Your Name Engraved Herein

Edward Chen starring in another BL. Similar to Your Name Engraved Herein; the plot such when things don't work in the past in the future maybe?

Both follow youths in the 1980s and give insight into the political situation at that time. They also have a romance aspect and a gay man character. Theres also a time skip in both.

Both films explore hidden identities and unspoken emotions, focusing on characters who struggle with love under social pressure. They emphasize memory, longing, and the pain of silence, using intimate storytelling and emotional restraint to portray personal growth and self-acceptance.

Both take place in all-boy christian school; coming out in a heavily religious atmosphere; questioning your faith in face of homophobia; complicated relationship with a religious mentor figure; one of the leads is a rebel. Also just the vibes are very similar - melancholic, bittersweet, very raw coming-of-age story.

*Spaceless* and *Your Name Engraved Herein* are similar in that both center on **queer identity and emotional isolation**, especially within restrictive social environments. Each film focuses more on **internal conflict than external action**, portraying characters who struggle to express love openly due to fear, social norms, or historical context. They use **quiet moments, symbolism, and restrained dialogue** to convey longing, repression, and the desire to belong, emphasizing how love can feel vast yet unreachable when space—emotional or societal—is denied.

School based...
Frnds to lover with slight obsession.
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-BL
-LGBTQ+
-Two dudes who have feelings for eachother but one of them is more reluctant to act on them
-Homophobia
-Disapproving parents
-Discrimination

Traversing the cities of Berlin, Seoul, and Tokyo, a 10-year-long love story between two young men is told. It all starts when Ryu Narutaki, who left everything behind in Japan, is saved by a boxer named Johan Hwang in a foreign land.

If you liked the vibe of the series and/or the videography then you”ll like engraved herein. The stories are completely different to be honest but i was still reminded of Your name engraved herein while watching Stay still. The acting is really good for both and so is the story and production. The end isn’t satisfying to me, but it ismore realistic for Your name engraved herein. 10/10 for both and would truly recommend!!

I love both series and movie a lot. Both series and movie give the viewer a similar feeling while watching, because they have a unique plot.
With both series and movie I had to smile and cry a lot because the characters are so special and many moments are realistic .
The series are similar in structure and transferred feelings.
There are lots of facial expressions!

They are both BL movies and includes LGBTQ+ representations. The plot is very similar in terms of two males falling for each other and one being reluctant about it. Towards the end, the storyline is fast forward, showing us the more mature and older versions of the main leads. Homophobia and disapproving parents are a big part of both movies, making them realistic.

Both of these are very subtle and not in your face when it comes to homoeroticism. Showing characters gradually develop feelings, as well as having a girl in the mix to complicate things. The endings are both bittersweet and there are internal doubts in characters in both of these dramas.

They both experience the same things such as homophobia and the storyline is very similar. Minha is like jiahan in many ways, they act the same and experience the same things. i feel as if you like either one of these it would be a good watch for the other

Entertaining big families that come close to heart.
The way both dramas deal with family-only dynamics is peaceful.
Full of comedy.
Heart-filling romances.
Double in-law couples.

This follows the story of illustrator Okusawa Ritsu and salesman Ikegami Fumiya. They met at an old coffee shop and eventually fell in love and lived happily together. However, a misunderstanding gradually arises between Ritsu, who lives freely, and Fumiya, who is swayed by it. After a fight one winter day, Ritsu leaves the house and is involved in an accident, and loses consciousness. Upon awakening, Ritsu had lost only the memory of Fumiya. Wanting to start their relationship over from scratch, Fumiya hides the fact that he was dating Ritsu and resumes their joint life. However, Ritsu asks him to take him to a familiar place in order to regain his memory. Fumiya is reluctant, but the two of them start a "journey" to follow the trajectory of their relationship. The coffee shop where they met for the first time, the riverside road they always strolled, the places they both traveled to before dating... Sweet memories and bittersweet memories, the time they spend together haunts Fumiya's mind. Ritsu, on the other hand, finds himself gradually becoming attracted to Fumiya while losing his memory.