Your Summer, My Storm

Light, wholesome, occasionally corny, yet easy to watch

Story

I love wholesome BLs, but we can't deny that this kind of story can get a little cliché, and Your Summer, My Storm does that at times. Some parts felt like a cheesy family drama especially with the corny misunderstandings that make you go like... why would you introduce your friend as your boy(friend) and then act surprised when things get misunderstood??

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Characterization / Acting

One thing I genuinely appreciated was getting two male characters who both lean more toward the feminine side. It might seem like a small thing, but I do think it's a good slow step toward broader queer representation in BL. Femme men obviously exist in real life and so do relationships between two feminine-presenting men even if we don't get to see that dynamic very often in this genre

I especially liked that the show doesn't feel the need to compensate by making one or two of them like hyper-masculine or dominant just to fit the usual BL dynamic. Not every relationship needs to have a clear "man" and "woman" role and it's honestly refreshing to see a pairing that doesn't rely too heavily on that kind of heteronormative setup

Hopefully, this is something the industry can explore more in the future and not just two femme characters but like femboy tops, masc bottoms and couples with more fluid, dynamic, and unconventional roles. There are so many ways queer relationships can look so it'd be nice to see BL move further away from the idea that every couple needs to fit neatly into a seme/uke dynamic

As for the acting, I was pleasantly surprised. Knowing that both leads are J-pop idols, I wasn't expecting them to be this natural. There are quite a few idol-to-BL transitions where you can really feel that the actors are still finding their footing especially when it comes to delivering dialogue naturally, but Ididn't have that problem here for the most part. They both handled their roles well and had good enough chemistry to make the relationship work. Props to both of them bc they exceeded my expectations


Ending

I actually liked that they didn't end the series by officially getting together. I never fully felt the romance between them, so forcing a relationship at the end would've felt unnatural. What they have feels more like a mutual understanding. They acknowledge what they mean to each other without needing to put a label on it.

But my issue was the whole "one of them is going overseas" ending bc I think it's lazy. I've seen that so many times, not just in Japanese dramas but in dramas from other countries too. Whether it's "I'll wait for you" or "I'll fight for our love", both routes feel equally predictable at this point

Watching Experience

This is probably the easiest thing to say about the show: it's just really easy to watch

It's not one of those BLs that had me completely emotionally invested, I could relate to, or thinking about the next episode all week. I wasn't obsessing or feeling like I needed to know what happened next

But tbh, that's not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes you just want a BL you can sit down and watch without having your emotions dragged through the floor. Your Summer, My Storm is very much that kind of show for me... light, wholesome, occasionally corny, and easy to watch

Not a BL that completely changed my life, but definitely a pleasant watch

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Short, fluffy and perfect to binge watch

Your Summer, My Storm is not a show that's crazy or bold by any means. It's a simple and easy watch. Not particularly unique, as fluffy BL might be the most saturated genre in Japan. What it does different though, is that it portrays a pure and platonic love between Natsuki and Sota. They spend time together as a family, it's like Sota had always been there. As an AroAce, it's quite refreshing to see.

They don't need grand romantic gestures or constant physical touch to show off their love. They simply like each other's presence. This doesn't make it any less of a BL.

Like Natsuki said: "I don't like him because he's a man".

His past relationships didn't fail because they were with women, it was because they weren't Sota.

It would be nice to see more of them, and how their relationship evolves over time. The format of this show would be perfect to be a longer running one. *wink wink*

The cinematography has this nostalgic feeling to it. It's probably due to the coloring, and how it's shot. I like it. It's also very family centered, considering the plot it was inevitable. I'm surprised how they handled the "Omg, I fell for my sister's boyfriend!" trope. Very unexpected but I'm not mad, it could have been something way worse.

There are a few cons though, which I know won't bother everyone, but I'll list them here:
- The mixing of the music in some scenes feel a little unnecessary or loud
- Excessive ai propaganda (?). Not only did they use GenAI for some of the shots of the home, but they somehow squeezed it into the dialogue too.
- In every episode there is a VERY high-pitched jingle, probably some kind of bell in the house. It's a little unsettling in a good way in some scenes, but it's gets irritating and distracting quickly.

