Completed in 2025

January 2 2025

the people (i) long for more queer media like this and not the annoying cliche BLs/GLs

January 3 2025

a heart warming special but i really wish they explored more. i feel like i barely got to know any of those town people and it already ended :'(

January 6 2025

this could easily be an episode in the main series... and there were so many characters missing

January 6 2025

the cutest series in the universe came back with a special— and it's just as cute as the main series <33 i can't believe this is really the final goodbye to kahoko and hajime. i will miss these characters a lot :')

January 7 2025

ngl the last few eps lost me a little when they introduced the conflict between SK and NK to the plot........... but overall it was still an EPIC drama! i kinda don't want a s2 because i don't want this great work to be ruined by a mediocre sequel. love love love all the characters

January 7 2025

finally a bl with a decent plot. this drama's only flaw is that they cast the two straightest men ever (especially junsei im so sorry) i could barely get into them... 

January 13 2025

finally free from this crap oh my god!!!!! the way i kept placing my hopes and expectations in workpoint tv but they kept betraying me............... atp idk if i hate gmmtv or workpoint more

January 16 2025

idk about you guys but i dont love koreeda that much

January 20 2025

one of the tamer stories in the club friday franchise and therefore it was boring to watch

January 21 2025

god this was such a well written story. i think i cried almost every week because i really went through those days of hell with chiyo. definitely my favorite that i managed to finish!!!! and it's such a love letter not only to acting but scriptwriting as well :') will definitely keep an eye out for this writer's upcoming projects

January 23 2025

this special was just whatever. watchable.

January 25 2025 

if i squint hard enough this is basically BL

January 28 2025

one of the most boring dramas i have watched in my life... not sure i will continue with part 2. this gave me NOTHING 

January 28 2025

tbh i didn't care for any characters other than jin woo... this actually had a lot of potential--a very interesting premise + likeable characters but the writers didn't execute any of the plot points well. 

January 29 2025

my favorite sentai so far. i will carry these characters with me for the rest of my life!

January 30 2025

im convinced korea could make the worst series to ever exist and mdl would still rate it 8+. this was so generic and lazy. the plot played out exactly like 347459854 other emergency service dramas out there i wonder why i even bothered with this one. not to mention the casual normalization of korean's military presence in another country but hey since we're here to protect ~world peace~ it's all fine!

January 31 2025

ngl i kinda liked the messiness of this drama despite the weak writing. i guess change2561 is my vibes...... could do without melanie's constant screaming tho. btw i would make a better time travel she was terrible

February 9 2025

wasn't vibing with the plot at all but i loved the individual characters how does that work? sento the loml. gentoku my nepo baby mwuah. also the way they loved each other they traveled universes together like ok thats next level gayness 

February 10 2025

the first 20 eps was a snoozefest but after disrace came there was a shift in tone and it got good! 

February 12 2025

finally got to watch this drama! honestly would have liked it more if it were a little bit longer but it did what it needed to do. <3 baseball dramas u have never failed me

February 15 2025

a dreadful watch. the main characters are so overly dramatic and for what? lee se young ur acting is way too good for shitty dramas like this one girl please love yourself

February 20 2025

took me two days to finish this lengthy special. the first arc (iemitsu's double) was entertaining. the second part (edo crisis) was a snoozefest. 

March 3 2025

yudai's character was a lovely addition to this special! i just wished he would last a little longer sigh! 

March 11 2025

this show lost me a bit in the middle but the last 3 episodes redeemed itself. the way i would have turned into an animal in that forest oh... gen san

March 16 2025

wish they would get rid of the romance because that added nothing to the story actually ? but the village vibe was so good grrr

March 16 2025

what was this even. im sure i will forget this in like a week

April 4 2025

the most forgettable spin-off award goes to..

April 13 2025

cashgrab to lure in the sentai fans.... well at least yamato and takaharu were really cute so im not mad but this deserved a one hour movie at most, not a 4 ep series

April 13 2025

not to be a basic romance drama watcher but the romance side of this drama is definitely superior.... i was giggling every time sena an dmatohara did something cute. too bad they got drowned in million bs scenarios THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 5 EP DRAMA WITH JUST SCENES OF THEM FALLING IN LOVE

April 13 2025

this spin-off is soooo so cute. i like ep 2 a little bit more than ep 1 purely because of the content, but the addition of akira in ep 1 was really surprising too! wish he had been part of the main drama

April 17 2025

they need to stop casting taka in terrible dramas because hes actually talented ok...

