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Tag: 2012

  • A year in dramas (2012).

    A year in dramas (2012).

    This was suuuuuuuuuch a weak year for dramas! Last year had a lot of powerful new dramas (“Soredemo, Ikite Yuku”) and compelling sequels (“JIN 2”), but I knew it was Big Trouble when the winter season rolled around and I just didn’t care for much of anything. Didn’t watch a lot of between spring and summer, but (as usual) I went HAM towards the end of the year. Here’s what I watched:

    Winter
    Shokuzai
    Strawberry Night

    Summer
    Higashino Keigo Mysteries
    Boys on the Run

    Spring
    Kagi no Kakatta Heya
    Kaeru no Ojousama
    Keizoku 2 ~Sho~

    Autumn
    PRICELESS
    Double Face
    Osozaki no Himawari
    Going My Home
    Kekkon Shinai
    Yuusha Yoshihiko to Akuryou no Kagi

    I tried putting everything into superlative categories like “best romance”, “best thriller” and the like, but I don’t actually think I watched enough! Maybe I should change my strategy…

  • First Impressions (Autumn 2012).

    Yes, now we’re getting into the meat and bones! There are a couple of factors I keep in mind when choosing the dramas that I’ll watch: do I like the cast/who am I watching this for? Do I like the sound of the plot? Is it a sequel? Would I subject myself to a crappy story just for the lead? Who’s the screenwriter? Is it just a Johnny vehicle drama? And then, after I’ve watched the first or second episode, do I like it enough to keep going? Things like that.

    I picked a couple quite a few dramas to watch (a grand total of six, which is more than I usually ever keep up with). You can read my pre-watch jitters here, and my first impressions on the first episode(s) after the jump!

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