Old_Anime_Lady

I agree not many of my faves even made the write in poll but participation is the key. And there aren't many Big name awards that feature my faves any how (oscars/grammies/etc). It is an interesting slice of our huge demographic on MDL.

thanks ill fix that and the other one that is broken

which movies are you talking about I will add them to my ptw : )

yeah i havent watched many that the focus is revenge..its is the sole purpose of these dramas

if you have trouble i can walk you through anything you need help with

https://stormy-team.livejournal.com/ is where you can get it you will have to make a live journal account to join but it is very easy to do so

Ill see what I can do for you when I get home

If Cats disappeared was kinda bland for me, i had guessed the ending right after the meeting with the GF. My husband even commented about my lack of emotion at the ending. Its not a bad movie it just didnt move me like I wanted it to.

Thank you for the article though, very well done!

so may of these girl did outstanding last year Obviously Anna yamada stole my heart in Sachiiro, Yuina Kuroshima in Ashi girl, Sugisaki Hana, and Hashimoto Kanna. i am writing (should finish today and submit) my article on Araki Yuko(24)

I knew i liked you lol good taste : )

probably not since that wasnt my thing that was a bandwagon I let pass

the anita blake series and her other series the merideth gentry novel are romance action (or urban fantasy) and are very good..but be warned..they are also housewife smut. : )

As a vampire enthusiast (I once ran a website on vampire myths found around the world) there really aren't a lot of asian equavalents ..even Most african tribes had a blood sucker type demon but Asia in general did/does not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_folklore_by_region#Asia
https://vampiresaroundtheworld.weebly.com/asia.html

list but a few and they do not resemble their european counter parts in any way shape or form.

America has had vampire myths since we were still a british colony and it is a part of our culture brought over with our ancestors (vampire hunts happened before the salem witch trials).

This is going to effect whether or not a drama or movie is going to be popular with the culture it is produced in.

My first vampire book was "The Vampire Lestat" by Anne Rice when I was 12, Her vampire series was great. I wasn't too fond of the sparkly vampires..but by the time they came out I was in my 30s and I wasnt the target audience any how. Black dagger brotherhood and the anita blake series are awesome if they ever make it on to a tv screen some where I will watch it. Just hopethey dont screw the pooch like they did with True Blood : )

My fave vampire in film?
Stewart townsend as Lestat-Queen of the Damned
James Marsters as William the Bloody or "Spike"
Wesley Snipes as Blade

Best asian Vampire was a movie known as Twins Effect with a cameo of Jackie chan.

Thanks for writing the article as always

As the one that had to count most of the write ins I promise you this accurate based on those. We only had 80 individual posts though and most of them for chugakusei and stepmother and daughter's blues.

Next year we need to drum up the write in poll to get a better slice to represtent MDL better. This was stilla far cry from last year...that was pitiful

For me the clear winners were Dele, Black pean and Sachiiro no One Room. Two of them tell an amazing tale and the other Nino just took the show over and made it his.

I watched a total of 27 things from 2018 (25 from Japan, 2 from China)

Best school/Youth Drama
-Meteor garden 2018

Best couple
- Dao Ming Si x Dong Shan Cai (MG18)

Best Bromance
-All of F4 in MG18


Best OST:
-Like a River by Bishop Briggs (MG18)
- Chen Linong (陈立农) - Reborn (解码游戏)

Best Japanese Drama of 2018:
-Unnatural
-Dele
-Sachiiro No one Room

Best Japanese Movie of 2018:
-Colors of the wind
-Call boy
-Bleach

Best Screenwriter (and for which show?)
-Nogi Akiko(Unnatural)
-Kaneshiro Kazuki, Watanabe Yusuke, Tokunaga Tomihiko (Dele)
-Shinya Niimoto (Sachiiro no One Room)

Best Director(and for which show?)
-Michael Arias, Shintaro Sugawara (tokyo Alien Bros.)
- Tsunehiro Jouta (Dele)
-Kwak Jae Yong (Colors of the Wind)

