101st Marriage Proposal: Episode One - Fateful Arranged Marriage Meeting

Hoshino Tatsurou is a 40-something kakaricho (foreman) for a construction company. When the story starts, he's being rejected from his 99th omiai (arranged date with intention of marriage if things go well). At the same time, Yabuki Kaoru (a beautiful 30-something cellist) is pleading her case to her mother on the phone as to why she's not in any rush to get married. Her mother hangs up on her and she confides in her sister Chie, that maybe she should try going on an omiai.

We find out that she was engaged three years prior and that her fiance died. There was something he said to her when he proposed that she can't forget. A mutual friend of Kaoru and Chie, Naoto, is in love with her and he tells Chie he wants to marry her. Chie asks her sister what she thinks of him and Kaoru says she couldn't marry him.

The day of the omiai arrives...you see three women and three men sitting at different tables. Tatsurou looks at the three women and wonders which one of the three will be "the one". He looks at the first one and decides she's too fat and then the second one...she wears too much make up..and then the third one (Kaoru) and he decides it can't be her...she's much too beautiful to be the one. Reluctantly he tells himself, it must be the fat one.

Kaoru looks at the three men and wonders which one of the three will be "the one". She looks at the first one and she notices he's a bit young and dresses too flashy...maybe it's the second one? She thinks he looks like a kind man with a decent fashion sense; but looks too much like a mama's boy...and then the third one (Tatsurou) and decides it can't be him. She tells herself it has to be the mama's boy.

Tatsurou gets up and walks over to the "fat woman" and Kaoru gets up and walks over to "mama's boy". Both introduce themselves. "Fat woman" and "mama's boy" say nothing...then Tatsurou and Kaoru both realize, they are the ones to go on the date.

On the date, Chie and Junpei accompany them. Tatsurou tells Kaoru he's a bucho (department manager); Kaoru says she plays cello. They look like they are having fun..then Kaoru asks Tatsurou why he's not married yet. He tells her he's been so busy working...a real workaholic..he's not had time to date and find a wife. She volunteers that she can't clean and Tatsurou says it's fine because he doesn't mind cleaning. Everytime Kaoru tells him she can't do something, Tatsurou tells her it's fine; he can do it. She comments then he doesn't need a wife...Tatsurou tell her he wants a wife..something in him needs a wife. Then he asks her how come she isn't married and she falls silent. They change the subject until Junpei and Chie decide to leave.

Tatsurou and Kaoru are walking outside and he confesses to her that he's not a bucho, he's really a kakaricho. She tells him there is nothing wrong with that. They agree that she'll take 2 or 3 days before she calls with her decision about him. Then he starts blabbing about how it's his 100th omiai and that he's not good enough for her. She reprimands him and tells him he shouldn't talk about himself that way. Asks him why he didn't think instead that maybe the other women had no taste? What makes him think she and he are not a good fit? All of a sudden he has hope. He tells her he'll be anxious waiting for her call.

Junpei meets up with Chie at school (I guess they realize they both go to the same school?) He sits with her at lunch feeling good because of how his brother told him the date went. Chie lets him know she's going to reject him and that she was not seriously thinking of marriage. Junpei gets angry and tells her his brother is very serious about the omiei. He storms off.

On the day Kaoru is supposed to call, Tatsurou is happy and he's bought champagne to celebrate and then he gets the call. She tells him she's sorry...she is the one that is not good enough and that is that.

Later Kaoru tells Chie she can't get married because she already is married. She still loves her dead fiance and she doesn't think that will ever change. (*sigh* sooooo sad...)

Chie meets with Tatsurou and tells him that with one phrase, he can win her heart.

At the end of the episode, Kaoru is talking to Naoto (he plays in the same orchestra) when Tatsurou shows up. She apologizes again and Naoto asks her if he is bothering her. Tatsurou says nothing to her and she turns to follow Naoto...she starts to walk away when Tatsurou says to her..."I solemnly vow...(Kaoru stops walking)..50 years from today to love you as I do love you now" This stirs up memories of her fiance's proposal. She turns to look at him and sees he has tears in his eyes but she's managed a little smile.

Okay...on my way to watch EPISODE 2!

101st Proposal (101回目のプロポーズ)

I happened upon this drama by accident. It's supposed to be 12 episodes but I've only got 10. I have to look for the last two or I'll go nuts when I'm up to them. It's from 1991 so it won't be that easy.

