ThatJapaneseDramaGuy

Drama: Inside Mari Romaji: Boku wa Mari no Naka Japanese: ぼくは麻理のなか Director: Smith, Hatsuki Yokoo Writer: Shuzo Oshimi (manga) Actors: Elaiza Ikeda, Ryo Yoshizawa, Yurika Nakamura When I thought I've seen all the clever twist in any movie or drama, but boy was I wrong, this drama has one of the most original and well executed twists in any drama. The last time I had this goosebumps was in the movie Pink and Gray, that one also has one hell of a twist. This drama is based on a manga of the same name so I guess I shouldn't be surprised because seriously these mangakas are geniuses coming up with original and crazy plot. Isao komori is a college dropout who spends his days playing video games and watching porn. He is living a carefree life. Every day he go to this convenience store just to see Mari, she has this angel like feature that made Komori decide to make Mari his idol. He became obsessed and his sole pleasure in life is to stalk Mari. One mornin...

Drama: Swimming in the Dark (English title) Romaji: Wanitokagegisu Japanese: わにとかげぎす Actors: Teppei Arita, Tsubasa Honda, Kento Kaku, Kaito Yoshimura, Kom_I Director: Toshio Tsuboi Writer: Minoru Furuya (manga), Izumi Takahashi Network: TBS This is not your ordinary type of romantic comedy, it is love story between two opposite type of people, there is an age gap issue and you will scratch your head thinking how the hell she fell in love with him. Most of you will be turn off because of this and I don't blame you as I were like that during the first episode. Though I grew liking the guy's character as the story progress I also think this drama would be better with a younger and bit more good looking lead. Meet Yuji Tomioka(Teppei Arita), a guy in his late 30's, never been in a relationship, he is living a boring life. One night during his work as a security guard, he wishes to a shooting star to have friends. Then later we are introduced to a Azus...