If you know what's good for you: Binge watch!
To be honest this show is 10/10, my favorite series this year!What you will see:
- original story
- actors suitable for the characters the play (+ very handsome, eye candy)
- not too focused on solving law cases, but still true to the topic
- awesome chemistry between actors, and if you like hot n' cold relationships, this series is a must for you!
- there is novelty (new stuff) in the way the actors carry out different lovey-dovey scenes, which feel refreshing and adds a bit of the feeling: "Wow, I have never seen anyone do it like this before!")
Overall, the series is awesome, handsome, goofy, lovely, cool and kind, a bit serious, and definitely "watch worthy"!
Hope you will enjoy it just as much as I did 💯
Love you all,
atoroklivi
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love is a poison, but this show is an antidote
i don’t normally watch japanese shows, but i’m really glad i watched this one! i loved every minute of it. the characters are sweet and have good chemistry, and it’s decently light-hearted, even in moments of drama. it’s an easy watch if you’re stressed or in a bad mood, i watched this in the week leading up to and my week of finals, and it was a great break.love is a poison is a really short watch. there are 12 episodes, each about 19 minutes long, so the show only takes about 4 hours to watch. they do get a full show with developed characters and a tied up plot at the end of it, so props to them! i will say, most of my complaints do stem from the fact that there isn’t enough time to develop the characters properly.
haruto’s past wasn’t handle in the best way to reveal it. it all came out within the last 40ish minutes of the show, and is mentioned very briefly, almost like the only point was for it to be used in the trial against his dad. i really wish we could know more about him and his life, especially when they mention what happened to his mom. i want to mention i haven’t read the source material, so maybe that stuff is mentioned. i also feel like i know basically nothing about ryoma other than the fact that he wants to be “the Guardian of the Law”. that’s okay, i guess, but saying that he’s the main character, it’s a little disappointing. that is another thing that’s bad about shorter shows, all the characters don’t get to fully be known, especially if you’re an side character.
the characters do seem unrealistic at points. i know it’s a drama, but still, does ryoma shiba seem like the kind of guy to be comfortable with a strange man? as i write this, i realize that it’s probably to go with the theme of how love poisons you (which ryoma acknowledges even in the ending episode) but sometimes it does make it unrealistic. this isn’t a full grievance, more of a “huh, this really wouldn’t have really happened, right?” that occurred after the show is over, but i kind of enjoy that.
the plot, of course, is rushed. it also isn’t the best too, but it works for the show(?) if that makes sense. the team involved in production really made the plot they had work with everything else. i really would love to know more about the teens that haruto was taking care of, they were so sweet. then again, it’s a 4 hour show, so i’m glad they were there.
finally, the music. i’m only going to really talk about ‘love toxin’ by wanuka (the intro song) because i wasn’t the biggest fan of ‘geometric’ by osage (the outro song) (i don’t have a real reason- it’s a good song, you should listen to it, but it’s not my favorite). the song perfectly encapsulates what love is a poison is about. the intro portrays this well; it’s an upbeat song that sounds perfect for both ryoma and haruto’s love story and a big city romance. this song is a really great highlight song for the series and i would play the intro just to listen to this song. i want to listen to wanuka more because of this now.
overall, a fun and short story with a few flaws, but it’s a great show to watch if you have some freetime or need a pick me up!
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Such an amazing watch!
I really loved this series and stumbled across it on Netflix! It's short with only 12 episodes but every episode had me wanting more. The chemistry between the leads was amazing and I enjoyed their dynamic a lot. Both characters were played well since this was based off a manga! I highly recommend it!Was this review helpful to you?
Stoic Lawyer Falls for a Happy-go-Lucky Man…
I watched this and enjoyed it. There’s nothing about this story that I did not like.Personally, the plot just has everything I like in a BL show and the story is well written too.
Events tie together nicely; and the men know how to love each other.
This is a BL show well done.
Contemplating watching it? You should!
