Late again, yes yes.
That's all. I can't say I'm actually excited about any of these, but hopefully I will change my mind. It often happened that I loved something I wasn't excited about.
I'd like to watch Zettai Reido too (Yoko in a suit, mostly), buuuut... I'd have to watch the 2 (?) previous seasons so... One day.
Good Doctor
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Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Thursdays, 12 July 2018
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Tokunaga Yuichi (Kuragehime, Keiji Yugami, Bokutachi ga Yarimashita)
Cast: Yamazaki Kento, Ueno Juri, Fujiki Naohito, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Nakamura Yuri, Hamano Kenta, Itao Itsuji, Emoto Akira, Inoue Sonoko
Synopsis: Shindo Minato (Yamazaki Kento) was born with autism spectrum disorder and savant syndrome. Despite his problems communicating, he has an astounding memory. Minato’s older brother realised his gift and encouraged him to become a doctor in the future. Minato meets with the town’s doctor Shiga Akira (Emoto Akira) because of an incident with his brother. He decides that he wants to be a pediatric surgeon and begins to visit Shiga’s clinic frequently. Surprised that Minato could memorise all the human organs at the age of seven, Shiga commits to helping Minato’s fulfil his dream. After Minato graduates top of his medical faculty and passes the national exam for medical practitioners, Shiga who is now the director of a large hospital, calls him to work as a resident at the hospital’s pediatric surgery department. Minato takes the plunge into this world. Although he faces prejudice and opposition from the people around him, he is there for the children and grows up in the process.
I don't know if I'm mentally ready for another medical drama, but the Korean version was veeery popular, to the point that they made an America series out of it (still ongoing, I think), so I'm curious. That, and the fact that I tend to watch anything Yamazaki Kento does.
He looks adorable in this one.
Cheerdan
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Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, 13 July 2018
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Goto Noriko (Innocent Days, Uso no Sensou, Team Batista Series)
Cast: Tsuchiya Tao, Hirose Suzu, Ishii Anna, Sakuma Yui, Yamamoto Maika, Asahina Aya, Otomo Karen, Yanai Yumena, Shida Sara, Yagi Rikako, Ihara Rikka, Adachi Kana, Hotta Mayu, Fukuchi Momoko, Ishizaki Natsumi, Sakanoue Akane, Mizoguchi Megumi, Moriya Kotori, Sasou Yuki, Honda Chikara, Moriya Kanna, Kihara Masatoshi, Takahashi Kazuya, Konno Mahiru, Matsumoto Wakana, Agawa Sawako, Kinoshita Houka, Odagiri Joe
Synopsis: Moved by a performance by Fukui Chuo High School’s JETS cheerleading team which she saw as a child, Fujitani Wakaba (Tsuchiya Tao) came to idolise Tomonaga Hikari (Hirose Suzu) and dreamed of joining the same team in the future. But at some point, she comes to think of it as impossible and enrolls in a neighbouring town’s Fukui Nishi High School which is mediocre in both studies and sports. Even so, Wakaba cannot completely cut off her feelings for cheerleading. One day, Kiryu Shiori (Ishii Anna), a pretty student transfers from Tokyo to Fukui Nishi High School. The assertive Shiori is fired up to defeat the JETS after her mistake caused her team to lose the Tokyo cheerleading championship. She unexpectedly says to Wakaba, “Do the cheerleading dance with me!”. These words rekindle Wakaba’s feelings. They take set up a cheerleading team and pursue the impossible dream to “Defeat JETS. Conquer Japan!”
I have a Thing for sport drama/anime/manga/whatever. They just pull all the right strings of my heart. But it's been a while since I've watched a good sport drama; the last one I actually enojoyed was Yowakutemo Katemasu, I think. Even if it was not on the same level of pieces of my heart like Tumbling or Rookies. ANYWAY. I hope this one is good. Please be good.
