Koi Senu Futari (2022)

Este dorama no sólo es para quienes buscan representación de la asexualidad, cualquier persona que haya enfrentado presión social para tener pareja, casarse o formar una familia puede sentirse identificada.

El tema se maneja muy bien y los protagonistas saben encarnar perfectamente los sentimientos de los personajes. Son un buen ejemplo de una “familia elegida”, dos personas que encuentran comodidad compartiendo sus vidas y apoyándose.

De verdad me gustó el contraste que hacen con la hermana de la protagonista que, a pesar de tener una supuesta vida plena, con esposo e hijas, está sufriendo.

Es una muestra de que el romance y el sexo no son indispensables para ser feliz.

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Revolutionary

I can't even put into words the importance of this drama not only to me as an aroace person but as a whole. I have never in main stream media seen an aroace character let alone two aroace characters explored and developed in such a beautiful and caring way. I could go into extensive detail on why this drama and representation is so important but the review would incredibly long so I'll try and keep it as short and sweet as possible.

The issues and also the joy in finding your aroace identity and living as an aroace in such an amatonormative world was explored so well in this drama. The exploration of Takahashi touch aversion has left me speechless, the way they handled it with such care. I've never seen touch aversion explored in the way that Koisenu Futari did and I think it will stay with me forever. One particular scene, which I won't go into detail due to spoilers, left such a massive impression on me and I think that's thanks to Takahashi Issei's portrayal and acting within the scene.

Everyone behind this drama went into it with such care and they handled everything so beautifully. You can tell that with how they explore even the hardest parts of finding and accepting your indentity and the reactions of those closest to you. It was hard to watch at times but it was necessary to see because so many aroaces experience the things that we see both Sakuko and Takahashi go through or even fear that they will go through that. So to see the hardest parts shown the way that Koisenu Futari showed us makes you realise that you're not so alone in your experiences and fears as you think you are.

What I loved about this drama the most was how I could see my own story reflected in both Sakuko and Takahashi depending on where in my aroace journey I was. I'm so grateful that this drama exists. Thank you to the writers, to the actors, to the producers, to everyone behind this drama for giving us this drama, for wanting to explore such an unrepresented identity and to do it with such love and care. This drama will stay with me forever.

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