Doctor X street promotion ads
Ryoko Yonekura’s medical drama Doctor X got lots of love on Tokyo streets and train station during its premiere week on October 2012. (more&Continue reading…
Category: TV/Film
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Ace Attorney (Film Review)
Ace Attorney Review by Jen Wang Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban in Japanese) takes place in the “near future”, in which people have anime hair aContinue reading…
Bloody Monday – Episode 4 (Review)
BLOODY MONDAY Episode 4 Review by David Cirone Maya double-crosses Hoshou, shooting her in the arm. “Now you can go back to being a spy,” sheContinue reading…
JOKER Yurusarezaru Sousakan – Episode 1 (Review)
JOKER Yurusarezaru Sousakan Episode 1 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY Kanagawa police detective Kazuyoshi Date (Masato Sakai)’s bumbling, mContinue reading…
Bloody Monday – Episode 3 (Review)
BLOODY MONDAY Episode 3 Review by David Cirone Maya doesn’t buy Falcon’s story, and she pulls a gun on him. Before she can pull the trigger, Continue reading…
Doctor X – Episode 1 (Review)
Doctor X – Gekai Daimon Michiko Episode 1 Review by David Cirone SUMMARY The opening shot of of Doctor X shows Ryoko Yonekura as the detacheContinue reading…
DOG x POLICE: The K-9 Force (Review)
DOG x POLICE: The K-9 Force Review by David Cirone DOG x POLICE delivers heroic dogs and warm-fuzzy dog-human relationships — that’s no surprContinue reading…
From Me to You (Review)
From Me to You (Kimi ni Todoke) Review by Jen Wang In a way From Me to You, known in Japan as Kimi ni Todoke, is a typical popular guy-meets-sContinue reading…
Bloody Monday – Episode 2 (Review)
BLOODY MONDAY Episode 2 Review by David Cirone The shopping mall gas bomb is revealed to be a fake, used to measure Third-i’s response tacticContinue reading…
Bloody Monday – Episode 1 (Review)
BLOODY MONDAY Episode 1 Review by David Cirone Bloody Monday wants to be 24 really, really badly. Fans of the Kiefer Sutherland’s thriller seContinue reading…