A super exciting J-dorama is on the horizon that promises epic bromance and the well-executed crime fighting detective procedurals that Japan does so much better than Korea or Taiwan. TBS is adapting the popular shonen manga Ouroboros: Keisatsu wo Sabaku wa Ware ni Ari into a Winter J-dorama starring Oguri Shun and Ikuta Toma. It’s been 7 years since the two worked together as the two male leads in the hit dorama Hanazakari no Kimitachi e with Horikita Maki cross-drossing as a boy and enviably in a love triangle with the two gorgeous men. The J-version of Hana Kimi remains my favorite by far and the K-version called To the Beautiful You exists solely to emphasize how perfect the first J-version nailed it. I haven’t been keeping with Toma’s career as much as I follow everything Shun does but both men have very unique styles and charisma all their own and are always a pleasure to watch.
As an actor Shun keeps improving and wowing me and this year his headlining cop-who-can-see-ghosts dorama Border will likely be my favorite J-dorama of the year by far. It is sooooo good and the ending blew my socks off. I was actually expecting a sequel Border 2 (which might still happen) but with Shun doing Ouroboros with Toma next that means any more Border goodness will have to wait. In Ouroboros, Toma and Shun play a pair of orphaned boys who grew up together under the caring protection of their sensei. When sensei is senselessly murdered and the law enforcement and criminal elements collude to let the killer get away, the two boys vow to exact their own justice one day. Toma’s character Ryuzaki Ikuo becomes an ordinary detective hiding excellent fighting skills while Shun plays brilliant Danno Tatsuya who rises through the yakuza ranks and becomes a gang leader. They secretly work together to solve cases from their respective ends while remembering their promise to one day solve their sensei’s murder. This sounds so awesome I WANT IT NOW.
No kiss in this drama 😉
OHHH…DO WANT
OMG! This reunion is waaaaay more exciting IMO. Still remember that theirs was the first kissing scene in Hana Kimi. Years later and it still gives me the laughs. Super excited!
I am so in 🙂 the premise sounds good and Japanese really do police procedural much better than tw or k.
Shung being the sleek dresser and Toma the shabby one, why am I not surprised?
Still, kyaaaah!!!! 🙂
Since finding out about this drama last night it’s been hard not scream. I’ve been trying to hold it in but it’s not easy. I will say I wish Shun’s character was the detective and Toma’s was the yakuza leader, but still, looking sooooo forward it! Why can’t it be January right now??
Ok, after reading some of the manga I totally take back what I said. They were both perfectly cast and now I’m even more excited about it. (Which is not good, since I have to wait so long to see it.)
Happy dancing!!! I also watched Border and was suitably stunned by the ending.
OMG!when will this air?! Can’t wait for it! Looking forward in watching Shun in Lupin. We got so lucky that it will show here it here in the Philippines after Kenshin! Will dedinitely watch this. Now im off to watch Border’s last episode.. I have not yet have a chnace to watch it… Thanks for the update!
WHA!!!!! I am so excited about this ><!!! Bromance + Oguri Shun & Ikuta toma. I loved so much Hana KImi 7 years ago….time flies
It is a drama right up my alley! So excited! Sounds very interesting too
thanks for sharing the news ! I love oguri shun to bits, he has such powerful acting, I could watch him all day ! I happen to have read the 2 first volumes of the manga and it’s very interesting quality work with a promising plot so I’m really looking forward to this yaaay 🙂
thanks for sharing the news ! I love oguri shun to bits, he has such powerful acting, I could watch him all day ! I happen to have read the 2 first volumes of the manga and it’s very interesting quality work with a promising plot so I’m really looking forward to this yaaay 🙂
oh yeahhhhh!!
The ending to Border was pretty awesome!! I loved the reveal!! Really excited for this reunion… we can expect an epic bromance b/w the two!
Suddenly January seems so far awaaaaaay …
Yes! How long do we have to wait?? come faster! 🙂