2011 Japanese television dramas

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This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.

Networks

Winter (January to March)

Broadcasting
Period 		Day
of
Week 		Air Time
(JST) 		English Title
Japanese Title 		Ep. Network Lead Actor/Actress Web
Page 		Theme
Song 		AVG
Rating
2010
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Mar. 21 		Mon. 20:00
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20:54 		Mito Kōmon (XLII)
水戸黄門 第42部 		TBS Kōtarō Satomi web
Jan. 17
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Mar. 		Mon. 21:00
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21:54 		Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta
大切なことはすべて君が教えてくれた 		CX Erika Toda, Haruma Miura web Porno Graffitti
"EXIT"
Jan. 10
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Mar. 		Mon. 22:00
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22:54 		Saijō no Meii
最上の命医 		10 TX Takumi Saito web
Jan. 11
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Mar. 		Tue. 21:00
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21:54 		CONTROL
CONTROL〜犯罪心理捜査〜 		CX Nao Matsushita, Naohito Fujiki web
Jan. 4
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Feb. 8 		Tue. 22:00
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22:43 		Fake Kyoto Bijutsu Jiken Emaki
フェイク 京都美術事件絵巻 		6 NHK Naomi Zaizen web
Feb. 15
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Mar. 8 		Tue. 22:00
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22:43 		Shijūkunichi no Recipe
四十九日のレシピ 		4 NHK Emi Wakui web
Jan. 11
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Mar. 		Tue. 22:00
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22:54 		Utsukushii Rinjin
美しい隣人 		KTV Yukie Nakama web
Jan. 18
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Mar. 		Tue. 24:55
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25:25 		Quartet
カルテット 		9 MBS Saki Fukuda web
2010
|
Mar. 		Wed. 21:00
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21:54 		Aibō (IX)
相棒Season 9 		EX Yutaka Mizutani web
Jan. 12
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Mar. 		Wed. 22:00
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22:54 		Misaki NO.1!!
美咲ナンバーワン!! 		NTV Karina Nose web
Jan. 20
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Mar. 		Thu. 20:00
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20:54 		Honboshi
ホンボシ～心理特捜事件簿～ 		EX Eiichiro Funakoshi web
Jan. 20
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Mar. 		Thu. 21:00
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21:54 		Kokuhatsu
告発〜国選弁護人 		EX Masakazu Tamura web
2010
|
春 		Thu. 21:00
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21:54 		Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X)
渡る世間は鬼ばかり 		TBS Izumi Pinko web
Jan. 13
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Mar. 		Thu. 22:00
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22:54 		Gaikoukan Kuroda Kōsaku
外交官・黒田康作 		CX Yūji Oda web
2010
|
Mar. 		Thu. 22:55
|
23:25 		Shukujo
祝女～SHUKUJO～ 		NHK Miwako Ichikawa web
Jan. 6
|
Mar. 		Thu. 23:58
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24:38 		Jidankōshōnin Gota Keshi
示談交渉人 ゴタ消し 		YTV Akihiro Nishino web
Jan. 21
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Mar. 		Fri. 21:00
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21:54 		Akutō
悪党〜重犯罪捜査班 		EX
ABC 		Katsunori Takahashi web
Jan. 7
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Mar. 		Fri. 22:00
|
22:54 		LADY
LADY〜最後の犯罪プロファイル〜 		TBS Keiko Kitagawa web Kou Shibasaki
"Mukei Spirit"
Feb. 4
|
Mar. 		Fri. 23:15
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24:10 		Bartender
バーテンダー 		EX Masaki Aiba web
Jan. 14
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Mar. 		Fri. 24:12
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24:53 		URAKARA
URAKARA 		TX Kara web
Jan. 14
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Mar. 		Fri. 24:20
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24:50 		Heaven's Flower
ヘブンズ・フラワー〜Heaven's Flower〜 		TBS Umika Kawashima web
Jan. 8
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Mar. 		Sat. 19:30
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20:00 		Onmitsu Happyaku Yachō
隠密八百八町 		9 NHK Hiroshi Tachi web
Feb. 26
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Mar. 26 		Sat. 21:00
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21:50 		Taro no Tō
TAROの塔 		4 NHK Suzuki Matsuo web Archived 2011-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
Mar. 26
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Sat. 21:00
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21:50 		Challenged
チャレンジド〜卒業〜 		NHK Kuranosuke Sasaki
Jan. 15
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Mar. 		Sat. 21:00
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21:54 		Deka Wanko
デカワンコ 		NTV Mikako Tabe web
Jan. 8
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Feb. 26 		Sat. 00:00
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00:54 		Shakking (II)
借王＜シャッキング＞II－運命の報酬－ 		8 WOWOW Shunsuke Nakamura web
Jan. 9
|
春 		Sun. 20:00
|
20:45 		Gō
江〜姫たちの戦国〜 		NHK Juri Ueno web
Jan. 16
|
Mar. 		Sun. 21:00
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21:54 		SCHOOL!!
スクール!! 		CX Yōsuke Eguchi web
Jan. 16
|
Mar. 		Sun. 21:00
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21:54 		Fuyu no Sakura
冬のサクラ 		TBS Tsuyoshi Kusanagi web
Mar. 27
|
Sun. 22:00
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22:54 		CO Ishoku Coordinator
CO 移植コーディネーター 		WOWOW Hidetaka Yoshioka web
2010
|
Mar. 		Sun. 23:00
|
23:45 		Sōkyū no Subaru
蒼穹の昴 		NHK Yūko Tanaka web
Jan. 30
|
Mar. 		Sun. 23:00
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23:55 		Dr. Irabu Ichirō
Dr.伊良部一郎 		EX Satoshi Tokushige web

