Lucky Seven #9 & #10 [Final]

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lucky_Seven

Ratings (Kanto): 15.6% (#9), 16.9% (#10)
Average: 15.6%

My ratings: 

9  | 4.5/5

10 | 4.5/5
(Average:3.95)

I think I love this case best! :P ... was already enjoying them from the beginning. There were more action scenes in these two episodes.. even Toko-san performed the kick [that I assume] mentioned by Tsukushi-san before. Everyone showed their cool side again :D... 

Ohh.. I was surprised by Kaga Takeshi's appearance! What a presence to have in Lucky Seven! すごい。 ...& Nitta is back~!  So.. he was doing undercover work for all this while (supposedly :P.. I can never get over the fact Eita went missing in the middle because he's busy with another acting project)... The moment Nitta appeared, my attention was on him again lol.. The ending scene was funny too...it almost made me want a sequel...

...but I don't really want it, to be honest. 

I was expecting a better chemistry between the seven than what I'd seen... it was kind of vague..? Unstable? 微妙って感じ？Hmm. It wasn't as strong as what I experienced with other doramas (& this Lucky Seven detective agency has so much potential)... At times, someone will act quite unnatural... then another time, another person act the same... Of course, I have to admit it was better than the beginning... especially after Nitta left, but... that was it.

Maybe seven is too many?

p/s: Read some rumours about a movie sequel... 

Lucky Seven #7 & #8

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lucky_Seven

Ratings (Kanto): 13.6% (#7), 15.5% (#8)

My ratings: 

7 | 4.5/5 

8 | 3.5/5

I loved the grandma episode :) They showed a different side to Junpei's character - it was nice. I thought he has chemistry with the airport detective but seems like they broke off in the next episode :/  Felt that it was kind of random that Asuka was on the verge of getting married.. the change sounded so sudden to me. Are there going to be sparks between her & Shuntaro? The eighth episode seems to hint that.. hmmm. Anyway. There was one scene near the end where Asuka hit him (while they were hiding) for being so close(?) & Shuntaro hit a shelf nearby XD. I was so amused seeing DoS Jun treated that way (even though it was only acting)...

Nitta is mentioned again! What new story will his comeback bring??

Lucky Seven #6

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lucky_Seven

Rating (Kanto): 14.6%

My rating: 4/5

Surprisingly, my watching experience isn't affected much by Nitta's absence... I dare say  he shone the most in the first few episodes... now that the character is gone, everyone started being in the same light again... a blessing in disguise? :P

Almost everyone showed their cool side in this episode :) Shuntaro, Tsukushi-san, Junpei... it was a fun episode. Tanihara's character/story was also enjoyable.

Was the first case story explained fully? I'm still curious of why Tsukushi-san was stabbed & how Touko-san saved him (& kicked someone?)... I'm guessing it was similar to what happened in this episode..

I still feel weird about MatsuJun's portrayal of Shuntaro. Guess I'm not a fan enough to appreciate the performance huh. I like it when he showed Shuntaro's not-so-cool side... but is totally turned off by those cool expressions (I'm a totally strange Arashi fan XD)...

Lucky Seven #4 & #5

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lucky_Seven

Ratings (Kanto): 15.4% (#4), 15.2% (#5)

My ratings: 

4 | 3.5/5

5 | 3.5/5

Eita's character is gone :(

Anyway... well, I read that he has butai/stageplay so it's understandable for his character to be absent, I guess . But I don't know if I can say I like how they make his character very suspicious in the fourth episode... The change was so drastic. Ahh... just when his friendship with Shuntaro got better, he's leaving already...


Oh well.

There was one scene where Oizumi's character (Junpei) checked the lock of Nitta's apartment door for any signs of being broke into.. I totally thought of "Kagi no Kakatta Heya" the instance lock is mentioned... XD. I wonder if Ohno will make an appearance in the final episode..? It's okay if he doesn't.. I'm just hoping there'll be a glimpse of the next Mon9 in the end of the final episode <3

I saw Tanihara in the preview for next episode :P

Lucky Seven #3

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lucky_Seven

Rating (Kanto): 15.2%

My rating: 4/5

Ahh.. they have gotten comfortable with each other in this episode. 良かったね。

That side story  about Shuntaro as a suspected stalker was kind of funny... & the kid was so random.. Too random. I was annoyed at how casually she stole the dog away from Shuntaro. But this 10-year-old girl is very matured. I actually like the scene (I cried ..hehe) where she bowed down to apologize to the man her mum swindled earlier.

