I hate to say this but I'm starting to get bored. Why all these obstacles coming at once (teacher, female classmate…
I hear you, because I also want Shin and Akira to just hook up already. But my feeling is not boredom (because the show is highly entertaining), so much as frustration. It's frustrating to wait week after week for a mere 20 minutes of the plot to unfold
I am sure I would not feel this way if they had dropped all 12 episodes at once and we got to see the whole plot arc unfold in one sitting. If we saw it all at once, it would not feel like there were too many characters being introduced, because this is a 12 episode show of 22 minutes each, meaning it's 4 hours in total. A 4 hour show can easily contain all the characters that were introduced today.
I loved how they dropped all 15 episodes of Blueming at once, because we were able to see that plot arc unfold in one sitting in 2 hours (all 15 eps put together came to a total of 2 hours). Those eps were only 15 - 18 min each, and I would have grown sooooo frustrated with that show if I had to wait 15 weeks for episode to episode.
In short, the problem with "Minato's Laundry" is not the plot, but with the way we are being forced to see it chopped up into 12 different episodes of 22 minute each, and that we have to wait a full week to see each new episode, which ruins the plot flow for the audience. A series works much better if it gives the audience at least a 45 min episode each week. Otherwise, this is sooooo frustrating. But I would not call it boring.
I like the quirky teacher. It's cute. I'm sure if the actor was playing a different role he'd have all kinds of…
I also liked that he mistook his remote control for a phone, and did not realized that his niece's drawing was on his back. But those 2 little things were the only ones that gave him a bit of quirkiness. Otherwise, he's bland. If the teacher's character in the manga is supposed to be quirky, then this actor needs to step it up to portray the character that way. But hey, it's still pretty early in the show, so maybe he'll surprise me and his character will get more interesting as the show progresses. After all, this show is 12 eps, and it's only ep 5 so far. :)
Why is no one talking about Asuka? I love him sm he's such a fun charecter
Oh, we all adore him, and talked a lot about him in prior episodes. Especially last week when he was so funny and rolling his eyes at Shin when Shin was pushing his way into Akira's house and offering to bath and feed Akira cuz Akira was sick, lol. It's just that so much else was going on in this episode.
But I love Asuka so much that I want to see him in his own show some day.
That teacher has the sex appeal of cold oatmeal. Wait, it's worse than that. This guy is oatmeal to which you've added too much water such that it's all thin and runny. What the hell was the casting director thinking when they chose him?
And then we have his rival: Shin. Who is not only beautiful, but who is also seething with sexual heat. And whose every bodily touch against Akira is so masterfully played for full sensual effect that it sets his boy aflutter.
The score between these 2 rivals? Christ, I say there isn't even a competition.
While waiting them for kiss, you can watch this first:https://www.bilibili.tv/en/video/2046799738😆😆😆😆
Well that was short and oh-so-hot! lol. But I still don't quite get it. Is this just a one-off short 5 minute film? Or was it made as sort of a preview of a longer show that is to come?
They got together, sadly there's no kiss. But we never know, the series might make a few changes🤭
How do you know? From what I could tell, the manga is still being written, and at chapter 13, it's still not finished yet and the author is still writing chapters. Are you basing what you said on the ongoing story that is not done yet? Or did you find the manga finished somewhere? I could only find it on MyReadingManga, and they only had up to chap 13. But that was not the complete story with an ending yet.
“ripping off” it’s more like one of the most used tropes in romcom drama if anything it was more of a cute…
I do not want to go after you personally , because it's the show's creators who have been lazy, not you. Nevertheless, you are misusing the term trope. This is not about tropes. This is about taking a scene from another show and repeating it nearly frame by frame.
The definition of "trope" is a recurring figurative element in a work of fiction. For instance, if characters are always wearing blue pj's with white piping as they are in both Cherry Magic and Senpai, blue pj's would become a BL trope because they are one simple thing. But when the entire situation surrounding the blue pjs' has been replicated (ie, missing the train, sleeping at a colleague's, needing a shower, being startled and smitten at the sight of the of the blue pj's), no, that is not called a "trope." That is called ripping off a scene from another show.
