I think i know the reason why they just showing bromance cause maybe the director is not good in romance genre…
Ok The Night Beyond The Tricornered Window is different because it's a metaphoric BL and you are correct about that. I assume the movie was bromance because the metaphoric elements of BL would confuse the audience. In a way Kei x yaku is similar to that so yes I understand that.
The bromance decision was really the producers fault for not trusting the audience if they showed their relationship like the manga. Inukai is not that kind of person, I've read his interviews relating to Zettai BL and he's open to the BL genre as a whole.
[Inukai: "I didn’t get any warnings from the director. I decided myself not to be discriminatory against BL and to those who like it because I felt free to act in my own way. "] From one of Inukai's interviews on Zettai BL
Argh Eiji, as an actor he should be more open to doing BL. He's an ACTOR, it's a part of his job. Honestly Eiji should of turned down the role and let someone else more open BL to do the role. Then in that way Cherry Magic would of been an even better BL drama.
The BL drama market is now competitive and us fans have been spoiled by many great BL dramas from Thailand and Korea that it's embrassing if you compared Japanese BL to them. Have YOU SEEN A THAI BL DRAMA WITH NO KISSES?! Because I hav'nt!
I am not horny lol, but a kiss is a sign of effection between a couple it shows the couple love each other. I understand that some dramas like "what did you eat yesterday?" don't have kisses because the manga did'nt have it and that's fine.
Having a kiss in a BL drama is like a basic standard I am just saying. I know they don't need it. But if Japanese BL want to be more popular then Thai or Korea BL then they need to try harder and include more of them. I am saying this for Japan's sake because I love Japanese culture.
I think i know the reason why they just showing bromance cause maybe the director is not good in romance genre…
I sorry but I can't help to feel offended. I don't want to cause a fight with you. But this I can't accept.
I am not talking about Kei x Yaku I am talking about Akaso Eiji. If what you said about him was ture then I have lost all respect for him. As an actor they have to be open minded and take on many roles including gay ones. If Eiji really did'nt want to do BL but choose to because he wanted to be famous. That's terrible, there's so many other actors who could of taken Eiji place and who are open to doing BL and could of been famous then Eiji, heck cherry magic could of been a better drama. I don't think I would want to watch cherry magic anymore if this was ture.
Anyway the thing is the manga HAS HINTS OF A ROMANTIC development between Ichirou and Shirou. I could see it even if it was hinted to us. These two have kissed, huged and thought about each other in the manga and that's not romantic development?! That's slow burn.
I swear I hope Inukai is not like Eiji, from what I've read Inukai seems ok with BL (from reading Zettai BL interviews he knows not to mock BL).
I am just going to assume the bromance decision was the producers and NTV is mainstream tv.
You should also take note that where Suzuki and Inukai have their crank up flowers is in Shirou's bar. When actors finish fliming a series they are given a bunch of flowers as thanks So maybe the last shots of Ichirou and Shirou take place in the bar.
It kinda went downhill for me with last ep. and this ep. both were so boring, their relationship is stagnant and…
I knew that episode 8 and 9 were so badly paced out, the manga had more action scenes then the drama wow.
I too have zero expectations for the final episode apart from how they will end it, I am ready to move on from this show lol.
Ichirou and Shirou relationship moves in a same speed as if you were sending post by the sea. Sea mail is like the slowest form of logistics, it would take months to get something from sea mail. I don't think the relationship is stagnant it just moves at the slowest speed possible lol.
Already people…Is this a BL drama or a regular Bromance drama?Because I am getting really confused, here. For…
I mean I can predict what's going to happen in the final episode based on volume 7 of the manga. Must be tough to be a drama viewer only and expect something to happen between these two and get nothing lol.
But after watching episode 9 and the misleading title of omake 12 I am pretty sure this drama version of Kei x Yaku is bromance drama only.
Sometimes I like to give the term of abstract BL to this title, you really have to read the lines/hints they give to you and make your own decision about their relationship to each other.
I can't believe what is happening with this series, honestly. It looked so good and promising at the benignning,…
Lol I ask myself the same question. But I've already invested myself with 9 episodes so I might as well watch the final episode.
I had a bad feeling about the relationship as soon as the promotion kept saying it was a "buddy bromance" type of show. Then being confused after reading the manga to see that is more than bromance.
But I guess it's better then nothing, the story and everything else is still good. But the show really could of been amazing if they just adpated parts of the manga correctly.
Ok episode 9More build up to build up for the final, but I guess they developed more bonding between Ichirou and…
This is still volume 6 plot (plus parts from volume 4)
Ok thank god Yukiko is'nt dead, she does'nt die like that in the manga. She's kind of important in knowing the turth.
Just a really really SLOW episode. I mean the events in the love hotel was good bonding moments between Ichirou and shirou minus the flirting. Plus the atmosphere was so heavy and depressing between the two because of what happened to Rion.
