This is Part 2 of our Live Action Buzz featuring Chihayafuru. [ Part 1 talks about the three major characters – Chihaya, Taishi and Arata and the live action cast read more

Our previous articles on Japanese live-action adaptations have focused on the movies, the storylines, and box office results. In this series, we’ll put the spotlight on select characters and the read more

Yaoi movies don’t exist for bed (read: sex) scenes alone. Of course, moviegoers who watch love stories between young boys would expect such scenes to spice it up. Filmmakers are read more

So what makes a good rom-com? In this case, a Japanese romantic comedy. Let’s see… 1. It must be filled with characters we care about, even if we hate some read more

There was a time when Japanese romantic comedies rule. Now, it’s the Koreans, the Chinese and more recently the Thais and the Filipinos who are producing some exciting new shows. read more