Despite these very few flaws, I highly recommend this show if you're in the need of something light and cute!

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Starts as a comedy and ends in a drama...

I did not expect much from this series. Luckily there was no brother/sister conflict as some hinted. It's about Natsuki who likes the same things as his sister but while his sister likes Sato as in "like", Natsuki does more than "like" him. What begins as comedy gradually turns into a drama about coming of age, discovering your own feelings and for Sata also deal with a confession from an unexpected source.

It's also about a family who have each others back and even the coming out is handled in a mature way. Yes there are little conflicts and little misunderstandings but overall they care about each other as families should do.

Production quality was good, cinematography was very popping (color-grading) giving it the summer vibe from the title and making this series very fluffy to watch. It's a nice binge-watch worthy series especially if you feel down. The finale suggest there might be a special, so maybe we get something which really feels like a finale. Overall, this was nice.

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A Beautiful Summer Story That I Hope Doesn't Break My Heart

I absolutely love the atmosphere of this series. Every episode captures the feeling of summer so beautifully with its bright colors, peaceful countryside setting, colorful red watermelon fruits and warm sunshine. The family scenes are wholesome, and the fluffy white dog is adorable every time it appears on screen. Like many Japanese BLs, this series finds a great balance between comedy, romance, awkward moments, and everyday life, making it feel relaxing and comforting to watch.

The story follows Natsuki, a high school student struggling with university entrance exams after being dumped by his girlfriend. Wanting to help him, his older sister asks her university boyfriend, Sota, to become Natsuki's private tutor. As they spend more time studying together, their relationship slowly begins to change in ways neither of them expected. The pacing is light, heartwarming, and easy to follow, making it a perfect summer watch.

I am more than halfway through the series and, so far, I am really enjoying it. The plot is light, fun, and full of heartwarming family moments.

However, I am not a fan of cheating, especially when it involves a family member. Natsuki admits that he always ends up liking the things his sister likes, but I really hope this series does not use that as an excuse if cheating becomes part of the story.

The sister is honestly one of my favourite characters. She is kind, supportive, and genuinely cares about her younger brother, even introducing her own boyfriend to help tutor him. If Natsuki develops feelings for Sota, and Sota eventually feels the same way, I have no problem with that as long as Sota ends his relationship with the sister first. But if they secretly fall in love, kiss, or start dating behind her back, then I definitely cannot support it. I really hope the story does not go in that direction because I am genuinely invested now and do not want such a good drama to be ruined.

If you enjoy summer settings, light and fluffy romance, family oriented stories, and the unique charm of Japanese BLs, then this series should definitely be on your watch list. So far, it has been a relaxing and enjoyable watch with beautiful visuals, lovable characters, and a comforting atmosphere. I am hoping it sticks the landing because it has all the ingredients to become one of the standout Japanese BLs of the season.

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Why the AI Propaganda?

Honestly this was a very good representation of how queerness is not immediate or strictly defined, and how people can just love each other without really even understanding. However, the amount of times that they shoved a generative AI chatbot down my fucking throat made me want to stop this drama immediately and bash it online. I was genuinely both surprised and thoroughly pissed that it was even included, much less used as a plot point to make the parents more susceptible to queerness; because that's just not how that works. On top of that, the AI gave them incorrect and useless answers anyway; basic critical thinking would have helped them understand what not to do if they had just thought about it for 2 seconds more. Why do you need a GenAI to tell you to not text them silly irrelevant things, especially when the AI pulls from other queries on the internet such as blogs and I guess the Japanese version of Reddit where you could have just gone to directly? I wasn't even upset that I didn't even get a romantic hand hold, much less a kiss, because Japanese dramas are known to still be fairly censored, especially when they have idols as the main cast. But the generative AI was an absolute spit in my face; it's goes against everything creating a drama like this would stand for. How can you tell be talking about progressive views and a world that is trying to break boundaries, while also simultaneously furthering a knowledge crisis and a literacy gap through the use of GenAI chatbots? That also just makes me question how much other generated AI did they use to create the show itself was the music AI? Were the establishing shots on that house that looked animated AI? Were all of the cloud scenes AI? Was any CGI actually used or was it all just a cop out?

