Asian Addicts Anonymous

**Updated April 21, 2010 with links to softsubs of various dramas**
This is a list of forthcoming Japanese dramas in April and May that have been picked up by fansubbers so that there will be English subtitles for them.

April 13

絶対零度 / Zettai Reido
Fuji TV
Starring: Ueto Aya, Miyasako Hiroyuki, Yamaguichi Sayaka, Maruyama Tomomi
English subtitles: Rollins announced tentative plans to sub this drama with soft subs
Ueto Aya stars as a young police officer assigned to a special investigation unit that uses cutting edge technology to solve cold cases. Hmm, a Japanese version of American series Cold Case? Could definitely be worth watching.

April 14

Mother
NTV
Starring: Matsuyuki Yasuko, Yamamoto Koji, Sakai Wakana, Kurashina Kana
English subtitles: Chuks has started making softsubs for this series
A teacher finds out that a female student is being abused. Taking matters into her own hands, she takes the girl into her own care. They then embark on a trip from Hokkaido to Tokyo which this drama will cover.

April 15

素直になれなくて / Sunao ni Narenakute / Hard to Say I Love You
Fuji TV
Starring: Ueno Juri, Eita, Seki Megumi, Tamayama Setsuji, Hero JaeJoong
English subtitles: Queerbeet announced tentative plans to do both hard & soft subs, GOE;SS is releasing softsubs
Hero JaeJoong in a Japanese drama! If that doesn’t make you want to watch this, the teaser might (the quality is low). A group of five young people meet in Shibuya thanks to microblogging site Twitter. This follows their interactions together and their lives outside this new relationship.

April 17

怪物くん / Kaibutsu-kun
NTV
Starring: Ohno Satoshi, Kaga Takeshi, Yashima Norito
English subtitles: STORMY announced plans to do hardsubs, GiriGirl announced tentative plans for soft subs
Love Ohno from Arashi, not too sure how much I’ll actually like this drama. Ohno is the prince from the monster world who visits the human world in order to succeed the throne. The story follows his exploits in the human world with his fellow monsters.

タンブリング / Tumbling
TBS
Starring: Yamamoto Yusuke, Seto Koji, Miura Shohei, Daito Shunsuke, Nishijima Takahiro
English subtitles: GiriGiri announced tentative plans for soft subs
Delinquent Yamamoto joins the boys rhythmic gymnastics club in order to graduate and to get closer to the girl he likes as she is in the girls’ rhythmic gymnastics team. Seto Koji plays the impassioned captain of the club who is happy when Yamamoto joins as they have enough members to compete as a team.

April 18

新参者 / Shinzamono
TBS
Starring: Abe Hiroshi, Kuroki Meisa, Mukai Osamu, Mizoboto Junpei, Kimura Yuichi
English subtitles: Chuks announced plans to release soft subs
This drama is based on a novel by popular writer Higoshino Keigo and stars Abe Hiroshi in the lead role. He plays a new detective assigned to the murder case of a 40 year old woman.

April 23

ヤンキー君とメガネちゃん / Yankee-kun to Megane-chan / Flunk Punk Rumble
TBS
Starring: Narimiya Hiroki, Naka Riisa
English subtitles: TimeLesSubs announced tentative plans for hard subs
Follows Narimiya as a former golden student turned into a delinquent when his paths cross with Naka’s character, a delinquent who has now reformed into a model student. Naka’s character will do her best to put Narimiya back on the right track, whether he likes it or not.

May 10

月の恋人 / Tsuki no Koibito / Moon Lovers
Fuji TV
Starring: Kimura Takuya, Matsuda Shota, Shinohara Ryoko, Lin Chi Ling, Kitagawa Keiko, Watanabe Ikkei
English subtitles: TimeLesSubs & SmappieSubs announced tentative plans to hard sub this
Kimura Takuya stars in his first romance drama in 10 years! And what a romance! It will be a very complicated 5 person entanglement. Kimura stars as the president of an interior design company. Shinohara, Lin, and Kitagawa will play his love interests. Matsuda will play a young subordinate with his own agenda. A must see as I love Kimura and Matsuda.