Specials

Broadcasting
Period 		Day
of
Week 		Air Time
(JST) 		English Title
Japanese Title 		Ep. Network Lead Actor/Actress Web
Page 		Theme
Song 		AVG
Rating
Jan. 5
Wed.

Toilet no Kamisama
トイレの神様 		1 MBS web
Mar. 30
Wed.

Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien
さよならぼくたちのようちえん 		1 NTV Mana Ashida web Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien

Spring (April to June)

Broadcasting
Period 		Day
of
Week 		Air Time
(JST) 		English Title
Japanese Title 		Ep. Network Lead Actor/Actress Web
Page 		Theme
Song 		AVG
Rating
Apr.
|
Jun. 		Mon. 22:00
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22:54 		Suzuki Sensei
鈴木先生 		TX Hiroki Hasegawa web
Apr. 14
|
May 		Tue. 22:00
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22:43 		Madonna Verde
マドンナ・ヴェルデ 		6 NHK Keiko Matsuzaka
Apr.
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Jun. 		Tue. 22:00
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22:54 		Good Life
グッドライフ～ありがとう、パパ。さよなら～ 		KTV Takashi Sorimachi
Apr.
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Jun. 		Tue. 22:00
|
22:43 		BOSS (II)
BOSS 2 		CX Yūki Amami
Apr.
|
Jun. 		Thu. 21:00
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21:54 		Hagane no Onna (II)
ハガネの女season 2 		EX Michiko Kichise
冬
|
夏 		Thu. 21:00
|
21:54 		Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X)
渡る世間は鬼ばかり 		TBS Izumi Pinko web
Apr. 15
|
Jul. 1 		Fri. 24:12
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24:53 		Majisuka Gakuen (II)
マジすか学園2 		12 TX Atsuko Maeda web AKB48
"Yankee Soul"
冬
|
夏 		Sun. 20:00
|
20:45 		Gō
江〜姫たちの戦国〜 		NHK Juri Ueno web
Apr. 17
|
Jun.26 		Sun. 21:00
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21:54 		JIN (II)
JIN-仁- (完結編) 		11 TBS Takao Osawa web Ken Hirai
"Itoshiki Hibi yo" 		20.6%
Apr.
|
Jun. 		Sun. 23:00
|
23:55 		Asukō March
アスコーマーチ! 		EX Emi Takei web
Apr.4
|
Oct. 1 		Mon
|
Sat 		08:00
 Ohisama
おひさま 		NHK Mao Inoue, Kengo Kora web
Apr. 24
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Jul. 3 		Sun
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21:00
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21:54 		Marumo no Okite
マルモのおきて 		11 Fuji TV Mana Ashida, Abe Sadao web Kaoru to Yuki, Tama ni Mook
"Maru Maru Mori Mori!" 		15.48%
April 15
|
Jun. 10 		Fri 23:15
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24:10 		Inu o Kau to Iu Koto
犬を飼うということ 		9 EX Nishikido Ryo, Mizukawa Asami web Kanjani Eight
"My Home" 		8.47%

