I think I took the series in a different way. Please take this with a grain of salt. My thoughts were Fukuhara…
Yeah most of us got baited by that shirtless scene. I just got a bunch of friends to watch the show because of it.
By the way, I think I understand now what you meant when you said "stuck playing in 2D characters". When I watch shows like this, I would actually agree with you that it's a bit "over-animated". But I try to be more forgiving because I'm most probably not the target audience. I'm at my 20s so I'm a little overage for these kind of shows...I guess.
However, we could both agree that they were trying to mimic the manga scenes. But to be fair it's actually a directing style used in shows even outside Japan. I could just remember Rowan Atkinson and Jim Carrey shows. It's not very realistic but at least becomes a family show. I'm pretty sure they did this style to be more forgiving to the younger and discovering teenagers out there, which is probably the target age range of the show. Also, it might consequentially be the reason why it's also slow paced and very repetitive (*flashbacks and stuff). But I would agree there are scenes that they are spoon feeding the audience too much that it would have been better acted out than an internal monologue. I just hope the plot gets more interesting and unique after this episode. Since 5/8 is already out, the next episode might probably be a resolve then an introduction of a bigger problem.
Darn. I was loving this series, but two unenjoyable episodes in a row have made me give up. This is going to be…
I think I took the series in a different way. Please take this with a grain of salt.
My thoughts were Fukuhara actually knows he's attracted to Shinomiya, specifically an aesthetic attraction. This one, he recognizes it and even once flattered Shinomiya (ft. his body, rawr). He also sometimes felt some emotional attraction when Shinomiya was showing some caring gestures towards him. This one, he's indenial. He doesn't want to claim it since he wanted focus on just tethering with Shinomiya so he could get rid of his curse of misfortune.
Episode 5 is when he ONLY (in my understanding) realized that he was actually had some solid romantic attraction and feelings towards Shinomiya. Romantic attraction is not easy to decipher to some people especially to those who's new or never felt a genuine one. This is Fukuhara (the story even hinted he never had close friends before). Before episode 5, he's showed signs of repulsiveness towards romantic gestures such as kisses so he's definitely not yet where he is right now. Episode 5 is actually a crucial episode for him to organize his feelings that it was more than just an attraction. He even fought against those who bad mouth Shinomiya. This time, he recognizes that he's not just attracted or just having a little crush. That's the kind of "好き", that I understood.
I'm sorry I haven't read the manga yet shared a comment to you. But I always though live-actions are just alternate stories of the manga. That way, I won't get frustrated if it doesn't go the "manga way". I really hope you won't drop the series.
By the way, I think I understand now what you meant when you said "stuck playing in 2D characters". When I watch shows like this, I would actually agree with you that it's a bit "over-animated". But I try to be more forgiving because I'm most probably not the target audience. I'm at my 20s so I'm a little overage for these kind of shows...I guess.
However, we could both agree that they were trying to mimic the manga scenes. But to be fair it's actually a directing style used in shows even outside Japan. I could just remember Rowan Atkinson and Jim Carrey shows. It's not very realistic but at least becomes a family show. I'm pretty sure they did this style to be more forgiving to the younger and discovering teenagers out there, which is probably the target age range of the show. Also, it might consequentially be the reason why it's also slow paced and very repetitive (*flashbacks and stuff). But I would agree there are scenes that they are spoon feeding the audience too much that it would have been better acted out than an internal monologue. I just hope the plot gets more interesting and unique after this episode. Since 5/8 is already out, the next episode might probably be a resolve then an introduction of a bigger problem.
My thoughts were Fukuhara actually knows he's attracted to Shinomiya, specifically an aesthetic attraction. This one, he recognizes it and even once flattered Shinomiya (ft. his body, rawr). He also sometimes felt some emotional attraction when Shinomiya was showing some caring gestures towards him. This one, he's indenial. He doesn't want to claim it since he wanted focus on just tethering with Shinomiya so he could get rid of his curse of misfortune.
Episode 5 is when he ONLY (in my understanding) realized that he was actually had some solid romantic attraction and feelings towards Shinomiya. Romantic attraction is not easy to decipher to some people especially to those who's new or never felt a genuine one. This is Fukuhara (the story even hinted he never had close friends before). Before episode 5, he's showed signs of repulsiveness towards romantic gestures such as kisses so he's definitely not yet where he is right now. Episode 5 is actually a crucial episode for him to organize his feelings that it was more than just an attraction. He even fought against those who bad mouth Shinomiya. This time, he recognizes that he's not just attracted or just having a little crush. That's the kind of "好き", that I understood.
I'm sorry I haven't read the manga yet shared a comment to you. But I always though live-actions are just alternate stories of the manga. That way, I won't get frustrated if it doesn't go the "manga way". I really hope you won't drop the series.