| This drama started airing last week and its really good. I'd post a summary but it gives away quite a bit. ueno juri (nodame) is one of the main characters, and so is Eita (mine) and Mizukawa Asami (kiyora) well, those are the people i recognized. Anyway, who's watching it? and how are you liking it ? I just finished episode 2 and i love it. Its reminding me a lot of NANA so far, hopefully it branches out though because i don't want to make comparisons to NANA while i watch the whole show. my thoughts (ep1 & 2): oh i love the theme song. Gotta love Utada Hikaru, it also fits the show really well (so far) |
| I'm also watching this! I didn't bother to read the description very closely before watching it so it was a bit of a shock when I finally got to episode 1. But it's so well-casted! I've been familiar with Eita for a long time (Orange Days was one of the first jdramas I ever watched, and I loved Water Boys) so I basically watched it for him. He's awesome. Ueno Juri is so different from Nodame and her other recent roles, but in a good way. I'm looking forward to how her character develops over the course of the series. I fell in love with Mizukawa Ayumi after Nodame. She's gorgeous! Prisoner of Love is an awesome song. @_@ I don't normally like Utada Hikaru (Her HYD insert song was overrated), but I couldn't get enough of this song in episode 1! episode 1: |
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Susan said: episode 1: ... my whole post is a spoiler XD |
| Just watched episode 2, at last, and it made me want to watch episode 3 right away! Sometimes I forget what torture it can be watching a series as it airs. XD episode 2 I like how nothing is too obvious or too subtle in this series so far. You're able to figure stuff out (like above) but the show can still surprise you. Great story telling, imo. More episode 2 Kioku, please sub episode 3 quickly! XD I'm almost tempted to switch to the soft subs... |
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| omg episode 3 |
| I watched episode 3 today! |
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Susan said: I completely agree!!!! My thoughts EXACTLY! Episodes 1 & 2: |
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| finally started this one. don't know why cause there are a few other dramas that i have to finish and a bunch of anime that i'm behind one. oh well xD loved the first episode. great seeing some of the nodame cast again. it really took and interesting turn during the second half. and Prisoner of Love is a spectacular song. I've been listening to it a bunch before starting that. the OP was great. |
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| Just finished episode 4! Not too much went on. I really want to know more about Sousuke, and Takeru as well. Those two are my favorite characters, and I feel like they'll clash at some point. On the other hand, I am really starting to dislike Michiru and the actress who plays her. |
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| OH MY GOD. preview for episode 5 is craaazy. episode 4 okay , i'm done ranting. :3 |
| are you guys watching those raw? |
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Faust721 said: are you guys watching those raw? i watched episode 4 with softsubs, since i couldnt wait for the kioku hardsubs any longer (since the show airs on thursdays) haha. @susan: i love how we posted at the same time haha. Susan said: On the other hand, I am really starting to dislike Michiru and the actress who plays her. Why?! i do think that michiru needs a backbone, but i really can see why she can't get away from sousuke. |
| I just don't like the sound of Michiru's voice, and she's so... soft. She annoys me. XD @Katsup: lol! We totally did post at the same time. XD @Faust: Yup, I watched it with soft subs as well, because Kioku will be a few weeks late this time. About episode 4's preview: And more on ep 4: |
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| @Susan regards to preview. Yeah, i dont think he will go through with it but its still a huge threat to make. anyway, I just noticed that in the relationship chart posted on dramawiki, that michiru has a heart arrow to takeru. Does that mean that they will eventually end up toghether?!! oh, but i love how the arrow from sousuke to michiru simply says "DV" XD |
| By that chart it looks like Michiru ends up falling for Takeru! (But notice how the arrow only points one way...) There's also a love arrow between Michiru and Sousuke. The forgot to put some love arrows between Eri and Ogurin. XD |
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| episode 5 softsubs are out~ Episode five had a Kanto rating of 19.9!!! thats so good!! :) |
| Just caught up to watching episode 5! Kind of looking forward to the next episode. Next time we'll be halfway through! Also, it's awesome that the ratings went up! =D |
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| Episode 6! (: |
| I'm totally in love with this drama.. Is so intense, so dramatic and beautiful written.. Ueno Juri is a great actress, i've seen Nodame Cantabile last year, and now, she just appear like this, loved her character, Prisoner of Love is already my rigtone, hehe, Hikki-sama is too much! >D |
| Episode 6: I really really REALLY want them to spend a bit more time showing us SOUSUKE, not "Michiru's abusive boyfriend." Will they ever explain his dual personality? =/ |
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| When I came over to a friend's house, she wanted me to watch it and we did (the first two episodes only though xD). Ueno Juri convinced me with her acting. I mean, it was NOT nodame :) |
| Ow my, ow my.. I wanna know about Sousuke too.. =/ But even more.. Want to know Takeru's drama.. *-* Argh... Still one week till next ep.. T_T |
| Episode 7 soft subs are already out! YAY! edit: already watched it! Episode 7: EITA IS AWESOME. =D I can't believe the series is already more than half over. Will they really be able to wrap things up in time? Something is going to end abruptly or be left unresolved if they keep focusing on Michiru's indecisiveness. |
SusanMay 24, 2008 1:02 AM
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| episode 7 Oh, and can I say how i absolutely LOVE Eita? <3 lol |
| Episode 8 has aired. Hopefully subs will appear in a couple days! Pre-subs glance: Last Friends fans should definitely check out the movie Summer Time Machine Blues which starred both Eita and Ueno Juri. Coincidently, Eita played a boy with a crush on Ueno Juri's character. The romance took a backseat to the time-traveling fun but the ending will make you laugh! |
