then it was because Yoshida was the one who was too scared to change things between them she always waited for Ken to make a move which he did many times but she was the one who never opened her eyes to realize the one she loved was in front of her confessing his feelings to her. I guess she was just too scared to ruin their friendship which is understandable but at the end you are just hurting each other and are making things tougher. I suffered so much with this drama which I love and there was a point in the drama which I hated Yoshida because she started dating Tetsuya Tada played by Naohito Fujika and starts to tell Ken that she had a crush on him but is now happy with Tada and other stuff with a huge smile on her face. You could see all the pain on Iwase’s face and I was just thinking how she could be so cruel to tell him all of this and see his suffering face. At, that point Iwase tried his best on trying to confess to Rei by kissing her and asking her on a date which she just totally ignored. I was so heartbroken and so mad. Then the most painful scaring part of the drama was when Tada asked Yoshida to marry him she said she would think about it and tell him over dinner. Iwase talks to her to tell her not to marry him because he loves her and he had always loved her. Then she goes on telling him he never understood anything and other cruel stuff. I was just thinking that she was a big BITCH at that point. She was the one who doesn’t understand and realize that she truly loves him not the other guy; all he has done for you and you are just going to ignore him and marry someone else without caring about his feeling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Errrr it got me so mad and I just had so many emotions by then I just wanted to grab her, shake her, and tell her she was making a big mistake I couldn’t take seeing him so heartbroken like that. That’s all I am going to say I said far too much many more things happen this sounded more like a rant but it’s a good rant I loved these parts but I just needed to get my feelings out. This drama had many cute things about it and you truly see how hard Ken wants to get Yoshida back and I love that. I also saw the SP which really isn’t about the main characters is about their two best friends who were about to get married but then Oku leaves on the wedding day thinking that Hisashi was cheating on her but at the end he was just doing something so cute. This is one of the few dramas that ended perfectly and they actually kissed at the end which for some reason dramas can’t do that!!!!! The best ending I have seen in a romance.

                I give this drama a 9.5 out of 10 monohorns because I got aggravated on how he went to the past so many times and it barely changed anything but I guess at the end he realized something. But, overall this drama was amazing I couldn’t get enough of it and I recommended it to anyone who wants romance. It also has the best ending I have ever seen in a romance drama. That’s all I have to say please check out my previous post which is about School 2013. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

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The best ending I have ever seen in a drama is this one and I also liked Coffee Prince ending. Ooo ya and Hana Yori Dango.

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School 2013 Review

                Hey, it’s Ms. Lee Min Ho; so todays review is going to be about the Korean Drama School 2013. The show came out on December 3, 2012 and ended on January 28, 2013. It has 16 episodes and each one is more than an hour long. This drama has awesome Bromance and some Sismance hahaha which I loved so much.

                Seungri Hich School is the lowest ranked school in Seoul. All the teachers their lost faith in their students but only one teacher knows that her students have the ability to improve the teacher is Jung In-Jae. She is a very sweet person, really cares for her students, and would do really anything for them. Then a new teacher decides to enter the school he is a very famous tutor and was forced to enter as a teacher because of the principle of that school. He and Jung In-Jae work together but he doesn’t care less about the students. He sees how much Jung In-Jae cares and that starts to motivate him to care a little more about the students. This drama also follows the problems that the students have such as Ko Nam-Soon who doesn’t really care about school but then meets an old enemy or maybe friend from middle school who changes him. Song Ha-Gyung who really cares about getting into the best universities and would do anything to get into one and maybe ruin her friendship with her best friend. Kwak Jung-Wook who is the bad boy of the school and would even hit his teacher; will he change?

