Actually better than a lot of other vertical series
First, the official English translation of the title on the Shortime app is unfortunately incorrect; the main characters are (suddenly moved in) stepbrothers, not brothers-in-law, lol.Second, I'm not quite sure why the overall MDL rating is so low on this, as to be quite honest this is actually one of the better vertical BL's I've come across. In fact, had the comedic over-acting from the side characters just been slightly toned down and had there been just slightly better production (as there were some occasional sound issues, etc.), I would have rated it even higher than a 7.5.
Overall, this has a cute, manga-like, and occasionally semi-meta plot, with some genuinely funny humor at times and also even an unexpected amount of emotion in the latter part of the series (once some backstory is revealed for Mizuki, the stepbrother who moves in).
Now, as mentioned, the acting of most of the characters is not necessarily the best, but it's still serviceable enough; however, the actor playing Mizuki is definitely a cut above, and his presence elevated the quality level of the whole series.
Finally, this show has a lovely little ending (no spoilers, but it's definitely happy, and shows that they are going to make their relationship work).
So, IMO, this was certainly worth the time spent watching. :)
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vertical series about step brothers
Overall: it was okay. 30 episodes about 1-2 minutes each. Episodes 1-5 (of 30 short episodes) on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4cN0VtI6fEAired on the Shortime app (more info below). My invite link is https://playground.shortime.app/en/invite/NKNIWI - the code is NKNIWI (those are all capital letters, that's the capital letter i)
Content Warnings: coercion, bullying, past injury, harassment, past death
What I Liked
- caring moments
- the parents
- there is a kiss
Room For Improvement
- a character being hot and cold and then when he grabbed/yelled at the other lead
- not much romance
My Watch For Free Plan (updated Feb 2025)
1 friend referral code = 20 (1 time bonus) My invite link is https://playground.shortime.app/en/invite/NKNIWI - the code is NKNIWI (those are all capital letters, that's the capital letter i)
On the Rewards (popcorn bag icon page)
- check in = 5 (increases over 7 days up to 25)
- create a login = 20? (I did create a login because otherwise you only get 1 Always Win box instead of 3 per day, I think this was 20 popcorn)
- do the 3 random popcorn from the daily Always Win box = 30 (I'd normally get 5-15, around 30 in total)
- Watch Ads, watch all 10 ads each day, have to wait 30 seconds in between ads = 110
When you run out of popcorn while watching, you can watch 5 episodes each day with ads
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