Watch Densha Otoko, then Kekkon Dekinai Otoko. Our kind of people I think, so we can relate.
I think the flame pit would be more successful if more people used it. I get tired of flaming the same 5 people, who I'm now fond of so I don't even want to flame them anymore.
I just checked to see what "Garo" is. I don't think it counts as a j-drama, not unlike Power Rangers.