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Addicted to japanese bl its crazY
Always leave it to Japanese to create some of the most interesting and captivating yet extremely cliche show to ever exist.
One of the biggest critic about Japanese bl that i usually read is that they are way too short, which i completely understand, but i also think it’s their strength. I don’t remember the last time i watched a thai bl (so usually longer in runtime) that made me want to watch the entire show in one night or that didn’t bore me somewhere in the middle. Japanese bl (ad kbl) are way different, cause giving how short majority of them are, they manage to become so engaging and so interesting, there is never a dull moment, there is always something going on.. idk i love them so much for that
However, this to me was.. in the middle? Not the best but most definitely not bad. I watched so many BL in my life that i saw bad, and this is not it. So imma describe point by point what i liked and what i disliked about this:
- As dumb as he origin of their fight was, i loved how well they builded up their “episode 9 curse”. Like i could genuinely feel by myself that tings were going wrong for them, but in such a. Beautiful build up that i was genuinely amazed by the writing. I loved it, i loved how well the actor played especially with their expression, how you could feel the vibe getting tenser and tenser. Simply chef kiss.
- I love yearning men, so no wonder why i liked this show. Ryo is just so in love with zen that it was so amazing, i am so obsessed with those types of man in shows, they are so in love but not selfish at all, they are actually more like in full devotion mode towards their partner and omg i am obsessed.
- I liked how even after their enemies to lovers they didn’t stop being rivals. There are way too many instances in which they sell you a story as “enemies to lovers” and after they become lovers they lose everything that made them intresting as enemies, so the rivalry, the playful hate among them. Yet here they kept their rivalry from episode one all the way to episode ten (yes I am counting the extra episode as well), which made it way better to watch
- Might sound weird, but their small kisses made it all so real. Like hell yeah, a couple does not kiss only when they are about to eat each other, so those small kisses were so freaking cute and made the whole vibe way more familiar
There were also some things that I didn’t like:
- Futami haircut was monstrous, terrifying.. I’m sorry if it was the character’s design in the manga, but pls, make it at least look realistic. Whatever it was a stylistic choice but i guess…
- WHEN YOU ADAPT A MANGA PLEASE MAKE THE DIALOGUES MORE REALISTIC !!! I am so freaking tired of watching any show that is taken from a manga and hearing character some of the most “written” words ever. People don’t talk like this please its lowkey a turnoff that could have made the show way way better if it was adjusted. Actors are way more dynamics than drawings, they are able to transmit emotions without having to word them out in a very unrealistic dialogue. Idk it just gives me thick so much, and in this show for some reason i felt it even more then the rest
- Let’s say, episode 1. Well not the entirety, just the premises of thei relationship. I don’t know the whole thing about the challenge, the fac that they were drunk, the slight psychological pressure… it felt very iffy and pretty borderline, compared to what i like ad what i think should be accepted in a show. Whatever, for the rest everything was on the line but the first episode man………….
The budget was like 2 dollars and a dream, so we unfortunately didn’t have amazing scenery or good coloring but whatever we gotta work with what we have.
Overall it was a cute show that i reallly really enjoyed and liked, it was very addictive and pretty interesting, even if there were some things that i would have changed but whatever.
Ps. I discovered while writing this that the actor that played Zen was the main lead in Mr unlucky has no choice but to kiss ????????
One of the biggest critic about Japanese bl that i usually read is that they are way too short, which i completely understand, but i also think it’s their strength. I don’t remember the last time i watched a thai bl (so usually longer in runtime) that made me want to watch the entire show in one night or that didn’t bore me somewhere in the middle. Japanese bl (ad kbl) are way different, cause giving how short majority of them are, they manage to become so engaging and so interesting, there is never a dull moment, there is always something going on.. idk i love them so much for that
However, this to me was.. in the middle? Not the best but most definitely not bad. I watched so many BL in my life that i saw bad, and this is not it. So imma describe point by point what i liked and what i disliked about this:
- As dumb as he origin of their fight was, i loved how well they builded up their “episode 9 curse”. Like i could genuinely feel by myself that tings were going wrong for them, but in such a. Beautiful build up that i was genuinely amazed by the writing. I loved it, i loved how well the actor played especially with their expression, how you could feel the vibe getting tenser and tenser. Simply chef kiss.
- I love yearning men, so no wonder why i liked this show. Ryo is just so in love with zen that it was so amazing, i am so obsessed with those types of man in shows, they are so in love but not selfish at all, they are actually more like in full devotion mode towards their partner and omg i am obsessed.
- I liked how even after their enemies to lovers they didn’t stop being rivals. There are way too many instances in which they sell you a story as “enemies to lovers” and after they become lovers they lose everything that made them intresting as enemies, so the rivalry, the playful hate among them. Yet here they kept their rivalry from episode one all the way to episode ten (yes I am counting the extra episode as well), which made it way better to watch
- Might sound weird, but their small kisses made it all so real. Like hell yeah, a couple does not kiss only when they are about to eat each other, so those small kisses were so freaking cute and made the whole vibe way more familiar
There were also some things that I didn’t like:
- Futami haircut was monstrous, terrifying.. I’m sorry if it was the character’s design in the manga, but pls, make it at least look realistic. Whatever it was a stylistic choice but i guess…
- WHEN YOU ADAPT A MANGA PLEASE MAKE THE DIALOGUES MORE REALISTIC !!! I am so freaking tired of watching any show that is taken from a manga and hearing character some of the most “written” words ever. People don’t talk like this please its lowkey a turnoff that could have made the show way way better if it was adjusted. Actors are way more dynamics than drawings, they are able to transmit emotions without having to word them out in a very unrealistic dialogue. Idk it just gives me thick so much, and in this show for some reason i felt it even more then the rest
- Let’s say, episode 1. Well not the entirety, just the premises of thei relationship. I don’t know the whole thing about the challenge, the fac that they were drunk, the slight psychological pressure… it felt very iffy and pretty borderline, compared to what i like ad what i think should be accepted in a show. Whatever, for the rest everything was on the line but the first episode man………….
The budget was like 2 dollars and a dream, so we unfortunately didn’t have amazing scenery or good coloring but whatever we gotta work with what we have.
Overall it was a cute show that i reallly really enjoyed and liked, it was very addictive and pretty interesting, even if there were some things that i would have changed but whatever.
Ps. I discovered while writing this that the actor that played Zen was the main lead in Mr unlucky has no choice but to kiss ????????
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