The Good:
I’m a 30 year old girl from northern Sweden who enjoys things such as drawing, reading books, listening to music, knitting, playing the keyboard (piano when possible, it sounds better.) 
I have great interesting in the Japanese popular culture; dramas, music, language. It’s so frustrating when you don’t understand.
I would really like to learn Japanese, but as it is today I can’t due to various reasons. Poor eye-sight, no Japanese course where I live at the moment etc.
Ever since I was in 3rd-4th grade I’ve had the philosophy of not drinking, smoking or do drugs. I have never liked the effect alcohol have on people, and it can so easily lead to ugly situations.
The Bad:
Born 3½ month too early, due to that being near-sighted.
I know I shouldn’t complain, just the fact that I survived being born so early. But maybe I would’ve been another person if I was born when I should have been. There are days when I feel like a complete failure with no self esteem.
Favorite Things
Western musicians: ’50s & ’60s music, Hanson, Eva Cassidy, Evanescence
Japanese musicians: GACKT, Uematsu Nobuo, Morita Douji, X JAPAN, hide, S.E.N.S., Hamasaki Ayumi, Nakashima Mika, Utada Hikaru
Western dramas: Cold Case, House, NCIS, The Forgotten, Twin Peaks, Without a Trace, The X-Files.
Asian TV dramas: Asunaro Hakusho (あすなろ白書), Byakuyako (白夜行), Last Friends (ラスト・フレンズ), Ichi Rittoru no Namida (１リットルの涙), Koukou Kyoushi 1993/2003 (高校教師/高校教師 2003), Mother (2010), Bad Guy (2010).
Asian movies: Battle Royale, Kagen no Tsuki
Books: Box 21 (a.k.a The Vault) by Roslund & Hellström, The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson, The Belgariad, The Malloreon by David Eddings.
Animes/Mangas: Angel Sanctuary (天使禁猟区) by Yuki Kaori, Candy Candy (キャンディ・キャンディ), Confidential Confessions (問題提起 作品集) by Momochi Reiko, Gravitation by Murakami Maki, NANA (ナナ) by Yazawa Ai.
How did you get into Asian dramas?
In late 2005 a friend of mine suggested I watch the Japanese drama Summer Snow. On April 9th 2006 I joined the D-Addicts forum, since then I’ve been active there. At first only downloading and watching dramas, then volunteering by monthly seeding dramas, and in 2011 I begun making English subtitles as well.
Hi from an Old Chick in the US! I stumbled across your blog via Drama Addicts and I just wanted to say you sound like a really neat person! I don’t think we have much in common…I do love Gackt, adore Ayu and like X Japan (and think hide was an amazing and under-appreciated genius) and I was a Twin Peaks maniac back when it was originally on here in the States…but I think I always get impressed more by people I do not have similarities to. Maybe a kind of confirmation that there are so many interesting and cool people in the world that as long as I am willing to look outside of myself they are there and life is better.
I like how you express yourself, I often feel like a stranger to the human race. I was born in one country, lived my childhood in another and finished school in yet another and none of them feel like home, none where I fit in.
Anyway, just wanted to tell you that you gave me hope and brightened my day. Wishing you much joy, wisdom and growth!
Hello Keiko,
I am a guy from Mexico (58yr.) interested in Taiga Dramas. I want to thank you for your hard work in your English subbing projects. Kokoro kara domou arigatou gozaimasu!. I can understand Japanese to some extent but not all (lived in Japan, used to be fluent but forgot now because of lack of use).
Have been downloading TD from D-Addicts forum for a while and from other sources as well however I am frustrated that Mori Motonari was only posted up to Ep17 w/English subs and the other version which I have is full 1-51 but only with Chinese subs.
I respect whatever the reasons you may have to stop feeding the posts but is it possible to get the rest of the Eps in torrent of zip for a humble simple human being interested in Mori Motonari and the whole TD?
I love Japanese culture and Taiga Dramas in particular. Do you think it is possible to translate the subs into Spanish in order to make available this wonderful cultural expressions of Japan history to the Mexican and Latin American public? I do not have much time available but maybe I can start translating little by little some of the new TD. The best I like so far are: Gou (Great story and the music is just beautiful: touches my heart), Musashi (wisdom in sword), Ryoma Den (intelligent and big, big heart) and Atsu Hime (love, determination and stregth) in that order. What do you suggest? is it possible to get the text:timing of the TD? Are there softwares that can be used to sub the raw feed? how to get the raw? Sorry for too many questions but I know nothing about this.
I may also get help from my wife which is Japanese and speaks Spanish/English.
Your thoughts will be appreciated.
Best regards
Sany
Hello Sany!
Thank you for stopping by and commenting.
I’m not a member KoalaFansubs who makes/made ENG subs from the drama.
I won’t be uploading it to D-Addicts since the fansub group made the decision to to stop uploading it there.
Instead I suggest you send a PM to kaneyamaboy and ask if he can provide you with the rest.
Please ask kaneyamaboy
The Second alternative is to try to download the version with Chinese subtitles http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/viewtopic_44611.htm
and ask someone to translate it. If it would be possible I might help with editing and timing.
Making softubs for the Chinese version would be the fastest way.
If you’re thinking of using KoalaFansubs English version to translate to Spanish, please ask kaneyamaboy about that as well.
If subtitles can be made out of the Chinese version, I would let you translate it to Spanish if you want.