弱くても勝てます

Third drama of this season that I'm interested in is Nino's drama, although the story to me sounds so-so, I want to watch it as Nino is in it ^^

He's a great actor so I think it will be interesting! Also with this drama there'll be a new Arashi song!!

I really hope they do one for Riida's drama too, but I wonder if it will happen.

Oh well... Countdown begins!!

Title: 弱くても勝てます (Yowakutemo Katemasu)
Tagline: 青志先生とへっぽこ高校球児の野望 (Aoshi-sensei to Heppoko Koukou Kyuuji no Yabou)
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2014-Apr-12 - 2014-XX-XX
Air time: Saturday 21:00
Theme song: Guts - Arashi

Story
Tamo Aoshi (Ninomiya Kazunari) is a substitute teacher at his alma mater, a prestigious private high school which admits 200 students to Tokyo University every year. He becomes the coach of the weak baseball club which has only five members and has never won a game since it was established. The highest number of times they have thrown the ball back and forth without dropping it is nine. They prefer the outfield because the infield is scary. Furthermore, they practice on the grounds only three hours a week. At other times, they study, study and study. But they love baseball. Finding them interesting and strange creatures, Aoshi decides that he will give his charges victory, guided by his offbeat theory “triumph is possible even if weak”. And then they seriously set their sights on the annual nationwide high school baseball championship with their brand of preposterous baseball.

Cast
Ninomiya Kazunari as Tamo Aoshi
Fukushi Sota
Arimura Kasumi
Nakajima Yuto
Yamazaki Kento
Hongo Kanata
Mamiya Shotaro
Sakurada Dori
Suzuki Katsuhiro
Yanagi Shuntaro
Hiraoka Takuma
Yakushimaru Hiroko

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仮面ティーチャー SP

Although I haven't finished the drama series, I'm looking forward to see this SP.
I saw the trailer some time back and it looked really interesting ^^
A few more days left, I hope it's ok to see the SP before I finish the series..haha

Title: 仮面ティーチャー SP / Kamen teacher SP
Broadcast period: 2014-Feb-14
Air time: Friday 21:00
Broadcast network: NTV
Theme song: Luv Sick by Kis-My-Ft2

Story
... to come

Cast
Fujigaya Taisuke as Araki Gota
Natsuna as Kato Maya
Kubota Masataka as Amagawa Atsushi
Jesse as Kusanagi Keigo
Shiraishi Mai as Hayase Akari
Yasui Kentaro
Matsumura Hokuto
Tanaka Juri
Kakizawa Hayato
Tanaka Koutaro
Tsukada Ryoichi as Kinpatsu Sensei
Musaka Naomasa as Kobayashi Juubee
Oishi Goro
Fujita Tomoko
Abe Tsuyoshi
Saito Takumi as Iikura Rui
Funakoshi Eiichiro as Kato Koichi

仮面ティーチャー

I'm way behind but I got to start watching this as the SP is coming out soon! ^^
My reason, Saito Takumi..hahaha
Well the whole Kamen series is big in Japan and I have seen some, most anime and read some manga.
I wonder how this will be ^^ no matter what, I'm excited ^^

Title: 仮面ティーチャー / Kamen Teacher
Tagline: さぁ、課外授業を始めよう (Saa, Kagaijugyo wo hajimeyou) / So, Let's begin the extracurricular lesson
Broadcast network: NTV
Episodes: 12
Broadcast period: 2013-Jul-06 to 2013-Sep-28
Air time: Saturday 24:50
Theme song: Luv Sick by Kis-My-Ft2


Synopsis
20XX. The teachers are no longer allowed to mete out corporal punishment and disciplinary actions. Due to that, the teachers have lost their powers, and the students are now all running wild. In order to correct the situation, the Government decide to put in place a program to control the delinquent students by dispatching special teachers to schools across the nation. One of them is Araki Gota, on whom the Govenrment pin their hopes that under this Kamen (Masked) Teacher program, he will be able to reign in all the delinquent students in his class.
Gota's new assignment is Kakuu Gakuin's Year 2 Class C, where the students are violent and out of control. The class is ruled by M4, a group of four students led by Takehara Kinzo. On his first day, even though he is punched and kicked by M4, Gota refuses to retaliate in kind. He doesn't want to rely on the power of the mask, but rather, he wants to win the trust of the students so that they can communicate freely with him.
However--, the students in his class are so unruly and violent that in the end he still has to resort to the mask in order to control them.
To change another person, will it be strength? Or heart?