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When you didn't see love coming
These are my types of BLs where the one guy didn't know he would be into guys and alas he must give in and fall in love. I can binge on those for days! The acting is great with this series. I love the chemistry between the main leads. I'm held in suspense right now because I still need to see the final 3 episodes. Haruto surprised me with his fighting skills. There was a tear jerker moment there for me when Ryo learned from the kids of his mistake. This will not be a disappointing watch. Japanese started the whole BL genre and I think they can reclaim the top spot. Some comments said this was immature and funny. I do not think so. Maybe if they said invasive, I would agree. Haruto was invasive.Was this review helpful to you?
This is a Sleeper Hit! Just Wonderfully Entertaining!!
By every standard, this series should not have worked. It is an overused plot line with cliché and predictable character-types but it is so damn charming and just so weirdly twisted that, like a freshly made bowl of popcorn, I could not stop consuming the series. It is funny, witty, joyful, and addictively entertaining. It is also assiduously sad, melancholic, and depressing. If you could compare life to a coin, this is what it would be like if you flipped it. Happy/sad. Heartwarming/melancholic. Charming/reprehensible. It literally is a story of opposites that should not have worked but did.Was this review helpful to you?
Can love change people into better versions of themselves?
Boy meets girl, or girl meets girl, or boy meets boy. Boy and girl, or girl and girl, or boy and boy fall in love, overcome some bumps in the road and in the end they are happily ever after. This is, with variations, the structure of most of the portraits of love that films and television series have left us.Although it is evident that the vision of the relationships that world cinematography has, starting with Hollywood, is, to say the least, quite limited, cinema and television have contributed decisively – just like music, novels or advertising – to shaping our expectations about life as a couple. It also leads to frustration when, as often happens, the actual experience does not correspond to those expectations.
Much has been written about the role of television series in consolidating the myths of romantic love. Experts on the subject have identified up to ten myths: that of the better half (which assumes that we all have a predestined soul mate and we will only be happy with that person), that of exclusivity (the belief that we cannot love more than one person at a time), that of free will (which ignores that there are social, biological and cultural factors that influence our choice of partner), that of fidelity (which maintains that all our romantic and erotic desires must be satisfied by a only person), that of eternal passion (which leads us to think that the enthusiasm and ardor of the beginnings of a relationship can be maintained after months or years of living together), that of marriage (according to which, true love necessarily leads to a stable and lasting), that of love that conquers everything (the idea that love always prevails and there is no problem, inside or outside the couple, that it cannot solve), that of jealousy as a sign of true love (very deep-rooted, helps to normalize possessiveness), and the power of love to change people.
And I'm not referring to when we ask for changes that affect the personality of one of the members of the couple by asking them to stop being him or her, which can generate conflicts, when we demand permutations using the pretext that they have to do it "for love".
No. I point out that the way we build our personality, our hobbies and our way of thinking is also influenced by socialization, and depending on our life history there are some people who influence us more or less. In many cases, the person we choose to walk the path of life as a couple makes us evolve to become better individuals.
This is the force behind the Japanese series 'Doku Koi Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru', from directors Maiko Ouchi, Masataka Hayashi, Tatsuya Aoki.
Based on the manga of the same name by Keisuke Makino, the series, in the romantic comedy, thriller and legal genre, follows two young people: one of them is Shiba Ryoma (Shogo Hama), a 27-year-old elite lawyer with social anxiety turned into a the youngest partner of an important law firm. Regarded as the cold and ruthless "Ice King of Law", he is valued as legal advisor to numerous important clients, and Haruto (Katsumi Hyodo), a mysterious genius con artist, talented at disguising himself as another person.
Wearing a high-end suit, Ryoma is a perfect man who never makes mistakes and holds a position as a key member of the corporate legal affairs team of a large law firm, dealing with legal disputes such as mergers, acquisitions, and inter-company resolution. His hard heart has never shown interest in anything other than his job, but one day, at a bar where the president of his advisory board takes him, he meets Haruto, a con mastermind with captivating eyes, and a connection develops snapshot.
