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Naruto 433

2009-01-26T18:25:00.000-08:00

Its an early spoiler week for Naruto Chapter 433 / Naruto 433. You may view the Naruto 433 spoilers forum threads here and here.

Naruto 431

2009-01-14T05:57:00.000-08:00

For complete Pics and Translated Manga Scripts go to: Naruto 431 Spoilers, Yikes!

Naruto 431

2009-01-12T16:25:00.000-08:00

http://forum.onemanga.com/showthread.php?t=31944

Naruto 430

2008-12-29T09:53:00.001-08:00

Here's the Naruto 430 scans, I know you've been dying to see it! so ENJOY!
http://www.mediafire.com/?ttky0kzjkgd

Proposal Daisakusen

2008-11-10T20:30:00.000-08:00

Details
* Title: プロポーズ大作戦
* Title (romaji): Proposal Daisakusen
* Tagline: Operation Love
* Genre: Romance
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV

Iwase Ken and Yoshida Rei have been friends since elementary school. Ken, is obstinate and unskilled in love, but he fell long ago for the lively and cheerful, Rei. But Rei is about to get married to another man. While Ken and other friends from high-school attend the wedding ceremony, a fairy appears and sends Ken back in time, giving him a second chance to win the girl he loves.

Lunch Queen

2008-11-03T16:35:00.000-08:00

One of the funniest and unique jdorama I'd ever watched and I simply just enjoyed every episode.

Details

* Title: ランチの女王
* Title (romaji): Lunch no Joou
* Also known as: The Queen of Lunchtime Cuisine / Lunch Queen
* Genre: Food, romance, comedy
* Episodes: 12
* Viewership ratings: 18.91
* Broadcast network: Fuji TV
* Broadcast period: 2002-Jul-01 to 2002-Sept-16
* Air time: Mondays 21:00
* Theme song: Joy to the World by Three Dog Night

Synopsis

Natsumi loves lunch. By chance she starts working for "Kitchen Macaroni", posing as the fiance of the owner's eldest son, Kenichiro. Kenichiro's father Kenzo and his three younger brothers - Yujiro, Junzaburo, and Koshiro - run the restaurant, famous for its omelet. Also working at the restaurant are Mamoru, a chef, and Minoru, a live-in apprentice cook. Not everyone has a liking to Natsumi at first, but over time they will surely fall in love with her...

魔女の条件 (Majo no Jouken)

2008-10-21T16:58:00.000-07:00

Details

* Title: 魔女の条件
* Title (romaji): Majo no Jouken
* Also known as: Witch's requirement / Forbidden love
* Genre: Romance
* Episodes: 11
* Viewership ratings: 21.5%
* Broadcast network: TBS
* Broadcast period: 1999-Apr-08 to 1999-Jun-17
* Theme Song: First Love by Utada Hikaru

Synopsis

Michi, a 26 year old high school math teacher, tentatively accepts her boyfriend's proposal of marriage, uncertain of her love for him but feeling pressure from her father and society to do what is expected of her. Hikaru, a 17 year old boy frustrated by his home life with his single mother and having been expelled from many high schools for bad behavior, enters Michi's class as a new transfer student. As their relationship grows they realize that they both feel that they have lost themselves to the pressures of those around them, and it is this common bond that draws them dangerously close. What follows is a heart-wrenching story of forbidden love where Michi must face society's judgement for corrupting a minor, abandoning her fiance, and disappointing her parents and co-workers.

Watched this jdorama last weekends and I actually liked it because it depicts a reality, a world that we are living right now, the discrimination, misjudgement, and how a person should live properly in front of the public eye...

Zettai Kareshi

2008-10-14T17:52:00.000-07:00

Title: 絶対彼氏。
Title (romaji): Zettai Kareshi
Also known as: Absolute Boyfriend
Tagline: Kanzen Muketsu no Koibito Robot / The Completely Perfect Boyfriend Robot
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Romance, comedy
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 13.2 (Kanto)
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: 2008-Apr-15 to 2008-Jun-24
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song: Okaeri by ayaka

One of the few jdorama's that is beyond normal or possible to happen, but because of its unrealistic plot and story, it makes it as one of the few unique and interesting jdorama's I ever watched. torn between a human and robot, a love that is impossible to happen in real life. One of my favorites.

Robot maker, Kronos Heaven, finally develops "Night Tenjo", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Izawa Riko to take part in a 5-day free trial. At first, Riko only sees Night as a household appliance. But when she finds out how deep Night's devotion to herself is, Riko finds herself falling in love with him. Joining the love triangle is Asamoto Soshi, a distinguished young executive at her company who has feelings for her. --Fuji TV

Naruto Shippuuden

2008-10-08T17:47:00.001-07:00

I am getting addicted to Naruto! I can't wait for Naruto Chapter 420 this coming Friday! hahaha, Konoha Ninjas are going to fight the indestructible Pain! Will Tsunade or kakashi die?

Can't wait for tomorrows manga update!!!

Erika Sawajiri

2008-10-06T21:48:00.000-07:00

Look at this very popular artist (Erika Sawajiri) in Japan who stared in the infamous 1 Liter of Tears getting pissed off in front of the camera while promoting her movie Closed Note...

