40 Made ni Shitai 10 no Koto (2025)

Muy Bella y dulce

Muchas veces se ven estas series sin tener el contexto social de donde vienen. Si fuese de occidente si le bajaría mucho la calificación, pero una cultura cerrada y acartonada, que todavía guarda mucho de sus viejos valores, este drama es para destacar. Sin pretender ser LA SERIE es mucho ya que se adentra con a)una pareja BL b)que se lleva más de 10 años y c) son jefe y subordinado (no es spoiler ya que esto queda plasmado en el primer capítulo y creo que esta en la reseña de la página). Estas 3 cosas son temas muy delicados en la cultura Japonesa, todo agrandado por el punto a. Me gusto mucho y si bien pareciera perder fuerza sobre los capítulos finales eran necesarios para el muy buen final.

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Very strong start but loosing it in the second half...

This series started very strong with the vibes of "Cherry Magic" and "Old Fashion Cupcake". It was really cute to watch. In the second half the series lost it's way with the hardcore denial of Suzume to allow him to be happy. The team expanded the manga in a meaningful way and I liked the episode with the co-workers children and the overtime work (because of a mistake of one of the co-workers). But most of the other episodes streched out the story without more substance. It would have been so much better when Suzume & Keishi would have grown naturally into a relationsship without the "denial" of a relationsship. Maybe they liked to be true to this aspect of the manga but for me it felt excessive. Otherwise they made the whole "marketing department" much more realistic and believable compared to the manga.

While they denied us the kiss during the rain they at least did it properly in the finale which is a big plus compared to most other JBLs. The actors were choosen perfectly and I liked their version of Suzume much more. Keishi is more like the manga but more reserved. I don't think there was a problem with their chemistry. It was more mature and respectful. Suzume was acted (& directed) overly shy which irked me a bit, especially because this would not be his first relationsship, so this aspect did not make much sense for me. Considering his age, he should have handled that situation much more mature even when he acts childish in some aspects at his home.

After such a strong start it was a bit disappointing in the end. I wished they would have cut this series to the typical 8 episodes without the dragging out... but on the other hand the extra storylines added personality especially for Suzume and a realistic atmosphere. It has many cute and some fluffy moments and some moments where you might get angry. Production quality was top-notch and overall it was worth watching.

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