Nepal's Supreme Court handed down an interim ruling that sought to force the matter. De jure legalisation is not the same as actual legislation, so Nepal does not yet meet the criteria.
As long as Nepal's civil code continues to limit marriage to cis-het couples, allowing lower Courts to defy the interim ruling (as some have) then, no, same-sex marriage is not actually legal in Nepal.
As the "middle-school" actor looks at least 17, this did not translate well at all. A 30 y-o cannot have a 17…
And that is precisely why I deducted two stars from my rating. It's a shallow, unnecessary distortion of the story simply to attract a type of BL watcher, and absolutely undercuts the narrative's nuanced demonstrations of how many types of love—including the perceived absence of it—shape who and what we are.
I realize waiter Ren is meant to be an agitating character but the whole "OMG, two dudes on a date, do people accept that?!" thing was outright aggravating to see. You live in literally the only Asian country that has legalized same-sex marriage. No, that doesn't erase the stigmas from society, but you are simultaneously too old and too young to be either that naive, that bigoted, or that ridiculous. Reel it in, you snooty little gremlin.
This is not a BL. Harada, the author of this work, is a BL manga artist whose works are decidedly BL (and intense), with the exception of "One Room Angel", hence why it's labelled and categorized as a BL. However, "One Room Angel" is not a BL, and it was never intended to be.
In the manga, Kouki is a lonely, broken loser in his mid-30s. The Angel is a middle schooler (aged about 14). This age-gap is significant, I think, because Harada wanted to avoid entirely the idea that the relationship between these characters was a romantic one.
"One Room Angel" is a story about how the platonic love in a father-son relationship frees both parties to forgive, to feel, and to not move on but move forward. It's a warm story, equal parts humourous and tragic, and more than worth the watch.
The original synopsis about a serial killer and potential ghostly vengeance was intriguing. Obviously, that synopsis was wrong. The new synopsis is also wrong. I guess the "new horror" was having to endure another round of hotel chicken fingers and one final stilted, weirdly paced team convo.
If the version on iQIYI is "uncut", honestly, what's even the point of giving this an NC-17 rating? The NC scenes are awkwardly cut and not well-blocked, and really not all that different from the standard "miming about the sheets" that defines most BL.
If you're selling sex, commit to it. I'm having "Bed Friend" flashbacks and I ultimately had to skip those NC scenes for being tepidly dull and annoyingly repetitious in a series that billed itself as a sexy, sensual romp toward love.
They've taken that aspect out of the show for the most part apparently. But yeah, still keeping in the the talk…
It sounds like what they removed were aspects such as MPREG, heat, and knotting. Which actually makes it weirder to keep the Alpha commentary. They could've just given the character olfactophillia and it would've been the same basic idea.
I mean, it doesn't bother me, it just seems like such an arbitrary choice.
Huh. This being an Omegaverse work seems like a pretty significant plot point to not be mentioned in the synopsis, the tags, or the trailers. I was hella confused through that first bit of dialogue until it snapped into place.
Folks are being shot, almost stabbed, and nearly executed. I'm having a tough time caring much about Guy's romantic woes when we just saw Tew break BOTH of Khun Paiboon's cardinal rules in how he dealt with Kenji. Yes, Guy, matters of the heart are confusing but there are mafia things afoot and trigger-happy goons lurking about; stow it.
Bit of a cocktease first episode; very fun! Not yet quite sold on the overall plot but I think that will come...along with, you know, all the characters.
I'm not sure what illness Sky had (maybe they mentioned it but I won't pretend I watched anything but the NC scenes in the special episode) but Venus has definitely caught it. Sky took his tongue on a caving expedition halfway down Vee's pharynx.
I like Tod as an actor. I hope to see him in less ridiculous, better written shows.
As long as Nepal's civil code continues to limit marriage to cis-het couples, allowing lower Courts to defy the interim ruling (as some have) then, no, same-sex marriage is not actually legal in Nepal.
In the manga, Kouki is a lonely, broken loser in his mid-30s. The Angel is a middle schooler (aged about 14). This age-gap is significant, I think, because Harada wanted to avoid entirely the idea that the relationship between these characters was a romantic one.
"One Room Angel" is a story about how the platonic love in a father-son relationship frees both parties to forgive, to feel, and to not move on but move forward. It's a warm story, equal parts humourous and tragic, and more than worth the watch.
The original synopsis about a serial killer and potential ghostly vengeance was intriguing. Obviously, that synopsis was wrong. The new synopsis is also wrong. I guess the "new horror" was having to endure another round of hotel chicken fingers and one final stilted, weirdly paced team convo.
If you're selling sex, commit to it. I'm having "Bed Friend" flashbacks and I ultimately had to skip those NC scenes for being tepidly dull and annoyingly repetitious in a series that billed itself as a sexy, sensual romp toward love.
I mean, it doesn't bother me, it just seems like such an arbitrary choice.
I like Tod as an actor. I hope to see him in less ridiculous, better written shows.