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That ending ruined it for me
It was going good until it wasn't, and the last two episodes just sort of ruined it for me. Did I still have fun watching it? Yes, but I just wished the same premise was going for all episodes. Instead, they chose to throw some weird drama and action towards the end.
This series reminded me of another BL called "Love Is a Poison." Both have a similar vibe and have the storyline around law work.
You can watch it on GagaOOLala: https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/8378/duty-first-kiss-later-2026
Things I liked:
1. Funny moments. Most of the humor is pretty much typical Japanese humor with all of the exaggerated face expressions and that sort of stuff. Still, I enjoyed most of it.
2. Sweet and caring moments.
3. Great acting.
4. Chemistry.
5. I like the characters and the whole opposites-attract thing. Takoi being a sweetheart and older detective and Shiono being more of a blunt and straightforward kind of guy. It is nice to see more mature BLs.
6. The man working at the bar is so great, I was a bit worried at first, but he was so supportive of Takoi.
Things I disliked:
1. Would've preferred more serious and work-focused moments. When I first saw this series and learned that it's about police officers, I honestly thought it would be a bit more serious and have some crime and things of sorts mixed in. But after all, it is more of a lighthearted drama that is mostly focused on humor and romance, which I don't mind, but I do want more serious moments between them.
Maybe more of the work-related things: Takoi and Shiono working together on a case, especially with the whole good cop/bad cop they have going on.
2. Ending. The thing that I complained about got added but way too late. If it would've had 50/50 funny and serious moments or something similar, it would've been better than making a series that is 100% heavily reliant on the humor and then the last second throw some random action drama.
This series reminded me of another BL called "Love Is a Poison." Both have a similar vibe and have the storyline around law work.
You can watch it on GagaOOLala: https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/8378/duty-first-kiss-later-2026
Things I liked:
1. Funny moments. Most of the humor is pretty much typical Japanese humor with all of the exaggerated face expressions and that sort of stuff. Still, I enjoyed most of it.
2. Sweet and caring moments.
3. Great acting.
4. Chemistry.
5. I like the characters and the whole opposites-attract thing. Takoi being a sweetheart and older detective and Shiono being more of a blunt and straightforward kind of guy. It is nice to see more mature BLs.
6. The man working at the bar is so great, I was a bit worried at first, but he was so supportive of Takoi.
Things I disliked:
1. Would've preferred more serious and work-focused moments. When I first saw this series and learned that it's about police officers, I honestly thought it would be a bit more serious and have some crime and things of sorts mixed in. But after all, it is more of a lighthearted drama that is mostly focused on humor and romance, which I don't mind, but I do want more serious moments between them.
Maybe more of the work-related things: Takoi and Shiono working together on a case, especially with the whole good cop/bad cop they have going on.
2. Ending. The thing that I complained about got added but way too late. If it would've had 50/50 funny and serious moments or something similar, it would've been better than making a series that is 100% heavily reliant on the humor and then the last second throw some random action drama.
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