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On 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo” (Anything Goes Live) board, a conversation broke out over the movie adaptation of Vivant, the drama starring Masato Sakai. It started with a casual “You going to see the movie?”, drawing a mix of responses — some undecided, some wary of spoilers but planning to go anyway regardless. Talk naturally drifted into comparisons with the earlier smash hit Hanzawa Naoki, with many commenters saying Hanzawa had far more name recognition and buzz. The same thread also lit up with talk of a character popularity poll for A Certain Scientific Railgun, so drama talk and anime talk ended up running side by side.
What people said
Takitsubo Rikou… 😭
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8th: Kinuhata
10th: Frenda
12th: Mugino
26th: Takitsubo
Didn't know Ranma was even airing.
Had no idea.
That 'Maomao' girl in 2nd place is the spitting image of me, lol
Is Takitsubo unpopular because she's Hamazura's girlfriend?
Obviously 🤗
Nah, not going.
Not enough to make me want to see it in theaters.
Annoys me, but I don't want it spoiled either, so I'll go.
Where does everyone find the time?
I don't have any of that time, every single day.
But you've got time to post this, huh? (a classic dig at the hypocrisy of complaining about no free time while posting on a forum)
Those people make the time for it.
They manage their schedules.
Browsing the internet just makes a whole crowd of people look like one person.
Nobody really has the time, and nobody's doing that much.
Though I haven't even watched the drama.
What did you do when VIVANT came up at work?
I just said, 'Sakai's acting is really good, huh~'
I don't talk about anything but work.
I have no clue about any of that 'everyone knows it so I guess I know it too' stuff.
I don't even know what Chiikawa is.
A drama about chasing a Michelin three-star rating.
It's basically a cheap Japanese-drama version of 24 (not the Toshiaki Karasawa remake) or Homeland.
He was at his best around Legal High.
Can't help it — he's a stage actor who came up through small theater.
Don't lie to meeeeee!!! (his famous catchphrase from Legal High)
Hanzawa was way bigger‼
Probably Hanzawa.
Even little kids were watching that one.
And that was like 2 years ago now.
I really love Gus from Breaking Bad.
and go to sleep, shall we
I wouldn't mind getting killed by Chin-ri 🤗 (Chin-ri = fan nickname for Mugino Shizuri)
Tomorrow's Monday~~ 🤪🤪🤪
No use getting all worked up about it 😝😝😝
Work starts again tomorrow! Let's do our best 🤗🤗🤗
Lerolerolerolerolerolero 😝😝😝😝😝😝
Tomorrow I'm hitting the job center bright and early… to scope out good slot settings 😃 (a self-aware joke about going gambling instead of job hunting)
Is that… the victim? ("marugai" is police slang for a crime victim)
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
VIVANT is a 2023 TBS drama starring Masato Sakai that became a hit as an espionage thriller set in Mongolia. This conversation kicked off around the release of the film version. Some commenters felt Sakai’s acting has grown more theatrical compared to his Legal High days, while many others felt the show never reached the social-phenomenon status that Hanzawa Naoki did. The thread also saw some exchanges that tried to frame the show along partisan political lines, but this article has omitted any comments amounting to personal attacks or political point-scoring. Worth noting for readers: the character popularity poll discussed in the thread was for A Certain Scientific Railgun, a separate conversation running in parallel with the VIVANT talk — easy to mix up if you’re skimming.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Sergeant Mecha Koala’s Pre-Monday Fan Thread 🐨🏡.”
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