@reikableu When the JFF+ Online Film Festival starts again (June 2024 it seems, their website put that under the mention for 2022), we could talk about them here if you like.
Access can be difficult for me with #JDrama, though I would like to watch more.
Not sure how well the Hoshikuzu Telepath anime did in sales, but now there is a JDrama for it coming this summer.
The other Manga Time Kirara manga that received one that I am aware of is Yuru Camp and Gakkou Gurashi But if there is Japanese subtitles, I can watch it.
An interesting difference between #JDrama and #KDrama fandom. Every.Single.Time I jwatch a K-actor's Insta live, there are ALWAYS commenters saying stuff like "Speak English" - no "please", and no acknowledgement that the celeb has the absolute right to use their L1.
I've been watching a #JDrama actor's Insta live for the last 10 minutes, and it's all Japanese. I don't speak or read Japanese but I love that J actors aren't hassled by entitled fans demanding they speak English
@KDramaQn@youronlyone There are A LOT of recent shorter #KDrama series that are clearly built around at least the possibility of a 2nd season, and I tend to shun those as I INTENSELY dislike that element of "Westernisation".
But having drifted toward #JDrama (where 12 is LONG) in large part because of all the saggy bloated filler in >=16 ep KDramas, I love the nice tight feel of those #KDramas that are written short and complete. "One Day Off" is a beautiful example
@ronsboy67@youronlyone@KDramaQn@kdrama@kdrama@kdrama interesting that you point out mysogyny in k-dramas. I drop most j-dramas because of it 😁
Female characters in Japanese dramas are shallow, submissive and the male characters typically have more screen time.
There are exceptions, like Unnatural, that I liked a lot, or two j-dramas I'm not sure I remember the title because I watched them years ago (one should be Tokyo Girl).
Animals is a good one too.
@ronsboy67 Interesting. The IRIS franchise, especially the spin-off Athena, was well received here. In my case, it's actually the first time I've heard someone who did not like it. I guess that points to cultural differences and genre preferences. Was it perfect? Of course not.
As for Strong Woman, was it not the point of the writer to expose it without getting a negative reaction from their own culture? If one's culture (in this case, the writer's) still have prejudices against this and that, fiction is often the best way to express it and to expose it. Fiction has been used that way for centuries.
Many #Kdrama I've seen for the past 7 years touched on sensitive issues common in South Korea that either no one is talking about or you'll get cancelled for raising it up (for example, toxic feminism). So, fiction became a medium. It's there, and hopefully people in Korea noticed it at least (because foreign fans typically missed it and instead are drooling for their favourite actors).
This is what I like with K-drama, and #Jdrama for that matter, there are social issues embedded in their stories. This has been forgotten, in general, in Western entertainment. In the West, it's about how much money they'll earn; to the point that they'll pretend they agree with “movements” just so members of those “movements” will watch their shows. This is why I like “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”, because of all the “nuTrek”, SNW is the only one that went back to its roots (but it does not mean I don't like the other ”nuTrek” series).
Going back to Korea, it was actually amazing that productions like “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and “Innocent Witness” were green lit, as well as, “The Devil Judge” and “The Killing Vote”. These shows directly addressed social (and political) issues. If I take a guess, they got green lit because those issues (prejudice against #Autistics; and corrupt politicians) apply not just in South Korea, but everywhere else; otherwise, they more likely have to do embed it, or just mention in passing.
In any case, maybe it is just me. When I watch, I try to unlock the mind and goal of the writer, and understand the story from their perspective. What made prompted them to write it this way? What drove the director to express an act in a particular way?
For example, the K-drama “Please Don't Date Him”, and another one I can't recall right now, got so much negative reaction from foreign audiences. Some even had the audacity to make statements like “it doesn't happen in real life” or “the writer should quit, they don't know how to write a good story”. But, when I explained it to them, they changed their mind.
It's the same with “Grid”, “Alice”, and “Sisyphus: The Myth”. The writers got reactions like “the writer is dumb”; “that's now how time travel works”; “they should stop writing, they suck”. Likewise, after explaining it to them, they understood the story and what the writer had in mind.
So, I guess, it is just me seeing things differently in these stories. Maybe because I see these as a form of #Art. If it is an art, then we have to view it and understand it from the creator's perspective.
Yep, I'm sure there is a lot of misogyny in #JDrama. checking the JDramas I've dropped, that was a significant factor in many of them. But of the 17 #JDramas I've score at 9 or higher, 12 are unequivocally built around the female lead. Okeri Mone, Orange Days and Neechan No Koibito are good examples
Just finished chapter 46 of volume 3 of "Heaven Official's Blessing" 🌸 The kiss scene came out of nowhere ❤️ but the calligraphy scene seems even more intimate because it was understated. After arc 2 it is nice to see the main plot moving along.
@emmaaum Pity that I missed that but that is exactly what I was getting at. Have you see "My Happy Marriage"? It's not BL but it is Japanese and there isn't even kissing but there is a beautiful love story.