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Cheesy, but super cute

I normally like BL’s thats has more “spice” to them, but I really liked this show. I’m so glad that the sister wasn’t actually dating Sota. I would have still been rooting for Sota & Natsuki, even if the sister & Sota were dating. I wish we would have gotten at least a kiss from Natsuki & Sota though. This show was super cute & it had me smiling every single episode. I honestly wish it would have lasted longer. I normally only like the NC-17 BL’s, so I was surprisingly shocked that I liked this one. I definitely recommend it. Sota & Natsuki are the cutest!!

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Lots to love, but needed more development before the end

NO spoilers section:

There were some aspects of the characters and story that I thought were interesting and generally handled well, but suffered for not being distinct enough from tropes I'm tired of seeing. I always like when characters have complex feelings and struggle to figure out whether they're platonic or romantic, but I dislike that many BLs still shy away from the word "gay" or even letting their characters say they probably like men in general, not just one specific man. To the show's benefit, I do think they took Natsuki liking a man very seriously and that helped me forgive them a bit. Also, in a story where the characters can read somewhere on the aro or ace spectrum, it's kinda nice to avoid labels because a hard definition can feel like its limiting the depth & complexity of their feelings. But again, because of the world we live in, forgoing a label means leaving room for deniability. These characters aren't gay, they just happen to like this one man, and they aren't aro/ace adjacent, they just rarely develop romantic feelings and don't seem to pursue physical contact.

I will say, the last point is probably a result of the lead actors being in the same idol group. I think a relationship can be well-written and developed without a focus on physical/sexual connection, but I do think their relationship suffers from so few physically-charged moments. I can tell these actors can have physical chemistry, but the show won't let them and it's a bit frustrating. Even for a relationship where the line between platonic and romantic is blurred, I think close physical contact (even avoiding contact that is outright sexual/romantic) can do a lot for their development and showing how much they like each other. I'll talk about this later, but I think I could've forgiven the lack of physical contact if they had more time to spend on the main relationship and the character's feelings in the last half of the show. Really, they just needed more episodes... The actors do a great job expressing their characters' feelings when they're given scenes that focus on them, but there's just not enough of those toward the end, especially between the leads specifically.

In general, the acting is amazing in this show and the characters are great. All the side characters are fun to watch, and Natsuki's family dynamic was really a highlight for me. I honestly loved how important they were to the story, especially his sister Rio. (Not just in relation to the initial premise!!) She's honestly so awesome and might be my favorite character. I loved how much focus the family got in the last half of the show, even though it takes away from the main relationship developing. This is where the show shines, in terms of showing each family member's reaction to Natsuki liking a boy and the narrative taking it so seriously. Homophobia and bigotry aren't absent from this world and I think they strike a good balance between addressing that and keeping things more lighthearted. Natsuki's family loves each other so much, which makes the tension of not knowing if that love is actually unconditional hit harder. I also didn't mind the side plot with the parents, since it leads into the problems caused by their dad's traditionalism, though I would really really love if there was like 1000% less AI in this show.

And that's my biggest complaint, even more so than the rushed last episode: There's so much AI used by characters in the show. And I can tell the writing is genuinely trying to show it as a normal helpful tool, even though every time Natsuki uses it, it gives him bad advice that sucks and has a huge chance of pushing him into an illogical anxious freakout. I genuinely laughed out loud when he asked it about love multiple times and it kept saying "a man and a woman blah blah blah." That instance was almost definitely the writing team doing it on purpose, but it's so ridiculous to be cognizant of the problems/biases with predictive language models, and then continue to earnestly show characters using it. Not to mention the one scene with obviously AI-generated portraits at a party, and another scene where characters praise AI for helping one of them talk through and understand more about someone being gay.

