How would you react if one day you came home and found a box of money waiting for you? (more…)
February 18, 2011
February 15, 2011
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Live Action)
Sailor Moon holds a special place in the hearts of millions of girls all over the world, mine included. Naoko Takeuchi created the ultimate magical girls manga, which became an anime spanning 200 episodes and a few movies. It is the ultimate guilty pleasure for girls and guys alike. Alongside Dragon Ball Z, the Sailor Scouts helped popularize Japanese animation throughout the globe.
Turning it into a live action program was the obvious next step. (more…)
January 4, 2011
Juui Dolittle
The veterinarians of Japan see themselves as years behind in the animal medicine practice compared to their American and European counterparts. Most doctors find themselves unable to specialize in one particular area of their art but there are some among them who want to change that. Tottori-sensei might be the rudest vet in Tokyo, seemingly only in it for the money, but his skills in the operating room are unrivaled. His classmate, Hanabishi Masaru has a small chain of animal clinics and hosts Pet 1-1-9, a TV program aimed at educating pet owners. (more…)
January 3, 2011
Natsu no Koi wa Nijiiro ni Kagayaku
Second generation actor Kusunoki Taiga (played by Matsumoto Jun) has always lived in the shadow of his father, long time star of one of Japan’s most popular TV dramas. When his father Kotaro suddenly passes away, Taiga sets out to make a name for himself, auditioning for more roles and trying to get away from the variety shows he appears on regularly. He lives with his mother and has an older brother who teaches at the local elementary school, always scouting for the future mother of his children. (more…)
December 7, 2010
My Meri Kurisumasu Soundtrack
‘Tis the season of trees, tinsel and trying to find a spot that isn’t at the furthest end of the mall parking lot. It is also the only time of the year I can vaguely tolerate anything that has to deal with snow. While I bake my shortbread cookies, rum balls and Irish Cream fudge and avoid the drizzly outdoors of Atlanta (which I prefer to the harsh Calgary winters), I like to crank up my favourite Japanese Christmas songs and discover new additions for my growing annual playlist. (more…)
November 30, 2010
Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
If high school life in Japan is as entertaining as all their TV shows focusing on it, it’s just one more reason I wish I grew up there. (more…)
October 1, 2010
Zettai Reido
Aya Ueto tackles a more serious role as a rookie detective working cold case files. (more…)
September 24, 2010
Untouchable
Once a reporter at one of the best newspapers in Japan, Narumi Ryoko now works for a third rate tabloid newspaper with a bad reputation. But Ryoko doesn’t plan on writing trash. When an anonymous fax comes to the Untouchable Weekly office, Ryoko sees this as an opportunity to get back in the game and reclaim her former position. The fax is but the first step as Ryoko discovers there is someone pulling the strings behind some of the largest scams, schemes and murders in Japan. (more…)
September 21, 2010
Gakeppuchi no Eri
Based (very loosely) on the life of manga-ka Reiko Saibara and her essay Kono Yo de Ichiban Daiji na ‘Kane’ no Hanashi (more…)
July 31, 2010
Shinzanmono
In the quiet district of Kodenma, secrets and lies begin to surface as the police investigate the murder of a woman who’d recently moved to the area. Mineko Mitsui is found strangled to death in her apartment with very few clues to aid the police; one is a button found on the floor, another a box of sweets from a bakery. (more…)