                I enjoyed this drama so much. I first didn’t want to see it because I thought it was just going to be another drama in which the teacher changes the whole school to do better but it wasn’t really like that. What I loved most about this drama was the bromance it had between the characters. Especially the bromance with Ko Nam-Soon played by Lee Jong-Suk and Park Heung-Soo played by Kim Woo-Bin. Their Bromance was so freaking cute and Ko Nam-Soon would really do anything thing to make Park happy and maybe even give up school for him. There were scenes in which they both cried which was the sweetest thing ever I wish guys would actually be like that with each other and not care what others think. I absolutely loved the teachers which were Jung In-Jae played by Jang Na-Ra and Kang Se-Chan played by Daniel Choi. They were amazing Jung In-Jae was like a little Bambie she was just so cute. I loved that she would never quit on the students and would give up everything for them.  Se-Chan I didn’t care for at first but then you get to know him better and get to know some bits of his past which really made me understand him and made me understand why he acted like he didn’t really care about the students, he was just an amazing character. My favorite character was Kim Min-Ki played by Choi Chang-Yub I just thought he was so endearing and I felt bad for him because he was just doing what his mother wanted but felt that he was being controlled. You really get to see many sides from him and I cried in many parts he had. I really got attached with his character. I have so many things to say about this drama but I don’t have that much time but everyone needs to see this show it’s incredible. I usually don’t like dramas without romance but I couldn’t stop watching this one which only had bromance but I prefer the bromance instead of the usually romance hahha. But, I also liked that we really go to know all the characters, see what they have to go through and see the reasons why they act the way they do. Loved this drama just cants express how awesome it was.

                I give it a 10 out of 10 monohorns because it was perfect and there isn’t anything that bugged me or I hated it. I just love everything about it and have no complains. If you want to see a high school and Bromance drama this is it for you and even if you don’t want to see something like this WATCH IT!!!!!! Thanks for reading my post check out my previous one which was about CNBlue Lady MV. BYE!!

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Hana Kimi Remake Review

                Hello it’s Ms. Lee Min Ho; so I’m super excited because Infinite is coming out with a min album called Destiny and I just can’t wait for it!!!! Today’s review is going to be about a Japanese drama called Hana Kimi remake. It is related to Hana Kimi and To the Beautiful you who they are all based on the same manga named Hana Kimi.  The drama came out on July 10 and ended on September 18, 2011. It has 16 episodes and they were all less than an hour long. I prefer this version of Hana Kimi more than the other ones i felt more connected to the characters.

                Mizuki Ashiya movies to japan and ends up going to an all boy school which means she has to pretend to be a boy. The main reason she does this because she wants Izumi Sano to jump again and she wants to be with him while he is facing this hard time. She is doing this because as she was a high school student in California she actually meet him there and he told her something that has always made her feel better during her hard times so she wants to pay him back. But what will happen when everyone finds out that she is a girl?

                I was hesitant on seeing this version of the drama because I hated the first version even though I loved Ikuta Toma’s character in it. But, I ended up loving this drama even more then the Korean version because I felt that in this we get closer to all the characters and got to know them better.  I didn’t like Shuichi Nakatsu played by Shohei Miura as much as I thought I would because I always end up really liking that character; I started caring for him more towards the end though. I think my overall favorite character was Minami Nanba played by Ren Kiriyama I just felt that he was very mature and that he truly cared about everyone. He always had something good to say and made people feel better. My second favorite character was Taiki Kayashimi played by Tomo Yanagishita I don’t really know why I ended up liking him I think mostly because he was always there for Mizuki Ashiya played by Atsuko Maeda. Mizuki Ashiya did an amazing job she really did remind me of the original girl who played her character in the first Hana Kimi she was so adorable. But, again she looked too much of a girl; these guys are freaking idiots not to notice that she is actually a girl. Izumi Sano played by Aoi Nakamura did a great job he really reminded me of Minho who played his character but the Korean version. Oooo and I also thought Ren Kiriyama looked so much like Hiro Mizushima who played the same character as Kiriyama in the first version. I liked that in this Hana Kimi when they had to pick a guy to dress up like a girl they did pick

Ashiya to dress up like a girl but in the end she didn’t dress up like a girl. I felt that the creator thought about it that if she actually dresses like a girl her secret would have been found out by everyone. The overall drama was great and I loved it. We got to see the soft side of many of the character wish I adored.

