Foreigner

I was clutching my heart, holding my face, ruffling my hair and constantly moving in my chair. I'm a mess whenever I watch an episode of Cherry Magic lol.

Exactly! I can imagine them becoming close in college because of their similar personality. I'm actually glad they were able to find someone they could share their shyness with ^^

Also, can we talk about Adachi and Tsuge's friendship? Seeing them getting depressed on the table in this episode was like an epiphany for me. They are so alike. They are both introverted and they both tend to overreact. Since they lack self-confidence, they usually run away and avoid opening up to other people, but that's not always the case. Sometimes they do pluck up the courage and reveal their thoughts and when they do, they always end up touching the other person's heart. Kurosawa, Fujisaki, Rokkaku, and now Minato... they were all deeply moved by their precious statements. I can't wait to see them growing more and more.

My heart can't take this. I never knew that a human being could experience so much happiness. Adachi and Kurosawa are the most wholesome and cute couple ever to have existed on our planet and this show is the best thing that could have ever happened to me.

This series is set in the same universe as Make Our Days Count. Cindy Chi plays Liu Mei Fang, the fujoshi who liked Yu Xi Gu (she is still a fujoshi here).

Edit: Actually, all the HIStory installments are set in the same universe, just like most of MAME's novels.

"These two are truly meant for each other—Kurosawa was always on the receiving end of everybody’s attention, but they only saw his handsome face and attractiveness, whereas with Adachi people never looked past his boyish awkwardness and overall niceness. Adachi was a breath of fresh air for Kurosawa, and Kurosawa gave Adachi an avenue to be braver and see past the wall in front of him by appreciating him, just as he is."

I found this comment on IrozukuSubs' website and felt that I had to share it here. Original comment: https://irozuku.org/fansub/drama/30-sai-made-doutei-dato-mahoutsukai-ni-narerurashii-ep-07/#comment-1949.

The trailer looks so freaking good! I'm so excited :O

This girl... she's put a spell on me.

Thank you SO much! I'm the one who is sorry, I don't know why they don't work for me. Also, thank you for subbing Cherry Magic. Have a nice day ♥

Yes, please ><

You are so kind! That would be much appreciated because I still can't figure out how to solve the problem. Sorry for the trouble :/

I also use Chrome. I've tried with other browsers, as well, but I just can't bypass that "Your connection is not private" error message. I don't know what to do :(

The links get blocked by the browser for security reasons. I've tried everything, but it just doesn't work :/

Okay, thank you very much ^^

So it's only a special episode, not a whole new season?

I still haven't watched this series, but is there going to be a season 2? Because I might consider waiting for it before diving into this.

Thank you for taking the time to explain your point of view. At least now I understand it better. As you say, this discussion will probably never end, but I really wanted to clear up all the misunderstandings and leave without any regrets. I think we both achieved that.

Boys Love, shounen-ai and yaoi are the same thing and I DID address it indirectly in my first reply when I underlined that 'boys love' is the literal translation of 'shounen-ai'. The term 'Boys Love' is also Japanese and started being used in the 1990s to replace the old labels. But in my eyes this doesn't prove anything, neither your point nor mine.

And now an important point that I also included in my first post, but didn't highlight enough: Boys Love developed BECAUSE of fans. Doujinshi, fan works and fanfictions were a propulsive engine that made BL what it is today. If it weren't for the fans, BL would probably be dead today. So when you say that "'We can talk about BL if it has this, this and that and LGBT is when the drama has this, this and that'. That was created by fans", you are exactly right because it was the DIRECT contribution of fans that molded the genre.

I replied to your comment alone and I've never defended anyone else's opinion, so you shouldn't attribute other people's thoughts and words to me. I've never said that BL focuses on unrealistic situations and fantasies "that would never happen". I've talked about idealization, which is not an insult per se since pretty much every romantic drama -- especially South Korean hetero romcoms -- idealizes relationships and makes them more interesting. BLs TEND to idealize them more than queer movies and series, but that's not a bad thing and that certainly doesn't mean that there are no significant moments in them. Kao's coming out and the beautiful, open relationship between Pete and his father in "Dark blue kiss", the sweet moments between Tine and Sarawat in "Still 2gether"... those are all realistic and wonderful, but there are also other elements in those same dramas that have to do with the origins of the genre and that make BLs different from queer dramas. But I've already talked about this and I don't want to repeat myself.
By the way, this article explains my point of view: https://psycho-milk.com/2020/09/24/boys-love-or-queer-cinema-an-innocent-question.

Well, we seem to have different opinions, but we do agree on one thing: BL IS NOT AN INSULT. Please, refrain from saying that I'm insulting the genre because I am not. BL dramas are not "just" BL. BL dramas are so much more. I hope that I was able to correct the misunderstanding and convey my perspective properly.

First of all, I've never considered "Boys Love" an insult. I'm simply saying that BL is a genre unto itself and that it follows different standard rules. That's it.
Second, I know that 'mia' and 'pua' are used in real life, in fact I said "two pre-existing words". The way they are used in BLs has a specific connotation, though, and that's to be redirected to the Japanese influences. I explain it here: https://kisskh.at/61973-ton-hon-chon-tee#comment-4432017.
Third, I'm not trying to change your mind, I'm just stating the historical facts. BL has a different history from queer cinema. BLs were created in a certain country, in a certain era, by certain people, for certain reasons and that can't be ignored.

I don't want to argue with you and it's okay if we disagree, I respect your opinion. I just wanted to clarify things. I watch BLs, I like BLs and I embrace the genre in its entirety, 'flaws' included; because that's what you do when you really love something. Then, of course, what's good or bad is subjective.

You're welcome! I'm glad you found my post helpful ^^