Man, itโs a good time to be a Dorama fan. Netflix’s catalogue of J-d(o)ramas becomes bigger and bigger by the day. Last month, it was Tokyo Swindlers. This month, the newest Netflix original Chastity High is coming out on the 29th. As well as Netflix originals, we also have the good ol’ network J-dramas being…
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14 Tremendous K-dramas You Need To Watch In August (+ 1 Netflix J-drama)!
It’s boiling hot outside so is there anything better than staying inside with the fan on, a big tub of ice cream, and an addictive K-drama to watch? Absolutely not. Get ready because, in August, 14 excellent K-dramas are coming out (and most of them will be released internationally so worry not!). Netflix is also…
The JFF 2024 Diary: A Tremendous Month of Japanese Media
The Japanese Film Festival Online (JFF), which started on the 5th of June, came to an end on the 3rd of July. Thanks to the Japan Foundation, it was a month full of Japanese content โ and I fell madly in love with some of the titles they had to offer. [If you want to…
Destiny (J-drama) Review: The Shadows of What Could’ve Been
Destiny is one of the rare instances in which a Japanese drama gets a Netflix international release. A TV Asahi production, Destiny was written by veteran screenwriter Yoshida Noriko (The Hovering Blade) and directed by Hoshino Kazunari (Hitman In Love) and Shinjo Takehiko (From Me to You). It marks the return of Ishihara Satomi to…
Eye Love You Review: A Sweet Mix Of J- And K-drama
Would you like to read people’s minds? How do you think people would react to you if you did? This is the dilemma that Motomiya Yuri, the protagonist of TBS’s Eye Love You, faces. Written by Miura Kisa (Fermat no Ryori), Yamashita Subaru (Minato Shouji Coin Laundry), and Miura Saki (Ikukyu Deka) and released earlier…
10 Japanese Doramas (and 1 Film) You Need to Watch in June 2024!
New month, new doramas! Japanese dorama fans may not get all the international releases we wish we did but we’re still excited when new J-dramas come out! In June, we have tons of sequels and a welcome bonus: Netflix is releasing a brand-new J-film. Want to know more? Keep reading for a complete list of…
JFF 2024: Awesome & Free Japanese Film & TV Wherever You Are!
Let me guess: You’ve already watched the entire library of Japanese films and TV shows on Viki, Netflix, and Disney+ and now you’re wondering where to go next. If you’re looking for a place where to watch Japanese films and TV shows for free, let me tell you about the Japanese Film Festival Online 2024,…
Don’t Call It Mystery Review: The Enigma of Who We Are
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a manga will eventually have an anime and live-action adaptation. Some anime adaptations are perfect, while the live-action ones may be a bit disappointing. Some never get their live-action heyday. Don’t Call It Mystery may not have an anime adaptation (yet), but we do have a pearl of…
5 Amazing J-dramas Coming Out in May 2024!
Life for J-drama fans is a lot more difficult than the life of a K-drama fan, let’s all be honest. J-dramas are usually trickier to find online and we don’t have hundreds of releases every month. Even the best J-dramas take forever to be added to Netflix (believe it or not, “Unnatural” is coming to…