Watching a Korean drama years ago playing in modern times, an installation in a coffee- bar intrigued me . It appeared to be a way of coffee-making used on Dutch trade-ships in 17th C. to Asia. Called "Dutch Coffee". Ice-brewed coffee taking hours . Still popular in Asia, very few know it in Holland. ( Although a certain coffee-chain sells "cold brew).
Looking on the net, S.Korea and Japan pop up most for using it.
Watched “Don’t Call It Mystery Special” Japanese film and Masaki Suda with his fluffy hair had very Cho Byeong Kyu as So Moon in Uncanny Counter vibes. Gonna watch the series now. #jdrama
For my animanga #DecRecs today, I'm gonna recommend manga that has a jdrama I enjoyed! (this is actually a #jdrama rec)
Juhan Shuttai!
The main character, Kokoro was a judo player who had to quit because of injury. So she went for her next dream, working in the manga industry! She joined a publishing company as an editor, learns the ins-and-outs of the industry/promotions, helped encourage mangaka, etc.
The jdrama is very feel-good, wholesome, like a hug. A warm blanket and hot chocolate in the winter. It's only 10 episodes (jdramas are usually quite short compared to the many, many episodes of cdramas).
If you like Ikuta Toma and Oguri Shun, childhood friends working on opposite sides to achieve the same goal together, police x yakuza, tragedy, injured men looking pretty watch this. It's darker than my first rec (corruption in the upper ranks and all). It's also not the most tightly plotted, but I enjoyed it! It's also 10 episodes only!
... I'm not sure where you can watch this though. You might have to sail the seven seas for this.
Nadeshiko and Rin spends time with Aya, Nadeshiko's childhood friend. I find it funny how the JDrama depicts Nadeshiko when she was in middle school being a bit overweight from eating a lot of food, until her older sister, Sakura forced her to lose all that weight from biking. I wondered, how the JDrama will depict this scene from the anime/manga. While it looks kind of exaggerated, it doesn't disappoint.
What is surprising is that tents for dogs are pricy for what it is, at 9334 yen, or $62. But if it allows one to bring their pet. Still, it's funny to see Ena use a cute voice acting like Chikuwa to convince Rin into seeing it. Of course she can't resist, despite denying it.
After all, it was Lucy Maud Montgomery 's "Anne Of Green Gables" who lured me to the Feminine side of All Culture around 1999.
Doubling my "scope for imagination ".
I remember photos on "bird" before and around Christmas 2019, from bookshops in South Korea and Japan.
Many had a central display in the store with everything " Anne".
Like usual.
I wonder if they still do that ?
Many Kdramas and Jdramas have a Anne & Gilbert-theme 🙂
As expected, the main character, Akagi Madoka goes to the big city to work at some small creative agency, The funny thing she takes part in a presentation competition that nobody want to take part in for a company that is a bland name of Zojirushi, but replaced with a Rhinocerous.
It all started when her mother sends a care package, including a tin can containing a Gameboy Pocket (it's the same color my little sister had) and a copy of Pokemon Red.
Yep, I find it funny how she tried to play it, but it has no batteries, but it happened to show up in her bag, Of course, there was two AAA batteries that were in her drawer and of course she spent time playing the game... and choosing Charmander, because of course, got to get that Charizard. (You know, I pick Squirtle). Also, she couldn't find a Pikachu and can't beat the first gym, because normal moves aren't good against rock.
As expected, she met her friend, which is basically her rival that works at a bigger creative agency. Also, I find it funny how the whole presentation competition game sequence is basically a Pokemon battle literally with herself and the company president of NOT Zojirushi. She managed to win as she did her research.
But hey, I feel nostalgic watching this as it's been a long time since I first played the Gen 1 games in third grade (but on an atomic purple Gameboy Color)
I guess a more in depth review on my side blog, maybe tomorrow.
This is a fun episode. Yep, it's funny to see the antics of Chiaki and Aoi. Chiaki's reasoning in rejecting Nadeshiko is funny because the room is so narrow. Also, it's funny to see Aki break one of the tent poles and Nadeshiko scream... and of course Nadeshiko finding out that Rin goes to the same school. I guess it’s bound to happen as Rin gives a face of disapproval.
Of course, Rin went camping and sees some cute Shiba Inu dogs. Not 100 of them, but at least two. Also, it's funny to see the reaction from Rin when she saw Nadeshiko out of nowhere.
I just love the expressions the actresses give, It's so funny.
I will stop here and write my impressions on the first two episodes for now before going on.
As part of my Japanese practice, I started (slowly) working on the live action of Yuru Camp, which is basically a live action adaptation of the manga.
The first episode doesn't have many differences, although Rin and Nadeshiko especially are cute. Since there are 12 episodes, I guess it will be closer to the anime maybe with some differences, but not abridged.
I will share my thoughts about it, eventually on my blog.
The #fandoms on #Twitter are definitely having a very hard time. I think this is a very good opportunity for #Tumblr to launch their #ActivityPub integration and open their platform to the #fediverse.
Fandoms, especially Asian ones, are familiar with Tumblr already. Tumblr can position themselves as the new place for fandom content.