Cast
Fujigaya Taisuke as Araki Gota
Oomasa Aya as Ichimura Miki
Saito Takumi as Iikura Rui
Kikuchi Fuma as Takehara Kinzo
Jesse as Kusanagi Keigo
Kishi Yuta as Shishimaru
Kyomoto Taiga as Bon
Yanagi Shuntaro as Ryota
Taketomi Seika as Kondo Kanako
Maeda Goki as Kotaro
Tsukada Ryoichi as Kinpatsu Sensei
Shiga Kotaro as Sugawara Kentaro
Yamada Shintaro as Tooyama Shunsaku
Fujisawa Ayano as Honda Ayumi
Musaka Naomasa as Kobayashi Toobee
Yamamoto Maika as Kobayashi Saeko

明日、ママがいない

There are so many new dramas I want to watch. This one starts in a few weeks.
Main reason is of course to see Ashida Mana acting. She's such a great actress for her age! It's also gonna be fun to see Suzuki Rio, I saw her in "Woman" last year.
The story as well feels very interesting. It feels like Japan is now making dramas that's more than life, school, work, and family/love relationships.
Also as the main are children it will be fun to watch. I also recognize the older main cast from various dramas ^^

Title: 明日、ママがいない (Ashita, Mama ga Inai - Tmorrow, Mum is no longer here)
Episodes: TBA
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2014-Jan-15 start
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: -


Story
There are over 600 orphanages across the nation, housing approximately 30,000 children; Most of them had been abused by their parents. Maki, was placed into the orphanage "Kogamo no Ie", after her mother, Ryoka, was arrested and jailed. There she was handed over to the care of Kana, and also Sasaki, the eccentric caretaker of the home. Under Sasaki's management, the home is a calm and safe haven from all the madness of the real world. At the home, Maki befriends 3 other little girls, who all go by their nicknames instead of their real names. Piami who plays the piano really well, Bombi who came from a very poor family, and Post, who is the leader of all the kids.
One day, an affluent family offered to foster Post. For a trial period, Post will be staying with the family, to check if they are well-suited. Although every kid at the home hopes to be adopted into a loving family, Maki is different as she prays for her mother's return.


Cast
Ashida Mana as Post
Suzuki Rio as Maki
Sakurada Hiyori as Piami
Watanabe Konomi as Bombi
Mikami Hiroshi as Sasaki Tomonori
Kimura Fumino as Mizusawa Kana
Miura Shohei as Locker
Sakai Miki as Ryoka

Woman

The latest drama I'm following is this one... Woman.

I have to admit I found it because I like Oguri Shun, then I heard it's the same screen writer as for the drama series Mother, which I followed back in 2010. Then also, the story in itself is very interesting and I think this is a big problem not only in Japan but in many countries around the world.

Anyway so far I have seen the 3 episodes that has been released and I'm hooked. I wonder how the story will develop.

Title: Woman
Title (romaji): Woman
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Family
Episodes: TBD
Viewership rating: TBA
Broadcast network: NTV
Broadcast period: 2013-Jul-03
Air time: Wednesday 22:00
Theme song: VOICE by androp

Story
Currently, there are over 1 million single mothers in Japan. Their average annual income is about 2 mil yen (1.8 mil if government subsidies are excluded), which is about a third of the nation's average annual income of 5.4 mil yen. We cannot begin to imagine the stress they are under to make ends meet. Shunned by society, they find it difficult to find a way out of their poverty. This drama showcases how a single mother gives her all in trying to provide for her beloved children.

Koharu (Hikari Mitsushima) lost her husband Shin (Shun Oguri) in an unexpected accident. Koharu must go on for her two children Nozomi (Rio Suzuki) and Riku (Rai Takahashi).
Koharu works hard to make a living, but her financial situation does not improve. She goes to the social welfare office to apply for assistance, but is refused due to not meeting certain requirements.
An employee at the welfare office asks Koharu if she has family that can support her, but she says no. Koharu's father passed away and her mother Sachi (Yuko Tanaka) left her and her father for another man (Kaoru Kobayashi) twenty years ago. They have been estranged since then.
An employee at the welfare office then contacts Sachi. Her mother makes it known she will provide support for Koharu. Meanwhile, Koharu is stunned by her mother's response. After twenty years, Koharu decides to meet her mother again.

Cast
Mitsushima Hikari as Aoyagi Koharu
Suzuki Rio as Aoyagi Nozomi
Suda Rio as 4-yr old Nozomi
Takahashi Rai as Aoyagi Riku
Tanaka Rei as 1-yr old Riku
Oguri Shun as Aoyagi Shin
Tanaka Yuko as Uesugi Sachi
Kobayashi Kaoru as Uesugi Kentaro
Nikaido Fumi (二階堂ふみ) as Uesugi Shiori
Tanimura Mitsuki as Sunagawa Aiko
Miura Takahiro as Sunagawa Ryosuke
Takahashi Issei as Sawamura Yugo
Usuda Asami as Kamata Yuki
Kose Tatsuya as Kamata Naoto
Takada Manato as Kamata Masato