There are plenty of dramas each season and a few of them are good, but most of them are not. Asuko March may be a couple of seasons old now, but I’ve only recently got around to finishing it up, so take the jump and see where this high school comedy lands.Asuko March tells the story of Yoshino Nao, played by new megastar Takei Emi, a first year high schooler who enrolls at Asuka Technical High School, AKA Asuko. Yoshino is your typical girly girl, and as one of only three female first years at Asuko, obviously her enrollment is due to some regrettable error. Yoshino hates the school at first; she hates being the only girl in her class, she hates that the girls’ locker room is so far away, she hates that the boys are all uncouth and vulgar. With this setup, you can already see where Asuko March is going. Yoshino will see the error of her ways and make friends with the boys that make up the overwhelming majority of her classmates. Of course, at first she’ll try to bail out, transfer to a more normal school where girls are just as plentiful. But as time goes on Yoshino will make lifelong memories to cherish, learn life lessons, and probably fall in love. Oh, and she’s going to run. A lot.
BEST DRAMA - Kagi no Kakatta HeyaReaders' Vote:1. Kagi no Kakatta Heya2. ATARU3. Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose4. Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri5. Legal HighJury's Vote:1. Legal High2. Kagi no Kakatta Heya3. ATARU4. 37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~5. W no Higeki5. Tempest5. Toshi Densetsu no OnnaTV Reporters' Vote:1. Legal High2. Kagi no Kakatta Heya3. ATARU4. 37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari5. Kodomo KeisatsuBEST ACTOR - Ohno Satoshi ((Kagi no Kakatta Heya)Readers' Vote:1. Ohno Satoshi (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)2. Nakai Masahiro (ATARU)3. Takenouchi Yutaka (Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose)4. Aiba Masaki (Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri)5. Sakai Masato (Legal High)Jury's Vote:1. Sakai Masato (Legal High)2. Ohno Satoshi ((Kagi no Kakatta Heya)3. Nakai Masahiro (ATARU)4. Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~)5. Takenouchi Yutaka (Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose)TV Reporters' Vote: 1. Sakai Masato (Legal High)2. Ohno Satoshi ((Kagi no Kakatta Heya)3. Nakai Masahiro (ATARU)4. Takenouchi Yutaka (Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose)5. Kusanagi Tsuyoshi (37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~)BEST ACTRESS - Nagasawa Masami (Toshi Densetsu no Onna)Readers' Vote:1. Amami Yuki (Kaeru no Oujo-sama)2. Nakama Yukie (Tempest)3. Kimura Yoshino (Hatsukoi)4. Nagasawa Masami (Toshi Densetsu no Onna)5. Takei Emi (W no Higeki)Jury's Vote:1. Takei Emi (W no Higeki)2. Nagasawa Masami (Toshi Densetsu no Onna)3. Amami Yuki (Kaeru no Oujo-sama)4. Kimura Yoshino (Hatsukoi)5. Nakama Yukie (Tempest)TV Reporters' Vote:1. Nagasawa Masami (Toshi Densetsu no Onna)2. Amami Yuki (Kaeru no Oujo-sama)3. Takei Emi (W no Higeki)4. Kimura Yoshino (Hatsukoi)5. Mitsushima Hikari (Kaitakushatachi)BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Sato Koichi (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)Reader's Vote: 1. Sato Koichi (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)2. Kitamura Kazuki (ATARU)3. Okura Tadayoshi (Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri)4. Fujiki Naohito (Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri)5. Tamamori Yuta (ATARU)Jury's Vote: 1. Kitamura Kazuki (ATARU)2. Sato Koichi (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)3. Satomi Kotaro(Legal High)4. Ayano Go (Cleopatra na Onnatachi)5. Kiritani Kenta (W no Higeki)TV Reporters' Vote:1. Sato Koichi (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)2. Kitamura Kazuki (ATARU)3. Namase Katsuhisa (Legal High)4. Satomi Kotaro(Legal High)5. Okura Tadayoshi (Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri)BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Toda Erika (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)Readers' Vote:1. Toda Erika (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)2. Kuriyama Chiaki (ATARU)3. Aragaki Yui (Legal High)4. Wakui Emi (Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose)5. Oomasa Aya (Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri)Jury's Vote:1. Kuriyama Chiaki (ATARU)2. Aragaki Yui (Legal High)3. Toda Erika (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)4. Wakui Emi (Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose)5. Mimura (37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~)TV Reporters' Vote:1. Aragaki Yui (Legal High)2. Kuriyama Chiaki (ATARU)3. Wakui Emi (Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose)4. Toda Erika (Kagi no Kakatta Heya)5. Gouriki Ayame (Mirai Nikki) BEST THEME SONG - Face Down (Kagi no Kakatta Heya) by ArashiReaders' Vote:1. Face Down (Kagi no Kakatta Heya) by Arashi2. Tadaima (Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose) by JUJU3. Your Eyes (Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri) by ArashiJury's Vote:1. Kokuhaku (W no Higeki) by Hirai Ken2. Face Down (Kagi no Kakatta Heya) by Arashi3. Jiyuu e Michizure ( ATARU) by Shiina RingoTV Reporters' Vote:1. Ai deshita (Papa doru!) by Kanjani82. Jiyuu e Michizure ( ATARU) by Shiina Ringo3. Boku to Hana (37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjo Monogatari~) by SakanactionBEST DIRECTOR - Ishikawa Junichi, Joho Hidenori (Legal High)BEST SCRIPT - Furusawa Ryota (Legal High)