                I give this drama a 8 out of 10 monohorns because how could a school full of boys not figure out that a girl is living with them.  I know it’s a gender bender drama but it should have been obvious that she is a girl. But I really enjoyed it and I loved how we got to know the character very well in this version of the drama and not just the 2 main characters. If you want a gender bender, school life, and romance this drama is it. Thanks for reading my post please go check out my last post which was about To the Beautiful You.

Question of the day: Which of these 3 versions of Hana Kimi did you enjoy the most? Please leave a comment answering this question and your opinions of this drama

Sorry couldn't find a good trailer.

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To the Beautiful You Review

                Hey it Ms. Lee Min Ho, todays review is the Korean version of Hana Kimi. It is called To the Beautiful You it came out on August 15, 2012 through October 4, 2012 and it has 16 episodes; each of the eps is about more than 60 minutes. The whole Hana Kimi serious is based on a manga with the same name. I liked this version better then the first Hana Kimi version.

                Koo Jae-Hee favorite high jumper Tae-Joon stopped jumping from an injury he ended up getting. She decides to apply to an all boy school that Tae-Joon goes to. She ends up going to that school trying to help him jump again. She gets really close to all the guys and she starts feeling bad for keeping that she is a girl a secret. What will happen when everyone discovers that she is a boy?

                The drama was good I didn’t fall in love with it though. I felt that it was super adorable and cute. Minho who plays Kang Tae- Joon and who is also from shine fit the role super wheel. He does seem like a very serious person in real life so I’m pretty sure that it wasn’t too hard for him to do the role. Koo Jae-Hee who is played by Sulli from F(x) was just super girlish and didn’t fit the role too much. She just looked too much like a girl to even be seen as a guy and acted to cute as well; the makers of the drama should have gotten more of a manlish girl in my opinion. But, overall her acting wasn’t too bad and I did like it. But, my overall favorite character was Cha Eun-Gyeol played by Lee Hyun-Woo. I feel in love with his character usually I hate cute type of guys but it was just too hard not to like him. I felt really bad for him because he really did care for Jae-Hee and would do really anything for her. There was this part in the drama were he images how married life would be with her but he obviously thinks that she is a guy and I thought that part was so funny and delightful. Then their kid comes and asks him which daddy did he come out from hahhahaha I love that part. But, there was this episode in which the guys have to dress up like girls for a competition and Koo was picked to dress like a girl. When she was all dressed up I thought how stupid must these boys be not to realize that she is a girl and it really got in my nervous but I just went with the flow and ignored it. But, I really did like this drama and I enjoyed it. I felt that the ending and the whole drama was better than the first Japanese version of the drama. I really liked the dorms they had they looked so modern I want to go to a school like that.

                I give this drama a 8 out of 10 monohorns I give it this rating because I felt that Sullie was just to of a girl for gender benders and could have picked a more boyish girl like Amber who is in the same kpop group. This drama was very adorable and enjoyable. If you want a school life, gender bender, and romance type of drama this is for you. I wished that the group Shinee would have guest starred in the drama it would have been really exciting and I would have freaked out. Thanks for reading my post check out my last review which was Hana Kimi.

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Honey and Clover Review

Hello, so todays review is going to be about Honey and Clover. This is a Japanese Drama and it was created on January 8^th, 2008 and it ended on March 18, 2008. It has 11 episodes and each one is more than 40 minutes long. It is based on  Manga which was made into a anime, then movie and now drama with the same name. This drama was very enjoyable and simple overall.  

                Honey and Clover is based on 5 college students. Takemoto Yuta feel in love as soon as he saw the new art student of his school Hanamoto Hagumi. She immediately became friends with him and his 3 other friends which are Yamada Ayumi, Mayama Takumi, and Morita Shinobu. Many unexpected things happen through this drama and you get to see what ups and downs the 5 students must go through.