SO IT'S OK TO RECYCLE THE BLUE PJ SCENE FROM CHERRY MAGIC?
Cherry Magic: When Adachi sleeps over Kurosawa's house one night after missing all the trains home, he takes a shower and borrows Kurosawa's blue pj's. When he exists the bathroom, he looks so damn cute in the borrowed pj's that Kurosawa is startled and stares a moment at his beloved.
Senpai, Danjite Koidewa: When Kaneda sleeps over Yanase's house one night after missing all the trains home, he takes a shower and borrows Yanase's blue pj's. When he exists the bathroom, he looks so damn cute in the borrowed pj's that Yanase is startled and stares a moment at his beloved.
President Macron and his wife have been happily married for over 15 years and still going strong. Why are you are judging a happy marriage negatively simply because it does not fit your narrow definition of what is socially acceptable? Well, I have another definition for you and here it is: "Narrow Minded." Look it up, because it defines people like you.
In my interpretation the characters of Jae Sung and Tae Kyu symbolise North and South Korea. Much like the love…
Spot on interpretation. You have helped me appreciate this movie so much more. I have even gone back and re-watched scenes after reading your comment and found I got so much more out of them because, on my 2nd viewing, I applied your lens of the North/South Korea analogy.
Thank you for such a great comment! I knew that President Macron of France was married to a woman who was was older than he is, but I did not know it was 25 years. Wow! I just know they've been married a long time and are happy. Good for them.
Yes, her original post was about it being creepy or not, and asking if she should continue watching. You are correct about that.
But then she posted a 2nd comment saying that Ep 4 presented "assault as fluffy." Now, come on, Minato tripping and falling on top of Shin was far -- far! -- from sexual assault. Next thing we know such people will be saying that bumping into somebody in a crowded elevator is sexual assault.
In short, I am offended by the OP's using such terminology lightly. I see this constantly nowadays and it's problematic, so I called her out on it.
Man, Shin has got that Death Stare down! He first gave it in Ep 3 when he met Asuka at that shop, and Asuka teased him about whether or not he and Minato were dating. Then he gave the Death Stare to Asuka a couple more times when Asuka teased him about Minato. Then, oh yea, he gave a killer Death Stare to that teacher at the end of Ep 4! Sure, it's a Death Stare. But it's also inspired by love for Minato. So let's just call it "Shin's Death Stare of Love!"
My interpretation is that he is avoiding the younger one, Shin, because he is remembering his own crush on his high school teacher and does not want to replicate a relationship with an age difference. But there is a big difference. A relationship with a teacher is unethical because a teacher is in a position of authority, and has explicit power and influence over a student. A teacher can control the student, and groom the student to become his follower.
That sort of relationship is all about power, with one person being on top who, literally, instructs the younger one. The younger one, meanwhile, becomes like a servant who listens to everything his "master" says. This makes the whole thing fucked up.
But if you're an 18 year old who wants to date some ordinary guy in your neighborhood who happens to be 10 years older, it's different. If it's just some guy who owns a laundromat and with whom you have great chemistry, then why not?
I think the biggest conflict is that the 28 year old has had responsibilities such as running a business, paying rent, bills, and worrying about these kinds of adult issues, while the 18 year old's biggest responsibilities so far has been turning in homework on time, LOL. That would be a conflict. But that's not a moral conflict. It's more of a lifestyle difference.
Lifestyle differences are something they'd have to iron out in the initial stages of dating, which is what all couples who have age differences have to do.
1 
I am sure I would not feel this way if they had dropped all 12 episodes at once and we got to see the whole plot arc unfold in one sitting. If we saw it all at once, it would not feel like there were too many characters being introduced, because this is a 12 episode show of 22 minutes each, meaning it's 4 hours in total. A 4 hour show can easily contain all the characters that were introduced today.
