yeah the other diner series, been watching them
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Angelight, âMidnight Dinerâ is an excellent series - Iâve watched all three seasons twice and they were just as good the second time around. I wish it were a real place so I could go there - and all of the characters are priceless.
But no response from anyone at Viki, which I suppose means theyâre making no effort to add new Japanese dramas and are too embarrassed to admit it to subscribers?
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If you love all things Japanese, hop over to this link!
For anyone who has been looking for more J-dramas, specifically something that is not a formulaic rom-com, I suggest this:
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hey thanks for a heads up on this drama, the killer inside
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@shakalabbit [âshakalabbit, post:22, topic:15805â] I suppose means theyâre making no effort to add new Japanese dramas and are too embarrassed to admit it to subscribers?
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They should be ashamed since the owners are Japanese, and they should be more than proud to promote their dramas, movies, and ESPECIALLY their Documentaries. I donât know if in my past life I was Japanese, but I love their documentaries; that are so well done you feel transported to their mountains, Restaurants, and so many enchanting natural beauty. Itâs a shame indeed.
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('Really, really hate âedit historyâ - a little like voyeurism when you think about it - and deleting isnât even possible, so⊠againâŠ)
I had intended to cancel my Viki subscription in protest to this ongoing situation of a.) a dearth of Japanese Dramas at Viki and b.) the tunnel-vision genre of 100% Rom-Coms among what J-Dramas actually are added, and⊠I forgot to do it. If the cost werenât so inexpensive Iâd be disgusted at my own space-out and find a way to reverse the charge, but⊠less than five bucks US per month soâŠ
Viki accidentally gets another yearâs subscription from me. And another year to see if they improve the dismal lineup of: Rom-Com after Rom-Com after Rom-Com after Rom-Com after Rom-Com after Rom-Com after Rom-Com after Rom-Com after Rom-Com after Rom-Com. Maybe? And maybe add more Japanese dramas in general? Buuut⊠this just in from Viki, in my email Inbox:
Arrggh. Again, I canât speak for anybody but myself but I would be happy to pay a monthly subscription roughly the same as Amazon Prime or Netflix (IOW $15-20) if there were an excellent selection of genres like Medical Dramas, Detective Dramas, School Dramas (that are not primarily focused on romance,) Paranormal / UFO / Ghost Story Dramas, Mysteries, Historical Dramas, etc.
Actually if Viki simply added the FujiTV drama âLifeâ from 2007 (from Suenobu Keikoâs manga,) at least one season of âDoctor X,â and/or â35-sai no Koukouseiâ (âWatashi, shippai shinai no deâ - Yonekura RyĂŽko rules!) all would be well. In addition to their great rewatch value and the fact that theyâre among my faves, I could actually convince a bunch of friends to subscribe on the strength of those three shows alone. Add a couple of historical dramas - like âRyomadenâ from 2010 with Fukuyama Masaharu and âMusashiâ from 2003 with Ichikawa EbizĂŽ - and most of my fellow students in my Nihongo class would probably join too. Etc.
To repeat what Iâve been pot-banging about here for a couple of years now, Viki is missing an easy opportunity to expand its viewership, simply by adding more Japanese Dramas, and adding serious dramas - in addition to the bizarre and now-tedious overload of sappy comedies.
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