                The drama was a very simple it really just talked about 5 college students figuring out what they want to do in the future. My favorite character was Takemoto Yuta played by Ikuta Toma I thought he was very adorable and I felt so bad for because he liked Hanamoto Hagumi played by Narumi Riko. I felt bad because she ended up falling for Morita Shinobu played by Narimiya Hiroki. I was so mad that she fell for him because I was hoping that Yuta and she would together. I got so annoyed with Mayama Takumi because he was inlove with Teshigawara Miwako who is played by Takizawa Saori and her husband actually died.  Takumi follows her like a lost puppy and doesn’t leave her alone. I just get so annoyed because he doesn’t realize how much Yamada Ayumi played by Harada Natsuki actually loves him. I know that he can’t force himself to love her but he makes her go through so much pain I feel that he just doesn’t care what she goes through and it really irritates me. Instead, he prefers going after a widow who still loves her husband and might or might not like Shinobu back so it gets so bothersome. I really liked the episodes in which Yuta decides to travel nonstop with his bicycle because at that point he has no idea what he wants to do in life. The only reason he has stayed motivated was because of a note that Hagumi wrote for him. I just really liked that afterwards he knew what he wanted to do and he was more confident. Afterwards, he also got the guts to confess to Hagumi even though he knew that she doesn’t have the same feeling towards him. This drama was just so wonderful I first I hesitated on watching it because I thought it was going to be boring. I thought it was going to be dull because it was just about high school students but no I ended up really liking it. The main reason I watched this drama was because I found out that Ikuta Toma was in it but at the end I adored it so much. It was more than just college students it was about the troubles they went through, the heartbreaks, no knowing what they want to do in the future, and it just faced everything that many young people go through in one point of their lives.

                I give this drama an 8.9 out of 10 not exactly a 9 because I felt that it was to short and should have been longer. Also, because the people I wished ended up together didn’t end up with each other which really got me annoyed. But, if you want romance and school life I totally recommend this drama for you. Thanks so much for reading my post check out my last post which was about my top 15 kpop songs /MVs of January through June.

Question of the day: Which drama did you have low expectations for but ended up loving? Please leave a comment answering this question as well as your opinions on this drama. THANKS!!!!

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Asuko March Review

                Hey so today I’m going to review

Asuko March. This is a Japanese drama it started on April 24, 2011 through July 3, 2011. It is based on a manga with the same name as the show and the show is about 50 minutes long and only has 9 episodes. I really enjoyed this drama more than I thought I would.

                Nao Yoshino is entering high school and entered and technical high school called Asuko. She entered this school after failing her entrance exam to an all-girl school which she always wished to enter. She lives with her grandfather and he always told her how amazing the school Asuko was but never told her that it was an all-boys school. She and another 2 girls were the only girls in that school but one ended up leaving so it was only 2 girls left. As she enters the school she hates it and all the boys around her end up disliking her. But, throughout the drama you see her getting use to the school and getting to know amazing people and maybe falling in love.

                When I started this drama I thought I was going to hate it because one girl in a all-boys school; it didn’t sound too good for me. I thought that this drama was just going to be perverted and the acting was just going to be exaggerated but I was so wrong. The drama was just so amazing and I really ended up liking it. What I really liked was that at the end Nao Yoshino played by Emi Takei actually got a long with all the guys and she started to really befriend them but then when all the guys found out that she was going to transfer they got mad at her. They started accepting the idea of her moving especially after realizing that she was  a really good person they were just upset that she was moving and thought that she was going to forget about them but then they started to want the best for her. One of my favorite characters was Makoto Tamaki played by Kento Kaku at first he was kind of annoying because he really disliked Nao Yoshino because he knew that she didn’t want to be in the school and he just saw her as more of a bother. But, he started to fall for her because he noticed that she really did care for others. I was hoping so much that Nao Yoshino was going to like him as well and it did seem in the begin that she started liking him but stuff happened . Then there is also Yujin Yokoyama played by Tori Matsuzaka who was a host and Noa Yoshino ended up liking him especially that they almost kissed the first time that they meet. My second favorite character was Satomi Hirose played by Takuya Ishida. The reason I really liked him was that he looks like a super strong guy but he was so gentle and he really liked Momo Aizawa played by Ayame Gouriki who was the second girl in school. He made a music box for her which I thought was the cutest thing ever but she was such a jerk and just made fun of his gift. I got tremendously mad and I got so frustrated; he ended up breaking the box and Nao Yoshino was so nice and rebuilt thebox for him I really liked those episodes. The character I hated the most was Momo she was so annoying the only reason she was in that school was to slut around with the guys and wanted the guys to make her feel pretty and also because she was bullied by other girls in her middle school. Yoshino tried making friends with her and treated her nice but Aizawa was such a bitch and just treated her rudely. Over all I really enjoyed this drama but the only thing I didn’t like was that Nao Yoshino always did everything right I felt that she should have done one thing wrong so she wouldn’t look super perfect and so people could see that she is an unperfected person and she can’t fix every problem that comes her way.