Watch out for the words Betsu ni (I don't care) with a killer b*t*h glare, when she asked about what she feels working with famous stars.
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Nada Sou Sou

2008-09-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

8-year old Yotaro gains a 3-year old step-sister, Kaoru, when his mother marries a jazz musician who plays in a club in Naha, Okinawa where they live. Before long Kaoru's father deserts them, and not long afterward Yota's mother becomes terminally ill. Her dying wish is for him to watch out for Kaoru at his grandmother's place on a small island off the coast of Okinawa. He fulfills her wish and becomes very protective of his younger sister who calls him "nee-nee." Thirteen years later Kaoru returns to Naha and comes to live with him as she starts high school. Yota works hard making deliveries of vegetables from an open-air market by day, and in a restaurant (he is a licensed chef) by night to save money to fulfill his dream of having his own restaurant. He also assumes the role of pushing for Kaoru's entrance to a university. This allows less time for his beautiful girlfriend Keiko, the daughter of a doctor and a medical student at Ryukyu University. It seems that Yota's dreams start to come together when Mr. Kameoka sells him a place for a restaurant. Yota works hard constructing the place, but just as he is to open, the real owner appears. Being swindled, Yota is left with a large outstanding loan. Keiko's father's plans do not include a working class son-in-law as he explains when he offers to pay Yota's debt. Although he refuses, Yota concludes he is not best for Keiko's future. Years later he continues to overwork even after the debt is paid and Kaoru starts university study. With her feelings of love for Yota growing deeper, they mutually decide to live apart.

Written by Brian Greenhalgh

Dororo

2008-09-17T22:55:00.000-07:00

Year: 2007

Director: Koichi Chigira

Producer: Takashi Hirano

Writer: Masa Nakamura, Akihiko Shiota, Osamu Tezuka (original manga)

Action: Ching Siu-Tung

Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kou Shibasaki, Kiichi Nakai, Yoshio Harada, Kumiko Aso, Eita, Anna Tsuchiya, Hitori Gekidan, Mieko Harada

Manga-to-movie adaptation that mixes horror, swordplay, and cheesy CGI for a decidedly mixed bag experience. Unintentional laughter is guaranteed with Dororo, but decent emotions and energetic action can be had too. Fun, if not substantial.

Galileo

2008-09-15T22:56:00.000-07:00

If you're in with sci-fi and investigative type of drama here's the perfect jdorama for you...

Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective who has just been reassigned to the criminal division, finds her investigation of her first murder case stalled by the seemingly supernatural phenomenons surrounding the event. She seeks help from Shunpei Kusanagi, a senior detective at the police headquarter, who introduces her to his college buddy and an associate professor at Teito University, Manabu Yukawa. Yukawa is a tall, handsome, and brilliant man who is interested in nothing but physical science, while Utsumi is a hot-blooded girl with a strong sense of justice. Together, the odd pair solves many difficult and seemingly impossible crimes with their individual talents.

Featured Artist: Tsumabuki Satoshi

2008-09-14T19:00:00.000-07:00

Tsumabuki Satoshi has grown from an unknown to an A-list star in great demand within only a few years. It is no surprise, however, as he has been praised for his acting skills countless times. With roles in hit dramas like "Blackjack ni Yoroshiku" and "Lunch no Joou" under his belt, he seems on his way to greater heights.

Featured Artist: Kou Shibasaki

2008-09-12T18:48:00.000-07:00

Kou Shibasaki (柴咲コウ, Shibasaki Kō?), born on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, is a Japanese singer and actress.

She have one of the most beautiful faces of JDorama, she became famous as a leading lady of Satoshi Tsumabuki in the 2004 hit TV series Orange Days, her beauty and charm gained her popularity and fame, and hailed her as one of the most versatile artist of of the modern drama era.

Last Friends

2008-09-11T19:14:00.000-07:00

Michiru Aida is a beauty parlour assistant who returns to Tokyo after four years of absence. She moves in with her boyfriend, Sousuke Oikawa, who works in the Child Welfare Division. However, she quickly becomes the victim of DV and is bullied at her workplace. Ruka Kishimoto is Michiru's best friend that works part time at a mechanic shop and is a brilliant motocross racer. However, she has a problem which she cannot confide to anyone and her worry becomes evident throughtout the series. Takeru Mizhushima is a professional hair makeup artist by day and a bartender by night who suffers from a traumatic past. The three meet by chance and a journey of friendship begins.

More that friends that's what they felt for each other but in the end they ended up or settled to be friends forever rather that to be lovers...

Orange Days

2008-09-09T17:56:00.001-07:00

Orange Days

Genre	Drama
Starring	Satoshi Tsumabuki Kou Shibasaki Manami Konishi
Country of origin	Japan
Language(s)	Japanese
No. of episodes	11

I've been watching japanese drama series ever since I could remember, and this drama was one of my favorites. Its a story about a girl (Sae Hagio) who's been deaf for 4 years who accidentally fell in love with a guy (Kai Yuuki) who's already in a relationship, its a coincidental love affair thanks to Maho Takagi (Kai Yuuki's friend) who was supposed to date Haigo... Its a complicated story since both of the characters are struggling because Kai Yuuki is in a relationship and Sae Hagio doesn't know how to handle her insecurities because of her current situation.