It's also just so difficult to fully enjoy some parts of this show when I know AI could be anywhere. Is the music good? What if it's AI? What about that interstitial animation? That cute dog art? How much of this script was written by humans??? It makes me so mad. It's terrible because there's so much I liked about this show, and I have to believe there's so much honest human work put into this production, but some people working on it decided the environmental impact and loss of work for other creatives was okay to make their lives a little easier or cheaper. Every bit of television and film we get is the product of countless people doing countless jobs, and I hate seeing that work devalued by AI. If the only reason this show was well-written is because it was half-written by AI, I'd rather watch a version written terribly by humans, because the same human actors, directors, cinematographers, ADs, ACs, boom mic ops, sound mixers, lighting techs, electrical techs, production designers, script supervisors, PAs, editors, sound designers, VFX artists, graphic designers, and dog handlers will still be there trying to make the best show they can. If it turns out terrible, so what, that's just being human, but I can easily say removing the AI would've only improved this show.

In conclusion, I thought this one was worth watching, but it didn't stick the landing for me with the main relationship. They handled a decently large supporting cast for a BL very well, and I think the focus on Natsuki and his family was enjoyable enough for me to recommend this one as more of a coming of age gay story than a romcom, with elements of melodrama. I'm not sure I'd recommend supporting officially with how I personally feel about the AI stuff, though.



Okay, this is the SPOILERS section:

First: I'm on Rio's side and I think she's so funny. I might rewatch the show just to see how she and Sota act in the first half knowing she's not actually dating him lol. She's such a fun character to me because she's a caring but annoying big sister and a nice person, while also being genuinely kind of insensitive and free-spirited. I feel like I rarely get to see women like that and I love it about her. When she took Rock out without telling anybody, I was so mad, like girl, your crybaby little brother was freaking out. They're clearly all used to her being like this but I would've been mad at her for like a week if that was my dog. But again, the characterization is great because when she reveals he's not her boyfriend, I was immediately like "Oh my god it makes so much sense." Not that she's been obviously just a friend, but that she'd think it's totally fine to call him "boy friend" in English and their hangouts "dates" and then not get that people think they're dating. She's just weird like that and doesn't explain things and it's awesome.

Anyway, as I've already mentioned, my other main problem with the show is the development of the main relationship, especially in the latter half. I think what it really needed was at least two more episodes added to the length of the show. To me, the main three things (simplified) to spend time with in the show to reach a satisfactory conclusion are 1. Natsuki's feelings 2. Natsuki's family and 3. Sota's feelings. We get a good amount of focus on the first two, but it never really feels like we get to develop the last one.

The first section of the show (episodes 1-5) focuses mostly on Natsuki's feelings, especially in relation to the initial conflict of "Oh shittt I can't like my sister's boyfriend!!!!!" It also sets up his family's dynamic and builds his relationship with Sota to a point where you can tell Natsuki likes him, but Sota's feelings are still a mystery and none of their interactions have really gone beyond strong platonic feelings. I honestly feel like this section is pretty well-paced and it ended with me being so anxious for how things were going to play out, and really hoping they'd get more into Sota's feelings

The next section of the show (episodes 5-9) is defined by Natsuki's family and the immediate aftermath of Natsuki's confession to me. There's a little bit of time spent with the main relationship, but the only actual development comes entirely from Sota responding to Natsuki's feelings and them deciding to try being close in an unlabeled way. Most of the focus is on Natsuki's relationships with his family members and their discovery of him liking Sota/their reactions. This is also where the side plot about his parents' anniversary is wrapped up. Sota's feelings remain pretty undecided, even in the scene where he helps Natsuki try to explain things to his dad. I also thought this section was mostly well-paced, though it has the most egregious uses of AI. I would've liked more development with the main relationship and the anniversary side plot to wrap up faster, but if they'd had time to get into it after this, I would've been fine with what they did do. I'm glad we got a bit more Sota time in this section, but it still wasn't enough to feel like I got a good sense of his feelings or how they've grown.