I loved how they dropped all 15 episodes of Blueming at once, because we were able to see that plot arc unfold in one sitting in 2 hours (all 15 eps put together came to a total of 2 hours). Those eps were only 15 - 18 min each, and I would have grown sooooo frustrated with that show if I had to wait 15 weeks for episode to episode.
In short, the problem with "Minato's Laundry" is not the plot, but with the way we are being forced to see it chopped up into 12 different episodes of 22 minute each, and that we have to wait a full week to see each new episode, which ruins the plot flow for the audience. A series works much better if it gives the audience at least a 45 min episode each week. Otherwise, this is sooooo frustrating. But I would not call it boring.
But I love Asuka so much that I want to see him in his own show some day.
That teacher has the sex appeal of cold oatmeal. Wait, it's worse than that. This guy is oatmeal to which you've added too much water such that it's all thin and runny. What the hell was the casting director thinking when they chose him?
And then we have his rival: Shin. Who is not only beautiful, but who is also seething with sexual heat. And whose every bodily touch against Akira is so masterfully played for full sensual effect that it sets his boy aflutter.
The score between these 2 rivals? Christ, I say there isn't even a competition.
Either way, thank you for showing it to me.
It usually shows up on Billibi and Dramacool at around 1:00 pm East Coast Time here in the USA. But it's 11:00 pm and it has still not aired.
The definition of "trope" is a recurring figurative element in a work of fiction. For instance, if characters are always wearing blue pj's with white piping as they are in both Cherry Magic and Senpai, blue pj's would become a BL trope because they are one simple thing. But when the entire situation surrounding the blue pjs' has been replicated (ie, missing the train, sleeping at a colleague's, needing a shower, being startled and smitten at the sight of the of the blue pj's), no, that is not called a "trope." That is called ripping off a scene from another show.
Cherry Magic:
When Adachi sleeps over Kurosawa's house one night after missing all the trains home, he takes a shower and borrows Kurosawa's blue pj's. When he exists the bathroom, he looks so damn cute in the borrowed pj's that Kurosawa is startled and stares a moment at his beloved.
Senpai, Danjite Koidewa:
When Kaneda sleeps over Yanase's house one night after missing all the trains home, he takes a shower and borrows Yanase's blue pj's. When he exists the bathroom, he looks so damn cute in the borrowed pj's that Yanase is startled and stares a moment at his beloved.
But then she posted a 2nd comment saying that Ep 4 presented "assault as fluffy." Now, come on, Minato tripping and falling on top of Shin was far -- far! -- from sexual assault. Next thing we know such people will be saying that bumping into somebody in a crowded elevator is sexual assault.
In short, I am offended by the OP's using such terminology lightly. I see this constantly nowadays and it's problematic, so I called her out on it.
Man, Shin has got that Death Stare down! He first gave it in Ep 3 when he met Asuka at that shop, and Asuka teased him about whether or not he and Minato were dating. Then he gave the Death Stare to Asuka a couple more times when Asuka teased him about Minato. Then, oh yea, he gave a killer Death Stare to that teacher at the end of Ep 4! Sure, it's a Death Stare. But it's also inspired by love for Minato. So let's just call it "Shin's Death Stare of Love!"
That sort of relationship is all about power, with one person being on top who, literally, instructs the younger one. The younger one, meanwhile, becomes like a servant who listens to everything his "master" says. This makes the whole thing fucked up.
But if you're an 18 year old who wants to date some ordinary guy in your neighborhood who happens to be 10 years older, it's different. If it's just some guy who owns a laundromat and with whom you have great chemistry, then why not?
I think the biggest conflict is that the 28 year old has had responsibilities such as running a business, paying rent, bills, and worrying about these kinds of adult issues, while the 18 year old's biggest responsibilities so far has been turning in homework on time, LOL. That would be a conflict. But that's not a moral conflict. It's more of a lifestyle difference.
Lifestyle differences are something they'd have to iron out in the initial stages of dating, which is what all couples who have age differences have to do.