Preview for next episode: What is Nitta doing?

Lucky Seven #1 & #2

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Lucky_Seven

Ratings (Kanto): 16.3% (#1), 16.9% (#2)

My ratings: 

1 | 3.5/5 (It was just "meh" for me)

2 | 4/5 (Loved the guest characters & that scene on bench at the end :'D)

Finally started watching this before the final episode air next week :P

This is going to be hard to review. I didn't have much expectations before watching. My expectations were pretty much at a neutral level. Something about Jun bugged me in the first episode. The character?...or his portrayal???  When I reached episode 2, I could see where they want this character to head to...but I'm not used to it yet.. maybe after a few more episodes. Maybe.

I have mixed feelings for the interaction between the Lucky Seven (L7) detectives. Excepting Shuntaro, everyone is supposed to be very familiar with each other. But sometimes it feels awkward when Oizumi & Naka's characters interact with other characters. Somewhat forced... & a bit unnatural? Eita & Matsushima fell right into their characters..though Matsushima didn't appear that much really. Her presence as their boss reminds me of her character in "Bijo ka Yajuu" (minus the aloofness). Eita portrays his character naturally. Nitta is my favourite character since the first episode.  

...and I'm skipping the synopses :P because my reviews usually are centered on my impression on that particular episode. 

Mou Yuukai nante Shinai [Progress]

Doing this post for fun.. :D
It's going to be like a diary with links~

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Cast :

Ohno Satoshi  

Aragaki Yui (11/29)   

Sato Ryuta  

Kanjiya Shihori  

Takashima Masahiro (12/14)              Yasuda Shota (12/8-9)  

Narimiya Hiroki   

Kimura Ryo (12/15)                 Emoto Tokio (12/16)

Yamaguchi Sayaka (12/16)    

Takahashi Katsumi  

Kaname Jun (11/29)  

Kitaoji Kinya

[*names are arranged according to the cast list from the official site]

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Others:
[*names found from the correlation chart from the official site]
Namase Katsuhisa, Takenaka Naoto, Tanaka Kei, Ukaji Takashi, Tanaka Yoji, Sasaki Sumie, Kuge Kokoro, Nakao Akiyoshi & Watanabe Ikkei. (12/27)


Special Appearances : 

Sakurai Sho (12/6)  

Matsumoto Jun (12/6)  

Oficial Site: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/yukai/index.html

Original Story (novel): Higashigawa Tokuya (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de)
Scriptwriter: Furuya Kazunao (Shiawase ni Narou yo, Mei-chan no Shitsuji)
Music: Segawa Eishi
Project Planner 企画 (?): Narikawa Hiroaki (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de, Strawberry Night, Zettai Reido), Takizawa Koichiro
Producer: Takamaru Masataka (Strawberry Night, Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji), Emori Hiroko (Strawberry Night, 1 Litre of Tears)
Director: Sato Yuichi (Strawberry Night, Saigo no Yakusoku, Water Boys)



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11/15
Announcement of Ohno's New Year dorama SP. Other casts: Sato Ryuta, Kanjiya Shihori, Narimiya Hiroki, Takahashi Katsumi & Kitaoji Kinya.
[Link to post in this blog // News article on FTV site].

11/28
Filming started/Crank In.
[News link]

11/29
Mezamashi report.
Other casts revealed : Aragaki Yui and Kaname Jun.
Airing Date revealed : January 3rd, 2012.
[Tokyohive // News article on FTV site]

12/5
Saw some filming photos (I think) via Tumblr.
[My Reblogged Link // tsuri confirmed it's for this SP]

12/6
News on Sho & MatsuJun's guest appearances as their respective characters from their doramas (NazoDi & Lucky Seven).
[ Article from Oricon // Trans by momoedgewood // Tokyohive]

12/8-9
Saw tweets saying Kanjani8's Yasuda Shota & Ohkura Tadayoshi will appear on this SP (seems confirmed for Yasuda only as it's stated in the media section at their official site// Actually originally the site was updated with Ohkura included but now his name had been removed *I think it was just a mistake in typing in the updates on the site*).