Specials

Broadcasting
Period 		Day
of
Week 		Air Time
(JST) 		English Title
Japanese Title 		Ep. Network Lead Actor/Actress Web
Page 		Theme
Song 		AVG
Rating
Mar 27
|
Apr 17
Mon. 23:00
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23:54 		Yokoyama Hideo Suspense
横山秀夫サスペンス 		4 WOWOW web

Summer (July to September)

Broadcasting
Period 		Day
of
Week 		Air Time
(JST) 		English Title
Japanese Title 		Ep. Network Lead Actor/Actress Web
Page 		Theme
Song 		AVG
Rating
春
|
Sep. 		Thu. 21:00
|
21:54 		Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X)
渡る世間は鬼ばかり 		TBS Izumi Pinko web
夏
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秋 		Sun. 20:00
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20:45 		Gō
江〜姫たちの戦国〜 		NHK Juri Ueno web
夏
|
秋 		Sun. 21:00
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21:54 		Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
花ざかりの君たちへ〜イケメン☆パラダイス〜 		CX Maeda Atsuko web
夏
|
秋 		Sun. 22:00
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22:54 		Ikemen desu ne
美男ですね 		TBS web
Jul 5
|
Sep 		Mon
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Fri 		13:30
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14:00 		Ashita no Hikari wo Tsukame 2
明日の光をつかめ2 		CX Fujiko Kojima, Yuya Matsushita web
Jul
|
Sep 		Thu 22:00
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22:54 		Soredemo, Ikite Yuku
それでも、生きてゆく 		CX Eita, Hikari Mitsushima Tokyo no Sora by Kazumasa Oda
Jul
|
Sep 		Tue 21:00
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21:54 		Zettai Reido 2
絶対零度2 		CX Aya Ueto
May 31
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Sep 		Tue 22:00
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22:54 		Karyu no Utage
下流の宴 		8 NHK Hitomi Kuroki, Yōko Nogiwa, Natsuki Kato
May 31
|
Sep 		Tue 22:00
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22:54 		Team Batista 3
チームバチスタ3 		web CX Atsushi Itō, Toru Nakamura
Jul
|
Sep 		Tue 24:55
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Arakawa Under the Bridge
荒川アンダーザ ブリッジ 		TBS Kento Hayashi, Mirei Kiritani
Jul
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Sep 		Fri 24:20
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24:50 		Ouran High School Host Club
桜蘭高校ホスト部 		TBS Haruna Kawaguchi, Yusuke Yamamoto web
Jul
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Sep 		Wed 21:00
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21:54 		Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari 6
警視庁捜査一課９係 		EX Yutaka Mizutani, Oikawa Mitsuhiro
Jul
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Sep 		Thu 20:00
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20:54 		Kyoto Chiken no Onna 7
京都地検の女 7 		EX Tsunehiko Watase, Atsuko Sakurai, Natsumi Nanase
Jul
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Sep 		Thu 21:00
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21:54 		Saigo no Bansan
最後の晩餐 〜刑事・遠野一行と七人の容疑者〜 		EX Kōichi Satō, Haruma Miura
Jul
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Sep 		Thu 23:58
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24:38 		Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo
工藤新一への挑戦状 		YTV Junpei Mizobata, Shioli Kutsuna
Jul
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Sep 		Fri 24:12
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24:53 		Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro
勇者ヨシヒコと魔王の城 		web TX Takayuki Yamada, Haruka Kinami, Tsuyoshi Muro
Jul
|
Sep 		Mon 21:00
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21:54 		Zenkai Girl
全開ガール 		CX Yui Aragaki, Ryo Nishikido