And then we get one episode dedicated to Sota going abroad to England, his birthday, and whether their relationship will develop or be lost. And they kind of choose neither? Which to be honest, I would've been fine with, if it had felt like their relationship had developed at all before this. The going abroad thing is such a trope, but I wouldn't hate it here if we'd spent more time with it. All of my complaints are just "Can we please get some more time spent on this?" Everything they've spent time on, I feel like they stuck the landing on pretty well, so I don't even feel like I need to give a specific writing direction. I just think if we turned one episode into three or four, they could've spread out everything that was in that last episode, added more development to the actual relationship and shown Sota's feelings evolve, and then ended it the same way. It'd give us and the characters more time to feel the pressure of "England" on deciding their feelings before then, make the birthday scene more impactful with more tension before it or time for them to be alone during it, build up to Sota running away from his feelings more, and give us an actual unlabeled relationship to end on. That's all I'd need for it to be much more satisfying, but sadly it's too late and we got the version with 10 episodes instead of 12.

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Your Summer, My Storm — A Beautiful First Love That Forgot to End

Casting Fukada Ryusei and Ukisho Hidaka opposite each other was an obvious and very clever idea. They are both members of ACEes, this was their first acting project together as members of the group, and ACEes even performed the theme song. Of course fans were going to be curious about seeing two members transformed into a romantic pairing on screen, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with using that existing connection to attract an audience. In fact, it gives the actors something useful from the beginning: familiarity. Fukada and Ukisho already know one another, so Natsuki and Sota never suffer from the stiffness that sometimes appears when two actors are suddenly asked to create intimacy in a short Japanese romance. Their interactions feel relaxed, playful and comfortable, which works particularly well for a story about a first love developing almost accidentally. The problem with building a drama around that kind of pairing is that the story eventually has to become more important than the novelty of seeing the two idols together. For most of its ten episodes, "Your Summer, My Storm" manages that very well. Then the ending stops just before it has to make the most important decision.

The story itself is simple but charming. Natsuki is a high-school student approaching university entrance exams with terrible results, no clear direction and the emotional damage of recently being dumped by his girlfriend. Sota arrives as his tutor and, supposedly, his sister's boyfriend, making him the worst possible person for Natsuki to fall for. What starts as irritation slowly becomes admiration, attraction and eventually the confusing experience of discovering that his first serious love may be another man. I liked that the drama never needed to turn that discovery into a huge identity crisis. Natsuki is confused because he is falling for Sota, not because the screenplay decides homosexuality must automatically become tragedy. The family story is equally important because Natsuki's future, his parents' expectations, his sister and the increasingly obvious relationship developing under the same roof all become part of the same summer. Even the academic storyline has a purpose: Sota does not simply become someone Natsuki wants romantically; he helps Natsuki discover that he is interested in clouds, weather and meteorology, while Sota himself already has a dream connected to architecture and bridges. Their relationship therefore develops alongside the question every young person eventually faces: what kind of life do I actually want?

Fukada works particularly well because Natsuki needs to feel emotionally transparent. His embarrassment, jealousy and confusion are rarely hidden very successfully, which makes the character cute without turning him into an idiot. Ukisho has the more difficult role because Sota initially appears almost impossibly perfect: attractive, intelligent, patient, good with the family and capable of teaching Natsuki without humiliating him. The script gradually gives him enough uncertainty to stop him becoming merely a fantasy boyfriend, and Ukisho's experience helps. Their chemistry is gentle rather than explosive, but that suits the series. I never needed an explicit scene or even a dramatic kiss to believe that something important had happened between them. What mattered was the accumulation of little things: studying together, attention becoming more personal, the way Natsuki begins looking at Sota differently and the way Sota slowly understands that his own attachment is no longer simply that of a tutor or family friend. The supporting cast also gives the drama warmth because "Your Summer, My Storm" is as much a family comedy as a BL, and that prevents the romance from existing inside an artificial bubble.

