I feel like I'm the only one not enjoying the second couple, I didn't mine the second couple in the Japanese version…
I'm not enjoying the second couple either, I guess I don't like Tsuge no matter what universe he's in lol. They took up sooo much of the screentime this episode I felt like we barely had any time spent on interactions between Karan and Achi. And the confession in front of all of those people made me cringe so hard, why would they choose to have that scene play out in such an awkward way 😓
I guess I'm the only one who thought this series was just kinda mid? Not bad, but a bit boring and nothing amazing imo. I'm glad other people enjoyed it I guess 🤷♀️
I don't know how to feel about this one honestly. I avoided it for a long time because I'm not really a fan of age gaps, and the thought of someone my age getting together with a high schooler really freaked me out. I ended up giving it a try because a lot of comments were saying that nothing inappropriate really happens between them until Shin is an adult and graduated from high school, and to be fair that's true: Akira is never the one to try to initiate anything and rejects Shin over and over until he's legally an adult. But still, the age gap just makes me super uncomfy, even if it is legal at the end.
That being said, going into this I thought I would dislike Akira for being the older one who is considering a relationship with a high schooler, but to be honest Shin was the one who creeped me out and made me very uncomfortable a lot of the time, especially in the first couple of episodes. He was waaay too pushy and almost aggressive at first, to where I ended up feeling bad for Akira! I understand that he develops throughout the show and realizes that pushing his feelings on Akira is wrong, but it was so off-putting at first that it almost made me drop the show. But I do feel that it resolved in a way that made me dislike Shin a bit less, I guess?
Idk, I ended up finishing the show because it wasn't necessarily bad; I just didn't particularly enjoy it either? The acting was pretty decent, the production was fine, it was the plot and characters that weren't doing it for me. I was also getting kind of bored by the end, to where I just wanted to finish it and be done (especially because the ending is so predictable, I never thought for a second that Akira wouldn't ultimately end up accepting Shin). So yeah, not terrible but I don't think I'll ever watch it again 🤷♀️
As someone who absolutely adores the manga, this is cute enough, but I wish it had the same comedic vibe as the manga. I feel like people who haven't read the original story will enjoy this show more, because I think it's doing a decent job, but I can't help comparing it to the manga. Personally, I feel like Kaburagi and Onoe are a lot more bland in the show, especially Onoe. But I still think it's good enough to keep watching.
Also, for people who have read the manga, I'm confused for why they're bringing up this actor plotline so early when it's sooo much later in the manga? Idk how it's going to make sense when they aren't even in a relationship yet?
It was... fine. I thought the actors did well, but the plot was reeeally lacking. Nothing really happened, Lian and Kuea just had the same conversation over and over while also not saying anything at all. There was so much wasted time that could've been spent on actually developing their relationship, but instead they played their lying game for the first half of the series and just added fanservice scenes throughout the rest without actually resolving anything until the very end. It felt like each episode was kinda just thrown together without any sort of plan, so I basically just skipped through each one to the important scenes towards the end.
I will give kudos to Zee though, he does a great job at expressing emotion in a way that really tugs at your heartstrings. And Nuer/Syn had my whole heart, even with just the scraps of airtime they were given. I would've watched an entire series about them, and tbh they're probably why I didn't rate this even lower than I did. If you're desperately bored I'd say give this a watch, otherwise I don't think you'd be missing much by passing on this one imo.
Wait, this was so good?!? I went in with absolutely no expectations and was blown away, the pacing was great, the acting was amazing, and it was overall just a feel-good show that I really needed right now. I'm so glad I stumbled across it. I'm not even sad that it's so short, because it feels complete the way it is, and I almost never feel that way about most shows. I can't recommend it more!
Okay, so I was really hoping I would disagree with everyone on this episode and like it, but I definitely did…
Ok so I wasn't the only one thinking that throughout this episode! Their entire backstory made me really uncomfortable, and the fact that Nubsib was so miserable as a child just made things worse in my opinion. Like, no wonder he's so obsessed with Gene; he's being abused by his piano teacher and his mother (imo physical discipline is never justified for a child), and his brother wants nothing to do with him. Gene being the only one to show him a small ounce of kindness comes off as predatory instead of caring because of that, since the only person Nubsib had to latch onto had that weird tension with him.
Why couldn't Gene and Nubsib have met on set? It would have made the backstory unnecessary and also would have made Nubsib even auditioning for the role make sense, since he really doesn't seem to care about the show at all; he just cares about getting to Gene. And it would have made Nubsib less creepy, since right now he gives me mild stalker vibes.
That being said, going into this I thought I would dislike Akira for being the older one who is considering a relationship with a high schooler, but to be honest Shin was the one who creeped me out and made me very uncomfortable a lot of the time, especially in the first couple of episodes. He was waaay too pushy and almost aggressive at first, to where I ended up feeling bad for Akira! I understand that he develops throughout the show and realizes that pushing his feelings on Akira is wrong, but it was so off-putting at first that it almost made me drop the show. But I do feel that it resolved in a way that made me dislike Shin a bit less, I guess?
Idk, I ended up finishing the show because it wasn't necessarily bad; I just didn't particularly enjoy it either? The acting was pretty decent, the production was fine, it was the plot and characters that weren't doing it for me. I was also getting kind of bored by the end, to where I just wanted to finish it and be done (especially because the ending is so predictable, I never thought for a second that Akira wouldn't ultimately end up accepting Shin). So yeah, not terrible but I don't think I'll ever watch it again 🤷♀️
Also, for people who have read the manga, I'm confused for why they're bringing up this actor plotline so early when it's sooo much later in the manga? Idk how it's going to make sense when they aren't even in a relationship yet?
I will give kudos to Zee though, he does a great job at expressing emotion in a way that really tugs at your heartstrings. And Nuer/Syn had my whole heart, even with just the scraps of airtime they were given. I would've watched an entire series about them, and tbh they're probably why I didn't rate this even lower than I did. If you're desperately bored I'd say give this a watch, otherwise I don't think you'd be missing much by passing on this one imo.
Why couldn't Gene and Nubsib have met on set? It would have made the backstory unnecessary and also would have made Nubsib even auditioning for the role make sense, since he really doesn't seem to care about the show at all; he just cares about getting to Gene. And it would have made Nubsib less creepy, since right now he gives me mild stalker vibes.