Cinderella Closet (2025)

Humans are not black or white, they are shades of grey.

First I have to say I watched this because of the actor Matsumoto Leo who played the best side character in "I Cannot Reach You" in 2023. Also the two personalities on the poster intrigued me. But besides that, I went in blind.

This is a story which was needed to be told. I applaud the creators to have the gall in Japan to tell a story which is against the conforming nature of japanese people. It teaches the viewers that man do not need to be masculine and even if they have feminin traits, it does not mean they are all gay. The same goes for the girl, who is on the tomboyish side without the typical expierence doing makeup and dessing up. I won't spoil the rest of the story here, but it was not earth-shattering, but quite nice.

It's more on the light side, telling a story of discovery and exploration especially for the girl. The only downfall is the story about Hikarus parents, especially his father who does not approve of his cross-dressing. We can assume the mother was on his side always and his father came around in the finale but maybe in this case they should have shifted the story more so we could have seen the wedding with the parents... as with many BLs the kissing was again just dead fish kisses which annoys me in EVERY romance.

Overall an atypically japanese romance with atypical people which is worth the watch in my book!

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Teach me how to love myselft

Both of the main characters teach audiences—especially girls—how to be confident in front of their crush or lover. Many girls feel they are not pretty enough or do not deserve to have a crush, a lover, even though they are actually good enough and deserve the best with their normal physical characteristics.

On the other hand, people can wear whatever they love. Hikaru, a man, can wear long hair, wear dresses, put on makeup, etc. Moreover, Haruka, a girl, does not have to wear a dress to define her value.

Another point about girls in relationships with men: if your partner makes you feel uncomfortable or cares about other girls more than you, it’s time to end it.

This is a message for not confident people, a lesson that everyone deserves the best in love. A wedding does not define love, so don’t rush.

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