Specials

Broadcast
Date 		Air Time
(JST) 		English Title
Japanese Title 		Network Lead Actor/Actress Web
Page 		Theme
Song 		AVG
Rating
July 5 21:00 - 22:48 Furusato: Musume no Tabidachi
故郷 〜娘の旅立ち〜 		CX Maki Horikita, Jun Fubuki, Ken Matsudaira web
July 17 02:10 - 03:10 Tonari no Akuma-chan: Mizu to Mizonokuchi
となりの悪魔ちゃん～ミズと溝の口～ 		CX Seika Taketomi web
August 5 21:00 - 23:24 Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni
この世界の片隅に 		NTV Keiko Kitagawa, Keisuke Koide web
Kasha
火車 		EX Kamikawa Takaya, Sasaki Nozomi, Terawaki Yasufumi

Autumn (October to December)

Broadcasting
Period 		Day
of
Week 		Air Time
(JST) 		English Title
Japanese Title 		Ep. Network Lead Actor/Actress Web
Page 		Theme
Song 		AVG
Rating
夏
|
Nov. 		Sun. 20:00
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20:45 		Gō
江〜姫たちの戦国〜 		NHK Juri Ueno web
Oct.
|
Dec. 		Fri. 22:00
|
22:54 		Sengyou Shufu Tantei ~ Watashi wa Shadow (tentative name)
専業主婦探偵〜私はシャドウ 		TBS Fukada Kyoko, Fujiki Naohito, Kiritani Kenta web
Oct. 3
|
Mar. 31, 2012 		Mon
Sat 		22:00
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22:54 		Carnation
カーネーション 		86 NHK Machiko Ono, Chiaki Kuriyama
Oct.
|
Dec. 		Wed. 22:00
|
22:54 		Kaseifu no Mita
家政婦のミタ 		NTV Nanako Matsushima web
Oct.
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Dec. 		Fri. 24:12
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Koko ga Uwasa no El Palacio
ここが噂のエル・パラシオ 		TX Machiko Ono, Chiaki Kuriyama
Oct.
|
Dec. 		Sun. 21:00
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21:54 		Nankyoku Tairiku
南極大陸 		TBS Haruka Ayase, Kuriyama Chiaki web
Oct.
|
Dec. 		Tue. 21:00
|
21:54 		Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de
謎解きはディナーのあとで 		CX Sho Sakurai, Keiko Kitagawa
Oct.
|
Dec. 		Thu. 22:00
|
22:54 		Mitsu no Aji: A Taste Of Honey
蜜の味～Ａ　Ｔａｓｔｅ　Ｏｆ　Ｈｏｎｅｙ～ 		CX Nana Eikura, Miho Kanno, ARATA web
Oct.
|
Dec. 		Sun. 21:00
|
21:54 		Boku to Star no 99 Nichi
僕とスターの99日 		CX Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kim Tae-hee web
Oct.
|
Dec. 		Mon. 21:00
|
21:54 		Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu
私が恋愛できない理由 		CX Karina, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yuko Oshima web
Oct.
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Dec. 		Thu. 23:58
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24:38 		Himitsu Chouhouin Erika
秘密諜報員　エリカ 		NTV Chiaki Kuriyama, Tetta Sugimoto web
Oct.
|
Dec. 		Fri. 23:15
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24:15 		11 Nin mo Iru!
11人もいる! 		EX Ryunosuke Kamiki Archived from the original September 23, 2011

See also