annalize

it might be hard to look for subs, but if you can find it, i recommend okaeri mone. it's not really a romance drama because it's about the female lead's life and career primarily, but the romance subplot is soo cute. definition of healthy relationship and i love how awkward they are at first. but it's also long and slowburn and if you want your couple to kiss it might not be for u.

i don't know how to say it without sounding bad (for either of them) but ishii anna looks too natural to play a plastic beauty. saito nagisa would've been perfect her looks seem more like the type ppl who get plastic surgery go for.

she's adorable in kanojo wa kirei datta, another kdrama adaptation. also tokusatsu gagaga and yokai sharehouse

i don't think it's so much as review bombing as much as it is just jdrama watchers being extremely picky

you can probably buy a digital copy on bookwalker or something? but just so you know even digital novels are formatted that horizontal right to left reading way n it's hard to google translate

it's the same title but there's no translation

the novel has a sequel about fujisawa (also bl) (not sure if i should spoiler but just in case)

everyone is so off the mark about the characters in this comment section. the misogyny towards kaori is awful. at least in the novel, i think you're supposed to sympathize with all four of them

there's no conflict if everyone can just perfectly "talk it out" besides these sort of stuff very much happens in real life, japanese people in particular are so indirect about everything it shows in their language

op: one love one heart - bitter nectar
https://open.spotify.com/track/4va7bW3fmHUQJLV0coGPTg?si=5Wt-M1PQT1aJM0KiOY2FHg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A3iAbARXxZmMhY4Q1SrSVjz
ed: wanchanwanwan nekonyannyan - akenaiyoru
https://open.spotify.com/track/6lFgrppFqyd9Ilslghd0ga?si=MUXM_SwsSmOgOB9nj1ldng

it looks like they find out about each other in the episode preview

different kanji

they've mentioned a bed scene between the two in interviews.