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As much as I hated that Rika was the only one who was left all alone in the end, I appreciate that she didn't end up with Kanji. The guy never loved her & constantly played with her feelings. She gave him all the freedom & did her best for him, but he betrayed her & at the same time tried to control her. He never deserved her.

Also Murakami Nijiro is a really good actor. These are some of his must watch dramas (even though he's just in support roles)
MIU404
In This Corner of the World
Cold Case

I'm also looking forward to Iki wo Hisomete which is gonna air in April this year :)

If you want to watch a good drama with COVID as a backdrop, check out Remolove. It explored intimacy & relationships in the time of COVID really well.

Oh yes, I enjoyed Alice in Borderland. If you like that genre, I can recommend more from that genre that will blow your mind :)

My fav J dramas this season were -
1. Nijiro Karute
2. Uchi No Musume Wa Kareshi Ga Dekinai
3. Tengoku to Jigoku : 2 Psychos
4. Ore No Ie No Hanashi
5. Shitteru Waifu
6. 35sai No Shoujo
7. Neechan No Koibito
8. Horimiya
9. Koko ni Ima Kara Rinri
10. Ojisama to Neko

PHEW that's quite a list. There are more, but watch these at your pace. Will be happy to recommend more from this season & just good J dramas in general :)

The community is so small that everyone keeps bumping into each other on the various drama pages & that's where we discuss lol. I am not aware of any group chat. You'll see me everywhere HAHA, esp on the J dramas that aired this season because they were all fantastic.

Not just this spring. The winter J dramas that ended recently were huge as well (in terms of casting + writers)
It's only beginning of the year & I must have watched like over 20 J dramas from this very year :0

High five!

While I agree that this drama has been disappointing, this screenwriter has actually written some really good dramas -
Osozaki no Himawari
Boku no Ita Jikan
Bokura wa Kiseki de Dekite Iru
Shitteru Waifu

Easily one of the BEST legal dramas I have seen. Sad that not many people have watched it.

I haven't finished it.. still waiting for it to be fully subbed :(

Just 10 mins? Ok I'll check it out.

Recent Taiwanese dramas that were good -
Wacko at Law
Adventure of the Ring
Victim's Game
Futmalls.com
Dear Uranus

Personally, I would not recommend Toshi No Sakon to anyone because the relationship between the leads was creepy. The show could have discussed all sorts of issues married couples with a huge age gap face, but chose to have exes / 3rd parties constantly interfering in the leads relationship. I dropped it at E4.

Must watch recent Japanese dramas I would recommend, apart from the other two given by the author -
Nijiro Karute
Remolove
Uchi No Musume Wa Kareshi Ga Dekinai
Tengoku to Jigoku : 2 Psychos
Ore No Ie No Hanashi
Shitteru Waifu

All these were FANTASTIC.

E10. WOW I don't even know what to say. Tomo could not have had a better tribute written for him. You can see how much he is loved and just how much he will be missed. This was one of the most PERFECT finales ever! Thank you writer san and the entire team for this labour of love.
Great mix of humour & heart, this was a beautiful drama through & through. Highly recommended!

Hoping that this will be subbed someday!

This wasn't as romantic as the original. Nonetheless, this was a GOOD adaptation that maintained the essence of the original, while making it its own. I liked it. The one thing I must say this did better was keeping the emotions real without being melodramatic (which isn't a surprise given that this is from Japan) In this regard, this adaptation suits the sentiments of the modern day audience a lot more though the original will always be a classic with high nostalgic value.

Similar and different both. Its not as wacky or cheesy as Kisarazu & neither is it as funny as IGWP. I would say this is more heartwarming & emotional since it centers around a family though there are a lot of hilarious moments each episode.

Also this drama is one big tribute to Tomoya since this is his last so you'll see a lot of references to his iconic dramas & roles. In my opinion, this is a must watch if you're a fan of Tomoya & the screenwriter :)

Sounds interesting!

I didn't even realise she's been around for so long. I've seen so many of her works & she's great in all of them!

YES TO THIS CAST!!! You can't go wrong with Park Bo Young, Seo In Guk, Kang Tae Oh & Lee Soo Hyuk all together.

I have seen Fuji TV dramas before this that were subbed by subbers. So it depends really on whether a subber chooses to pick this up or not.