But at least Rion is alive! Whew.
Finally going to focus on Yukiko huh (she vanished and has now re-appeared), anyway I am gald she's not dead. The negotiation between Taguchi and Yukiko father was what I expected apart from Yukiko father being arrested.
Omake 9: Dead simple, Shirou wants to relax while Ichirou wants to do housework.
Omake 12: You think like a title like "After the kiss" you think Ichirou and Shirou will kiss well JOKES ON YOU BECAUSE WE ALL GOT TROLLED because they did'nt kiss lol. Proves that this drama version is bromance as heck. But still it was a funny episode, Suzuki acting made me laugh.
Final episode preview: So volume 7 events are going to be covered and is going to be the final. At least the drama is covering volume 7. We are going to find out the one behind the bombing as well as the house raid. It's going to be so much stuff packed into the final episode.
More build up to build up for the final, but I guess they developed more bonding between Ichirou and Shirou. Meh really as I expected that so no surprises there. Omg I think there's going be a lot of viewers who will watch this episode and is going to hate it because it's slowly paced.
Next week is the final episode, there's a lot of stuff cramed in for that preview.
I look at the series especially for Inuka, as if she was carrying it all on her back. If it weren’t, I might…
Well as a manga reader, I already know who is behind the bombing. I am looking closely on how the drama will finish. But yeah as I said before story pacing is all over the place. Don't worry you will know who was behind the bombing it's not what you expect I'll just say that.
I like Inukai and Suzuki together, but I guess lots of wasted potential of what it could of been.
I honestly was watching this drama for Inukai as well, I mean Suzuki is good as well but Inukai really steals the limelight from everyone lol.
With all of these comments with viewers expressing about their disapointment in this series. Screw it I am joining…
I really have to express my view and make my stand.
If you want to watch Inukai in an actual BL drama it's Zettai BL. Not this.
Inukai's chemistry with Asahi Ito is really not that strong compared to Suzuki Nobuyuki. But the thing is their interactions are like chance fate, and the small interactions they do have you can quickly pick up on what they like about each other without them spending a lot of time together. In a way it's cute.
Plus this is the most lovesick character (even is he is in denial) I've seen Inukai play based on the season 2 teaser alone. Mob is head over heels in love for Kikuchi. Season 2 is pretty much going to prove it.
With all of these comments with viewers expressing about their disapointment in this series. Screw it I am joining in.
I am as a reader of the manga series I am SUPER DISAPOINTED with this drama series.
In my mind I am thinking: Honestly Kei x yaku just needs to end soon because I really want to watch Zettai BL season 2. lol. Inukai could you please stop promoting Kei x yaku and promote Zettai BL season 2. I am so ready to see Inukai with black hair again.
I don't have any problems with the production, music and acting. I think they are the best things about this drama series. Inukai is the shining beacon that is the will power to keep me watching this drama series.
I think my problem with the drama series is the way they choose to adapt the manga events and of course the relationship of Ichirou and Shirou itself. In terms of how they chose to pick what parts of the manga to adapt it's all over the place (the timeline of the manga pacing does'nt match the drama, like volume 4 material in episode 9?!) there's so many differences between the timeline of the two I would need to write an essay on it.
The elephant in the room is the relationship between Ichirou and Shirou, sure when I 1st read the manga I was like "This is really bromance" but as I read more volumes it got gayer (like slightly). The problem is the drama heavily promotes their relationship as "strictly bromance" (even though it's not) and with that they sent mixed messages to the drama viewers and even manga readers.
It's nice that THEY MAY have a kiss in omake 12, but as someone points out, the kiss is not canon and not romantic (well the manga was like that too). Plus it's in the most oddest situtation which is a body switch that does'nt fit in this world's story lore (Kei x yaku world is like ours it's not like the supernatural ish world like cherry magic.).
BUT just because I am disapointed does'nt mean I hate this drama series far from it. I am still going to watch the drama series to the end. I am just not going to care about the hype/promotion. I don't really talk much about Kei x Yaku on my twitter account.
TV Asahi was nice enough to preview season 2 in a digest, it's only 15 minutes and shows the 1st segment which…
Nice of them to reflim the final part of season 1, the confession.
In turth mob does'nt really mind being in a BL couple, he says he's about to graduate and is ready to become the main character in this world.
That is until the BL world itself said no and in comes Igarashi Kikuchi's ex. That kiss between Igarashi and Kikuchi was nice (lol sorry mob).
Dance opening number 2 is good as always yay for good use of blond Inukai. The nickname segments is just nicknames. Mob just decides to give his own nickname which is paraka (aka hoddie).
I enjoyed it, it's fun to see Inukai's mob again. Loose as always lol
I wonder how many times I have to explain this one:
In Japan they can air a form of drama that is a lenght of a movie this is called a drama special oneshot. It's only that single episode of a drama.
