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How did this give you hetero vibes?

Did the director himself mentioned that ending? If so, where?

Even if it has been toyed with since the beginning, it's not something that can make sense, even in a fantasy setting. If a straight guy hooks up with a guy for experimental reasons, then fine, but not an actual relationship.

I understand fantasy, but something about sexuality has to be based on realism, or else it wouldn't make sense. Sexuality is not something that can be toyed around with in order to fit the fantasy narrative. Everything else like cultures, mythology, etc.? Sure, but not this.

I'm noticing that more and more fans want BL to reflect gay society, but still keep the fluffy, romantic-fantasy aspect. Which would be a nice balance.

The "Does it have a happy ending?" question doesn't just happen to BL dramas. It also happens to gay shows/movies in general, because for a long time, those were the ones that always got so depressing. Now things have gotten better since then, like "Love, Simon" for example, and they're becoming more positive and hopeful. So I don't think BL dramas having feel good moments makes it any less of a gay content.

And look, the fact of the matter is, 99% of straight men would never be in an actual homosexual relationship, while at the same time, claiming that they're straight. It just doesn't happen like that, especially not as often as BL dramas seem to do where the characters always say problematic things like "I don't like men, I just like him" nonsense. We can talk about the complexity of sexual fluidity, but at the end of the day, someone who is sexually fluid wouldn't call themselves straight. And if there's a gay man being "romantically" involved with a woman, it's usually because they're being pressured by society to do so.

I get that originally BL was never meant to reflect gay society, it was all about fulfilling women's fantasy. But if you don't notice that some directors and producers are slowly moving away from that, then I don't know what to tell you. We've gotten some recent BL dramas where the characters are actually identifying themselves as gay or bisexual. Recent ones like Gameboys had a coming out storyline. Like I said, the BL drama is evolving into something more, which is great because when you're making a drama about same-sex relationships, it's extremely important to keep the gay community in mind for obvious reasons.

I wonder how they don't have the money when some BL dramas have become successful.

So basically what you're saying is that "BL is not gay"? See, that just doesn't make any sense. You can't look at two guys kissing and loving each other romantically/sexually, and then claim that they're not gay or at least bisexual. You can call it "fantasy" all you want, but no matter how you look at it, these male/male relationships will always be equated to homosexuality, NOT heterosexuality. And some BL dramas don't even have the seme-uke construct.

I fully understand how BL was created and what its purpose was, but now it's an ever evolving genre and it's becoming something more. It's not just for straight women anymore, it's for gay men too. And slowly, more and more producers are starting to realize that.

Thanks for linking the video, but it doesn't have subtitles. I wish I could speak the language haha!

Did Aki apologize?

I used the English translation on those sites, and man, most of the sentences don't make sense. lol

In order for a bl show to be filmed, they would have to earn funding, right? So how they would they have trouble earning funding if they haven't filmed any steamy scenes yet? How would investors know whether it has steamy scenes or not?

Can you post links of gay directors that spoke about this?

You do realize that romantic relationships have to be...ya know...romantic, right? Like holding hands, cuddling, making out, or dare I say...SEX? Gasp! A relationship like this would have to be real and authentic, otherwise it's just gonna look like they're best friends. And they literally just gave each other high fives!