Not recommended

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Letter Bee 15! This was a filler involving lame characters named Bonny, Moss and Clyde. The next one is a filler, too. I would have already dropped this, but I know Niche's arc should be pretty good.

Hanamaru Kindergarten 2! fell asleep. The plump little kids are cute, but not enough to keep me awake.

 

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge jdrama 1! This is seemingly produced by the same company that made Atashinchi no Danshi. They even use the same castle; the Lockheart castle. The jokes and story interpretation also feel the same. This is a very over-the-top take on the whole 4 bishonen + 1 female outcast story, and the writers have taken many liberties with the manga story; they've added a little kid for some reason. The very badly made boy-band opening is so over-the-top that it is entertaining, but I can't say the same about the whole episode. The only actors I recognize are Kamenashi Kazuya and Tegoshi Yuya from the boy bands, Kat-tun and Tegomass (I think they ran out of money and got not-so-good-looking actors to fill up the other 2 bishie spots). Episode 1 is pretty terrible. Even though the writers try to create serious drama with the kidnapping, fighting and cross-dressing, it feels blandly contrived. Kamenashi Kazuya's choices in acting gigs always seem to have him acting the same kind of parts which is getting old. The actress playing Sanako isn't that good either. I wonder if the mangaka is disappointed by 1. the crappy anime series and 2. the mediocre drama.