I have said it more than once…I am a lover of adaptations. If I like something enough, I am prone to watch multiple versions of it. My love for the manga Hana Yori Dango led me to the Japanese drama, then the Taiwanese drama, then the Korean drama, and then the Chinese drama. We shall not ever mention the abysmal
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I’ve been watching a few movies of late and marathoning a few dramas as well. In the past two weeks I’ve watched Clover, Ao Haru Ride, and Attack on Titan. The latter two are live action adaptations of two popular manga series.
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Kinkyo Renai, aka Close Rang Love/Short Distance Love, is a 2014 movie starring ex-News member Yamashita Tomohisa and Komatsu Nana. This movie is based on a manga series of the same name by Mikimoto Rin which was serialized from 2008 to 2011. I do not think this was one manga series that I read, so I wasn’t really expecting anything
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It’s inevitable really. I get excited when I learn that something I have read is coming to life. Well…I actually haven’t read much of the Black Butler series, but I have enjoyed the anime immensely. Plus, I’ve watched both musicals starring Matsushtia Yuya in the role of Sebastian. For whatever reasons, I was cautiously happy about learning of the live
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Haruhi and company are back for more shenanigans and elaborate cosplays. This time around they are preparing for a battle for a key position in the school. During this fight a new student enters the picture and feelings are realized.
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Former assassin turned wandering protector Himura Kenshin becomes entangled in a town’s struggling dojo thus leading him to go against crooked businessman Kanryu.
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A longer trailer with English subtitles was found by my good friend from college, Logan [girl not boy]. It looks like it’s an official release, but I’m not 100% certain, so the link may not stay good. But here it is. I am so excited! I have said before that I haven’t watched the anime nor read the manga, but
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I have watched and re-watched this movie, plus I have also re-read the manga [not the entire series, but to a certain point where you can make a fairly decent comparison of the two]. You don’t have to be a fan of the manga to enjoy this feel-good high school love story. That being said, while I did enjoy the
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O.M.G. You know despite the fact that I have never read Kenshin, nor watched the anime, I am totally excited about the live action coming out. Go figure! It’s slated for a spring 2012 release and stars one of my favoritest younger Japanese actors Sato Takeru in the titular role of Kenshin. Takei Emi is also in this movie. I
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Yukari lives in a doldrum life of nothing buy studying and striving for perfection to please her mother. Then enter in the students of Yazawa academy who ask her to be their runway model and life takes a drastic change.
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Asian Addicts Anonymous 