Where the drama lost me was the finale. Sota announces that he is leaving for the UK for two years to pursue the future he has always wanted. Natsuki, who has finally begun finding his own direction, moves toward university and meteorology. They remain connected, their feelings are clear, and technically there is nothing tragic about what happens. Yet I finished the episode thinking: is that really it? The ending does not feel like a strong promise of a second season, because nothing dramatic is left hanging enough to make me desperate for another chapter. But it also does not close the first season decisively enough to make the separation itself emotionally meaningful. It sits somewhere in the middle, and that is the least satisfying place an ending can be. An open ending can be beautiful when ambiguity is the point; here, I felt as though the story simply stopped while the relationship was still waiting for its final sentence.

What frustrates me is that either direction could have produced a much stronger conclusion. I would actually have accepted a sad ending. First love does not always become a relationship, and sometimes the love we remember most intensely is precisely the one that never had enough time to become ordinary. Sota could have left, Natsuki could have understood that this summer changed him forever, and the story could have ended with the painful acceptance that some people arrive in our lives mainly to awaken something before disappearing again. That would have hurt, but it would have meant something. The opposite ending could have worked just as well: allow time to pass, let Natsuki's new ambition push him farther academically, and eventually reunite them abroad. Sota helped a boy with no direction discover a future; imagine Natsuki eventually reaching that future partly because loving someone made him want to become more than the student who once needed a tutor. That would have transformed their romance into motivation rather than simply memory. Either ending would have completed the emotional logic already present in the story.

The unfinished feeling is particularly surprising because this was not an inexperienced little web production trying to find its feet. "Your Summer, My Storm" was an original TV Asahi drama produced with Storm Labels and Fine Entertainment, with Yuko Matsuda writing the screenplay and an experienced directing team behind it. Matsuda has worked in Japanese television for decades, including major mainstream dramas, so the light family-comedy structure and accessible emotional rhythm make sense. Fukada was taking on his first solo lead in a continuous drama, while Ukisho already had considerably more acting experience, and the production surrounded them with established adult actors rather than expecting two idols to carry everything alone. Technically, the series looks exactly as competent as that background suggests. The problem is therefore not lack of professionalism. It is a creative decision. The writers seem to have wanted something soft, youthful and hopeful, where first love changes both boys without requiring them to make permanent promises at eighteen and university age. I understand the intention. I simply think softness still requires conclusion.

Final Thoughts

"Your Summer, My Storm" was a warm, attractive and genuinely enjoyable first-love drama, and pairing Fukada Ryusei with fellow ACEes member Ukisho Hidaka proved to be much more than simple fan service. Their existing comfort helped create a believable relationship, while the story connected romance with family, education and the frightening moment when young people have to decide what comes after school. I did not need a kiss, sex or a conventional boyfriend declaration to validate what existed between Natsuki and Sota. I only needed the finale to decide what that love meant when summer ended. A tragic goodbye could have been beautiful. A future reunion could have been beautiful. Instead, the series chose an open door without giving me a strong reason to either walk through it or close it behind them.

Some first loves are meant to last, others are meant to become memories—but the most frustrating ones are those whose story ends before we know which they were.

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A major flaw that prevented me from enjoying it (not the ending).

Very good production with well-rounded secondary characters whose actions create a climate of verisimilitude. It is one of the few cases of Japanese BL in which there is family, friends with families, neighbors with families, in general there is life. This, combined with the pleasant acting of the protagonists and the optimistic color palette of the scenes, creates a complete, pretty and satisfying work.

THE PROBLEM NOW:

You choose as a plot twist the idea that "I like my sister's boyfriend" and you manage it within this framework of the "tight" social group in such a lighthearted way?!!! Especially in JBL where if you say "good morning" to someone they jump up to the ceiling and scream, the fact that you flirt with the possibility of hurting your sister's feelings causes a simple discomfort? And even worse, when you learn that this was all a misunderstanding, you just say "really?" and move on? Honestly, with this idea, you have the ability to build a very meaningful story about family and love, and you choose such a weak reaction? But that's exactly what the whole story is. All the tension and confrontation could be built right there. Unfortunately, both the confession and the revelation are as intense as making an appointment at the dentist. Too bad.

