{"id":795,"date":"2015-07-26T18:02:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T02:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kimchi.greyduck.net\/?p=795"},"modified":"2015-07-26T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2015-07-27T02:03:24","slug":"mr-brain-a-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/?p=795","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Brain – A Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, I was introduced to the quirky acting talents of \u00a0Takuya Kimura through a show called Ando Lloyd. Fun quirky little show about time travel and an android. \u00a0 \u00a0As any good drama addict does when you find a good actor you like, you have to check out what else they’ve done<\/a>. \u00a0 The neat thing about this actor is that he’s very versatile. \u00a0You are going to be able to find something in some genre \u00a0that will fit your taste.<\/p>\n

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The one I want to talk about right now is \u00a0probably a show that should have been made into a \u00a0“season” \u00a0style show instead of an 8 episode mini-series. \u00a0 Its called Mr. Brain<\/a> and its about a Host, who through a freak accident that damages his own brain, who\u00a0becomes a highly intelligent brain scientist. \u00a0In his effort to study more about brains, he ends up working for the city’s\u00a0crime lab. \u00a0Lacking the social skills that made him a successful Host, he now irritates and bothers his associates as he tries to find his place in his new job.<\/p>\n

\"Mr<\/a><\/p>\n

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With a running theme of how good bananas are for your brain, Ryusuke Tsukumo teams up with an unlikely assistant and two detectives and finds himself solving crimes instead of just minding his own business and studying how brains work.<\/p>\n

This show has a very trendy feel. \u00a0From the story telling to the music, this is one that could easily satisfy anyone who has a love of any medical detective show. CSI\u00a0anyone? \u00a0 Although this show keeps the medical\/technical jargon light due to its length, \u00a0I enjoyed exploring the steps they took to solve each case. \u00a0 His relationship with the older of the two detectives is a great dynamic. \u00a0 Tough and by the book, the character of \u00a0Det. Tomomi Tanbara has no patience for the antics of the quirky Tsukomo, but necessity drives them to work together and in time, build a good working friendship.<\/p>\n

Some familiar faces made this show fun to watch.<\/p>\n

\"Mr<\/a><\/p>\n

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Hiro Mizushima\u00a0was fun to watch as the rookie detective who freaks out over violence. \u00a0 He’s anxious, earnest and totally freaks out when over his head. He’s the first to realize they need Tsukomo and often goes to him behind his superior’s back. \u00a0\u00a0Since Hiro\u00a0normally plays characters who have a good bead on things, he was a hoot to watch in this role. \u00a0Haruka Ayase plays his junior assistant who has to learn that she has an opinion and doesn’t have to bow to everyone else. \u00a0She is annoying at first, but she becomes a likable character as the show progresses. \u00a0While she develops a small crush on her boss, never does the show create a real romance between them.<\/p>\n

\"Mr<\/a><\/p>\n

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Each episode had a cameo of the week. \u00a0Familiar faces played troubled bad guys. \u00a0These guys are always fun when you run into them, and I was not expecting to run into them as cameo characters. I was NOT<\/em> surprised to see Gackt playing a flesh eating psychopath. \u00a0Not much of a stretch to make that jump, huh? \u00a0lol<\/p>\n

On a side note, does anyone else constantly mix up Takeru Sato and \u00a0Kazuya Kamenashi? \u00a0I swear, these two could play brothers or twins. \u00a0I’m constantly getting them mixed up.<\/p>\n

In either case, I really enjoyed the heck out of this show. \u00a0I wish it had been longer. \u00a0They had a great formula for a show that could have easily produced more than just 8 episodes.<\/p>\n

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So, I was introduced to the quirky acting talents of \u00a0Takuya Kimura through a show called Ando Lloyd. Fun quirky little show about time travel and an android. \u00a0 \u00a0As any good drama addict does when you find a good actor you like, you have to check out what else they’ve done. \u00a0 The neat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8],"tags":[187,184,183,182,190,186,188,180,189,185,181],"class_list":["post-795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recaps","category-reviews","tag-detectives","tag-gackt","tag-haruka-ayase","tag-hiro-mizushima","tag-japanese-drama","tag-kazuya-kamenashi","tag-medical","tag-mr-brain","tag-psychological","tag-takeru-sato","tag-takuya-kimura"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=795"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":802,"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795\/revisions\/802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asthekimchiturns.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}