New Podcast Episode

A new episode of Suchi is now out! 

:: click here to listen::

 

Its been really fun recording with Loc. The first episode of Suchi was actually really hard to record since we were still getting to know each other [it took three nights!], so the fact that we were able to record this episode of Suchi in one take - like it was nothing - was exciting! PROGRESS! yay!

My editing, on the other hand, still needs some work. For the first episode I used GarageBand which was relatively user friendly. However for this episode I used a program called Audacity.  I really think Audacity records better but it wasn't exactly super obvious when it came time to edit. Guess I need to play with it more.

Anyways I hope you take a listen and tell me how it is. I feel like I'm too vague and should give more details about the dramas but don't want to make it boring either. I dunno. Feedback is definitely appreciated!!

 

Currently Watching :: Ouran

In preparation for our next podcast I have decided to start watching jdramas/doramas this month..While I must admit its been tough since I already miss my beloved kdramas friends keep telling me that I'm going to get hooked... we'll see bout that...

First thoughts

While the anime wasn't exactly mind blowing it was still enjoyable. Its pretty amazing that the same things I loved about the anime, the fun over the top characters have translated very well into this real life version. I can't begin to tell you how much it irks me when characters you love from an anime or manga are totally reimagined and become something completely different. Like seriously, don't mess with a good thing. (the biggest fail for me was Miwako from the live action Paradise Kiss -- thats another story tho)

Yamamoto Yusuke as Suou Tamak

The drama is currently on the same level as the anime was for me. Its cute. The actors are fun. You still totally love Tamaki despite his self centered ways. Its nice.


Then again I'm only on episode 3. lol.


Stay tuned.

Anime...

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Today is the day the IPhone4s is out! So naturally I am glued to my residence waiting for the mailman to come and deliver that blessed little package. Meanwhile I decided to watch some anime... I'll admit though, I am not the type of person to just see and anime and simple watch. No, that would be too easy.  My personality is one that I have to read a summary, a few reviews, and then compare it past animes I have seen.  Rather than go through that process I decided to just rewatch Nana...

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Its been awhile since I've watched this anime, it wasn't very long into watching it when I once again, fell in love!  Everything about this anime is just so -- cool.  Its got likable characters, awesome design, killer fashion, great music, and a mature storyline.  Honestly, I think if more girls/young women in the states knew anime like this existed a whole new market would open up.  Don't get me wrong, I know a lot of people appreciate anime & manga here in the US but I think if animes such as Nana, Paradise Kiss, Peach Girl, Gunslinger Girl, Suzuka, etc were marketed more here it would attract such a huge fanbase.

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With reality tv dominating almost every channel in the US, tv dramas or even comedies are becoming more and more of a rarity.  I think now more than ever is the US market ready for the invasion of foreign media via anime & even J-dramas/K-Dramas.  I'm so over watching other people do mundane or in some cases idiotic things and calling it entertainment.  We all live in the real world, and sometimes its nice watching something that takes you away from that.

I know this doesn't really begin to do justice to this topic but those were the thoughts flowing through my head this morning so I thought I would share...

ドラマ Dorama!

Naughty Kiss a new JDrama which premiered 9/1

So lately I have been wanting to watch some Japanese television dramas' but haven't really a clue where to start, so I did a little research to see what I was in for.

So here is the low down...

• Dorama = Drama
• Japan has four television seasons in which new shows will premiere in: Winter (January–March), Spring (April–June), Summer (July–September), and Autumn or Fall (October–December)
• Evening dramas, typically are like 12 episodes long with a normal season finale type episode (similar to here in the States)
• Dramas are often filmed only a few weeks before they actually air... which I always wonder why they don't do that here...
• The starting time is not always on the hour or half hour.  Because ratings are so important in Japan they normally start a few minutes before or after the hour.  The thinking on this is that once one show ends the viewer will prob be more likely to watch the next show on since they already missed a few minutes of other shows on a different channel... so clever!!!

So now that we got the basics... where do people watch these? 

• CrunchRoll -- downside you gotta pay
• Your local Japanese video store -- funny right? I'm sure these exist though, sadly not really helpful for me
• Mysoju -- this site looks reputable but I really have no clue.. thought I would give it a try
• and I'm sure Youtube if you are willing watch it in annoying under 15 min sections..

Yay! So we are set up to watch some Japanese Doramas! Now we just gotta find some good ones... looking online I think I might try watching My Boss, My Hero [マイボスマイヒロ] or Hana Yori Dango [花より男子])

What do you think? Good starters? Any recommendations??