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When I first started watching this series, an image popped into my head: a “pororoca”. For those who don’t know, it’s a natural phenomenon where the high tide of the Atlantic Ocean rushes forcefully into the mouth of rivers in the Amazon region, creating a violent clash of forces, intense waves, and a complete transformation of the environment. And I knew right away that I was in for a total emotional rollercoaster.
Jin is like a river with seemingly calm waters, keeping his feelings under control and his life all put together. He comes from a wealthy family, is a top student, and was on a predictable path until he crossed paths with Hirukawa.
Hirukawa, on the other hand, is like the ocean: deep, intense, frightening, and scarred by the storms caused by his abusive, alcoholic father and by a history he himself struggles to make sense of.
Yet, despite these differences, they’re much more alike than they realize. They share the same kind of loneliness that they hide even when they’re surrounded by people. Both were abandoned by the parents who were supposed to look out for them.
Living under heavy family and social expectations, Jin learned to hide his feelings and do whatever is expected of him. Hirukawa developed defense mechanisms just to endure the suffering of living in an abusive home, carrying both his father’s violence and the constant fear of turning into someone just like him.
Even so, Jin recognizes a loneliness in Hirukawa that he knows intimately. And Hirukawa finds someone in Jin who, despite seeming to live a completely different life, also harbors hidden struggles and vulnerabilities. It’s like each of them sees right through to the parts of the other that everyone else misses. They don’t need to have gone through the exact same experiences to understand each other’s pain.
Like river waters meeting the vastness of the ocean, they walked into each other’s lives with no idea how strong that connection would be. Their meeting caused waves, broke down barriers, and changed the course of their stories forever. By getting to know each other, they realized they didn’t have to face everything alone anymore. Maybe they were meant to sail different seas, but once they met, they discovered that some connections are so deep they completely rewrite the paths we thought were already set in stone.
Even though it leaves a few questions hanging like, is Jin's dad gay? Is that why he refuses to come out, because “when you think about reality, it's going to be a huge headache?”, this is a series that is totally worth watching. It’s impossible not to get emotional over Jin and Hirukawa’s story and root for their happiness. Some moments are genuinely tough and you suffer right along with the characters, but you reach the end with a warm heart, so happy for the adults they grew up to be. The acting and the chemistry between Motojima Junsei and Kamimura Kenshin are definitely the highlight of the show.
Jin is like a river with seemingly calm waters, keeping his feelings under control and his life all put together. He comes from a wealthy family, is a top student, and was on a predictable path until he crossed paths with Hirukawa.
Hirukawa, on the other hand, is like the ocean: deep, intense, frightening, and scarred by the storms caused by his abusive, alcoholic father and by a history he himself struggles to make sense of.
Yet, despite these differences, they’re much more alike than they realize. They share the same kind of loneliness that they hide even when they’re surrounded by people. Both were abandoned by the parents who were supposed to look out for them.
Living under heavy family and social expectations, Jin learned to hide his feelings and do whatever is expected of him. Hirukawa developed defense mechanisms just to endure the suffering of living in an abusive home, carrying both his father’s violence and the constant fear of turning into someone just like him.
Even so, Jin recognizes a loneliness in Hirukawa that he knows intimately. And Hirukawa finds someone in Jin who, despite seeming to live a completely different life, also harbors hidden struggles and vulnerabilities. It’s like each of them sees right through to the parts of the other that everyone else misses. They don’t need to have gone through the exact same experiences to understand each other’s pain.
Like river waters meeting the vastness of the ocean, they walked into each other’s lives with no idea how strong that connection would be. Their meeting caused waves, broke down barriers, and changed the course of their stories forever. By getting to know each other, they realized they didn’t have to face everything alone anymore. Maybe they were meant to sail different seas, but once they met, they discovered that some connections are so deep they completely rewrite the paths we thought were already set in stone.
Even though it leaves a few questions hanging like, is Jin's dad gay? Is that why he refuses to come out, because “when you think about reality, it's going to be a huge headache?”, this is a series that is totally worth watching. It’s impossible not to get emotional over Jin and Hirukawa’s story and root for their happiness. Some moments are genuinely tough and you suffer right along with the characters, but you reach the end with a warm heart, so happy for the adults they grew up to be. The acting and the chemistry between Motojima Junsei and Kamimura Kenshin are definitely the highlight of the show.
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