April 17 2025

not condoning the behavior in this drama but im ngl the messiness was very entertaining to watch :x i didnt expect jun's acting to be so good wtf i will be tuning to all of his future works. asahi uhhh i love you but you kinda didn't shine in this drama. -0.5 for that rushed ending but overall love this mwuah

April 26 2025

my first akai series. the leads started off so strong i really thought i found my favorite couple but then they broke up like a million times and by the end of the drama i was so over it. it was DRAINING to watch the character assassination of tomoko </3 wdym the permission to get married became a prize by the end this is so... i kinda had an idea of how cheesy and overdramatic showa dramas could get but this really tested my patience.

April 29 2025

i swear these kids are psychotic............ flirting via spotify playlists, stalking through tiktoks, breaking up on IG, announcing relationship on facebook, apologizing on IG, CONFESSING ON ZOOM CALL..... and the amount of emotional breakdowns in one episode. they need to be admitted to the nearest hospital asap this isnt normal. teh ur no longer the most insane teenager anymore these 4 definitely stole your spot </3

that being said. the mess was very entertaining i enjoyed every second :x :x 

May 8 2025

eps 1 - 6: poetic cinema. some fake looking scenes here and there but overall very well made

eps 7 - 10: snoozefest. i don't care about any of the kids

eps 11-14: slightly better but still a far cry from the first 6 eps

ep 15: perfection again :x they really should have dragged out that arc of them opening a new restaurant a little longer

ep 16: snoozefest again

May 14 2025

well... i didn't like the first season either so i didn't set any expectations for this one... it turns out to be ok. a bit cringy and shallow like tokyo revengers. the only parts i liked were their bonding moments and that's about it.

May 16 2025

and my baseball drama universe expanded (thank you nick :x). this brought back some of the anxiety i had during the covid era fr

May 19 2025

this kind of story would only work on a stage

June 6 2025

this came to me at a perfect time, but i think without relatability it would still be a very strong drama on its own. easily a contender for best drama of 2025!

June 7 2025

what on earth is this atrocious writing..... this tried so hard to be profound and relatable but it left me with NOTHING at all

June 8 2025

slice of life drama with beautiful scenery but honestly it's not among the best of its genre. wasn't a big fan of the first season either, but i was happy it got a sequel

June 9 2025

my younger self dropped this after the first few eps because the idea of rangers being from the same family didn't really appeal to me. now i have rewatched (and completed) this as an adult, it definitely hit different! magiranger was a good series, not one of the best, but very consistent! it really picked up after hikaru was introduced mwuah!!!! one of my favorite characters ever

June 9 2025

there is almost no word to describe how epic this journey was. it didn't feel like a sentai series in many many ways, but that's what made it unique!!! definitely the best sentai series ive watched so far (although not my personal favorite)!! i don't think toei can ever top this. and gira yanma i love you guys so much 

June 10 2025

never seen so much yearning packed into a drama.......... open up my brain and you will see all the scenes with tsuyoshi yearning for..

June 10 2025

another great work from gdh365!!!! the acting was so on point and i knew jane would soaaaar after leaving gmmtv  they didn't deserve her at all.

wish thailand would stop making so many "get rich" stories though. and im not falling for the propaganda that santi is a good boss though that man is ethically corrupted 

June 11 2025

still cannot process that i finished this series.... and the only way to see them again is... to wait for the 10 year anniversary???? i cant wait that long come back to me keiichiro kairi touma umika tsukasa sakuya noel MY PEOPLE!!!!!! I LOVE EACJ AMD EVERYONE OF YOU SO SO SO MUCH

 this series might not be an objectively well written season. it  lends itself too much to comedy which can be a turn off for many. but to me it will always be one of my absolute favorites!!!!!!

