Not a Robot

I know that there are many people new to BL, but Japanese BL goes from extreme to extreme, with many layers in between. Japan started this genre, and it has been around for decades, so there is a huge variation in the stories. Just as manga readers have found, you do not have to read/watch everything, just stick to the fluff and pass on the heavy. I do not read or watch BL that features group sex, toys, twisted characters, piercing, etc. It doesn't mean they suck, I just do not care for them.

I think they didn't use as many filters with Not Me because I could see skin texture and lines on all of the actors, which they never allow.

I love this adaptation of the manga, and I think that the actors are doing well, especially Sakurai. Although I'm not in favor of this personally due to the many consequences, the reality is, in western countries, some 14 year olds have sex, and the age of consent in Japan was 13, just raised to 16 last month. The issue is, both of these guys are in love with each other. If the issue is using 14 year old actors, the parents would have had to sign off. Japan also recently lowered the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, and education is not required above the 9th grade. So while it may make us uncomfortable, teen sex is a reality, just like senior citizen sex is a reality. Applying standards of your own country or culture to another culture or county is actual ethnocentrism. The emotional issues that are explored in this story is pretty deep. Even the guy drugging and sexually harassing the women is in the manga, and showing women who are afraid to speak up is worth being shown, so other Japanese women become less afraid to speak up. I'm not asking for agreement, this is just my opinion.

Maybe. All of the dialogue in this episode was important for the characters. If you don't care enough about the characters to listen to them, you might have lost interest. Nothing wrong with that, not all shows are for everyone.

Kwan is also a very sympathetic character. I think that Pear and Kwan's relationship dynamics is also how some female relationships work. Crossing fingers that Kwan will be strong when Not runs back to her.

I love this series so much for showing insecurities and flaws that people really experience. Kawi thinks he is making mistakes, but they are all 20 years old, and as a 30 year old, he needs to remember that most of us will learn from these experiences. Now Pear can find someone who really loves her, and if she's smart, so will Kwan. Pisaeng is so smart when they're on the rooftop. Man, Pisaeng is the dictionary definition of patience and kindness.

I really enjoyed the first episode. It made me laugh and it's a little madcap without being over the top. I hope this continues.

I love these two guys! They are so silly and cute. Both men looked very nice in their yukata. I just love this series so much. I'm sure Asuka is playing good samaritan, but serves Shu right. I want to see Akira go nuts over Shin and that guy too.

The first 9 episodes had my attention, but the last 3 were disappointing. If they have a second season, I hope they make improvements. Why isn't Pitch at the awards ceremony? Is Korn going to be able to prove himself? Never mind.

Minato being a tsundere, loves Shin very much, but will never let him know. His inner thoughts talk about how much he loves Shin and how he feels he is losing control of his feelings. He also feels pressure to be the elder in the relationship. I think that some viewers do not understand this character trope, so thanks for the break down.

I'm still not feeling the Bu Xia character yet. Hopefully things will get better once they start talking about the voices stopping. The subs are terrible, especially between the sister and brother, when that dialogue explains the supernatural incidents. I still have no clue what that sign they keep showing says.

I'm only guessing because at the end Thian got hearing loss and heard a voice say, "soulmate." Whether a second season materializes is another story. I'm still waiting for the 2nd season of En of Love. I edited the comment to be clear. Thanks.

I'm confused. Everyone is in love with Kawi. I don't see this.

Judging by Thian's last scene, if they have one, I hope they do season 2 better. This started good, unique concept, but a lot of wasted time and lackluster confession after 4 days on the road searching for Patt.

As a responsible doctor, you cannot commit to something until you examine the patient. You have to see the patient, run tests, then give the patient their options. A quack would agree to the surgery without seeing the patient. Either way, it did not matter and Kawi's father died even with the surgery. Pear has obviously been doted on her whole life and doesn't understand that Kawi would be embarrassed, or worse, be seen as befriending Pear to get to her father.

Wonderful episode. Pisaeng is so selfless, I would never be. Maybe Kawi will stay in this world, so that he can have the full 10 years with Pisaeng.

When I rewatched the old trailer (had to do it on a reaction channel) I can see that Gawin is more suited for the role. I think many of us want Mike to get a lead role, so I also hope it will be in the near future.

I hope so unless that's Thai humor that went over my head. In the native title, they use the proper word for virgin, but Japanese people like to shorten everything. (e.g., Staba for Starbucks) and the English title of the manga is also Cherry Magic.

I actually liked the Thai version of Love Stage more. I felt the Japanese adaptation was terrible.

I'm more on the fence on the Thai adaptation after watching the pilot. I just didn't feel the chemistry, which is odd because Tay and New usually have very good chemistry. I noticed the Fujiisaki goes back to being a fujoshi like in the manga. I know they have to localize the story for the Thai audience, but I hope they don't have a "Y" fanclub with Fujisaki as the president, or a dumb ex returning to make trouble. I'm hoping this is a wonderful series and I'm looking forward to watching it.

I've always been worried about GMMTV messing this story up, since they've messed up stories in the past. After watching the pilot, I'm on the fence. I didn't feel that spark between the Kurosawa and Adachi characters. I also didn't like the inclusion of the cherries, they just seem out of place. Hopefully I'm wrong because I love this manga, and the Japanese live action. I'm going to watch it, but worried because I don't want to see Thai BL staples such as, an interfering ex (Kurosawa is not a virgin), sexually harassing boss, and I didn't see a cat with Tsuge.