/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>18688963
Was the movie good?

what kiritani kino should i watch?

>>18690642

>>18690642
Jossy's

>>18688963
who's the pooinloo?

This drama will save spring

https://youtu.be/cr_Nu-saGh8
What's your favorite OSTs?

>>18690493
Not him, but I loved this movie. Great chemistry, good acting from both young leads.

>>18671623
What is this show?

>>18694253
Kahogo no kahoko. Family drama/romance though more character driven because story is predicable. Watch it; it's good.

>>18688851
>list is already in the pastebin
Neat, but why not put the wip at the bottom instead of directing people to a different pastebin? Also, tell people to suggest series in the thread

sugoi janai ne

damn i am beginning to learn japanese

>>18694128
From 5 to 9 ost and Rich Man

>>18694663
Just finished watching it. It was unexpectedly good. It was great to see the father got an exactly opposite personality in this drama compared to Hanayome to Papa.

>>18699006
dude totally

Just what we needed, another general that's actually fucking good and isn't the 69th general on fap material or idols yes i know im misusing the spoiler feature and this is pointless but fuck you[/spoiler}
Anyone seen pic related? Pretty gud.

>>18696028
Kind of wanted to have a back-up (just copied the last post with it), but it's still work in progress, so I semi-hid it for the time being.Once it's finished I plan to move the link to paste directly into opening post.

Any other questions/suggestions regarding opening post/faq?

>>18701390
Here's what I've got.

>"Is 'x' subbed?"
>If you have to ask, no. Don't bother us about it either. Most people here already know Japanese and are very knowledgeable about their culture, so it's best to assume as much.

>"Hey, have you guys watched this Kurosawa, Ozu, Oshima, etc. film???"
>Maybe, but this thread isn't about "kino," there are better places for such discussion. Even /tv/ discusses it regularly if given the right circumstances. This thread is mainly for Japanese TV and Movies that only other Japanese people and obsessive foreigners would know about. Basically, only people that are deep down the weeb rabbit hole would actually enjoy.

>>18701581
I'd add them, particularly the 2nd part, since that's an important distinction to make.

>>18694253
movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6410564/

>>18701581
>>18701629

>"Is 'x' subbed?"
Well as far as I do agree that some of these questions could easily be avoided, by taking a look at d-addicts for example, in case of some obscure stuff it is kind of a legitimate case.
>Most people here already know Japanese and are very knowledgeable about their culture, so it's best to assume as much.
I highly dislike this part. It's highly elitist, and it was proven multiple times in older threads that there are quite a lot of people here who aren't fluent enough about in Japanese to be free from subtitles.
>Maybe, but this thread isn't about "kino," there are better places for such discussion. Even /tv/ discusses it regularly if given the right circumstances. This thread is mainly for Japanese TV and Movies that only other Japanese people and obsessive foreigners would know about. Basically, only people that are deep down the weeb rabbit hole would actually enjoy.
I agree that discussion about movies that are very mainstream in western media could fare better on /tv/, but artsy stuff that wasn't promoted outside of Japan or asking about related works that weren't that popular is not something that should be unwelcome in this thread.

I think that the biggest problem here is the assumptions about how big and enclosed this community is. These threads often verge on the line of getting archived. I think we should welcome people who want to get more into Japanese tv and movies, even if they don't speak Japanese or their first reason is something mainstream. It's not like we don't have space for that.

Is Over the Fence movie any good? It's made by the director of Linda Linda Linda.

>>18703156
>obscure stuff
They can still google it or whatever search engine they use. It's mainly to reinforce good habits in people.
>elitist
Some elitism is good in order to keep the community in order. Opening the floodgates so that everybody can come in will just welcome in bad behavior. The worst of which is ironic weebs with their American colloquialisms and blatant disrespect of Japanese culture, even if it is pop culture. Just take a look at any idol general and it's filled to the brim with shitposts. People who are into this stuff already gave up any pretense that they're not a weeaboo and might already be on their way to learning the language. It's mainly so people can discuss esoteric Japanese culture that can only be known if you obsess over it while not having to worry about everyone else being on the same page.
>artsy stuff
To be honest, I'm not sure if including movies into this thread would be a good idea since people would constantly be questioning the vague line that's drawn between the more popular fare. Making it strictly drama and variety shows would keep things focused but it's only a suggestion since I'm not too sure myself. Although, I'm curious about what specific titles you're talking about when it comes to obscure artsy stuff.
>These threads often verge on the line of getting archived.
I'd rather it get archived if it means a negative community will form for the reasons stated above. We have years of experience making other generals and it would be great if we made this one an actual good one. Getting just enough people to make it comfy without opening it to everyone is a good balance. Having an actual pastebin will be good enough to bring in newcomers that actually care about what we talk about.

Has there been a drama based on the emperor in modern times?

