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Both of these Japanese food titles center around two male leads who enjoy cooking and eating together, with romantic tones between them (it's more clear in Naked Dining/Zenra Meshi than in Let's Eat Together). The degree of enjoyment/reactions to the food is very similar.
In one of the anthology stories of 140 ji no koi, the ML's fictitious self works as a proxy break up service. The unique job choice reminds of the proxy Job Quitting Service in Lost.
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In both of these dramas, after a bad fight and breakup, one of the leads gets in an accident resulting in amnesia. This results in persistent amnesia that makes him forget the person he was dating right before the accident, but continues to live in close proximity to them and realizes romantic feelings all over again.
In both of these dramas, after a bad fight and breakup, one of the leads gets in an accident resulting in amnesia. This results in persistent amnesia that makes him forget the person he was dating right before the accident, but continues to live in close proximity to them and realizes romantic feelings all over again.
Both of these anthology dramas have a story where ML's significant other dies. While he initially tries to refuse giving love a second chance out of loyalty to the deceased, the deceased is still present as a ghost and is cheering the new romance on.
In these 2 minidramas, long time best friends find their dynamic shifting after one receives his military enlistment letter.
Both of these Korean BL's are very character-driven stories (the story is focused on character and relationship development, rather than a plot/the story is carried forward by characters rather than plot events) about young men pursuing helping each other pursue their overlapping dreams of fame.
At first, they don't seem all that similar. However, both dramas involve 2 men who come to earth from heaven (gods in Handmade Love, deceased pets in Choco Milk Shake) with the intention of it only being temporary to fulfill their mission. The endings of the dramas are where you'll find the most similarity, with a somber sense of whimsy as they decide what to do once their missions are over, and the comradery/love they settle into.
Both of these bite-sized kdramas have a sense of magical whimsy to them. A new employee at a magical shop creates a domino effect of life lessons, guided by magic.
Both of these short minidramas center around an immortal being learning about humanity in an effort to end his curse. The dramas are composed of miniature arcs that cover 1-2 episodes (in Handmade Love, these arcs about clients he takes on. In Kiss Goblin, these arcs about each emotion he learns). The dramas have a magical sort of whimsy to them.
Both of these Taiwanese BLs take place with a crime backdrop, where one of the leads is a relatively important figure in an illegal organization and has a backstory that affects the leads' relationship to each other and the occurrence of legal consequences for actions taken. Both of these BLs also feature a second couple that steal the show in a similar confident sort of way.
Both of these Japanese BL dramas center around the sweet and innocent budding romance between two guys who start off as strangers to each other. But they bond over food and the realization that the other's presence inspires them and makes them lose their longstanding sense of lonelieness.
Both of these Japanese high school BLs center around a budding couple between a cheerful and charismatic ML who just wants a girlfriend, and their more serious and reserved classmate (childhood friend in the case of Kimi ni wa Todokanai). They also both exhibit a budding romance where the love confession of the other is carefully considered instead of outright accepted or rejected, and have similar freak outs from the cheerful lead. The plot tension largely comes into play in reference to their need to communicate.