12/10
Sho's Otonoha - mentioned a bit about his filming experience as his NazoDi character in "Mou Yuukai nante Shinai".
[Loose translation by Yamakaze067@LJ // Translation by lujba@LJ]

Found some magazine scans (I think) of the filming of the SP from my tumblr dashboard.
[Reblogged photos : Here, here, here (Ohno & Aragaki Yui) & here (Ohno). ]

12/13
Found some Ohno's filming photos via Tumblr. [Reblogged photo]

12/14
It seems like "Mou Yuukai nante Shinai" team will be joining VSA New Year SP only for the "Rolling Coin Tower" game on the airing date.
Team members : Ohno Satoshi, Sato Ryuta, Narimiya Hiroki, Yasuda Shota & Takashima Masahiro. [Link]

12/15
Kimura Ryo will also appear in this SP. He mentioned about filming in two blog entries dated 11 & 12 December. [Loose translation by Yamakaze067@LJ]

12/16
Official site opened. http://www.fujitv.co.jp/yukai/index.html

Full cast list (from official site). New names on the list:... Emoto Tokio & Yamaguchi Sayaka.

12/21
The official site was updated with story and message sections. [Yamakaze067@LJ's trans]

I had helped editing the DramaWiki for Mou Yuukai nante Shinai so that people who reached there will see an updated wiki *it's been a while XD*... Still lacking their characters name though (that would be a bit tricky because I'm not sure about the kanji names)

12/26
Official site updated with interview section and a correlation chart. I see new characters! Namase Katsuhisa & Takenaka Naoto??? <3... & Ohno's photo with bandages!!! XD.
[Yamakaze067@LJ's trans for Ohno's interview]

12/27
New look at the official site.

Updated DramaWiki's cast list. These new names are minor characters (sort of like cameo/recurring characters I guess) because they only appear in the correlation chart : Namase Katsuhisa, Takenaka Naoto, Tanaka Kei, Ukaji Takashi, Tanaka Yoji, Sasaki Sumie, Kuge Kokoro, Nakao Akiyoshi & Watanabe Ikkei.

Seems like a promo clip were shown (Fuku Arashi campaign). I've reblogged the caps here.
You can watch the 5-second clip here.

12/28
Found another magazine scan via Tumblr. [Reblogged photos]

Found another promo clip (more scenes/Second half is from "Lucky Seven") via Twitter.
*fangirl mode* 大野 <3 KYAAAAAAAAAAAA~~~! XD

12/30
Just saw this Dec 26th (JST) tweet :

『もう誘拐なんてしない』クランクアップ。 #aragakiyui #gakky
— lespros_suzu (@lespros_suzu) 

Seems like the crank up (meaning: filming has wrapped up) was on that day. Will make sure of this again after the DVD is released. :)



1/3 (2012)
Airing date. Fuji TV, 21:00-23:30 JST.


1/4
Rating : 13.7%

I managed to watch (but not properly) real-time & fangirled about it on LJ lol. Pretty interesting & kind of refreshing...? The dorama SP has this retro feeling to it (which explains the retro-ish poster they have). It was a bit slow in the beginning (but maybe it's just me.. I'm not really fond of Kanjiya's acting) but the climax was great - you should at least try to watch until the end if it's your first viewing~.

Surprisingly, Ohno and Aragaki has chemistry.. they were cute to see together. I kind of like their interaction.. but I might be biased, as it's been a while since I saw Ohno acting a character with potential girlfriend by his side.. XD. 2012, please don't fail me.. let Ohno be in a new renzoku dorama XD~


1/9
(I did my review post for this here.)

4/14
DVD & Blu-ray's release date is July 7th.