From that moment on, both begin to live together under the same roof, since Ryoma needs the work of an assistant to help him investigate the legal processes to present in court. Both join forces to solve complex cases, using unethical methods, while developing feelings for each other.
From that moment on, both begin to live together under the same roof, since Ryoma needs the work of an assistant to help him investigate the legal processes to present in court. The two join forces to solve complex cases, using unethical methods, while developing feelings for each other.
However, as the saying goes, "If you take the poison, it will reach the plate", and Haruto's "poison" gradually seeps into Ryoma's cold and firm heart...!
Produced by TBS Drama Stream and Netflix Japan, and scripted by Kawasaki Izumi, the series describes how two completely opposite people become secret boyfriends and solve legal problems in an exciting way.
If I admire something in Japanese BL series, it is their ability to delve into the psychological complexity of people. In this case, above other considerations, 'Doku Koi Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru' presents us with two very different young people with no initial ties to each other, and the sentimental and emotional repercussions that they will have to assume when one enters life of the other. None of them will be the same again.
Both will be marked not only by their involvement in the resolution of important disputes in a court of law. And in this look inside a shared existence is how the series delves into the depth of love between two human beings so different from each other, and how their lives will change from that moment on. The interpretations live up to the demanding level of this need to show how far love can go, and to what extent it has the power to transform people, for the better.
In his first leading role in a romantic drama, Katsumi Hyodo wins audiences over as her motherless character begins to love Ryoma's sensitivity and clumsiness. His love for Ryoma, his dedication to helping him solve important and complicated legal cases, will open the doors not only to the lawyer's house. When she meets Ryoma and realizes that he is in love with him, he stops being that man who gets into trouble by being part of a gang of scammers, and fully lives that love, opens his heart and tells her story, which is also linked to that of young people and adolescents who, like him, do not have a home and have been despised by society and even excluded from their family.
Despite this being the first time he plays a lawyer in a love story where he falls in love with someone of the same sex, Shogo Hama shows talent by building a strongly tsundere character, inexperienced in love, frustrated by his inability to express the feelings he gradually develops for Haruto. Win with high marks in this new challenge as an actor.
Ryoma, his character, is a fascinating young man who takes the viewer from coldness to warmth. The lawyer is strong, determined, determined and with a strong personality that projects an image of absolute control in his life, especially before his clients and his opponents in court. However, he carries the frustration of having been betrayed by his senior and having lost, for this reason, a trial that he had won.
The construction of this character allowed Shogo Hama to display a performance full of subtleties, in which Ryoma's external coldness contrasts with the moments of introspection and the decisions he makes since Haruto enters his life.
Over time, one comes to modify the other's behavior for the better, as they fight to resolve legal cases.
What will Ryoma do when his bosses find out that his assistant is a known scammer? Will love be stronger than his dreams of being a defender of the law? What will happen when Ryoma finds out that Haruto is the son of his worst enemy? Will Haruto's love warm Ryoma's cold heart? Will Haruto leave his past behind for love?
The toxic and romantic chemistry between Shogo Hama and Katsumi Hyodo, which almost transpires across the screen from the moment they meet, is one of the keys to the success of this unconventional series between an elite lawyer and a con artist, a few years younger.
These types of stories are preferred by the Japanese viewer, so having one of those plots set in the BL universe feels like a dream.
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Silly Lawyers My Beloved
I'm a complete sucker for a good Silly Lawyer story (thank you Ace Attorney for irreversibly altering my brain chemistry) so it's no wonder I came running as fast as my little legs would carry me when I heard about this show.And I was not disappointed! This show is all I had hoped it would be and more.
Is it extremely silly? Yes. (this is plus in my book)
Does the story veer into the melodramatic occasionally, especially in regards to Haruto's backstory? It sure does.
But despite (or maybe because of) that, it is also one of the most unabashedly entertaining, joyful, and simply *fun* shows I've seen in a very long time.
The characters are highly endearing, the comedy hits just right and balances well with the slightly more serious aspects of the story, the performances are absolutely perfect, and the fight scenes are shockingly well coordinated.
