Old_Anime_Lady

For me I find it odd when there is not a love triangle now. But yes it is often due to the waffling of the female lead (exceptions include mischievous kiss, kotoko will always only look at irie). My first expirience with this trope was Hanadan and it is among the legends of "Miss Waffle" every version, every country.

I just finished Ikemen desu Ne and the triangle was actually a Square! that was nerve wracking. Love all your points. Doesnt mean i will stop watching them, because I love Jdrama : )

Thank you for this article!

Ill pm you when I get home...currently looking for people to watch. And recommend Taiwan and Hong Kong..

gackt: https://myanimelist.net/people/314/GACKT
Oguri Shun: https://myanimelist.net/people/398/Shun_Oguri

These 2 are the ones i amost familiar with ..Trickster was a really good anime. Good article Thanks for writing it.

https://kisskh.at/article/nominations-open-best-of-japan-2018-011013021#comment-2242300 were my answers...at that time I had not completed count of count of Monte cristo because that would have made it as well.

I actually saw that too.

criminals for the prosecution is already there (nino) shoplifters is on my radar cause of lily frankie and all the awards it is getting, Kasane and Liverleaf i will look into, thank you

Agreed but some people loved all those you mentioned "one mans trash is another mans treasure"

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