I haven't had a chance yet to make a little banner to put on the left as one of the dramas I'm currently watching. I'll have to do that soon. I'll also post the main characters after the 3rd episode. By then I'll be more familiar with them. There is one guy in this, Eguchi Yosuke. He was in the drama I mentioned in my very first post "Give Us Love!"

I watched the first Episode and after I write my summary, I'm going to watch episode 2. This one looks good.

I'm Back!!

Been gone a while.

I got interested in other stuff and it kind of got in the way of my drama, movies, and anime. I finished watching the Death Note episodes and the movies. I had a hard time finding the subs for one of them but as always, I'm pretty determined to find stuff I need. I loved the whole series and I think I'm going to buy the manga.

I never got a chance to watch the rest of the episodes of "Last Friends" and I'm so anxious to find out what happens. I had to download these again cuz I have to clue what I did with the DVDs. I didn't label them after I burned them and I have no clue where they went.

I need to download the rest of Ashita no Kita Yoshio. I'll prolly watch from the beginning again. I don't remember everything that happened. I think I was only 3 episodes in.

I'm still looking for subs to "Love Death" with Shinji Takeda. It's been a while since this movie has been out and so far no subs available.

I started looking up more movies and I see a few that look really good.

1. IMPRINT - a horror movie. Same dude that did "Ichi the Killer". To this day, I just can't watch that movie..I saw maybe 10 minutes of that movie and ugh...I couldn't take it...Takashi Miike is a genious. If I couldn't take Ichi, what makes me think I can take "Imprint"? I don't know. I have to at least watch some of it.



Okay, after watching this trailer and seeing that it's his "most controversial and disturbing" movie yet...I'm getting a bit woozy thinking about watching. Trailer made me a bit bleh...

2. Flavor of Happiness. This one is about a girl who works in a dept store. She approaches this guy at a local Chinese restaurant and tries to get him to open a branch in her store. The guy, Wang, who cooks all the food himself, blows her off. Eventually, the girl, Yamashita, hears that Wang had collapsed at his place due to overwork and as a result, the store might close. So, she quits her job at the dept store to become Wang's apprentice.



3. Crows Zero 2. Actually this one looks like it's not really a great movie..looks like ur typical in school gang movie. I'm going to have to watch it only cuz Oguri Shun is in it. Haven't seen him since Hana Yori Dango 2 and he still looks hot. He's the dude in the black...

OKAY..I know what you're saying..there are a lot of guys in black...Oguri Shun is THE guy in black that is obviously the leader.

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4. Waters (or Gigolo Wannabe): This one looks funny. Oguri Shun is in it too so that's a plus. This is about 7 guys who are desperate for money so they audition to be "hosts" at this seaside bar, Dog Days.



5. Last Blood. Girl is 1/2 vampire, 1/2 human. She's looking for Onigen, the highest ranking and most powerful vampire. Trailer shows movie is dubbed which, if it is, sucks ass. Downloading this one today and hopefully there will be subs instead.



That's it for now. These 5 caught my eye. I'm going to look into some new dramas as well and I'll post a few that look interesting. I suppose I really shud haul ass on finishing the ones i'm in the middle of..especially Ashita no Kita Yoshio. :P

Oh, I found "Reborn" on crunchyroll and Traci had said she wanted to see that. It's got over 150 episodes so there's a good chance I'll just watch them and I won't dl n burn them.

Why I've been gone

I've been gone quite a while from this blog. It wasn't intentional...

I've been meaning to start watching some anime and I kept putting it off. Someone I know mentioned to me about Full Metal Alchemist..then more people I knew said it was really good so I had to watch it.

There are like 51 episodes and I'm up to 24 now. Of course I'll be starting an anime blog which I'll post the link when I do it. It's the only way I can keep track of what I'll be watching. I'm watching 2 right now. FMA and Death Note. I already saw the "L" movie...I've seen 4 episodes of the anime and I really like it so far.

So, that's where I've been. Eventually I will find time to finish watching the dramas I'm in the middle of. I think I have only like 3 for "Last Friends" and a few more for "Hotman"...I lost track. I'll have to figure something else out to keep track of the episodes there are and which one I'm up to.

Hopefully, I can have my anime blog up over the weekend. No promises...I may find something else to do then and I won't have time...keep looking though.