Favourite Japanese TV/Movies

[Ertai87]

I'm really bored and anxious waiting for the Toronto Consulate to report, so I thought I'd start a new thread (I've already read all the existing threads like 7 times each XD)

Topic: What's your favourite Japanese TV shows/movies? List anything you like, whether it's mainstream or not, animated or not, available by "legal" means or not, etc.

Personally, my favourites are:

Drama: Kamen Rider W or Liar Game
Anime: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0
Movie: Battle Royale (the first one)
Animated Movie: Paprika or Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)

[Takamizawa]

They actually asked me what my favorite Japanese movie was during my interview. I was afraid I would upset them since I said that in general Japanese movies were pretty bad, but that there were certainly many diamonds in the rough. My favorite, probably The Hidden Fortress, but there really are a lot of good ones too. I actually really love the animated Metropolis movie as well. No matter how many times I watch it, it really never gets old.

[VictoriaHopeful]

Anime: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

ME TOO. I cried my eyes out. This show (just a few episodes) is amazingly crafted.



Personally, my favourites are:

Drama: Gokusen (the daughter of a crime lord teaches Jr.High. Very funny and touching)
Anime: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (perfect)
Movie: Fish Story - very cool story about a song saving the world. Told in a disjointed manner. Best film I have EVER seen.
Animated Movie: Voices of a Distant Star (very short anime about distance and separation. It is about space travel and the amount of time communication back home would take. Resembles a 18th century correspondence relationship. Very fascinating.

[kawaiijutsu]

Hmm, let me see...

Music: Perfume (omg, listen to them now if you have not), M-flo (specifically the astromantic album), Morning Musume (the old days), Sowelu, .melody, Goto Maki, Aya Matsuura, Aira Mitsuki, every little thing, katamari damacy music

Anime: Sailor Moon, Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, Full Metal Panic, Battle Athletes Victory, Cardcaptor Sakura, Gatekeepers, Hetalia

Manga: Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, S.A, Kitchen Princess, Gentleman's Alliance, Dramacon, Scott Pilgrim, Kaikan Phrase, Sunshine Sketch, Skip Beat!, Absolute Boyfriend

Drama/TV: Great Teacher Onizuka Live Action, Densha Otoko (watch it now if you have not, guaranteed amazingness), DOTCH! Cooking Showdown, 3-pun Cooking <3 minute cooking>, NHK World News, Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (Don't mock me too much...), Pitagora Suichi (want to learn some Japanese? watch this show and smile), Spirited Away

[actualpr00f]

As for me...

Movies: Anything directed by Takeshi Kitano ('Brother' was my favorite)//Crows Zero 1 & 2//Drop

Animated Movies: Anything Hayao Miyazaki

Anime: Crayon Shinchan//One Piece//Bleach//Naruto

Drama/TV: Kinpachi Sensei//Gokusen series//Hana yori dango//My Boss My Hero//Sakura

[Ertai87]

Anime: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

ME TOO. I cried my eyes out. This show (just a few episodes) is amazingly crafted.

I actually have a scale on how much an amine makes me cry. The more I cry, the better the anime is, in general. True story.

[kawaiijutsu]

As for me...

Movies: Anything directed by Takeshi Kitano ('Brother' was my favorite)//Crows Zero 1 & 2//Drop

Animated Movies: Anything Hayao Miyazaki

Anime: Crayon Shinchan//One Piece//Bleach//Naruto

Drama/TV: Kinpachi Sensei//Gokusen series//Hana yori dango//My Boss My Hero//Sakura

How's kinpachi sensei? I only know about it through GTO Live Action, where he rents the whole series trying to portray the image of a "good teacher", then gets made fun of for having the whole series in his apartment. Is it actually any good?

[actualpr00f]

As for me...

Movies: Anything directed by Takeshi Kitano ('Brother' was my favorite)//Crows Zero 1 & 2//Drop

Animated Movies: Anything Hayao Miyazaki

Anime: Crayon Shinchan//One Piece//Bleach//Naruto

Drama/TV: Kinpachi Sensei//Gokusen series//Hana yori dango//My Boss My Hero//Sakura

How's kinpachi sensei? I only know about it through GTO Live Action, where he rents the whole series trying to portray the image of a "good teacher", then gets made fun of for having the whole series in his apartment. Is it actually any good?

Kinpachi sensei is AMAZING! I highly recommend it to those who are going to become ALTs because the tv series shows how Kinpachi sensei goes through so many things as a teacher, and every episode usually has a great message behind it that we can all learn from.

[Jessi_OkayamaPA]

Hmmmmmmmmmm

My main love is dramas. Great for practice and introductions to Japanese culture. Kind of.

Liar Game / Hana Yori Dango / Hana Kimi / Mei-chan no Shitsuji / Mr. Brain / Maou / Nobuta wo Produce / Gokusen (It scared me how much of the school system was spot-on when I first arrived)

And I suggest you all look into Hetalia. The anime is based on the web comic, I believe, and it is basically a huge stereotype of all the countries in various encounters. Informative AND historical AND the stereotyping is done for fun, not to be mean. They even get Japan pretty good. And America runs around being loud and eating hamburgers. Best part: Each episode is 5 minutes long

[Jax]

Movies: Paco and the Magical Book
Animated Movies: Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo
Anime: Crayon Shinchan and I have to admit, I still love Pokemon.
TV Show: Vs. Arashi, Music Station... I don't watch much Japanese tv because I have cable.

I could never really get into dramas and I'm not sure why.

[Kittens]

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[AmberBear]

Music: Lately I cannot stop listening to Kuroki Meisa. I love May J., YamaP, Tanimura Nana.... God just waaaay too many.

Drama: Proposal Daisakusen, Buzzer Beat, too many here too...

Movie: I love the Umizaru movies <3 Nana, Chakushin Ari 1 and 3 (2 was stupid)

Anime: I will watch Azumanga Daioh still (and Cardcaptor Sakura if I ever catch it and old school pokemon for fun) but I don't like anime

[Takamizawa]

Anime: I will watch Azumanga Daioh still

I don't watch much anime, but I'm man enough to admit that I absolutely LOVE this show. It is honestly probably one of my favorite shows, period, and I can't help but smile every single time I watch it.

[kawaiijutsu]

Music: I actually included this topic in my SoP. I haven't been listening to it as much this year, but I love me some Perfume, Rina Aiuchi, Ayumi Hamasaki, YUI, and Hello Project.

Yay Perfume fan!! <3

[CanadianA]

Anime: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

ME TOO. I cried my eyes out. This show (just a few episodes) is amazingly crafted.

You guys made me curious, so I just finished watching it. Definitely made me cry.