>>18703546
Which? Akihito/Heisei? I highly doubt it, he's not an interesting or genuinely popular enough subject compared to monarchs like the British family.

>>18703156
Also, instead of merely mentioning d-addicts, providing this link might be better.

http://fansub.d-addicts.com/Jdrama_Fansub_Map

just saying d-addicts will probably lead to the forum which is harder to navigate. This page also has sources for subs not posted on d-addicts originally.

>>18703478
>People who are into this stuff already gave up any pretense that they're not a weeaboo
No, I haven't.

> Getting just enough people to make it comfy without opening it to everyone is a good balance.
To me that kind of seems like a very uncomfortable circlejerk type situations desu.

>>18703855
This is nice. Will put it in the pastebin for the next thread.

>>18703478
>Just take a look at any idol general
Not sure that's the best example. In that fandom, this kind of stuff is not weeb exclusive.
>To be honest, I'm not sure if including movies into this thread would be a good idea since people would constantly be questioning the vague line that's drawn between the more popular fare.
No deal. First of all: there are movies related to dramas and stuff. Second: you don't need to question it really. If you couldn't have a proper discussion about your movie on /tv/ or you think you won't be able to have it there, you can try here. If a specific topic will start to dominate the thread, you can move it elsewhere.

Also look at >>18703871
I don't see anything wrong with welcoming new people here. You watched Kurosawa's movie, liked it and now want to try something different from Japanese cinematography? Welcome. You don't need to be a weeb. You, to be honest, don't even need to be an otaku to post here. There are people here who are, and this is where they can discuss their passion for Japanese movies and tv. You can bring something to the discussion, or need an advice while you are getting deeper into the subject (that's not obvious and requires an "experts" knowledge), without being one.

Basically, I will sum up what was stated few threads back:
-this kind of thread would not survive on /tv/ - people are too few and post too rare. /jp/ has a more suitable tempo for this.
-this thread fits the theme of otaku culture
-If you have something that can have its own successful thread, go and make it (there are Gaki threads from time to time, you could make a Kurosawa thread on /tv/ etc)
-If your post would fit some other thread (idol shows for example) you can post it there.

>>18704306
It's good that we're discussing this. It's important that we're all on the same picture before we start to shape things up in this general. New people will definitely come but it's mainly the deplorable bunch that I'm worried about. Too many thread topics have gone to shit because of that.

>>18703763
Any really. Seems like jdramas rarely touch royalty unlike kdramas. Even a fictional one I'd be happy

>>18700700
Did you get yourself Hikari e and its humming singles?

>>18700744
What's funny is that these threads are actually terrible.

I don't know why it's called a TV thread when 99.99% of stuff that gets discussed here is drama, and almost all of it is translated.

Basically, this is a thread filled with women. I think fap shit and idol threads are the worst cancer around, but having this dogshit general around actually impacts occasional interesting discussion, instead of being an auto-hide formality. Maybe if /jp/ actually had some more Japanese speakers this thread could be fun, but the few around are more likely to just tunnel vision on VNs.

>>18704978
Stil need to get those, the only versions of hikari e on the OST are the acoustic ver and the piano

>>18705500
I speak Japanese, what would you like to talk about?

i see a lot of lenovo product placement in my dramas

>>18705577

>>18705565
I don't know dude, what have you been watching this week that isn't drama or idolshit?

>>18705577

what annoys me about this show is the boss is some fat ugly bitch who tells everyone what beauty is

>>18705584
I just recently watched last week's episode of 水曜日のダウンタウン. It wasn't as good as other weeks but I laughed my ass off at the guy talking to himself at the restaurant.

>>18705596
Yeah, the whole Sasuke lake thing was an anticlimax. Suiyoubi is probably my favorite variety show, it's just very consistently good. Everything they do to Kuro-chan has me in fucking stitches.

>>18705609
The shit they do to Kuro-chan almost makes me feel sorry for him but every time they get him on hidden cameras he always comes off as the worst person ever. Like that time on モニタリング when he asked for a picture of Yukina's tit. He could be faking it by I don't know.
>Sasuke lake
I'm pretty sure they didn't try hard enough to find stuff. You just know there's more treasure hidden somewhere.

>>18705596
I'm not too familiar with these variety shows but I've seen quite a few clips of Downtown. I saw that recent one about "No 荒れる成人 can be a virgin", which was pretty funny.

But if you think you have it rough with people only discussing TV dramas that have been subtitled, imagine how it feels to be a Jap YouTube watcher. Most of them are almost exactly like variety shows, with challenges, dokkiri, "investigation" segments etc, but in a digestible 10 - 15 minute format. They're more or less isolated from all the cancer that plagues Western Youtube, with politics and edginess.
They're never mentioned anywhere here despite their huge rise in popularity in Japan, and the only ones that do get mentioned are virtual youtubers, but most people who watch them need subtitles if you go through those threads.