                I give this drama an 8 out of 10 monohorns. I give it this rating because Aizawa was able to fix all her problems and everyone else’s which I felt that they should have just added one episode in which she knew should couldn’t fix that problem but everyone still accepted her. I know it sounds odd but I hate perfect characters that could fix every problem.  I also wish that she ended up liking Tamaki because you could see throughout the episodes that he really cared about her and I just feel in love with him. But I do recommend this drama to anybody who really wants to see something about friendship, love, and one girl in an all-boys school. Please leave a comment answering this question: What are your favorite Japanese dramas?. Thanks and bye!!!!! and please leave a comment about your opinion on this drama thanks ones again.

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http://www.gooddrama.net/japanese-drama/asuko-march

Answer Me 1997 review

                Hello I am back with another review about a Korean Drama called Answer Me 1997. This show came out in July 24, 2012 through Sep 18, 2012. The length of every episode is about 40-50 minutes and it has only has 16 episodes.

                Answer Me 1997 is based on 6 former high school students. They all go back to their high school reunion and just meet up with all of their past classmates. The drama goes from the present back to the past to 1997 were they are remembering their high school years. The drama is mainly based on Sung Shi Won who is a major H.O.T fan girl. Yoon Yoon Jae is her childhood friend who starts to have a big crush on her but she doesn't really realize it. Yoon Yoon Jea has an older brother Yoon Tae Woong he was to get married to Sung Shi Won’s older sister but many things happen.  Mo Yoo Jung is Shi Won's best friend and she ends up liking the enemy of the group H.O.T and ends up liking the new boy in school who is kind of shy around girls and who sells pornography to his classmates his name is Do Hak Chan. Kang Joon Hee is gay and he has a secret crush on Yoon Yoon Jae. Lastly Lee Shi Un who just really wants a girlfriend and doesn't really care about school. So, in the whole drama we see the ups and downs of their friendships and relationships and see them grow up until their present life.

                I loved this drama it was really wonderful. At, first I was really hesitant to watch it, it just didn’t seem good and I just thought they it was going to be a suicidal type of drama and it was going to be really depressing. But, after watching it, it was totally the opposite of what I thought. It had many funny and sad moments. I loved how Shi Won who is played by Jung Eun Ji who is from the kpop group A Pink and in the show is a big fan girl. I felt that many kpop lovers who freak out for their favorite groups could relate to her. The thing that made it amusing was that she was a sengsang fan which is a crazy stalker fan. She cut herself to write a letter for Tony with her own blood and she also stayed many nights outside of Tony’s house waiting for him.  I felt bad for Yoon Yoon Jae who is played by Seo  In Guk because he was always bullied and made fun of by Shi Won and he was practically in love with her but she was so oblivious to it. I felt that she had the same feelings for him too but she never really realized it. My favorite character was Joon Hee who is played by Hoya who is from the kpop group Infinite he was gay but no one really realized it until the end and he had unrequired love for Yoon Jea. He had to suffer a lot seeing his love being in love one of his closest friends.  I really liked the couple of Do Hak Chan who is played by Eun Ji Won who was in a really famous kpop group in the 90s called Sechs Kies and Bang Sung Jae played by Lee Shi Un. There is a scene were Shi Un is crying in the bus then Hak Chan appears and consoles her awkwardly but it’s very cute. The only thing that I did have a problem with is with Yoon Jae’s older brother who was after Shi Won and that really creeped me out and got on my nervous.

