#Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun

[jdramaflow]

JITENSHAYA-SAN NO TAKAHASHI-KUN 自転車屋さんの高橋くん 2022, dir. Ota Yu.

[hatsumishinogu]

Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun Vol.8

[bubblegeon]

userdramas event 04: love

love actually, is all around. 💟

[kdramalands]

year-end drama recommendation

She's back and she's ready to share. Welcome to my annual year-end drama recommendation project where I share my favourite Japanese dramas I've watched during the year.

I hope 2023 was kind to you all!

I'm certainly not ready to end my year yet. As you can see, I still have 3 dramas to recommend to you all. Starting from today, 29th of December, till 31st of December — New Year's Eve, I will post one review a day, as I do every year and I will continue to do so until the end of the world (or just about when the barely working letter v key finally drives me mad, so please do not mention when there's a v missing in my notes, it's just my keyboard). I hope my short 2023 list won't disappoint! Now, I proudly present

1. Takahashi-kun from the Bicycle Shop (2022)

8eps, 25min each

Short, but sweet love story between a classic shy OL female lead, struggling in a toxic work environment, and a bleached-hair yankee male lead, who works at the bicycle repair shop owned by his grandpa. Main characters bond over... you're not going to believe this— a bicycle.

The plot is basically it. A slightly bumpy bicycle ride love story. No more, no less. There are no convoluted issues, no deep misunderstandings, and no dramatic scenes. Main couple meets over a slipped chain on Tomoko's precious bicycle, Deep Impact. Later, it turns out that Ryohei hates her squeaky brakes with passion every time she passes by his shop on her way to work, and recommends her to drop by to get it fixed.

Initially, Tomoko is a people pleaser, too afraid to refuse, and giving off the impression of an overly shy person, while Ryohei is bold, brutally honest, and — frankly — scaring people away with his delinquent image. As the story progresses and the couple gets to know each other more, she learns from him and he learns from her. They are wonderful to each other and the communication between them is so clear. The shortness and simpleness of this drama did not deter me from it, and I'm so glad it didn't because the chemistry between the characters made my heart flutter.

Part 2 || Part 3

[bookscoffee75]

Un Jeudi saveur chocolat de Michiko Aoyama

Le Maître des livres (Toshokan no Aruji), Tome 1 de Umiharu Shinohara

The Girl with a louding voice de Abi Daré

La Fabuleuse laverie de Marigold (Marigold Mind Laundry) de Yun Jung Eun

I Hear the sunspot (Hidamari ga Kikoeru), Tome 7 de Yuki Fumino ❤

Le Cri du Kujima (Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo), Tome 2 de Akira Konno ❤

Le Vendeur du magasin de vélo (Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun), Tome 1 de Arare Matsumuchi

Le Trône de Jasmin (The Jasmine Throne), Les Royaumes ardents, Tome 1 de Tasha Suri

[alloveydovey]

Dramas I watched this past month!

Overprotected Kahoko (jdrama) 8

I'm on a quest to find good jdramas because when they're bad, they're crazy bad, but when they're good, they become instant comfort. The vibes in this one are 100% there. Overprotected by her mother, a 22-year-old meets her complete opposite, and in the midst of falling in love, she decides she wants to become a real adult… all this around her messy (yet charming) relatives. It was a small cute, and heartwarming family drama. I don’t really have much to say other than that I love Kahoko, she’s the cutest.

Queen of the Ring (kdrama) 7?

FL puts on a ring that has the ability to make her crush see her as a beautiful girl. I watched this one because I loved Kim Seul Gi in Splash Splash Love and Ahn Hyo Seop was enough excuse to check it out. I kinda hated it but enjoyed it at the same time? It makes me mad to see how they judged everything by looks (especially both ML and FL) but let’s be honest, It was realistic. It was a bit hard to believe, though, because I didn’t think the FL was ugly at all. What didn’t convince me about this one was that most of the love story happens while she’s wearing the ring and so it kinda ruins it for me.

Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun (jdrama) ?

Kinda good girl x bad boy trope? Except the bad boy isn't really a bad boy, he just looks like one.

I can’t really rate by number because it was too short and, to be honest, I got what I expected. Soft and simple. He fixes bikes and fixes her, they later begin to hang out and get closer. No serious drama, just two people starting a relationship.

