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…)

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…)

July 31, 2010

Shinzanmono

Filed under: Japanophile — Tags: , , , , , , — Yukino @ 9:52 PM

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…)

May 20, 2009

Hana Yori Dango

Makino Tsukushi’s parents work hard so that they can send her to Eitoku Gakuen, a school she was inspired to attend after hearing one of it’s graduates speak when she was in middle school. They are not a rich family, Makino has no flashy designer accessories and doesn’t have a driver dropping her off at school every day. She brings home made lunches and generally stays out of the way of all the wealthy kids who completely outnumber her. (more…)

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