June 15 2025

such brilliant writing from bakarhythm!!!!!! i could really see them making a sequel for this because the story is so neat!!! one of favrite watches of 2025 for sure

June 16 2025

comedy is supposed to make me laugh... rare nhk flop. ill still check out season 2 but ill be wary of this now

June 18 2025

this drama overstayed its welcome. it should have been 6 eps at the LONGEST why did they extend the plot to 12 eps???? and that was one of the worst endings ive seen 

June 19 2025

love love lvoe the pacing in this drama and everyone was acting their ass off!! a love where i trust u past all the evidence pointed against you mhm beautiful

June 21 2025

what an incredible journey this was!!!! one of the best asadoras to watch for people who aren't familiar with the genre. it encapsulates everything i usually look for in a series: found family/people helping each other/weekly topic/female protagonist making decisions for her own life/beautiful scenery

the only thing they fumbled a bit was sakura's and keisuke's love story toward the end of the series. if it were up to me, i would have everything after the part robbie went to japan rewritten. it was a bit messy

June 21 2025

this drama was only good when it was unserious and over the top. the moment they tried to make it "heartfelt" everything fell apart im so annoyed by the last 2 eps

June 26 2025

the BL running gag carried the show hard. i didnt really care about most of the characters in this everyone is kinda plain except for bun my love. last 3 eps were absolutely bonkers 

June 28 2025

rescue dramas are just so bad and preachy i cant.... bring myself to like them 

June 30 2025

knew this was gonna be the most boring drama of the quarter..... only watched for toru

June 30 2025

the last 3 episodes made me mad because they just wasted my time. they should have explored more into their relationship but instead they had to introduce a fourthwheeler 

June 30 2025

generic food drama without much of a plot

July 2 2025

wtf did i just watch. this was boring and unfunny just like season 1 (not sure why it got a sequel to begin with). even nakano taiga and ikematsu sosuke my men couldnt save it oh... well that'll be the end of it (i hope)

July 2 2025

it pains me to give this a low score but much of it was recap (who asked) and there wasn't much of a plot. i hope the movie will be better </3

July 4 2025

everyone says this season was a glow down but all 3 seasons were equally bad and boring

July 7 2025

i say i hate school dramas but the truth is i tune into this genre every season............. 

July 23 2025

only forced myself to watch this cop propaganda for bogum... and while he was really hot the effect wore off so quickly as i was confronted with the same bs over and over in every ep </3 this should have been 6 episodes MAX. the only thing i liked about this drama was the throuple... they lowkey did the wrestling dude dirty..

July 31 2025

when she faked crying and gave him a thumbs up and he smirked CINEMA

August 7 2025

nhk always picks scripts that make me go "yup i agree".  the only thing i would change about this drama is that one random rap battle (and maybe the entire last ep since it was kinda underwhelming). will be keeping an eye on this writer's future works

August 9 2025

6.9  is too low of a score for this lovely drama????? mdl people really dont deserve fuji tv dramas at all i will gatekeep this

August 9 2025

too short for me to feel anything from this

August 13 2025

can't believe i actually completed this. this felt like it went on forever i was bored out of my mind. the only arcs i liked was:

- clothing material shop in tokyo

- saga arc (even though the mother in law and that one woman oshin befriended while in saga drove me insane every day. in hindsight this was probably the best arc in this show sigh)

- restaurant

- fish stall

everything else was a complete SNOOZE FEST

August 13 2025

netflix only needed to drop a drama with pretty actors for people to scream masterpiece... all that drama for mid music like..

August 15 2025

overwhelmingly boring. i dont think there was an ep i liked. i have another drama by this writer that i want to check out but this is definitely not how i wanted to remember her by 

August 19 2025

too many random twists and unnecessary characters in this hot pot

August 20 2025

couldn't get into takuma's acting at all. please stop casting men who are clearly uncomfortable with kissing men!!!! the cinematography had its moments but they couldn't do much with it considering the little budget they had. guess ill give this a 4 because it wasnt offensive it was just... boring

August 20 2025

i think i enjoyed this more than the prequel? (only because this one felt a lot more fleshed out with more screentime, but season 1 was very good too!) this now sits at the same table as ossan's love oh i love you chaotic bls 

August 21 2025

im crying they tried to hard to mix shogi with the courtroom but it just didn't work at all. one of the worst shows of the year

