Taiga recommendations

Daniela Author

Apr 24, 2016 07:56 am

hi! i really love historical dramas especially the korean ones (sageuks). However i'd like to try japanese historical dramas as well.
Can you please recommend must-watch taigas? I browsed through the historical drama list uploaded on the discussion board but i don't know which ones to pick. Which taiga should i not miss? :)

kura2ninja

Apr 25, 2016 10:49 am

Hi, I haven't watched that many taiga dramas, to be honest, but I highly recommend these:

- Yae no Sakura, about a woman who served as a sharpshooter for the Shogunate army in the late Tokugawa era, and eventually became an educator and a nurse during the Meiji era.

- Shinsengumi, which is of course about the famous Shinsengumi. They were a militia of Shogunate loyalists who served as some sort of police force in Kyoto.

Daniela Author

Apr 25, 2016 12:42 pm

Thank you for replying! The descriptions you gave really caught my interest. I'll definitely watch the dramas you suggested. Thanks again :)

Maeve

Apr 25, 2016 01:52 pm

I would recommend Gunshi Kanbei and Ryoma Den. They are both amazing dramas. Gunshi Kanbei is one of my all time favourite dramas!

Daniela Author

Apr 26, 2016 10:29 am

Will add your suggestions to my watchlist! I heard Ryoma Den is one of the best. I'll take your word for it and check out Gunshi Kanbei too! Thank you! :)

SayItAintSoJoe

Apr 26, 2016 02:22 pm

I've seen

Yae no Sakura
Ryoma Den
Gou
Gunshi Kanbee

and they were all amazing

For your first taiga I would definitely choose Gou. The reason for that is because it is set during the earliest part of history compared to the others, and also if you watch it first then you will still enjoy Gunshi Kanbee, but if you watch Gunshi Kanbee first you might not like Gou as much.