Kisugi

I liked Sanadamaru a lot. I agree it's not historically accurate, but this is not a documentary, this is a fiction. I guess NHK is trying their best to attract new viewers for their taigas. If it's too austere young people won't watch for sure. I've seen many kids here in Japan with books about Yukimura's life, and if the drama helped them to get interested in their country's history, I think it's a good compromise.

Don't know who is the most handsome man in this drama: KimuTaku, Eguchi Yosuke or Saito Takumi? I love them all ^_^

Maybe you noticed it already but subs for ep. 1 are out: http://www.d-addicts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=163831 Enjoy!

The first episode was great, as expected from Sakamoto Yuji. I like the characters and the atmosphere he's able to create.

I didn't like the first episode, but I can't really explain why... I guess it's because the case they had to solve was boring. And I think they tried too much to introduce all the characters of the show. Ishihara Satomi is doing a good job, considering that her character is not very likeable (as for now at least). I'm gonna wait ep. 2 to decide if I continue or not.

Sorry, I watched it on TV (I live in Japan).

It's a very common theme (time travel) but the first episode was well done. I'm really looking forward to episode 2!

Thanks for the polls! Maybe it's just an impression, but I feel like there is more variety this year, and I think it's great.

I know you didn't mean it in a bad way! I was just trying to cheer you up! ^_^

Finding subs for J-dramas seems hard... Just by curiosity, what are the dramas you would have liked to watch this year?

Thanks a lot for organizing this contest this year again. It's alway fun to vote and to see other people's choices. Here are mines for 2017.

Best Screenwriter:
Sakamoto Yuji (Quartet)
Matsui Daigo (Byplayers and Keiji Yugami)

Best Director:
N/A

Best Japanese Drama of 2017:
Byplayers
Quartet
Izakaya Fuji

Best Japanese Movie of 2017:
N/A

Best Romance Drama:
N/A

Best Comedy Drama:
Byplayers

Best Romantic/Comedy Drama:
N/A

Best Historical Drama:
Akahige
Onna Joushu Naotora

Best Family Drama:
Gekokujo Juken
Kahogo no Kahoko

Best Action/Thriller/Suspense Drama:
Reverse
Black Revenge

Best Mystery Drama:
Quartet
Keiji Yugami
Chiisana Kyojin

Best First Episode of a Japanese Drama of 2017:
Kounodori 2
Izakaya Fuji
Reverse

Best Manga/Anime Adaptation:
Keiji Yugami
Kounodori 2

Best Medical Drama:
Kounodori 2
Akahige

Best Japanese Actor:
Asano Tadanobu (Yugami Yukimasa in Keiji Yugami)
Oomori Nao (himself, in Izakaya Fuji)
Takahashi Issei (Iemori Yutaka in Quartet)

Best Japanese Actress:
Kimura Tae (Imamiya Saori in Black Revenge)
Shibasaki Kou (Ii Naotora in Onna no shu Naotora)
Shinohara Ryoko (Sato Tomoko, in Minshu no Teki)

Best Japanese Supporting Actor:
Takahashi Issei (Ono Masatsugu in Onna Joushu Naotora)
Kagawa Teruyuki (Onoda Yoshinobu in Chiisana Kyojin)
Takashima Masanobu (Hashida Tsuneo in Kurokawa no Techo)

Best Japanese Supporting Actress:
Eguchi Noriko (Dobayashi Kyoko in Kurokawa no Techo)
Naka Riisa (Yamada Namiko in Kurokawa no Techo)
Hirata Atsuko (Reiko, in Izakaya Fuji)

Best Up and Coming Actor of 2017:
N/A

Best Up and Coming Actress of 2017:
Eguchi Noriko (Mukai Sachiko in Kounodori 2, Dobayashi Kyoko in Kurokawa no Techo, Kobayashi Midori in Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai)

Best Villain:
Kagawa Teruyuki (Onoda Yoshinobu in Chiisana Kyojin)
Sato Jiro (Fukushima Isao in Black Revenge)

Best Idol Actor(or Actress):
Maeda Atsuko (Koide Mia in Minshu no Teki)
Sakurai Sho (Narumi Ryosuke in Saki ni umareta dake no boku)
Nishikido Ryo (Kobayashi Tsukasa in Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai)

Best Couple:
Nishikido Ryo & Matsuoka Mayu (Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai)
Takahata Mitsuki & Takeuchi Ryoma (Kahogo no Kahoko)
Fujiwara Tatsuya & Toda Erika (Reverse)

Best Bromance:
Ayano Go & Hoshino Gen (Kounodori 2)
Asano Tadanobu & Kamiki Ryunosuke (Keiji Yugami)

Best OST:
Hitori Sekai, by 10-FEET (from the drama Byplayers)
I’m a dreamer, by Saito Kazuyoshi (from the drama Izakaya Fuji)
Human, by Wanima (from the drama Keiji Yugami)

I don't think he's useless. Yugami and Hanyu are a good combination!

According to the Japanese wikipedia, it should be 10 episodes long.

At first, I didn't know what to think about this drama, but I came to like it around episode 3. It's interesting to see how those women's lives in prison are, and how their relationship evolves. All actresses are doing a good job, but Kaho's character is really charming.

I made some research but couldn't find anything. Did you find something?

I clicked on it by accident, and I was surprised by the content. For me, an article is something involving some research and with substantive content. This looks more like news to me. If there are more shorter articles like this one, the list of articles is gonna get longer and it's gonna get difficult to find out articles of "substance". I totally understand that some people are interested by this type of news, it's just the format that seems weird to me.

I don't know who they are and I don't care. My point was that if everyone writes an article about every upcoming drama, it's gonna be a mess here.

Is this worth an article?

Someone is subbing it in English. Go to the daddict website and you will find the subtitles!

Here is my list for this fall.

Black Revenge: nothing extraordinary here, but it's pleasant to watch. It's interesting to find out the kind of traps she found for her revenge. Another interesting point is that some people, of course, are suspecting her and are trying to make her fall down. Otherwise it would have been too easy, isn't it?

Kangoku no Ohimesama: to be honest, I didn't like the first episode, the story was not interesting. But I love the cast so much that I will at least give a chance to episode 2.

Keiji Yugami: this one is original! We have a duo of detective, a young one pretty serious and the other one who is more like "a pain in the ass", who doesn't even know how to behave. A classic duo, yes, but Asano Tadanobu is so good in his role! Furthermore, the stories are not typical. Usually, from the beginning, you know who is the murderer. What is interesting is to see how Yugami finds out and how he makes the culprit fall.

Kounodori 2: so good, I highly recommend it, even if you didn't watch season 1.

Minshu no teki: an interesting plot, a great cast, a good dose of humor... and Shinohara Ryoko is so cute! I recommend it.

Saki ni umareta dake no boku: well, the first episode wasn't really good but for this one too I'm gonna give a chance to episode 2. But the probability that I drop it is high.

Warotenka: this new asadora is pleasant to watch. 27 episodes so far, so we're not in the core of the story yet.

And finally, I will try "Akahige", which will start on Nov. 3.

So, to sum up, nothing extraordinary (except Kounodori 2, Keiji Yugami and Minshu no teki) this season for me.