I haven't been much of a jdrama fan, until last year, though I was mostly into manga-based jdramas, especially those I'm already familiar with. There's Hana Yori Dango (it's 2005, but I just watched it last year), and Nodame Cantabile, for example. If we're going to include movies then add Lovely Complex and Honey and Clover to my "watched jdramas list". There's nothing special with mangas being turned into jdramas, as it's been done so in the past, though the number of these adaptations are considerably less compared to manga turned animes. Other notable adaptations in 2006 include Kurosagi, Iryu, Teppan Shoujo Akane, and Sapuri. Upon further checking, I discovered that there are a total of 13 manga-based jdramas this year, though most of the titles it was based on is something I have yet to come across with. Things changed in 2007, particularly during Spring and onwards, where the influx of manga-based jdramas became evident. There's a total of 30 of these adaptations in this... [ This is only an excerpt for the post! Go the the website for the full content + pictures + links. ]
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