It's not easy to strike just the right balance between over-the-top silliness and dead-seriousness, but this show NAILS it! From Ryo's dead-pan line delivery, to Haruto's exuberant cheekiness, to Kazama inexplicably leaving a room by walking backwards while cackling maniacally - it all blends together in a way that made me genuinely laugh out loud at least once per episode.
And the most pleasant surprise of all: the queer representation is actually good! I was somewhat concerned at the beginning that Haruto's blackmail and violation of Ryo's privacy would lead to a potentially iffy relationship dynamic, but this is not the case at all. The time Ryo spends at Haruto's mercy is very brief and the two go from mutually using one another to genuine affection fairly quickly. And once they are in a relationship with each other, they make it work perfectly through communication and unwavering support for one another.
It's so genuinely touching I found myself tearing up at times which I did not think possible for a show this objectively ridiculous.
In short: this show is a damn gem and I urge anyone looking for a good romcom to go watch it already! It has court room drama, delicious food, and a herd of cacti being treated with the respect and adoration they deserve, everything the heart desires!
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They paved the way!
Ahh, I never thought that this series would be the common plotted one. But, NO FCKING WAY because how did they just balanced the story!!!!!?? If you're looking for anything, this is the answer!They looks like a work of art, their face is just a breath if air. Just thinking about Haru's face makes me giggle and Ryo is the man that could be an ice-cold with everyone but to his lover. Wishing that this type of love would chase me. And by those Haru's friends with no home and family, I just think that they got a family with the form of HaruRyo
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A cute quick series to watch
I watched this series on Netflix. So, of course I watched the first six episodes and then had to wait a lot of weeks until the final six episodes were released (with subs) to watch them. I must say, this series was cute and very quick to the point. It was easy to watch. as well as enjoyable.I love the two main characters, especially the character of Shiba Ryoma, who is first described as the cold and merciless Ice King of Law in his workplace due to his mannerisms to his many work partners he has had (Haruto becoming his 100th partner). This gradually changes as he falls for Haruto along the way. This series had some surprising moments that I was not expecting at all, and it was still able to work together with the storyline. Also, the closing song was addictive, and I know that I am going to miss hearing it.
The cast did an incredible job with their acting and being able to portray the story of Shiba and Haruto in such a good way. And although it ended in a way that a sequel can be made, it was still a realistic and happy ending for Shiba and Haruto that did not affect my final score in the end if they do decide to have a sequel to this series.
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The series focuses on Shiba Ryoma, an elite, cold, workaholic lawyer with social anxiety, who prides himself on his logic and emotionless professionalism. His perfectly structured life is turned upside down when he meets Haruto, a charming and mysterious con artist with a captivating smile.
The chemistry between the tense, emotionally repressed lawyer (Shiba) and the carefree, flirty con artist (Haruto) is the driving force of the series. Watching Shiba wrestle with his growing feelings and the playful way Haruto bursts into his orderly life is highly entertaining and endearing.
The drama is predominantly fun and light-hearted, featuring plenty of flirty moments and quirky comedic touches (such as Shiba's strange affection for his succulent plants).
Love Is A Poison is a charming and entertaining Japanese BL drama that successfully balances humor, romance, and a fascinating character dynamic. If you enjoy Boys' Love stories that focus on the emotional development of the characters, with a pinch of mischief and a happy ending, you should definitely give it a try!
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Grumpy x Sunshine!
Okay, bear with me, this show wasn't bad, it just was not to my taste. I watched it more as a "time killer" show when doing laundry or something. The plot is just simple and the romance is a bit hard to believe at some points, but I truly think there were many good scenes, and the romance aspects were definitely better the last half. On the other hand, the action scenes were, well, hard to believe, but that sometimes happens it seems in the BL world (definitely talking about "Pit Babe" and sigh, maybe even a little "Jack and Joker," please don't kill me) Outside of those details though, I think this is a wonderful starter BL, that has a touch of Japanese humor I can see folks not understanding if this is their first run-in with Jdramas.Was this review helpful to you?
