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May. 1st, 2008 09:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
i_paint_the_skyI just watched the first episode of the Absolute Boyfriend live action series (I can never remember the Japanese title so I'm sticking with English, especially since I believe it is a literal translation). WOW, they changed a lot. I knew it would be fairly different, since they aged the characters into their 20s, but wow.
But this might be a good thing, since the original manga isn't really the strongest (especially considering it's Watase Yuu). So far, I definitely like live action Riiko much more than her manga counterpart. Night seems pretty much the same and Gaku is too, though it looks like he might have a larger role.
However, the biggest change is Soshi. Pretty much only his name has stayed the same. But I am liking him so far. It's so of like how Fiyero changed from the book to the musical. He is completely different and the second version is actually a lot more fun.
I'm looking forward to seeing where this series goes. Also, Memento is covering it which makes me happy, since I just decided to drop Special A, since it seemed too much like a lite version of Ouran and just didn't compare to the other series I am watching for the latest season (the current list is Code Geass R2, Vampire Knight, xxxHolic Kei, and Itazura na Kiss).
I have another first episode of a live action series to watch, which I'm doing because it stars the wonderful actress who played Nodame in Nodame Cantabile (and thus is the one in the my default icon). It will be weird to see her play someone else though. Memento is also covering this series, for the same reasons (Memento is a review blog that I like to follow, ever since I discovered them covering NANA, though Garten ended up not finishing that one).
But this might be a good thing, since the original manga isn't really the strongest (especially considering it's Watase Yuu). So far, I definitely like live action Riiko much more than her manga counterpart. Night seems pretty much the same and Gaku is too, though it looks like he might have a larger role.
However, the biggest change is Soshi. Pretty much only his name has stayed the same. But I am liking him so far. It's so of like how Fiyero changed from the book to the musical. He is completely different and the second version is actually a lot more fun.
I'm looking forward to seeing where this series goes. Also, Memento is covering it which makes me happy, since I just decided to drop Special A, since it seemed too much like a lite version of Ouran and just didn't compare to the other series I am watching for the latest season (the current list is Code Geass R2, Vampire Knight, xxxHolic Kei, and Itazura na Kiss).
I have another first episode of a live action series to watch, which I'm doing because it stars the wonderful actress who played Nodame in Nodame Cantabile (and thus is the one in the my default icon). It will be weird to see her play someone else though. Memento is also covering this series, for the same reasons (Memento is a review blog that I like to follow, ever since I discovered them covering NANA, though Garten ended up not finishing that one).
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on 2008-05-01 04:47 pm (UTC)I've never actually watched a live action anything out of Japan, besides a couple movies. >> And I lost track of Zekkare, but but but Gaku was awesome.
I'm sort of tempted to check this out...
(footnote: The Japanese title was Zettai Kareshi.)
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on 2008-05-01 04:49 pm (UTC)It's pretty cool, you should definitely check it out!
(Yeah, I know what it is...but I never quite remember it =P)
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on 2008-05-01 05:01 pm (UTC)I think I shall~
(I have that problem a lot with Japanese things, tbh. >>; )
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on 2008-05-01 05:25 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2008-05-01 05:28 pm (UTC)^ the review for this episode from the blog I mentioned, complete with many captures ^_^