>>18705802
The problem is that the English speaking fanbase will always massively dwarf Japanese speakers here, and the kinds of things that get translations are only the "wacky weeb" stuff that draws a crowd.

I'm not a huge fan of nip youtubers, I like Hajime because his stuff is always short and interestingly child-like, and a few LPers who run weird doujin games like Abu, but a lot of the rest come off as fairly obnoxious. It's not a format I'm hugely interested in, because variety shows are usually cut into 10-15 minute chunks anyway, and the staff involved cut out stuff that doesn't work, or remove dead air in a much more professional manner.

Does anybody know this movie? I watched it back then. It's about female students being in a calligraphy club and joining a competition.

>>18705960
Most channels are bad at editing with the jump cuts every few seconds to cut dead air, but there are some who are quite good.
But don't you think the obnoxious argument goes both ways? I think a lot of people are put off by how loud and in-your-face variety shows are. Especially when a lot of the "funny" parts end up just being a bunch of old men yelling over each other in kansai-ben, trying to tsukkomi at something? Or when you get the big letters flashing on the screen repeating what the person is saying, and over-the-top EHHH reactions in the small corner camera whenever they show something on the VTR?

>>18706101
Oh sure, there are some Japanese celebrities I really can't stand. But variety shows usually have a panel of presenters. It's a very different environment to what is usually a 1 or 2 person Youtube channel. Youtube seems more about the presenter than it is about the material, while variety TV is very different, because the material is all done by the staff, and for the presenters, it's their first time seeing most of this shit too.

SPEC is back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJjcBBsKpCE

>>18706061
http://asianwiki.com/Shodo_Girls!!_Watashitachi_no_koshien
http://asianwiki.com/Shodo_Girls:_Blue_Blue_Sky
One of these? Literally typed in google: "japanese movie about calligraphy club" and went from there.

>>18706700
Thanks it was the first one. I loved the song in that movie

RIP, goddammit I'm crying.

>>18707780
That's a spoiler :(

>>18706222
This looks a bit chuuni but I enjoyed keizoku2 spec enough that I`m more than eager to give it a chance.
Does Keizoku have anything to do with Spec at all aside from the old guy being in both?

>>18712628
I never watched the first one but they do make reference to it in Spec. Probably best to watch all the Spec titles in one sitting though. I watched as it was being release and can easily forget what the fuck is going on.

Are there any tv novel/asadora as good as Teruteru Kazoku? That shit was fucking good.

where have i seen this qt pie before?

Is this a good show?

>>18725648
No.

>>18726080
What are recent good ones?

>>18726176
Unnatural and anone.

>>18726176
Unnatural and Todome no Kiss

Hirose Suzu is fucking pretty in any angle, but this movie is terribly average. The one with Nana Komatsu is slightly better.

>>18726181
>>18726225
Already watched TnK. It was fairly good. Is Fragile also a good med drama, after I watch Unnatural? Also pls rec me good med dramas. I want to watch some, but not too serious in tone.

>>18726885
Code Blue, if you haven't watch it. The first two seasons were great and personally, the third season screams like a terrible fanfiction with forced drama.
There are Kounotori and Iryuu too, though I haven't watch both yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zqnnmCNIiI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8IKDK_25rM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U22dPXFDOJ0

pls be creme

>>18731452
tfw

>>18734113
https://a.pomfe.co/zawzj.mp4
https://a.pomfe.co/qrajuo.mp4
https://a.pomfe.co/fxicdu.mp4

Anyone watching Innocent Days? Is it any good? Been waiting on subs for more than a week now.

I thought this was a good movie.

>>18738761
Was this show any good? I remember it not looking so good, but i never did give it a try

oh look it's this guy. he's in every drama

>>18739132

it's watchable. i am not watching it for entertainment purposes though. I am watching it to learn japanese

>>18739837
It's ok as long as his acting skill isn't shit.q

>>18737701
You're in luck. HPriest has announced that they'll be subbing it.

>>18739842
Oh cool. Best of luck with that!

Apparently the JJBA live action movie is now on torrents.

>>18745125
It's already subbed too
http://yamazaki-kento.com/subs/jojos-bizarre-adventure-diamond-is-unbreakable-chapter-1/

>>18743524
Glad to hear it, thank you for the information. It looks interesting so I'm excited to see how it turns out.

Any good horror films like Noroi: The Curse? Is there any horror shows that are worth watching?

>>18747008
Ringu
Juon
Kairo
Cure
Audition
Gozu
Suicide club

>>18747600
Domo arigato

>have hyouka movie
>no subs
...

Is modame cantabile worth finishing?

>>18753047
Yes. At least the tv series. You can forget about the SPs if you are not a completionist.