August 21 2025

watching this drama pisses me off because it got  worse abd worse to the point where i cant even remember how good the first episodes were???? that one ep about shotaro's sexuality was random af. none of the color allegory worked in its favor at all. and that ending scene.. cringe

August 22 2025

i only liked the episodes where they helped the immigrants (first few eps). the detective side of this drama is kinda ehhh but still very well made

August 23 2025

one of my favorite comfort watches :') cats. humans coexisting and helping each other grow oh slice of life you are always the superior genre

August 25 2025

im a sucker for dramas about the dating scene in big cities. idc if everyone hated this drama i had so much fun watching every ep!!!! love the way she played him like a toy and how he was just helplessly charmed by her for absolutely no reason LMAO oh love..

August 26 2025

watched the extended cut

i don't want to spoil anything but THEEEM. i could smell the NHK excellence from a mile away

August 27 2025

i know the idol stuff is the premise of this show but i really could have done without it. dont care about any of the other dudes (who were just kinda there). if only every ep was like that bus stop scene in ep 6... william est i will give u guys ONE MORE CHANCE since i really liked it whenever you two were on screen. PICK A BETTER PLOT

August 31 2025

i hate bl and tiktok dramas but i love cha hakyeon...

August 31 2025

i feel bad rating this low because... the first 25 eps or so it was my comfort watch :'( but then it just got more and more boring sigh. i really liked all the riders. i will think about them every now and then but the plot... maybe not too much

August 31 2025

will never understand why people turn to god when they're at their weakest. i feel like if i were depressed and there were somebody preaching about how one should live their life i would tell them to stfu

September 1 2025

thought it had an interesting premise on ep 1 but it immediately fell off right after. perhaps the weakest drama of the season?

September 4 2025

if this drama was an allegory for how mistreated minority ethnic groups/immigrants are in the society, i think they would be better off using actual minorities instead of whatever this yeti bs was. but it still had a lot of heart so ill give this a 5 ig

September 5 2025

hold on...... they need to elaborate on the relationship between micchan and harumi... making scenarios in my mind. haruto you are ready for your first bl

September 7 2025

i guess it was okay for gmmtv's first attempt at a full length period bl, and it didn't have the comedic tactics usually found in their shows so that was nice. but it was still so boring. inn cant act and doesnt look like a person from the past. dont care for the side couple. 

kawachi sensei im so sorry this adaptation captured NONE of the charms in your manga </3 but oh well i was satisfied because everyone was really good looking and i need cheap fluff sometimes :x i can be so easy to please!

September 15 2025

japan needs to stop making these cop/rescue propaganda dramas asap they are always so boring! couldn't even find one single interesting case in all 9 eps. only watched for aiba masaki but he was really boring here too

September 19 2025

the "mystery" was boring and predictable idek why they were trying to stretch it out for 8 eps. if anything they should have went harder on the 3 way romance between the married couple and yosuke and thats just the messy devil in me speaking

September 19 2025

the first half of the show was actually perfect. loved the combination of different themes going on: gyaru culture, dietary, public health, and trauma from a natural disaster. i also enjoyed this cast with lesser known actors which made it easier for me to warm up to everyone quickly :) 

people say the incorporation of gyaru culture into this show was a terrible idea, but i beg to disagree! that was easily the best part of the show! kanna definitely held her own as an asadora lead! so kudos to her for achieving it at such a young age

that scene where shoya "played baseball" with yui will forever be among my favorite scenes ever! such an emotional scene that people will never get to see if they dont give this show a chance

now onto the bad things... oh boy i only really liked the show up to the part where yui went to nutrition school. everything after became such a shitshow that i lost all my interest. the family beefs added nothing meaningful. didn't really care for the pandemic era although my opinion might have been different had i watched this at the height of covid. overall was it a good asadora, not really. was very boring toward the end. am i glad i watched it? yes! and i would say this is worth watching more than its successor anpan although im rating this a 4

September 20 2025

this show's sole purpose is to employ a bunch of men and it kinda succeeded in that aspect. only watched for tomohiro

September 21 2025

i mean i wasn't really expecting a masterpiece from a drama about gravure models... im just glad gaku is finally getting main roles again