Spot Reviews 01/16/26
Jan 16 2026
Invisible Us (2024) [-] Japanese serious drama running six 45-minute episodes. After one of her former high school friends stabs a few people in downtown Tokyo, trashy magazine writer Nakagawa Aoi (Fukuhara Haruka, Good Morning Call - 2016) tracks down and reconnects with her other friends, the six of them being Team Float in high school. As we discover their stories (which often goes back to high school incidents where the POV shifts revealing new perspectives) we see that all six did not really achieve their dreams of life and have sort of become more invisible members of Japanese society. With Takeda Rena as one of the friends. It's a somewhat depressing series.
What the Car? (2023) [/] A humorous platformer on Apple Arcade. You have a car with legs and each level there is a twist on your movement (e.g. rockets or extra jumpy). Travel from the beginning to the end (takes like 15 to 30 seconds) as fast as possible and maybe pickup the level's secret item. It's simple enough for kids to play though getting gold star on every level is a challenge for adults.
My Drama List [+] When I want to look for specific minor actors in an Asian drama I usually go to MyDramaList. It's Cast and Credits view includes actor pictures and role name (often with an added descriptor e.g. XYZ's daughter, butler, etc.). There is usually an episode guide with episode summaries though you have to drill down into each episode. Although the show synopsis is ok Wikipedia sometimes has much more info and Wikipedia tends to have more info on show production, music and background.
What the Car? (2023) [/] A humorous platformer on Apple Arcade. You have a car with legs and each level there is a twist on your movement (e.g. rockets or extra jumpy). Travel from the beginning to the end (takes like 15 to 30 seconds) as fast as possible and maybe pickup the level's secret item. It's simple enough for kids to play though getting gold star on every level is a challenge for adults.
My Drama List [+] When I want to look for specific minor actors in an Asian drama I usually go to MyDramaList. It's Cast and Credits view includes actor pictures and role name (often with an added descriptor e.g. XYZ's daughter, butler, etc.). There is usually an episode guide with episode summaries though you have to drill down into each episode. Although the show synopsis is ok Wikipedia sometimes has much more info and Wikipedia tends to have more info on show production, music and background.