Fuma No Kojiro (風魔の小次郎 -2007)

Starring:
Fuma
Murai Ryota as Kojiro
Shindo Gaku as Ryoma
Takayama Takehisa as Ryuho
Sakamoto Naoya as Kou
Sakamoto Kazuya as Shoryu
Furukawa Yuta as Kirikaze
Suzuki Hiroki as Reira
Yashiro Shingo as Kabutomaru
Takahashi Tsuyoshi as Rinpyo
Hakuo Gakuin
Kawahara Makoto as Hojo Himeko
Ayumi (亜弓) as Yagyu Ranko
Seishikan / Yasha
Kawakubo Takuji as Asuka Musashi
Fujita Rei as Mibu Kosuke
Tashiro Koji as Kagero
Maruyama Atsushi as Shien
Saito Yasuka as Byakko
Shirota Jun as Kurojishi
Endo Kotaro as Anki
Harada Takuma as Raiden
Kawada Yu as Yosui
Itabashi Haruki as Shiranui
Okamoto Natsuki as Yasha Princess



Hakuo Gakuin used to be a prestigious high school, and famous for martial arts. However, because its rival school; Seishikan, has been cowardly luring it's superior students, Hakuo was going to decline.

In order to recover from the situation, the acting principal of Hakuo; Hojo Himeko, sends Yagyu Ranko to the Fuma Village in search of the famous Fuma ninja clan for assistance. The leader of the Fuma sent Kojiro to Hakuo, there he faces the notorious Yasha clan who fights for Seishikan lead by Asuka Musashi.

Soon Kojiro's comrades arrive and an all-out ninja war postponed for 500 years begins between the 2 clans.

Okay, it took me a few tries to watch this because the first episode was silly. Again, one of my mistakes. I loved this. The action was really good and fighting choreagraphy was really nice for a low budget drama.

I'll admit that I really wanted to watch this because the eye-candy was insane. Kojiro was probably the cutest. Such a loveable face. *sigh*

I don't know what it is these past few days because I've been hitting dramas with sad or unhappy endings. This one...well...it wasn't unhappy but sort of sad. I mean this was hilariously funny in some instances but I wasn't expecting the ending. Well, kind of but not in that way. Almost reminded me of a Kamen Rider ending........

I can't put any pics only because there are just waaaaaay toooooooo many cute guys to post about. I don't think I would have enough physical space. LOL!

Happy Boys (ハッピィボーイズ / ハッピィ★ボーイズ -2007)

Starring:
Seto Koji as Segawa Kyoichi
Kamakari Kenta as Akasaka Junta
Kato Keisuke as Kitamura Kosuke
Shindo Gaku as Inada Gen
Nagashima Shugo as Tsuruoka Kokoro
Sugawara Eiji as Fukawa Kiichi
Fujimura Shunji as Shikawaichi Kura
Tanaka Tetsushi as Katano Sakatoru
Guests
Komatsu Megumi (小松愛) (ep1-2)
Ueno Natsuhi (ep3-4)
Morishita Hisae (森下仁佐恵) (ep5-6)
Uemura Takahiro (植村好宏) (ep5-6)
Ikeda Kaori (池田香織) (ep7-8)
Hashimoto Atsushi (ep7-8)
Minemura Rie (峯村リエ) (ep9-10)
Toyonaga Toshiyuki (豊永利行) (ep9-10)
Kino Hana (木野花) (ep11-13)

A comedy following five young men who work at Lady Braganza, a shitsuji kissa (butler café).

This was a classic Japanese comedy about young men coming of age. To spice it up, add five good-looking guys and let the saliva drip off your chin. Okay, only two of the guys did it for me.

I was hoping for something more dramatic at the end, but I had the end figured out at the next to last episode. With all these cute guys and girls visiting the parlor, where was the young love? A little confusing to me because...well...they are in their prime of life. Some sugar and spice should have been happening.

Okay, so maybe they were trying to delegate the theme of the story without lust involved. Okay, so I sat there dreamy eyed looking at cute guys who had lessons to learn and life to live without hormones controling the whole story. Got it! Ahhhhh, but young love...............

This wasn't my favorite nor my most disliked. It kept me interested, killed time, and left me a little bereft but nothing I couldn't get over. And well, the eye-candy was fetching.............

Kamakari Kenta


Kato Keisuke