Takane no Hana
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Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, 11 July 2018
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Nojima Shinji (Kareshi o Loan de Kaimashita, Papakatsu, Ame ga Furu to Kimi wa Yasashii)
Cast: Ishihara Satomi, Mineta Kazunobu, Yoshine Kyoko, Chiba Yudai, Miura Takahiro, Fueki Yuko, Hakamada Yoshihiko, Yoshida Oolongta, Takahashi Hikaru, Jogo Mitsuyoshi, Tate Hibiki, Tabata Shima, Nishihara Aki, Shoji Terue, Shoji Hanae, Toake Yukiyo, Masu Takeshi, Toda Naho, Kohinata Fumiyo
Synopsis: The eldest daughter of the distinguished head family of the famous Tsukishima style of flower arrangement, 29-year-old Tsukishima Momo has everything – beauty, talent, career and wealth. She is engaged to the man she deeply loves. However, she discovers her fiance has been two-timing her and cancels their marriage on the day of the wedding. A shattered Momo has a crisis of confidence all at once. That is when Kazama Naoto (Mineta Kazunobu) happens to show up. The owner of a bicycle shop, he is an ordinary man who has nothing, and she is a woman out of his league. In spite of this, the two of them fall in love.
Putting this here because the poster is gorgeous and I liked a lot all of Ishihara Satomi's dramas. I'm crossing my fingers for this one (even though the guy creeps me off a little).
Hagetaka
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Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 19 July 2018
Station: TV Asahi
Scriptwriter: Furuya Kazunao (Ashita no Yakusoku, Sumika Sumire, Ouroboros)
Cast: Ayano Go, Watabe Atsuro, Sawajiri Erika, Ikeuchi Hiroyuki, Kinami Haruka, Horiuchi Keiko, Sakura Emma, Korenaga Hitomi, Sugimoto Tetta, Mitsuishi Ken, Kobayashi Kaoru
Synopsis: It is the year 1997 after the bubble economy burst. Fund manager Washizu Masahiko (Ayano Go) emerges overnight in Japan which is mired in a lost decade. He is fiercely criticised as a “vulture” for taking over companies, but buys out a series of big banks with non-performing loans and well-known corporations in financial difficulty.
This is an act of fate, because most of the times the dramas Ayano Go does are shit.
Life is hard.
Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Thursdays, 12 July 2018
Station: Fuji TV
Scriptwriter: Tokunaga Yuichi (Kuragehime, Keiji Yugami, Bokutachi ga Yarimashita)
Cast: Yamazaki Kento, Ueno Juri, Fujiki Naohito, Totsugi Shigeyuki, Nakamura Yuri, Hamano Kenta, Itao Itsuji, Emoto Akira, Inoue Sonoko
Synopsis: Shindo Minato (Yamazaki Kento) was born with autism spectrum disorder and savant syndrome. Despite his problems communicating, he has an astounding memory. Minato’s older brother realised his gift and encouraged him to become a doctor in the future. Minato meets with the town’s doctor Shiga Akira (Emoto Akira) because of an incident with his brother. He decides that he wants to be a pediatric surgeon and begins to visit Shiga’s clinic frequently. Surprised that Minato could memorise all the human organs at the age of seven, Shiga commits to helping Minato’s fulfil his dream. After Minato graduates top of his medical faculty and passes the national exam for medical practitioners, Shiga who is now the director of a large hospital, calls him to work as a resident at the hospital’s pediatric surgery department. Minato takes the plunge into this world. Although he faces prejudice and opposition from the people around him, he is there for the children and grows up in the process.
I don't know if I'm mentally ready for another medical drama, but the Korean version was veeery popular, to the point that they made an America series out of it (still ongoing, I think), so I'm curious. That, and the fact that I tend to watch anything Yamazaki Kento does.
He looks adorable in this one.
