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Review: Minami -kun no Koibito (2015)

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Cast: Taishi Nakagawa ... Shunichi Minami  Maika Yamamoto ... Chiyomi Horikiri Mirai Suzuki ... Riku Takagi Erina Nakayama ... Sayori Nomura Mangaka: Shungiku Uchida No of episodes: 10 Release Date: November 9, 2015 - January 11, 2016 Summary  Chiyomi Horikiri and   Shunichi Minami were the best of friends when they were kids. They were so close that they even promised, that one day, when they grow old, they will get married and stay together forever. Everything changed when Minami 's father left the family. Minami has grown cold and distant. It has been several years, both Chiyomi and Minami moved on their respective lives. On one cold rainy night, Chiyomi wished that she and Minami can have the same relationship that they had when they were little. The morning after, Chiyomi did turn little and enlists the help of Minami . Review   The Good The story I have to admit I'm always a sucker for a good love story, always wanderi...

Review: FFXIV: Hikari no Otousan ( Dad of Light)

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Stars: Chiba Yudai, Ren Oosugi Voices of:  Yoshino Nanjou, Aoi Yuuki Summary: The son, Inaba Akio (Chiba Yudai) invites Dad, Inaba Hirotaro (Ren Oosugi) ,  over to play FFXIV and rekindling their father-son relationship. Son concocts a plan to woo dad over to play the game (without revealing who he was in the game) and for the dad to finally open up and rekindle their relationship. The Review I know what you're thinking. From the summary itself, the words "CHEESY" and "SAPPY" will come into play, but it's not all that bad. A series that touches on parenting and gaming is one unusual work but the whole series made the cut and find itself endearing to the audience. The Good The taciturn father, Inaba Hirotaro You might find some familiarity in this guy, veteran actor Ren Osugi. He's been everywhere from My Boss, My Hero to Night teacher and the prime minister in Shin Godzilla among others. For his role as a gamer dad, he did quite well...

Japan 2017 Day 2: Nakano Broadway

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We didn't plan much on what to do that day. All we know is that we're supposed to go around Nakano Broadway. It was raining that day, and plans to go to Ginza and other parks were scrapped. ( But we did not regret it anyway, I'd say I bought some modest amount of things over there). We decided to walk around from 2d floor to 4th floor. One thing that you'll notice is that it's full of Mandarake shops. Each Mandarake shop specializes on certain things ( comic books and figurines were on the 2d floor, the top floor are the old memorabilia and the tourist tax-free corner) If you are looking for some old, unsold gashapon , Nakano Broadway is the best place for you. But Nakano Broadway is just not limited to these things, they also have Japanese snacks shop,  Daiso, grocery stores, Uniqlo and that famous multi-tiered ice cream (B1). (M) Hokkaido Melon, Vanilla, Chocolate, Matcha Tip: Do try to scout the area first and eye which of the stuf...