Touch Your Heart (kdrama) 7.5

A rom-com drama with Lee Dong Wook and Yoo In Na’s amazing chemistry from Goblin sounds so good on paper. I feel like I should have watched this one right after I watched Goblin, but I never did.

Even though the chemistry between them was still there and strong, the show and both characters felt a bit stiff? They could have used them a lot better but were given a kind of meh storyline that bored me a little too much by episode 12. Still, they had their moments, and… it’s them 🥹 it’s impossible not to like (despite everything else).

D.P. Season 1 (kdrama) 10

I’ve been putting it off because, even though I knew it was going to be good, in drama world, I go to romance lol.

I 100% watched this because of Jung Hae In (and I was low-key curious about Koo Kyo Hwan after watching him in that episode of Attorney Woo.) Neither of them disappointed. In fact, they gave more than what I was expecting. Their dynamic and acting was impeccable. I really have nothing to say about this one because, yeah, it's a 10/10.

W: Two Worlds (kdrama) 8.5

Nothing beats a 2016 kdrama lol. I started obsessed with this one (even though I remember never adding it to my watchlist because I thought it wouldn't be my cup of tea, silly me). The storyline was extremely entertaining, although all in all, I'm not 100% sure it made sense.

I literally feel like I've lived so much watching it. I was on episode seven, and so many things had happened that I had no idea how they would continue it, and yet things KEPT HAPPENING, and plots kept getting twisted. Perhaps that's the reason why I binged the 12 eps of the drama, but it took me a while to finish the three last episodes. At some point, things started to lose sense, and I couldn't understand what was really going on, which resulted in me getting bored. All in all, it was a worth-it drama though. The romance was 11/10 (kept me on my knees) and the soundtrack 10/10 (old dramas have such bangers man)

Perfect Marriage Revenge (kdrama) 7.5/8

I usually don't like watching these types of drama because sinister family members who do shit just to hurt the leads make my blood boil. Like there's no way someone is THAT evil. I did enjoy this one, though. It was nothing out of the ordinary, but I really liked the love story, the ML's family, and the evil people getting what they deserve.

[furritsubs]

I just binged she loves to cook and she loves to eat in one sitting, thank you so much for the delicious food you provide 😭😭 what a delightful show thank u so much I wouldn’t have discovered it without your subs 💕💕💕

This makes me so happyyyyy. I'm glad you loved the show. It deserves so mucchhh and I'm happy I get to share this with everyone and fawn over it with you all. I'm subbing season 2 as well so I hope you get to watch it soon 💗

[madlymine]

a year ago

[oh--psyche]

[mydramaicons]

Bicycling Mellow Love

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[hopkei]

so i've been at my parents house for the past week on vacation and pretty much all ive been doing is watching a bunch of random dramas

and i just finished one so i was looking for another to watch and usually ill look at some recommended lists and read descriptions until i choose one

and i saw one like. hmm this sounds interesting but idk lemme just watch the first episode.

first scene ends and im like ehh idk yet but we'll see. i'm kinda skipping thru the opening theme bc idrc and i fUCKING SEE

THE NOISE I LET OUT

LEIYA WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

ATTACKING ME WHEN MY GUARD IS DOWN COME ON

[jdramaflow]

JITENSHAYA-SAN NO TAKAHASHI-KUN 自転車屋さんの高橋くん 2022, dir. Ota Yu.

[beneaththetangles]

On this week’s corner, romance blossoms in a bike shop, Gabriel and the Guardians gets its start, Your Forma relationships begin to form, and much, much more! Check out our reviews of new and recent manga, manhwa, and light novel releases below!

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Gabriel and the Guardians Introductory Issue • The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl (Vol. 8) • Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (Vol. 5) • The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister’s Stead (Vol. 1) • Takahashi from the Bike Shop (Vol. 1) • With You, Our Love Will Make It Through (Vol. 1) • Your Forma (Vol. 2)

[emeraldbabygirl]

Kinda wanted to watch Jitenshaya San no Takahashi uhhh Kun the drama with Nobuyuki that I was busting over and cause like it looked cute but I went to see if there was an anime for it and there is a manga but then I read what it’s about and idk. I wonder if I can get past the boss situation and watch it for the romance but idk. Sometimes I confuse myself with what I can watch and what bothers me it’s weird

[idleminds]

Hellooo can you please recommend some romcoms from 2022-today or some dramas with love stories and good endings even if they are not romcoms per se, like for example silent. Thank you 😊

- Nagatan to Aoto - Yuria Sensei no Akai Ito - Modern Love Tokyo - Saionji-san wa Kaji wo Shinai - Jizoku Kanona Koi Desuka - Tsuki to Cake - Unmet - Jitenshaya-san no Takahashi-kun - Fight Song - Toki wo Kakeruna, Koibitotachi

[mangatxt]

manga reads, week two

this week, i spent a lot of time in the mangaplus app.

