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2008 Japanese Drama: Zettai Kareshi w/ English Subtitle

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I have been a huge fan of Zettai Kareshi since the first volume of the manga appeared in Japan, and was ecstatic when I discovered that it would be made into a drama. When I finally watched it, I was pleased...but also somewhat disappointed. I would have loved for the plot and characters to at least resemble the manga more. All that remained in tact was the names, but roles were switched, and the plot morphed. I know very little Japanese, so subtitles for me were a must when watching this. The first disc's subtitles were excellent, but the second disc was poorly subtitled to the point that I had NO idea what they were trying to say. It was like: "Tengse how make I to Chitjou happiest" and I would have to mentally decipher what that could possibly mean. Those matters aside, I give this movie a 4/5 stars.

This is the first japanese drama I've seen and it was great! And although it wasn't exactly like the manga (which by the way, you must read as it is absolutely charming, no pun intended) this drama version did capture the essence of the story. Unfortunately, for some reason, the subtitle translation in English for the last two episode was a little messed up, so I really had to pay attention to what was happening so not to miss the story line. But all in all, if you are a hopefull romantic, this drama is one of the top best.

this series was amazing from the beginning to the end. Love,romance, comedy and little drama all rolled up it one. Anyone who watches this will not be disappointed. It's about this single young girl who has kept her purity and intends to do so until she finds that special one. However, since a good man seems to be hard to find, she is presented with other options that takes her on an adventure towards real love, the road of possibility to fulfilling her dreams and genuine friendship. Please take a look and enjoy

The poor subtitles/translations issue that people keep commenting on is because this is a bootleg DVD. As of yet no J-dramas have been licensed for US release, ever. Any drama boxset that is both: A) "All region" (as opposed to R1 for North America, etc.); and B) both Chinese and English subtitled is almost assuredly a bootleg. Don't waste your money!

P.S. I actually like this drama otherwise-- I just hate it when people make money selling illegal copies.

A friend of mine introduced me to this drama a few years ago. I didn't know much about it nor did I read the graphic novel that its based upon, but I found myself hooked after the first episode to the point where I stayed up late on some nights to watch it. I would want to go to sleep but always tempted to know what would happen next because every episode has some sort of exciting cliff hanger.

The story revolves around a young lady named Riiko, a secretary at a dessert company who has very poor luck with men. Her bad taste alway lead to the men using and dumping her. Until one day she was approached by an inventor, testing a out a robot built for "human relationships". Riiko volunteers for the study one day finds Night the robot on her door steps. Initially, Riiko treats Night as nothing more than a burden, while he behaves in the way his "boyfriend program" tells him to. But over time, Night's feelings and actions go beyond programming and his love for Riiko become strong, and human. They have to battle many hardships and tests along the way, which makes for very good storytelling!

This drama is funny, witty, absolutely romantic, honest, heartbreaking, and just plain amazing! I've seen a few dramas from various Asian countries, and this one, by far, is my hands down favorite one. I'd recommend this for die-hard Japanese drama fans as well as the romantics. This drama will make you believe that love can create miracles!

Bought this series of 11 episodes on a lark. basically it's about a robotics company that sells a slightly naive,extremely kawaii and very funny Saki Aibu an Ideal boyfriend (love robot). She is loaned the robot for testing and is tricked by the designers into buying it. After awhile she sees it as more than a pleasure appliance and it starts to act more than a preprogrammed robot, it develops true feelings. Mokomichi Hayami acts like a corny robot at first then smooths his performance out to the point that sometimes you forget he's a robot. The special effects are minimal but adequate as this is a drama and not a sci-fi series. The series goes through building relationships between various persons, achieving dreams or work goals (typical japanese) and seeing the humor and drama in such things. Acting and production are good on all points, as is usual in a jdrama subtitles get a little messy on the last two episodes. Saki Aibu is outstanding, this is one of her first jdramas and she could do no wrong in her performance, she had me rolling on the floor laughing till it hurt. Recommend for any and all Jdrama fans or anybody that likes anything Japanese.

After watching "A Litre of Tears" i knew i was going to get into watching more j-dramas and i heard about "Absolute Boyfriend" and thought i would give it a shot and once again I wasn't disappointed. The characters were played very well (even though i never saw or read the manga editions), i will buy me a copy and send one to my brother for his birthday next month. Highly recommend it.

I read the original manga, and I have to say that I enjoyed the dvd story version a little more. Instead of being based on teenagers, the characters are all working adults, which makes more sense as to why the female lead has a lover doll in her possession in the first place! The silly events that took place in the manga were replaced by believable story arcs instead. I think that Mizushima Hiro , the main male character, was absolutely charming and adorable; he also played a dorm lead role in Hanazaraki no Kimitache but has the "playboy" role down like a pro. The series itself was pretty short and the drama was light comparaed to other romance dramas but was enjoyable all the same.

I will Definitely purchase from this buyer again. It came early and looked great. ty very much.

I watched this drama online long before I ordered it, and I was in love with it from episode one. It's such a happy drama, for the most part anyway. The story line really tore me apart, in a good way. I wasn't sure which one of Riko's suitors I was rooting for more, but whoever it was going to be, the audience could feel happy with her choice. Overall, wonderful story line. I could watch it a million times.