>>18690642
Underwear/atelier is great. Sumila Sumire is average but sweet, suki na hito ga iru koto is annoyingly draggy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xPLBamXMIY

>>18754073
> tfw you will never be an エリートイケメン

>>18755418
>tfw you will always be 気持ち悪い

>>18745728
Thanks for the link.
The movie is not a disaster, but it's not really good.

>>18761966
It's just like watching deadpool but with a more serious story.

Why haven't you guys watch Teru Teru Kazoku yet?

Rikuoh, is it good?

Atelier and Sumika Sumire are the finest Kiritani kino. Sukina hito ga iru koto made me fucking angry all the time as a contrast. AUTB is a good change once in a while. Any more Kiritani kino to recommend?

Haven't been here since 2016 fall , good to see the community grow. Time to get back in

>>18762439
The acting is mostly pretty bad, and it fails to capture the style of Jojo (Does anyone pose, except for Jotaro when he uses The World?). Deadpool wasn't a masterpiece, but it at least captured the essence of the original. (There is also a case of special effects, but the budget probably differs too much to be comparable).

Not sure if this is the place to ask but is there a script similar to the FujiTV one for NicoNico premium notifications? Usually I just press back and forward on my browser.

Also does anyone else here watch 世界の怖い夜?

>>18747600
>>18767685 here. I'm looking for more documentary style horror shows like こわすぎ (pic related) and "World's Funniest Videos" style ones. I only know of 世界の怖い夜 thus far and there was one old one I watched in the 90s that I never found out the title of but that's about it.

Too bad pic related will never get subbed but you can still get the gist of things if you know a little bit of moonspeak.

>>18763311
No English subs.

>>18768573
Learn moonspeak. Understanding kanji and kansaiben aren't as hard as trying to get hangul carved into your brain.

>>18739101
I'm guessing it's about a dude taking the day off work, but can you give me a spoiler-free quick synopsis?

>>18738761
Is that the guy from Densha Otoko?

>>18771976
It's about a wageslave meeting a carefree friend. Simple story about friendship and the pressure of work in jap society. Light drama, and story flows naturally.

>>18770293
I'm trying, but still not on that level.
>Understanding kanji and kansaiben aren't as hard as trying to get hangul carved into your brain.
Nigga, wat?

>>18772822
そのまんまの意味

モニタリング vs ドッキリGP
Which has the better pranks?
I really like hentai ojisan but I also like the horror themed pranks from monitoring.

>>18774124
Monitoring used to be pretty good, but it's really taken a nosedive over the past year since Becky was kicked off.

Horror is practically the only thing they do that's any good anymore, but it's beyond suffering to have to sit through Daigo's mentalism bullshit, or worse, athletes pretending to be old.

Well, the recommendation pastebin is pretty bad. What do you guys recommend in terms or thriller or dramas? I'm looking for something with dope cinematography.

>>18778524
I feel you, man. As a fan of crime thrillers, Japan really doesn't have too many. The plotline either starts okay but goes bananas or is completely over the top from the beginning. I think it's because the country is so safe that it's hard to write these stories with any sort of authenticity. So the writers look at fiction as their only source of inspiration. You should look at SK movies as they have plenty of those but don't discuss them here, /tv/ has usual threads about them.
>cinematography
Only Japanese films tend to actually work hard on visual storytelling. Plenty lists on the internet. J-Dramas tend to have a lot of "product" mentality towards their shows so actual artistry isn't a priority while filming.
From the pastebin, the only thing I can really recommend that fits your criteria is Hanzawa Naoki. It really is that good. Even though it's filmed in 29.9 fps, don't let that fool you, it tries a bit harder when it came to visual storytelling and the story is a novel adaptation so that's good already. A lot of exciting thriller moments if it's your first time watching too.

>>18779535
I was hoping Japan would have some godly directors considering Korea has some incredible shit, but alas. Thanks anyway, I'll check out your recommendation.

>>18780058
I'm not too up to date with current Japanese auteurs so I can't be of much help. Kore-eda released a crime thriller last year and Kurosawa Akira's son did as well. /tv/ is definitely the place to go if you want more recommendations.

>>18780234
For movies yes. But for tv shows, /tv/ doesnt watch j shows. Also check this out
https://jdorama.com/topdramas.htm
You might see something your fancy even if not the genre youre looking for
>>18749013
Also finally watched this. They adapted the book mystery arc. Movie is actually decent.

>>18725648
Watched the first episode. It almost borders as a parody of family drama show. Though it still has a overall plot. The lead's reactions reminds me of Aoi hono. Btw the house they use is the one always used in other dramas lmao

Just watched this movie to its completion. If you have nine hours of free time and are willing to get your soul crushed, I wholeheartedly recommend it.

any cycling kino?

