What do these girls have in common? Hint: not genitalia.

[darkeyedwolf]

With three four crossdressing heroines this season, I didn't think the genderbending could get any crazier, BUT THAT WAS BEFORE I WATCHED "IS."

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[matt_doyle]

That actually sounds like an intriguing premise. Though I'm not going to let myself watch another show just yet, XD, I still have IRIS to catch up on...

[darkeyedwolf]

Normally I'd say something like "HOW CAN YOU RESIST?" but in this case... IRIS is worth catching up on. \o/ How far are you? Have you met Sun Hwa yet?

[matt_doyle]

Actually it has been a crazy week, so I have been downloading, but not yet been watching. Except Host Club, I watched that immediately.

[darkeyedwolf]

HAHAHAHA. No one can resist the siren song of Ouran.

[darkeyedwolf]

YES.

...PROBABLY.

...

I THINK SO.

[darkeyedwolf]

OH GOD I KNOW. THIS SEASON IS LIKE A MONSTER SWALLOWING US ALIVE. AND YET... HOW CAN YOU PASS UP GENDER CONFUSION AND SEXUALITY SHENANIGANS?

[miss_magrat]

Must... resist... watching... more... dramas...

But why does it have to look so good? :(

[darkeyedwolf]

:D :D :D Start resisting... after this one!

[miss_magrat]

...oh shit, and there's still the Meisa drama that will get added to the list of doom. What the hell, at this point another one won't do much difference *downloads*

[darkeyedwolf]

FSD;FKSDL;FJASDSDF I HAVE IT DOWNLOADED. I'M JUST WAITING ON SUBS. WAITING AND LOOKING AND WHISPERING TO IT AT NIGHT. WAAAAAAITING.

Did I mention that I'm watching Hanawake, by the way?

[sol_tama]

...wasn't this a manga? It sounds even crazier with real people.

[darkeyedwolf]

Dramawiki says yes!

[bclar]

Haven't seen the third ep yet, but I can't say I like this drama. The topic is fascinating, but the... how to call it... technical aspects of filming annoy me. Lighting, cinematography, the shots they take, in parts the acting are all mediocre at best. The atmosphere they were trying to create with the cherry blossoms? So not my case. And I can't stand Miwako, she is so full of clichés (I blame it on the actress and the director as well as the script) it almost outweighs Haru's awesomely realistic storyline. Doesn't look like ep3 will make me like her better either.
I only watch for the topic and the lead actress. Oh, and probably the football guy romance, once I get there. Kind of the opposite of Arakawa Under the Bridge, which I watch for everything except the story. So far. XD

But, ahem, glad you like it? ... :D?

[darkeyedwolf]

!!!!!!! Oh no, and we were on a roll too! Ah well, I guess we can't agree on every drama.

I'm pretty sure the cherry blossoms were CGI. I guess they were out of season? XD But I'm loving the rest of the cinematrophy, especially when it comes to MIWAKO'S HOUSE OF HORRORS. It's always so creepy and backlit. Actually, I love that whole storyline.

And I can't stand Miwako, she is so full of cliches

But... but... Gouriki Ayame!! D:

[bclar]

:(

I guess I had the wrong expectations for this: I wanted realism, not a manga approach. (Apparently it is a manga adaption? I could tell even before reading this somewhere above.) Haru's storyline is undramatic but I feel with him; Miwako, on the other hand, is such a manga heroine when dealing with IS. The drama pushes her very much in that direction - they're not even trying to make her character one to identify with. That's... not what I'd have done, were I responsible for this. It's a question of style and personal preference, I guess.

I'd love to end this in a happy note, so have Tabe Mikako watch in excitement as Mabo is beat into submission:

[darkeyedwolf]

.........LMAO. SHE IS SO DELIGHTED.

It's a question of style and personal preference, I guess.

Yeah, it must be, because I see where you're coming from but my feelings are completely different. XD BRING ON THE DRAMA, I SAY. Stand naked in front of more windows! Let your girlfriend boyfriend ambiguously-gendered classmate cradle your bleeding body! I WILL EAT IT ALLLL UP.