My Favorite Dramas Right Now!

Hungry! and Riso No Musuko

Out of the seven or eight dramas I’m currently watching, the two that have leapt ahead and become MUST SEE favorites are the Suzuki Kyoka/Yamada Ryosuke comedy “Riso No Musuko” and the culinary drama “Hungry!”…These are shows that continue each week to remind me of why I love Japanese dramas to begin with- great storytelling, great characters, and most of all, FUN!

Takimoto Miori with Osamu Mukai in Hungry!

Suzuki Kyoka and Yamada Ryosuke in Riso No Musuko

When the shows both began, it was clear that the odds were in Hungry's favor (what with my mad crush on super-cutie Miori Takimoto), but now that we’re just about past the halfway point for both dramas, I have to say that the lead has clearly gone to Riso No Musuko. Though “Hungry!” probably is the “heavier” of the two shows with the more serious tone, Riso No Musuko has been blowing my mind with it’s totally wacky, imaginative and “out-there” ideas!!

Crazy, But Magic Power! Duelling in Riso no Musuko

Ah, but the two shows both satisfy even sides of the coin- Hungry! has the drama, atmosphere and romance of classic shows like Oishii Kankei or Lunch No Joou, and then I’ll be in the mood for a light, fun (and yes, heartfelt) show like Riso No Musuko, which harkens back to shows like “Seigi No Mikata”, “Heaven Cannot Wait”, or even the recent “Yuusha Yoshihiko To Maou No Shiro”! Forget the rest, these are (at least in MY opinion) the BEST!

A Genki Grocery Run in Hungry!