Mar
21
2007
Ah well
that was a swell and satisfying ending to this great drama. All the loose ends were pretty much tied up and so that led to a great conclusion. As we last left off, Hinata had broken into Wataru’s “secret room” but by the time Kayo got to it, it was empty…all except the magazine with the rumor printed in it. This is where Wataru explained the full story. He said that Hinata’s real father and his father were friends, but then Hinata’s real dad got sick and told Wataru’s father Tohru, to take care of his paintings as well as baby Hinata. Because Tohru lost his ability to draw, he started simply copying Hinata’s fathers pictures…something an artist should not do. Continue Reading »
Mar
14
2007
AHHHHHH!
What a cliffhanger!! *screams some more* WHAT’S IN THAT ROOM! I think I’ve been wondering that since like episode 2. Whoa okay so here goes. Kayo is all genki because she’s back on the job with the Hanzono Yuriko team. As usual everyone can obviously tell that she likes Wataru and although he’s not making it too obvious he probably has an interest in her. Osamu wants to “fall in love” too so he goes to Kayo for advice. Continue Reading »
Mar
07
2007
Really great episode this week and looks
like it’s gonna get interesting as far as “resolving the relationships” next week. So anyway since Wataru told Kayo to take a hike, she’s on a different assignment now and they got some prude old fart to replace her. The guy sits all day reading American Trashy Romance Novels and keeps telling the guys to “do their work faster if they want him to get out.” Osamu shuffles Satoshi out of the room and tells him “Go bring back that girl!” (LOL I loved that line in Japanese XD) At this point none of the guys know that it’s Wataru’s doing to have had her removed from the job. Continue Reading »
Feb
28
2007
Well the drama is getting more dramatic
and Wataru seems to be getting bitchier every episode. So one day when all the guys are in the living room they turn the TV on with news about how “Hanazono Yuriko” are 4 guys. Apparently that glasses guy who Kayo works for, was all like “this isn’t the deal I asked for! All this is doing is making their image worse!” So obviously he was the one responsible for all this, but unfortunately no one ever discovers that. He then suggests (or rather forces) Kayo to ask the guys to come out with the idea that “We wanted to preserve the Shoujo image which is why we had this secret identity”. They agree to do it once as well as a photoshoot and an interview. Continue Reading »
Feb
21
2007
Does anyone happen to know how
many episodes this drama is? I’m throwing a number out here but I think it’s 11? Anyway now that Ryouko knows that Hanazono Yuriko are the 4 guys she immediately goes to bitch out all her problems onto them. She tells them that she lost her marriage because of them. When she’s done she snaps out of her rage and apologizes and leaves. However, before leaving, Satoshi comes out and apologizes one more time. She then grabs his shirt and cries into it…right in front of Kayo who was coming into the office. Continue Reading »
Feb
14
2007
It appears I was hit with a ton of spam
in the last 2 days so some comments got eaten. I tried to salvage all I could within the 7 pages of “sex” and “free ringtones” but if your comment got eaten I’m sorry :(. Anyways this week was really interesting. The more I watch this drama the more my brain kicks me in the butt saying “Stop playing Ragnarok Online and work on your manga ho!” Anyway in this episode we see a flashback on how the brothers began the whole Hanazono Yuriko thing. It turns out Osamu and Wataru were trying to do a Shounen manga but because the art and story weren’t good enough they were gonna give up. However one day they ran into Tanaka while eating at a Ramen cart and he suggested they do a Shoujo manga instead. Continue Reading »
Feb
08
2007
Ok so after this episode, I admit I like Satoshi a bit more than I did previously.
Because Satoshi is upset/hurt/mad, he left the house and is staying at a hotel. Due to this, their house is a mess and as usual the brothers “leave it all” to Kayo to clean up. Unfortunately since she is cleaning up their house, she has no time to clean her own. She tries to discuss the issue with Tanaka, but he tells her that he should just leave the brothers’ problems to handle within themselves. Continue Reading »