Best Romance Drama:
-Sachiiro no One Room
-Todome no Kiss
-Final Cut

Best Comedy Drama:
- Tokyo Alien Bros
- Momikeshite Fuyu
- 99.9: Keiji Senmon Bengoshi - Season II

Best Romantic/Comedy Drama:
-Todome No Kiss
-Hana nochi Hare

Best Family Drama:
-Momikeshite Fuyu
-Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story

Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama:
- Genkai Danchi
- Final Cut
- Todome no kiss

Best Mystery Drama:
- Legal V
- Dele
- Suits


Best Manga/Anime Adaptation:
- Bleach
- Chihayafuru Tsunagu
-Gintama 2: Yonimo Kimyo na Gintama-chan

Best Japanese Actor(and for which role?):
-Ninomiya Kazunari- Tokai Sseiishiro Sensei -Black Pean
-Yamada Takayuki - Sakagami Keiji -Dele
- Nakajima Yuto - Suzuki Daiki - Suits

Best Japanese Actress(and for which role?):
- Hirose Suzu as Ayase Chihaya in Chihayafuru series (drama and movie this year)
- Ishihara Satomi - Unnatural
- Yonekura Ryoko as Takanashi Shoko in Legal V

Best Japanese Supporting Actor(and for which role?):
- Hayashi Kento as Aoshima Keita (Legal V)
-Kote Shinya - Kanie Mitsugu - Suits
-Mukai Osamu - Kaizaki Hayato - Suits

Best Japanese Supporting Actress(and for which role?):
-Nakamura Anne -Tamai Kayako - Suits
- Hirosue Ryoko - Kase Tokiwa - Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story
-Tsunematsu Yuri as Ike Satoko in Momikeshite Fuyu


Best Up and Coming Actor of 2018(and for which role?):
- Hirano Sho as Onise Taiga in Honey and Kaguragi Haruto in Hana Nochi Hare
-Nakajima Yuto as Suzuki Daiki - Suits
-Kotaki Nozomu as Horikawa Hiroki -Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story

Best Up and Coming Actress of 2018(and for which role?):
- Araki Yuko as Namiki Mikoto (Todome no Kiss)
-Iori Wagatsuma in Chihayafuru: Musubi
-Shuri as Suzume in Sakanoue Animal Clinic Story

Best Villain:
- Sano Shiro as Terauchi Seiji in Genkai Danchi
-Hinagata Akiko as [Sachi's mother] in Sachiiro no One room
- Tozuka Junki as Katagiri Shin [teacher] in Sachiiro no One room

Best Idol Actor(or Actress):
-Ninomiya Kazunari- Tokai Sensei-Black Pean
-Matsumoto Jun - Miyama Hiroto-99.9Keiji Senmon Bengoshi - Season II
-Hirano Sho -Onise Taiga in Honey and Kaguragi Haruto - Hana Nochi Hare

Best Couple:
-Sachi x Onii-san (Sachiiro no One Room)
-Kitazawa Shusaku x Ike Satoko (Momikeshite Fuyu)
-Kaguragi Haruto x Edogawa Oto (Hana Nochi Hare)

Best Bromance:
-Sakagami Keiji (Yamada Takayuki) x Mashiba Yutaro(Suda Masaki) (dele)
- Kai Shougo(Oda Yuji) x Suzuki Daiki(Nakajima Yuto) (suits)
-Tanaka Fuyunosuke (Inoo Kei) x Tanaka Natsutaro (Totsuka Shota)(Tokyo Alien Bros)


Best OST:
Ask Yourself -KAT-TUN (Final Cut)
Cosmic Human- Hey!Say! Jump! (Tokyo Alien Bros)
Cinderella Girl - King & Prince or "Kinpuri" (Hana Nochi Hare)

As a fan i know, trust me I know lol

Very cool 3 movies I haven't watched and one being from my first Japanese Director..Kirasowa-san and has Mifune (a legend!). When hubby is in the mood to watch with me these will probably keep his attention.

Thank you so much..and this gave me the idea to write a stalkers guide on Mifune...

Ill add it in the morning