>>18771981
yep, looks like that sobbing little chimp

>>18789668
Made want to ride a bike everyday 2bh

>>18790159
why not just watch the anime?

Anyone have sub files of ikebukuro west gate park?

>>18796102
SARS originally subbed it but the download links on their site are busted. If you ask them directly and nicely, they might provide them.
I've just finished watching it a couple days ago.

>>18799381
Might try that though I saw some subbed streams at veoh which are 10 yrs old lmao

>>18693149
is this a sequel or remake?

>>18737701
Now that the first episode is subbed I can say that it is pretty good.

Anything good so far this spring?

>>18806187
Don't shit up this thread like you do the idol ones please.

>>18806300
Holy shit ya literally stalking me on every board and thread. Beggin ya to have a life.

>>18806300
Jesus Christ son, ya literally stalking me on every board and thread. Beggin ya to get a life.

>>18806373
You're surprised people know who you are when you post the same stupid shit over and over again, being a retarded gimmick and avatarfag to boot? Fuck off.

>>18806414
>Triggered because of people posting pics on imageboard
Keep seething. That autism of ya is what makes it fun posting more of these pics.

Also mods, you can suck my fucking dick, stop deleting my posts when this nigger started it.

>>18806187
Confidence Man JP was underwhelming
I'm waiting for Monte Cristo Haku

>>18806466
>Watching Fuji TV dramas
I tend to avoid them, especially that cursed time slot.
I think I'll be waiting for Mikaiketsu no Onna.

What's a good recent comedy?

>>18806731
Okusama wa, Tori Atsukai Chui was pretty decent, but its more mystery than comedy.

>>18806751
The ending was pretty rushed and cliche. Overall a good drama, but nothing outstanding.

This is kind of vague but I was going through Japanese TV channels months ago and I saw a drama or a film where a woman put a baby in a washing machine and I think someone came and got it out, does anyone know the name of it?

Just finished video girl ai. It went to shit halfway through. Story looks like it meandered to nowhere near the end.

>>18802506
The quality of those was too shit for me, I just torrented the files for a bit better quality. Still not amazing but better, can't expect too much from something from 2000.
Enjoy tho, it was pretty fun

this drama, not bad

wow, repeat was terrible. what a waste of time, who wrote this shit

>>18806466
>I'm waiting for Monte Cristo Haku
eh, sure why not. revenge melodrama never gets old
>>18806488
>I think I'll be waiting for Mikaiketsu no Onna.
looks boring imo. vet detective + quirky sidekick in another case-of-the-week police procedural? oomori sure is uninspired

>>18812689
Izumisawa Yoko, who wrote the cringey clusterfuck Ando Lloyd, shittiest drama Kimutaku has ever starred in.

>>18812755
Do you find anything good this season so far? I just took a general look at the dramas and everything feels awful to average, no drama looked outstanding to me.
Monte Cristo Haku seems the only good one there, but I've already read the original novel 3 times.

anyone watching nagano mei's asadora?

Watching Atsu-hime. It's amazing.

>>18813639
Planning to watch it. Hopefully its not awful as its predecessor.

>>18813273
>Do you find anything good this season so far? I just took a general look at the dramas and everything feels awful to average, no drama looked outstanding to me.
>Monte Cristo Haku seems the only good one there, but I've already read the original novel 3 times.
honestly bro theres been nothing good on asian television for years, we live in the era of creative stagnation. if you want a comte du monte cristo story just rewatch nirvana in fire.

>>18811470

Where can I watch this?

>>18813639
I plan to watch it when all the raws are up. The setting and overall idea seems good enough for me.

Ajin is a decent movie just like the Tokyo Ghoul one. I would say it is as safe as a Hollywood action flick.

one of my favorite parts of hanzawa naoki is the segments where naoki and hana interact with each other for some reason

>>18817528
best wife, best girl

mitsu dan can't even hold a candle to the top tier qt that is aya ueto

>>18817528
>Hanzawa Naoki

The main guy was cutthroat as fuck. Jesus Christ I've never seen someone so ruthless.

Watching the 2006 edition of Attention Please starring Aya Ueto, a dramedy about Japan Airlines CAs. Pretty comfy.

Happy Flight is also another aviation-related thing, but it's a movie starring an ensemble cast that focuses on the workings of a ANA crew from the gate to the flight itself.

>>18806751
This actress annoys me

Splendid movie. I recommend if you like some feels and light melodrama. Has an OST from tatsuhiro yamashita as a bonus.

Any recommendations for something without ジャニーズ and their horrible exaggerated acting.

Can't seem to find anything

>>18822892
Arrow

i want to nut on this face

>>18825004
is that a dude

>>18825004
Should I watch koe koi?

>>18815345
https://www.asahi.co.jp/koegirl/

>>18826013
https://youtu.be/Q7j2ua-DBfs

Any recommendations for variety shows?