Zettai BL is not a series of episodes in Japan, it's a drama special that is 1 hour and a half. It's only the international version that splits the drama special into 4 separate episodes.
To summarize
In Japan: A single drama special of 1 hour and half International: 4 separate episodes (split from the drama special)
Right where to startManga pacing is all over the place but this is still within volume 5 and 6 but more towards…
It did seem like everything in this episode was done for nothing.
Shirou failed to get Kimiaki confess and Ichirou failed to protect Masashi. But trail and error I guess from that.
I think the big win was Rion taking the bullet for Emile. Emile has murdered two guys and she should be in jail/punished for her crimes and she might be important evidence for the case.
I have a new term to sumarize this series and that's abstract BL.
To some that can pick up on the hints between Ichirou and Shirou can call it a BL. To some who need like the two to confess their love to each other then it's not really a BL.
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The bromance decision was really the producers fault for not trusting the audience if they showed their relationship like the manga. Inukai is not that kind of person, I've read his interviews relating to Zettai BL and he's open to the BL genre as a whole.
[Inukai: "I didn’t get any warnings from the director. I decided myself not to be discriminatory against BL and to those who like it because I felt free to act in my own way. "] From one of Inukai's interviews on Zettai BL
Argh Eiji, as an actor he should be more open to doing BL. He's an ACTOR, it's a part of his job. Honestly Eiji should of turned down the role and let someone else more open BL to do the role. Then in that way Cherry Magic would of been an even better BL drama.
The BL drama market is now competitive and us fans have been spoiled by many great BL dramas from Thailand and Korea that it's embrassing if you compared Japanese BL to them. Have YOU SEEN A THAI BL DRAMA WITH NO KISSES?! Because I hav'nt!
I am not horny lol, but a kiss is a sign of effection between a couple it shows the couple love each other. I understand that some dramas like "what did you eat yesterday?" don't have kisses because the manga did'nt have it and that's fine.
Having a kiss in a BL drama is like a basic standard I am just saying. I know they don't need it. But if Japanese BL want to be more popular then Thai or Korea BL then they need to try harder and include more of them. I am saying this for Japan's sake because I love Japanese culture.
I am not talking about Kei x Yaku I am talking about Akaso Eiji. If what you said about him was ture then I have lost all respect for him. As an actor they have to be open minded and take on many roles including gay ones. If Eiji really did'nt want to do BL but choose to because he wanted to be famous. That's terrible, there's so many other actors who could of taken Eiji place and who are open to doing BL and could of been famous then Eiji, heck cherry magic could of been a better drama. I don't think I would want to watch cherry magic anymore if this was ture.
Anyway the thing is the manga HAS HINTS OF A ROMANTIC development between Ichirou and Shirou. I could see it even if it was hinted to us. These two have kissed, huged and thought about each other in the manga and that's not romantic development?! That's slow burn.
I swear I hope Inukai is not like Eiji, from what I've read Inukai seems ok with BL (from reading Zettai BL interviews he knows not to mock BL).
I am just going to assume the bromance decision was the producers and NTV is mainstream tv.
https://twitter.com/keiyaku_drama/status/1502585239083761676
You should also take note that where Suzuki and Inukai have their crank up flowers is in Shirou's bar. When actors finish fliming a series they are given a bunch of flowers as thanks So maybe the last shots of Ichirou and Shirou take place in the bar.
I too have zero expectations for the final episode apart from how they will end it, I am ready to move on from this show lol.
Ichirou and Shirou relationship moves in a same speed as if you were sending post by the sea. Sea mail is like the slowest form of logistics, it would take months to get something from sea mail. I don't think the relationship is stagnant it just moves at the slowest speed possible lol.
But after watching episode 9 and the misleading title of omake 12 I am pretty sure this drama version of Kei x Yaku is bromance drama only.
Sometimes I like to give the term of abstract BL to this title, you really have to read the lines/hints they give to you and make your own decision about their relationship to each other.
I had a bad feeling about the relationship as soon as the promotion kept saying it was a "buddy bromance" type of show. Then being confused after reading the manga to see that is more than bromance.
But I guess it's better then nothing, the story and everything else is still good. But the show really could of been amazing if they just adpated parts of the manga correctly.
I really loved the movie and the only thing I hated was the random kiss.
Ichirou: I thought you promised you were never going to anything dangerous like that again.
Shirou: I am not going to see you again
Make what you will of it. I honestly don't really care lol
Ok thank god Yukiko is'nt dead, she does'nt die like that in the manga. She's kind of important in knowing the turth.
Just a really really SLOW episode. I mean the events in the love hotel was good bonding moments between Ichirou and shirou minus the flirting. Plus the atmosphere was so heavy and depressing between the two because of what happened to Rion.
