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At last, a quiet conversation transpires between Tsukushi and Tsukasa. In the confines of her room, Tsukushi initiates the contact. With trembling hands, Tsukushi delicately cradles her phone. She calls the only number listed in the directory. One ring… two rings… three rings… four rings. [...]
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And so the plot thickens when Shigeru randomly decides that she’s gonna be in love with Tsukasa. So during the party Shigeru is called on stage and she has no idea what’s going on. She also doesn’t act like a typical “ojou-sama” would and she has manners or anything of that sort even worse [...]
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I dunno if I'm hardcore enough to start calling Hana Yori Dango "Handan", but the moment I heard that there was a season 2, I couldn't go long without thinking about it and drooling all over myself. Let me start off by telling you my long arduous adventure. But speaking of subs, if you're still [...]
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The agonizing wait for Friday night once again threatens my semi-peaceful existence. No, I am not talking about the safe haven of weekend outings not I am talking about a want for Ryu Sasakura-esque concoctions. Relaxation and alcohol consumption are a wonderful refuge from long work days. Ah, but this blogger’s [...]
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So I haven’t really decided what format of blogging I’m going to use for this drama but since episode 1 was almost 2 hours I’ll just do some first (or 2nd?) impressions. I like Arashi’s new opening song. I haven’t quite gotten addicted to it like with “Wish” from the first season. The beginning [...]
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There's not much going on today (Happy New Years!) so I'd thought I'd write up a quick reminder that Hana Yori Dango 2 is premiering this Friday, January 5th, at 9PM JST with a two hour special. TBS is doing tons of promotional stuff in preparation for this second series, meaning that Matsumoto Jun, Inoue Mao, and the others have been appearing everywhere on TV. Many of the commercials and promos show that Tsukushi and Rui are going to New York where Tsukasa is, and they even did a live broadcast to TBS's Ping Pong program while they were filming there earlier last month. Anyway, Hana Yori Dango 2 is set to be 15 episodes long and the theme song (heard in all of the commercials) is Arashi's Love So Sweet. I am tentatively planning to blog it, but that all depends on how my own schedule works out.
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Running time: 24 minutes Number of episodes: 51 Vintage: 1996-09-08 to 1997-08-31 Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence) Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Slice of Life Production: Toei Animation Source: Anime News Network Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers) is a fairly old but solid romance story. The first thing that I noticed when I started watching [...]
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