>>18826236
Arashi's variety can be fun sometimes.

>>18826236
I sometimes watch these when I have free time:

初耳学 every Sunday
しゃべくり007 every Monday
水曜日のダウンタウン every Wednesday
モニタリング every Thursday (now on a short hiatus)
全力！脱力タイムズ every Friday

I watch 3 other variety shows, but these are targeted to certain fanbases, so I'm not sure if you're into them.

>>18826302
>>18827827
Thank you. I'll check them out.

>targeted to certain fanbases
You mean like idol shows?

>>18828420
Yeah. 2 idols variety shows, 1 Pokemon variety show.

>>18826236
Chihara Jr's Darake and Tamura Atsushi Chijouha wa Dame Zettai for AV and other weird shit
Anything with Matsuko (Getsuyou kara yofukashi, Yoru no Chimata wo Haikaisuru, Matsuko & Ariyoshi Karisome Tengoku, Matsuko Kaigi, Matsuko no Shiranai Sekai)
Tokoro George's Dramatic Before After and Waratte Koraete.
Wide na Show, Akko ni Omakase or Ikegami Akira News if you want news mixed with your variety
The usual Downtown ones like Downtown Now, Gaki no Tsukai and Suiyoubi no Downtown
London Hearts and Ame Talk although they're very hit or miss depending on the subject
Sanma's stuff (Sanma Goten and Honma Dekka mostly).
There's also the travel ones like Why did you come to Japan, Sekai no mura de hakken, ItteQ, Sekai fushigi hakken, etc.

I probably forgot a bunch but these should get you started. There's honestly so much stuff that it's just a matter of finding some personalities and formats that you like.

And since we're on the subject, for anyone who's interested and been searching for a good place to download this stuff, there's a small tracker (less than 200 people registered currently) that you can get invited from the gakitsuka forums if you search around for a while.
They upload most of the shows I mentioned and then some. Dramas too, but I don't really watch those anymore.

Thoughts on this drama. Apparently this is a remake of the kdrama with same title.

>>18829115
>Apparently this is a remake of the kdrama with same title.
No wonder they're casting a Korean as the lead.

>>18822892
Movies made by the following:
>Kitano Takeshi
>Matsumoto Hitoshi
>Oshii Mamoru

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEllHMWkXEU

>>18829115
fuck everything about this, korean ossan is 100x better than that budget jaani
https://i.giphy.com/l2SpXhe4ysJMDSGm4.gif

>>18822892
There are so many dramas without Johnny's. I don't believe you that you can't find anything.

>>18829115
I've only seen posters for both shows, but the kdrama looks a lot better. I might watch both simultaneously though. But I've only seen 1 kdrama and it wasn't very good.

>>18829777
Seconding this. Also, you can never go wrong with the classics.

>>18832492
I heard from some kdrama fans that Signal was the best drama theyve watched. Will watch the jap version then see if it's good otherwise I'll just watch the k one.

Legal High is so fun to watch. Komikado’s eccentricity is great.

>>18833212
Also have to add that the jazzy soundtrack is fantastic

>>18725648
Finally finished this one. It has some legit funny situations and has decent character development although the ending felt inferior than the previous 2 episodes.
Also started watching pic related. The story is interesting and mc is quite good in acting. Nagano mei is here as eye candy.

>>18833409
You sound like a friend of mine.

And I'm waiting for the manga of this to finish being translated. Then I'll read that and then finally watch this show.

>>18833416
Im going to read the manga after to see if there's any difference. So far at ep 3, show looks promising to me.

>>18833409
Indeed. He was a good in Unnatural too.

Can anyone recommend me a good spring 2018 drama?

>>18835144
Confidence Man JP. Written by Legal High's screenwriter.

>>18835941
>good

>>18833212
komikado talks a hundred miles a minute, i thought i was watching tatami galaxy for a second

>>18837131
Best drama among the pile of shit that is the other dramas

Personally enjoyed this.

>>18833212
It's fun once. It turns boring during your second watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj8b3IbuFU0

>>18835144
Nothing good. See ya next season.

>>18833442
Finally finished bokutachi... and I'd say it's actually a great drama. It's the same tone as Blue Spring movie. Story is like watching an inevitable car crash. Also, lead carries the show with his acting.

>>18833409
>Nagano mei is here as eye candy.
kawaei rina too

ちちんぶいぶい
https://youtu.be/uhQgZw0MvNg

KAKEGURUI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEWvRCO5VeQ

>>18846942
This drama is over the top and funny like that ouran club. What I want to watch though is the mob psycho 100 but it's nonsubbed yet...

>>18839574
>watching something twice
humans don't live long enough to do this

Confidence Man JP is a pretty fun watch. Nagasawa's character and facial work are amazing. If you liked Sakai's character in Legal High make sure to watch this.