But at least Rion is alive! Whew.
Finally going to focus on Yukiko huh (she vanished and has now re-appeared), anyway I am gald she's not dead. The negotiation between Taguchi and Yukiko father was what I expected apart from Yukiko father being arrested.
Omake 9: Dead simple, Shirou wants to relax while Ichirou wants to do housework.
Omake 12: You think like a title like "After the kiss" you think Ichirou and Shirou will kiss well JOKES ON YOU BECAUSE WE ALL GOT TROLLED because they did'nt kiss lol. Proves that this drama version is bromance as heck. But still it was a funny episode, Suzuki acting made me laugh.
Final episode preview: So volume 7 events are going to be covered and is going to be the final. At least the drama is covering volume 7. We are going to find out the one behind the bombing as well as the house raid. It's going to be so much stuff packed into the final episode.
More build up to build up for the final, but I guess they developed more bonding between Ichirou and Shirou. Meh really as I expected that so no surprises there. Omg I think there's going be a lot of viewers who will watch this episode and is going to hate it because it's slowly paced.
Next week is the final episode, there's a lot of stuff cramed in for that preview.
I like Inukai and Suzuki together, but I guess lots of wasted potential of what it could of been.
I honestly was watching this drama for Inukai as well, I mean Suzuki is good as well but Inukai really steals the limelight from everyone lol.
If you want to watch Inukai in an actual BL drama it's Zettai BL. Not this.
Inukai's chemistry with Asahi Ito is really not that strong compared to Suzuki Nobuyuki. But the thing is their interactions are like chance fate, and the small interactions they do have you can quickly pick up on what they like about each other without them spending a lot of time together. In a way it's cute.
Plus this is the most lovesick character (even is he is in denial) I've seen Inukai play based on the season 2 teaser alone. Mob is head over heels in love for Kikuchi. Season 2 is pretty much going to prove it.
I am as a reader of the manga series I am SUPER DISAPOINTED with this drama series.
In my mind I am thinking: Honestly Kei x yaku just needs to end soon because I really want to watch Zettai BL season 2. lol. Inukai could you please stop promoting Kei x yaku and promote Zettai BL season 2. I am so ready to see Inukai with black hair again.
I don't have any problems with the production, music and acting. I think they are the best things about this drama series. Inukai is the shining beacon that is the will power to keep me watching this drama series.
I think my problem with the drama series is the way they choose to adapt the manga events and of course the relationship of Ichirou and Shirou itself. In terms of how they chose to pick what parts of the manga to adapt it's all over the place (the timeline of the manga pacing does'nt match the drama, like volume 4 material in episode 9?!) there's so many differences between the timeline of the two I would need to write an essay on it.
The elephant in the room is the relationship between Ichirou and Shirou, sure when I 1st read the manga I was like "This is really bromance" but as I read more volumes it got gayer (like slightly). The problem is the drama heavily promotes their relationship as "strictly bromance" (even though it's not) and with that they sent mixed messages to the drama viewers and even manga readers.
It's nice that THEY MAY have a kiss in omake 12, but as someone points out, the kiss is not canon and not romantic (well the manga was like that too). Plus it's in the most oddest situtation which is a body switch that does'nt fit in this world's story lore (Kei x yaku world is like ours it's not like the supernatural ish world like cherry magic.).
BUT just because I am disapointed does'nt mean I hate this drama series far from it. I am still going to watch the drama series to the end. I am just not going to care about the hype/promotion. I don't really talk much about Kei x Yaku on my twitter account.
In turth mob does'nt really mind being in a BL couple, he says he's about to graduate and is ready to become the main character in this world.
That is until the BL world itself said no and in comes Igarashi Kikuchi's ex. That kiss between Igarashi and Kikuchi was nice (lol sorry mob).
Dance opening number 2 is good as always yay for good use of blond Inukai. The nickname segments is just nicknames. Mob just decides to give his own nickname which is paraka (aka hoddie).
I enjoyed it, it's fun to see Inukai's mob again. Loose as always lol
In Japan they can air a form of drama that is a lenght of a movie this is called a drama special oneshot. It's only that single episode of a drama.
Zettai BL is not a series of episodes in Japan, it's a drama special that is 1 hour and a half. It's only the international version that splits the drama special into 4 separate episodes.
To summarize
In Japan: A single drama special of 1 hour and half
International: 4 separate episodes (split from the drama special)
Shirou failed to get Kimiaki confess and Ichirou failed to protect Masashi. But trail and error I guess from that.
I think the big win was Rion taking the bullet for Emile. Emile has murdered two guys and she should be in jail/punished for her crimes and she might be important evidence for the case.
To some that can pick up on the hints between Ichirou and Shirou can call it a BL.
To some who need like the two to confess their love to each other then it's not really a BL.