SusanMay 30, 2008 2:07 AM
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| oh. my . god. The preview for episode 9 looks so intense!!!! Anyway, episode 8 Anyway, good episode. :) <3 Susan: I really want to see that movie~ haha |
| I just watched a last friends special on crunchyroll. You can watch it here It's pretty enteretaining. Eita, Ueno Juri, and Nagasawa Masami talk about how they got into showbuisness. Then they show the different anime roles each person has played (Like Nagasawa played Minami in the Touch movie, etc). Then they have a thing where the guys eat their favorite food and comment on it. Them eating the steak was absolutely hysterical haha. |
| FINALLY I watched more episodes of Last Friends and am now fully updated (finished watching episode 9 just now). Yay! |
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| Why must you be sooo cute sosuke D= it kills me! episode9 Anyway, I agree with susan that The title for episode 10 just makes it look so intense. I need subs NOW. D= |
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Joe1991 said: Ep7 spoiler hahaa. I always figured there was something more to him. anyway. just watched episode 10. Holy. shit. Can't wait to see this series wrap up. its been so good and i'm so upset to see it end. |
| What day of the week does it air? I'm so desperate to see the next episode! T_T |
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| Airs Thursdays in Japan. For future reference, air times can be found on DramaWiki. ;) |
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| Just watched the end. This show was absolutely amazing as a whole. Seriously. ep11(end) I sort of wanted more backstory with eri and ogurin the whole time, but supposedly Eri got more background in some special called "eri my darling" ? But ohman, this is defenitely one of my favorite shows ever. Sousuke and Takeru were SO my favorite characters.... XD... seriously. This show made me a nishikido ryo fan. Anyway, theres a special next week! yay |
| I wouldn't say this was one of my favourite shows. It was pretty entertaining (though probably 50% of my entertainment came from watching & discussing with you guys). The truth is: if they hadn't picked this cast, then this drama would be a FAILURE. It's successful thanks to the awesome perfomances by the actors that we all love already. My thoughts on the final episode: Wow. My rant was MUCH bigger than I planned. |
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| Just finished the finale. Pretty much what katsup said, but I didn't cry or feel much at all during the final episode, and this series is not one of my favorites despite its overall awesomeness. The relationship between Takeru, Ruka and Michiru was the highlight of the finale for sure. Damn those were some great scenes! Eita and Ueno Juri especially had great chemistry together! Yes, the biggest drawback was how the producers glossed over the more controversial themes. I was most annoyed at how much the series focused on Michiru's goddamn indecisiveness. Every. Single. Episode. >_< I don't really care that much about Eri or Ogurin. The producers just didn't give me enough to care about and by the finale they might as well have not even been there. In the end they were bookends for the real stars of the show. I really wish more time had been spent on developing characters BESIDES Michiru. By the end of the series I just wanted to strangle her. >_< On the other hand, I really felt sympathetic towards Sousuke for falling for such a loser girlfriend. =P I'm disappointed they chose not to develop his character's past at all until that little blurb at the last minute. WTF?!? Anyways, Last Friends was good. Everyone should watch it! But... there are probably better dramatic dramas out there. My fave character was Sousuke, and second Takeru. Damn they had some great male leads. @_@ (Ogurin doesn't even count though.) |
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| Yes! Strangle Michiru! Should you put a spoiler tag there? I mean, at least it spoils who's alive in the end. |
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| I never talked about anyone dieing. =P You're the one that just blurted out a big spoiler. XD There's nothing about my post that spoils, so I left out the spoiler tags. I didn't blurt out any(one's) secrets or what happens in the end. What I posted I see as general commentary on the show and that's it. But if you can see a SPECIFIC part of my post where I say something like |
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| Ahah! xD I did NOT spoil! What an outrageous accusation! :P I was just wondering. Since more than once I ended up writing the spoiler code wrong and the spoilers were there for all to see. xD |
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| Yes yes you did! =P You implied that someone dies! XD |
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| HEY! The FIRST episode implies that someone dies! Don't you remember when we started watching it and making theories about who it could be?! |
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| Yeah but TECHNICALLY they never aid someone dies. They just said there was an accident. =P |
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| I just watched the Special... and it was like I predicted. Mostly recap with very few new footage. T_T |
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| I watched the edited version on D-Addicts that only contained the new footage. It was much better if you just watch that 8 minutes or so. I was a bit annoyed that in the actual new footage Ruka had NO lines. @_@ This special was obviously hastily done. I would've preferred if they waited a few months and made a proper special episode. It won't happen, though. The producers seem to want to avoid going into detail about certain topics. |
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| I think even the "One Litre of Tears" special was better. It was pretty much in the same style (mostly recaps), but they used the new footage wisely. Yeah, Ruka didn't even make an appearance! T_T only at the end, to show "hey I'm alive!". xD Now I'd like to see the side-story "Eri my love" |
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| I like it a lot, but I haven't finished it. I can't find episode 10 (subbed) anywhere. If anyone knows where you can watch it please tell me >.<. I really hope Sousuke gets better and learns to use words and not violence xD. |
| I watch this drama because of utada hikaru.. i love her song .. this drama so great.. but i hate the ending :( |
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