                I give this drama a 9 out of 10 monohorns. The reason I don’t give it a perfect score is that the older brother liking his younger brothers love and actually going after her really got in my nervous. I wish the drama didn't add that. I felt that they could have done it with another guy who wasn't Yoon Yoon Jae’s older brother who also wasn't a teacher when they were in high school. But, I really loved the rest it really did have some serious moments with the older brother and I also liked that they made many references to the 90s. I feel that anyone would like this especially if you want something humorous with some romance. That’s all I need to say see you next time. Please check out my previous blog which was about   Boku to Kanojo no XXX. BYE!

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http://www.dramafever.com/drama/4137/1/Answer_Me_1997/?ap=1

1 Liter of Tears Review

                Hello this is Ms. Lee Minho. I am a big Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese drama fan. I also love Kpop. By my nickname you can see that I’m a big fan of Lee Minho he came out in my favorite and first drama ever which is boys over flower. So, basically every Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays I will be blogging about dramas, Kpop, and Korean and Japanese movies.  So today I decided to review a Japanese drama named 1 Liter of Tears. It first came out in October 11, 2005 in Japan and ended in December 20, 2005. The Drama is about 40 through 50 minutes long each episode.  It is going to be hard to really give a good summary because it’s such a good drama and I don’t really want to give spoilers which I might accidently.

                1 Liter of Tears is based on a true story about Ikeuchi Aya. She finds out during her first year of high school that she got a disease that is not curable at all which is called cerebellum of the brain. This disease takes over her body slowly to the point that she can’t walk, talk, and move.  In the drama you see her ups and down and how her family must deal with it especially her mom. You also see her love life in this drama and how she has to deal with that.

                The actors of the drama are just incredibly talented especially Sawajiri Erika who plays Ikeuchi Aya. She just plays the main character so amazingly when she is in pain and crying you are in pain and crying with her. When she is happy and laughing you are happy and laughing with her. I am pretty sure this was a tuff role for her to play but she just does such a great job words can’t even express how astonishing she did. The mom who was played by Yakushimaru Hiroko was just so great as the mom. She shows the audience that at the end of the day mothers are really important because they are the ones beside you feeling your pain and trying to make you feel happy. I saw some of my mom in her as well the way she never quit reminded me of my mom.  The Last actor who made a great impact on me was Nishikido Ryo who plays the role of Asou Haruto. In every episode I started falling in love with him more each time. His personality towards the beginning was kind of cold hearted but you can see the affect that Ikeuchi Aya starts having on him over time. He is one of the people besides her family who really cares for her and would do anything and that’s just what got my heart. I can’t say more because then I will ruin the romance for the drama. Take in mind when you guys see the drama that this is based on a true story but some parts like the romance were not really part of her experience with the disease.  The rest of the cast did so amazing as well. So many parts of the drama got me so mad, sad, and happy.

                I give this drama a 10 out of 10 monohorns. It couldn’t have gotten better than it did. This drama makes you cheerful when you see her excited about entering high school and excited about liking someone. It gets you angry when you see how she is treated by her class mates and by the public just because she has something she can’t stop or control. It gets you sad seeing her wanting a better life asking why she is the one who got the disease. Seeing her mom and dad trying their best to make her happy and make her feel like normal. I seriously cried at the end of every episode especially that at the end they showed picture of the real Ikeuchi Aya and having to see how she was before and after the disease. If you want a heart touching drama and a really sad one I would recommend this one. I think even if you don’t want to see this drama you should still watch it because many people have to realize how people who get sick with anything how much they have to suffer and go through. This drama makes you see the world through her shoes. I want more international people to see this drama because more people need to know about her and others like her. There is also a book which the drama is based on I recommend everyone to read it hopefully if I am able to find it myself and be able to read it. So, please watch this drama it’s just so remarkable. This was my first blog in this channel I hope you guys enjoyed see you Tuesday with a new one. BYE!!!!

Trailer (Closet i could find to a real trailer):

Watch drama here:
http://www.gooddrama.net/japanese-drama/1-litre-of-tears