01. bug ego / バグエゴ by ONE (story), shitara kiyoto (art) demographic: seinen genre: comedy, mystery, supernatural rating: 10/10 summary: the new guy in town, hitsujiya meets classmate kukudou, a weird kid with an even weirder notebook detailing various "bugs" in the universe -- phenonema where a certain konami code of actions (e.g. pressing vending machine buttons in a certain order) yield strange outcomes. hitsujiya gets addicted to these bugs, and it's all fun and games -- until it isn't. notes: easy favorite of the week. chapter two is a goddamn masterpiece. ONE, i beg -- follow your heart. stop writing battle shonen and write more of whatever this is.

(please read this manga)

02. ruri dragon / ルリドラゴン by masaoki shindo demographic: shonen genre: slice of life, iyashikei rating: 8/10 summary: A half-human, half-dragon girl lives a normal life as best she can while her dragon powers awaken. notes: it's just really charming. you will be healed by this.

03. ichi the witch / madan no ichi / 魔男のイチ by nishi osamu (story), usazaki shiro (art) demographic: shonen genre: fantasy, action rating: 7/10 summary: Ichi is a talented hunter who lives in solitude on the mountain. One day, he saves the world's strongest witch from harm by using his hunting skill to defeat the king of magic -- and in the process, accidentally becomes a witch himself. notes: as might be expected from a team up between the creator of mairimashita! iruma-kun and the artist of act-age, the highlight of this work is the imaginative and diverse character designs. 20 or so chapters in, i think this work has a lot of potential. it'd be so cool and fun if wsj execs kept this one around.

04. asura's verdict / asura no sata / アスラの沙汰 by unohana utsugi demographic: shonen genre: drama, psychological, gore rating: 3.5/10 summary: Inspired by his late mother's teachings, Asura tries to live life with a smile, even as terrible things happen to him, because the universe will send people where they belong. One day, his world view is upended when he's presented with the mysterious power to send people to hell himself. notes: Jury's out on whether this is headed in a Death Note or a Brutal direction. It seems like it'll be the former, but I don't think the writing will yield as interesting a social commentary as DN.

05. apple by amano youichi (art), shirai kaiu (story) demographic: shonen genre: action, gore rating: 7.5/10 summary: Captured by the president, assassin Apple must escape by any means necessary to enact his revenge. notes: i think this story would be more satisfying with more pages or serialization. that said, the assassin's powers and the plot twist about president bruno were really fucking cool. for whom this is relevant -- the story comes from the writer of the promised neverland.

(that gunshot is kinda...)

06. beyond the screen / glass-goshi no koibito / ガラス越しの恋人 by yano keito demographic: shonen genre: drama, romance rating: 6.5/10 summary: Shoko meats Ukai on a dating app, and everything's going great -- until they realize they're in parallel worlds. notes: short and sweet oneshot with satisfying conclusions for both leads. the art wasn't my favorite.

07. the mountain of remains on planet triangle / sankakuboshi no horobi no yama / さんかく星の滅びの山 by togawa harutarou demographic: shonen genre: sci-fi rating: 7/10 summary: Tongari and the other triangles live peacefully on a remote planet, scavenging the buried bones of a previous civilization. One day, a human rises from the ash. notes: aww that's cute hahaha haha ha--... hey what the fuck.

(what are thoooose)

08. takahashi from the bike shop / jitenshaya-san no takahashi-kun / 自転車屋さんの高橋くん by matsumushi arare demographic: josei (kind of. this was a web comic picked up by torch magazine) genre: romance rating: 8/10 summary: 30-year-old Panko struggles through the tumult of office life. After a particularly rough week, even her bicycle breaks down. Luckily, a stranger, Takahashi, helps her out. As she encounters him again and again, she finds her world brightening. notes: this manga has a lot that i love: adult cast with adult problems, quirky art, chemistry between the leads, lovable delinquent characters, and bicycles.