Unfortunately the ratings are absolutely on the shitter. Starting with 9.1% with the first episode to 7.7% with the second episode, but that's probably because nowadays people either record dramas or watch them on-demand.

anyone else liked Final Cut? it was kinda trashy but I love this kind of trash

>>18829115
Never watch the korean drama but watched 2 episode so far seems interesting enough.

>>18849274
Liking it so far.

>>18851649
I watched it but it's ruined by the romance plot but it can't be helped, that's what they were going for instead of really about MC taking revenge.

>>18851649
Would try to watch to see if it interests me. This is the trashy show I'm watching. I watched HYD years ago.

>>18852365
>Those literal whos
This one reeks of high-school drama club tier acting.

Yuichi Fukuda is making gintama 2 and new manga to drama adaptation for Kyo kara ore wa. I love his shows.

>>18852260
how can you NOT have a romance plot when you have a jyaanizu, kill bill chiaki, and the purest angel to grace this fallen world

>>18852365
oh jesus how many times can they make this fucking show

>>18854290
>Kyo kara ore wa
I have seen anime and liked it, but I think it's one of those shows that's a bit too over the top to have a good live action.

there is this 00s show that was apparently cult amongst teens at the time, most of the actors became pretty big i believe

someone recommended it on /tv/ but i forgot the name

anyone know what i'm talking about?

>>18829115
Finished the kdrama just in time to watch this. The atmosphere is a lot different than its Korean counterpart and the pacing is very fast; there isn't a lot of buildup to mc finding the radio and his childhood flashbacks are rushed through. It seems alright as a standalone but I strongly recommend the original.

>>18832492
>>18832884
I found the mysteries to be excellent and the ongoing mystery all comes full circle by the end. Also, the acting just seems miles better than this adaption. I only saw episode one but they seem to be squeezing a lot of foreshadowing in that wasn't really present in the early episodes.

>>18856302
You have to be more specific. Like what the show was about.

Amazon finally released their Japanese originals Businessmen vs Aliens and Kamen Rider Amazons internationally. Only two years too late to pull in any of the viewers interested in them back then. It got me thinking: Will Japanese tv ever be taken even a little seriously internationally? Netflix and Amazon are at least interested in creating original content for a Japanese audience, but just dump them on the international sites when they get around to it. Things like Drama Fever exist for K-Drama, but there's nothing like that for Japanese stuff.

>>18857067
>Amazon finally released their Japanese originals Businessmen vs Aliens and Kamen Rider Amazons internationally.
They released a bunch of other shows too. Tokyo Vampire Hotel, Tokyo Girl, and some others I'm forgetting the names to atm

>>18856302
There are plenty of drama that became popular among teens, anon. Please be more specific.

>>18856317
So is the jdrama set in japan and no connection whatsoever in the killers in korea?
>>18856302
Anon, it will be easier if you just tell ask what genre or type of show you want to watch...

>>18857734
Yes. It seems so far they're copying the same crimes from the original, which some of them have a real life cold case in Korea. Based on the first episode and the 11 episode run it seems like they're cramming them in instead of having that suspense the original created.

>>18858494
sometimes that works out fine, like mawang -> maou

but for signal it probably wont. signal is really about the bromance that transcends time and space

>>18856302
dawsons creek

not bad

>>/t/727329

>>18860481
this?
>>>/t/727329

>>18860253
I read the plot summary and it felt like a bland drama.

>>18861002
the plot is bland, but the acting is good, 5/10 overall

>>18857214
They got Matsumoto's Documental show too.

>>18705596
I've been watching 水曜日 every week for a little more than a year now. What other similar stuff is there to watch, don't really want to watch a bunch of dramas either. Already watched and rewatched to death most of the ガキ and リンカ-ン content on JewTube.

>>18862059
Oh, ゲームセンターCX too. Used to watch and rewatch the older episides while playing games.

>>18811470
The first episode was good. It's probably going to be okay since Fukuhara herself is a voice actor/actor/idol. Not to mention Tomato is in this one too.

>>18864608
sorry but who's Tomato? Tomatsu Haruka?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcewLRF2bXs

>>18864698
Yes.

I enjoyed watching this because of the pretty girls and the refreshing setting.

I just watched this. Is the shock value really that necessary to presenting the problem nowadays? I feel like a lot of Japanese movies nowadays try to ride the "weird factor", to garner attention instead of really paying attention to the production value. Personally, I blame anime. A lot of its live-action adaptations keep the quirks of the source material, that can work in manga/anime format, but stand out too much (and not in a good way) in the live-action. This tendency spreads and as a result, more and more people find this acceptable in a medium where it doesn't really fit. Thoughts?

