a story about being hard of hearing with people who happen to be interested in the same sex.
the romance is more of a subplot so if you approach it with that view i think you will be able to enjoy this a lot more. Hopefully that isn't a deterrance because I genuinely enjoyed the atmosphere and plot points explored throughout the story. Instead I hope the statement would be treated as more of a way to manage your expectations as to not be disappointed for those who come in due to the BL/Gay romance tag.
Review:
Taichi is an unbelievably likeable protagonist and Kazuhi is one that you want to root for. The drama overall follows and explores the life of someone that is hard of hearing and the various things that people can overlook when it comes to such a complicated disability. It's satisfying to watch both Kazuhi and Taichi open up and even more so with the introdocution of Maya. I personally really enjoyed Maya. Where Kazuhi had more of a exhausted outlook, I appreciated Maya somewhat spiteful and harsh one. The actors are unbelievably talented and convey a beautiful depth of emotion and the supporting cast play their roles perfectly as the 'support'. I especially loved Shiraishi Yua (as Maya) and I loved the scenes betwene her and the main cast.
The development of Taichi and Kazuhi's relationship tapers somewhat early-middle and focuses more on internal conflicts and the like. I think they have wonderful platonic chemistry and their romantic development is there, just it doesn't get explored much, if not at all. While I don't neccesarily think this is a bad thing because the drama actually handles most, if not all of the other aspects of the story really well but the majority of the show felt more so like a 'drama' or something idk like it's not painfully heavy but I would put something like that as a genre wayyyyy before the romance part. Overall I would recommend this even to someone who isn't neccessarily into BL and i think it was worth the watch
Review:
Taichi is an unbelievably likeable protagonist and Kazuhi is one that you want to root for. The drama overall follows and explores the life of someone that is hard of hearing and the various things that people can overlook when it comes to such a complicated disability. It's satisfying to watch both Kazuhi and Taichi open up and even more so with the introdocution of Maya. I personally really enjoyed Maya. Where Kazuhi had more of a exhausted outlook, I appreciated Maya somewhat spiteful and harsh one. The actors are unbelievably talented and convey a beautiful depth of emotion and the supporting cast play their roles perfectly as the 'support'. I especially loved Shiraishi Yua (as Maya) and I loved the scenes betwene her and the main cast.
The development of Taichi and Kazuhi's relationship tapers somewhat early-middle and focuses more on internal conflicts and the like. I think they have wonderful platonic chemistry and their romantic development is there, just it doesn't get explored much, if not at all. While I don't neccesarily think this is a bad thing because the drama actually handles most, if not all of the other aspects of the story really well but the majority of the show felt more so like a 'drama' or something idk like it's not painfully heavy but I would put something like that as a genre wayyyyy before the romance part. Overall I would recommend this even to someone who isn't neccessarily into BL and i think it was worth the watch
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