Ichi Rittoru no Namida (1 Liter of Tears)

I don't really like sob stories and tear jerkers that much, and yet this Japanese drama had me hooked through all 11 episodes. In the end I ended up crying a lot more than one liter of tears, and yet I felt good after watching the entire series.

Wish the relationship between Haruto and Aya had been developed a bit further though. I'm a sucker for romance. Hehe.

Koishite Akuma

Vampires have always fascinated me. Add love into the picture and my heart melts. When I was in college, I became addicted to Anne Rice's books in The Vampire Chronicles series. Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned... I wanted to become a vampire and escape reality. Watching Koishite Akuma brought back all those feelings quite unexpectedly. The story resonated with my soul so much that I was willing to forgive the somewhat cheesy and low-budget-like special effects.

What is it about vampires that fascinates me so much? Is it their beauty? Vampires are always portrayed as graceful beings of elegance and beauty. Superhuman powers? They can control people's thoughts, move faster than human eyes can see, shapeshift into animals, heal faster than Wolverine or maybe just as fast. Or is it their immortality?

In any case, Koishite Akuma made me fall in love and feel human again. Ironic, isn't it? A vampire reminded me that it's okay to "be human". It's okay to feel all emotions, whether good or bad. And allowing myself to feel instead of numbing myself to avoid any kind of pain or negative emotion is good for the soul every once in a while. I'm very glad I watched Koishite Akuma.

Nakayama Yuma as the vampire Kuromiya Ruka in Koishite Akuma

Ouran High School Host Club Live Action TV Series

I just found out! It has been formally announced: Ouran High School Host Club will have a live action TV adaptation! Yipee! It is set to air on TBS beginning July 2011 and will star Yusuke Yamamoto as Tamaki Suoh and Haruna Kawaguchi as Haruhi Fujioka. Here's the complete cast for the Ouran High School Host Club live action TV series:

Kawaguchi Haruna as Fujioka Haruhi

Yamamoto Yusuke as Suoh Tamaki

Daito Shunsuke as Ootori Kyoya

Takagi Manpei as Hitachiin Kaoru

 Takagi Shinpei as Hitachiin Hikaru

Chiba Yudai as Haninozuka Mitsukuni

Nakamura Masaya as Morinozuka Takashi

Ryusei Ryo as Nekozawa Umehito

(Photos from: http://hanashi-sekai.blogspot.com/2011/05/se-confirma-el-dorama-de-ouran-host.html)

I'm a little disappointed by the cast line-up though. I was expecting the Host Club guys to be better looking, I guess. Somewhere around the handsomeness of Ikuta Toma, Mukai Osamu and Hayami Mokomichi. *Stares and drools... Haha!*

Hayami Mokomichi

Ikuta Toma

Mukai Osamu

But I'm still definitely looking forward to it. I bet it's going to be a lot of laughs. :)