>>18868782
Instead of blaming anime, why don't you blame the directors and screenwriters for their incompetency of writing good stories?
So far, the only good screenwriter that has successfully turned Nisio Isin's quirkiest detective, NigeHaji, quirkiest manga editor, and a tsundere female journalist into believable live action counterparts is Akiko Nogi.
The worst example of live action film I can think of right now is Bakuman film. The story aside, most of the characters were butchered to the max.

>>18868782
>Personally, I blame anime. A lot of its live-action adaptations
Most of those are manga adaptations, just like the anime was.

>>18865017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-_nhw3wacA

>>18865017
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6i6vfl

>>18833409
I both loved and hated Bokutachi so much.
Who I hated ended up loving, never wanted to punch a jdrama mc so badly before, it was a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the entire thing (for me personally).
Kubota is so damn great, he can play such a big diversity of characters.

https://tver.jp/drama

>>18871679
only for Japan right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seiBQ_T0XhE

>>18868782
I liked this movie. The black guy was likeable and I enjoyed seeing the main girl getting carried around. I liked it better than Gesu no Ai or, say, the latest Shunji Iwai movie which had some similar themes...
About the rest: yeah it's a movie with Yakuza violence, sex drugs cults and all that stuff but it's one small budget movie; I'm not sure there's actually a trend, if there is I'm not convinced anime has anything to do with it, and ultimately it doesn't matter to me because shock value movies is like any genre or niche it can be shit or good like the rest.
Come to think of it says "based on a true story" at the beginning so maybe it's more realistic than edgy, I don't even know.

>>18869807
Yeah. He carried the show. I'll probably watch his other shows.

Did anyone else watch Matsumoto's documental? If you're into warai then it's pretty much a must-watch. It's nice that amazon's interested in bringing their foreign titles to the west, I just hope they'll eventually bring the rest of the seasons over.

>>18849274
>masahiro higashide
Literally the worst actor of this decade. I don't know how he's getting all those roles

>>18874314
it's out with english sub?
where can I download it?

>>18874458
netflix

>>18874477
nigga I'm not paying for watching stuff

>>18856317
I've just downloaded korean signal, saw fucked up aspect ratio and my hype died

>>18874458
First season is now included subbed with amazon prime.
The rest of the seasons are available on japanese amazon.

>>18865017
Looking forward to this one. Ossan deserves happiness

>>18874538
was it the encode or the actual show itself

>>18874314
What's warai?

>>18876314
comedy
笑い

>>18806187
I'm watching
>半分、青い
>Koe Girl
>Confidence Man JP
>兄友

>>18882054
I forgot one.
>美と若さの新常識
Very interesting stuff.

Started rewatching from 5 to 9. It's still as good as the first


time I watched it 2 years ago although I'd wish they develop more the side characters.

>>18884215
I always rewatch my favorite scenes from that show before going to sleep. My fav episodes so far are 6,7 and 8.

>>18806187
Yes

Me on the left.

>>18886455
>janiizu
Ungh. What's appealing about it other than janiizu lead?

>>18886455
Literally me.

>>18886822
Silly anon, that's not how you use a desk.

Is it really normal for male jap actors to be soft spoken? Most of the shows I've watched have the leads talk so calmly like they dont have deep voice or whatever. Like this one >>18852365. The "bully" mc sounds so kind.

>>18886455
Where is this from?

>>18862059
Just watched latest episode of 水ダウ like 10 minutes ago.
I feel like that latest 説 will bring trouble from okinawa people.

>>18892717
Why would it? It wasn't offensive, and the whole segment was lightheartedly funny. Although Okinawan people tend to be oversensitive sometimes, there is no way they'd seethe over this.

I wonder if it was worth it.

>>18852365
I tried this because I had nothing else but It got me looking for the 2nd episode. I won't recommend this to anyone I know but it was fun.

>>18897897
I found the 2nd ep on yt a while ago being live streamed with terrible quality lmao. Honestly, I find it cute that the one chasing for romance is the male lead. And yeah this cheesy stuff is not for everyone.

>>18896627
The guy's probably been doing it for years with many girls and will also probably not face that big ramifications in the long term. So yeah, it was worth it.

>>18905041
This was okay like tokyo ghoul.

>>18905041
i cant tell if i prefer live action to the terrible 3D CGI anime

>>18822562
Thanks. Just watched

>>18852365
This again?

Thoughts on Oshin?

>>18906663
good shit.

>>18697741
where is this from?

>>18907074
It's a sequel though.

>>18704799
The Nobunaga series was good

>>18913586
Which one though

>>18891252
Black Pean

Anybody watched Long love letter/ Drifting classroom adaptation?

>>18918996
I did. It was a waste of time, the original manga is way way better.

>>18918139
I tried to watch this, but it was way too graphic for me.

>>18920300
Was it really that bad? I think I will watch 2 episodes and see for myself.

>>18913877
http://asianwiki.com/Nobunaga_Concerto