What makes it more evident is the (positive) fact that we see a functional family with different characters and approaches, but which at its base has love. We see friends and neighbors operating with kindness and politeness, We see a management of sexual orientation with seriousness and empathy. All of this is WONDERFUL... and at the same time multiplies the problem I mentioned.

Take "Unknown" (2024) as a good example for these cases.

This small but hugely important detail completely threw me off the otherwise very well-crafted and beautiful work.

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did we watch the same show ?

Genuinely confused by the negative reviews because HELLO??? 😭 This was easily one of my top 5 JBLs. I had so much fun watching this, I was literally giggling the entire time.

I loved how refreshing their dynamic felt. They actually felt like two people who genuinely cared about each other instead of falling into the usual “alpha guy + softie” BL formula. Normalize masculine/masculine BL relationships PLEASE, I’m so tired of seeing the same dynamics over and over 😭

And honestly, I didn't even need a kiss scene. Their chemistry and the way they cared for each other were enough for me. It felt genuine, and that mattered way more.

The ending was definitely rushed and I would've loved an actual confirmation of their relationship, but whateverrr. I still loved it. The cast was perfect, Natsuki is a beautiful crier, and this whole drama was just such a cute, refreshing watch.

Anyway, 10/10 for making me giggle and then making me question my taste because apparently y’all hated it 😭

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Your Summer, My Disappointment

Honestly, it is hard to dislike this story and its characters. It is a gentle narrative that initially suggests one premise. Conversely, it is equally uncomfortable to fully embrace because to takes a disappointing turn. For me, it simply exists. Neither good nor bad – presenting a slice-of-life of a young man who discovers sentiments for the first time that he cannot fully understand nor comprehend. And those feelings are for another male who happens to be his tutor, compounded by the belief that he thinks the tutor is his sister’s ‘boyfriend’ and straight. Quite a dilemma. The disquietness about this series is its lack of clarity. In and of itself, that would not necessarily be a problem or an issue but if you are trying to explore what you are feeling about another person, then do so. The series implied that neither character was able—or ever likely—to confront those feelings. Subsequently, for me, it became nothing more than a cute story that went nowhere. Both exchanged on an intellectual basis some sense of connection, but it never transitioned over into an emotional level – at all. It got to the edge but never became real to either one. There is a greater emotional connection to the dog as a comparison. Yet, the series presents well. The dog is adorable. And the parents, with their middle-age mini-crisis about their own relationship is adorably presented along with their own enlightenment of seeing that their son is gay. Yet with all the fluff that is around, the story forgot to give us a yoke – a connection we could hold onto. Cuteness does not translate into fervency nor even a sense of desire. For that, you need some sort of action to go with the words. There were none here. Thus, this series is simply here. I got nothing out of it.

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Started Out Okay, But The Ending Is.…

Liked this story at the beginning and it really started out as such a fun watch, but I'm not sure what happened, the ending is such a letdown.

Literally came here to see if episode 10 is actually the ending because it makes no sense to me?

I wouldn't even exactly call this a BL, maybe a fluffy bromance family drama? I don't know.

I really enjoyed the cute and loving family dynamics tho (I've always liked dramas centered around familial relationship, so maybe it's another reason I might be a bit biased about this one) it wasn't a terrible show but the romance aspect is LACKING.

Romance? What romance? There was nothing that actually expressed the ML and MC's love to be honest.

It’s just like they were good friends and didn't even have to force the whole romance thing. Could have just made it a bromance show and everything would be fine.

Wait, is this a BL? Sorry, let me check because if it is then that's super weird. Nothing about the story gave that, but it's okay if you want to watch something fluffy and cute.

Also, the doggo (Rock) was such a cutie so I loved it for that too.

Anyways, you can watch it but don't expect romance between two men.

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