Cheerdan
Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Fridays, 13 July 2018
Station: TBS
Scriptwriter: Goto Noriko (Innocent Days, Uso no Sensou, Team Batista Series)
Cast: Tsuchiya Tao, Hirose Suzu, Ishii Anna, Sakuma Yui, Yamamoto Maika, Asahina Aya, Otomo Karen, Yanai Yumena, Shida Sara, Yagi Rikako, Ihara Rikka, Adachi Kana, Hotta Mayu, Fukuchi Momoko, Ishizaki Natsumi, Sakanoue Akane, Mizoguchi Megumi, Moriya Kotori, Sasou Yuki, Honda Chikara, Moriya Kanna, Kihara Masatoshi, Takahashi Kazuya, Konno Mahiru, Matsumoto Wakana, Agawa Sawako, Kinoshita Houka, Odagiri Joe
Synopsis: Moved by a performance by Fukui Chuo High School’s JETS cheerleading team which she saw as a child, Fujitani Wakaba (Tsuchiya Tao) came to idolise Tomonaga Hikari (Hirose Suzu) and dreamed of joining the same team in the future. But at some point, she comes to think of it as impossible and enrolls in a neighbouring town’s Fukui Nishi High School which is mediocre in both studies and sports. Even so, Wakaba cannot completely cut off her feelings for cheerleading. One day, Kiryu Shiori (Ishii Anna), a pretty student transfers from Tokyo to Fukui Nishi High School. The assertive Shiori is fired up to defeat the JETS after her mistake caused her team to lose the Tokyo cheerleading championship. She unexpectedly says to Wakaba, “Do the cheerleading dance with me!”. These words rekindle Wakaba’s feelings. They take set up a cheerleading team and pursue the impossible dream to “Defeat JETS. Conquer Japan!”
I have a Thing for sport drama/anime/manga/whatever. They just pull all the right strings of my heart. But it's been a while since I've watched a good sport drama; the last one I actually enojoyed was Yowakutemo Katemasu, I think. Even if it was not on the same level of pieces of my heart like Tumbling or Rookies. ANYWAY. I hope this one is good. Please be good.
Takane no Hana
Preview
Date: From 10.00 p.m., Wednesdays, 11 July 2018
Station: NTV
Scriptwriter: Nojima Shinji (Kareshi o Loan de Kaimashita, Papakatsu, Ame ga Furu to Kimi wa Yasashii)
Cast: Ishihara Satomi, Mineta Kazunobu, Yoshine Kyoko, Chiba Yudai, Miura Takahiro, Fueki Yuko, Hakamada Yoshihiko, Yoshida Oolongta, Takahashi Hikaru, Jogo Mitsuyoshi, Tate Hibiki, Tabata Shima, Nishihara Aki, Shoji Terue, Shoji Hanae, Toake Yukiyo, Masu Takeshi, Toda Naho, Kohinata Fumiyo
Synopsis: The eldest daughter of the distinguished head family of the famous Tsukishima style of flower arrangement, 29-year-old Tsukishima Momo has everything – beauty, talent, career and wealth. She is engaged to the man she deeply loves. However, she discovers her fiance has been two-timing her and cancels their marriage on the day of the wedding. A shattered Momo has a crisis of confidence all at once. That is when Kazama Naoto (Mineta Kazunobu) happens to show up. The owner of a bicycle shop, he is an ordinary man who has nothing, and she is a woman out of his league. In spite of this, the two of them fall in love.
Putting this here because the poster is gorgeous and I liked a lot all of Ishihara Satomi's dramas. I'm crossing my fingers for this one (even though the guy creeps me off a little).
Hagetaka
Date: From 9.00 p.m., Thursdays, 19 July 2018
Station: TV Asahi
Scriptwriter: Furuya Kazunao (Ashita no Yakusoku, Sumika Sumire, Ouroboros)
Cast: Ayano Go, Watabe Atsuro, Sawajiri Erika, Ikeuchi Hiroyuki, Kinami Haruka, Horiuchi Keiko, Sakura Emma, Korenaga Hitomi, Sugimoto Tetta, Mitsuishi Ken, Kobayashi Kaoru
Synopsis: It is the year 1997 after the bubble economy burst. Fund manager Washizu Masahiko (Ayano Go) emerges overnight in Japan which is mired in a lost decade. He is fiercely criticised as a “vulture” for taking over companies, but buys out a series of big banks with non-performing loans and well-known corporations in financial difficulty.
This is an act of fate, because most of the times the dramas Ayano Go does are shit.
Life is hard.
That's all. I can't say I'm actually excited about any of these, but hopefully I will change my mind. It often happened that I loved something I wasn't excited about.
I'd like to watch Zettai Reido too (Yoko in a suit, mostly), buuuut... I'd have to watch the 2 (?) previous seasons so... One day.