Mareina

I love this show. Yoriko is quite embarrassing and almost all of her problems are self-induced and wouldn't be problems for anyone else, but I can't help but feel for her anyway and the situations are hilarious.

Thanks to everyone for those interesting questions and answers!

I think I watch quite a lot of currently airing shows at a time (even when working more than 40h/week), the main reason being that I find it hard to drop something I've started. I also dislike skipping eps or speedwatching, so my "trick" for keeping up to date with them is to pick the less interesting ones for half-attentive watching - meaning I'll do stuff like cooking, doing dishes, cleaning or work out while watching. Makes the chores more fun =)

Cheonha-ya! xD

I agree! With only the first ep it didn't bother me at all, but I'm at ep 3 now and all the cheese is already starting to get on my nerves. Kamiki is the major draw.

Wow, this show is incredibly beautiful! Like, almost every angle of every scene could be a picture to hang on your walls.

I don't think there are any subs yet... but here's the raw, in case you want to have a look:
http://www.bilibili.com/video/av1877710/

There's only two eps out so far and as far as I know nobody subbed anything yet. But here's the raw, in case you wanna watch anyway.

Ep1: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2e9jiu_%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%97-%E5%BE%92%E6%AD%A5%E4%B8%83%E5%88%86ep01_tv

Ep2: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ero27

This show is unexpectedly funny.

All of the characters act questionably in at least one way so I don't feel any sympathy for anyone, but they sure are fascinating to watch.

I get the part about the kids getting confused, but I still don't think they explained the reason why anyone should want to kill one of them. Moon Hee Man is the only one who had a motive, it wasn't him and we weren't shown anything else. Sure, it might not be good for the special prosecution if 2 of theirs get caught up in a hit-and-run, but why should Park Man Geun do them the favor of covering it up? It's not like he's implicated. Also, how did he know about it in the first place? It doesn't look like Moon Hee Man went around telling people about it, least of all Park Man Geun or anyone from Hwa Young.

This question might be stupid, but I can't quite wrap my head around it: Why did Park Man Geun want any kid dead in the first place?
When we were made to believe it was Moon Hee Man it made sense, because Kang Soo witnessed the hit-and-run, but it wasn't him, so why would anyone kidnap one of the kids? Did I miss something?

I think the ending is absolutely anticlimatic. The whole ep 21 is a failure concerning the structure (in that it's kind of a reiteration of everything you already know for most of the time) and it actually bored me, although I enjoyed the show up until then.
Storywise I think it's not satisfying because of how the solution was found and presented (This show had a few good twist, but the ending "twist" is absolutely lame) and also because even though the show has a happy end, they didn't even solve one of the bigger problems and failed to explain quite a few things.
That said, I still think it's a decent show and the ending doesn't completely ruin it or something.

Awesome! The school setup reminds me of Hana Yori Dango, only they don't go the romance way and tackle the bullying instead. I was surprised by the high quality of the first ep. Definitely a show I'll look forward to every week!

You don't even need to watch a whole ep to know why he can't get a girlfriend xD

I wish they'd reduce the whitening stuff on Jo Yoon Hee. She looks like a ghost in recent episodes...

As with most j-dramas, the exact ep count will probably be decided near the end of the season. This show is scheduled to end in march, so it'll be the normal 9-11 eps.

For me this is quite the disappointment, because they always teased at the conflict I was interested in but the show never got to it. Most of the other stuff was repetitve and quite obvious. Now I have to watch the movie -_-

Same here. Too bad not many people watched Kazokugari.

Things I learned from this drama: Cheating is fine as long as either it's with your wife's best friend or you learn from the experience.

Best Japanese Drama of 2014: Kazokugari, N no tame ni
Best Japanese Movie of 2014: The murder of Snow White
Best Romance Drama: Hirugao, Kyo Wa Kaisha Yasumimasu
Best Comedy Drama: Dear Sister
Best Romantic/Comedy Drama: Dear Sister, Kyo Wa Kaisha Yasumimasu
Best Family Drama: Kazokugari
Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama: Mozu
Best Japanese Actor: Kubota Masataka (N no tame ni)
Best Japanese Actress: Ishihara Satomi (Dear Sister), Ashida Mana (Ashita, mama ga inai)
Best Japanese Supporting Actor: Ikematsu Sosuke (Mozu), Ayano Go (Long Goodbye)
Best Japanese Supporting Actress: Kato Koyuki (Long Goodbye)
Best Villain: Kazokugari (though naming the villian is a spoiler...)
Best Idol Actor: Fuji Ryusei (Again!), Yaotome Hikaru (Dark System)
Best Kiss: Kichise Michiko and Kitamura Kazuki (Hirugao)
Best Bromance: Hongo Kanata&Nakamura Aoi (Nazo no Tenkousei)
Best OST: Mozu, N no tame ni
Most Overrated Drama: Wakamonotachi, First Class
Best Mystery Drama: Nazo no Tenkousei, Kazokugari, N no Tame ni