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You agree with censoring anything having to do with LBGTQ+ characters and storylines?!

We can agree to disagree here - I don’t need to hear dubbed breathing, it’s always too loud. And they seem to always sound the same - I like variety in an actor’s voice, it’s what gives the performance color and tone.

I actually 100% agree with you! I hate when shows get rated so quickly! But in the case of J-dramas, they're rated lower than other dramas for whatever reason, so I guess I would rather have someone rate it a 10 after one episode than the usual 6 or 7.

Is that worse than someone rating it a 6 after one episode like in other dramas on here?

Viki just started streaming Emperor or Boss, which is a Chinese drama 2021 featuring time travel.
My favorite Chinese drama to date is Legally Romance, which also has some time travel elements to it. (My understanding is to get around the censors for LR, they changed the story some from the source material (novel) but it didn't matter to me personally since I loved the resulting drama.)
I love what you said about how the censors break their own rules sometimes. Does anyone know if they've done the same thing with Emperor or Boss?

While I REALLY hate the censorship in C-dramas, especially around LGBTQ+ issues, but what bothers me the most about C-dramas is actually the dubbing! I find it so unnatural sounding and it takes away from my enjoyment of the drama. So I just look for dramas that either haven't been dubbed or they've left the main characters' voices alone.

This was an incredibly interesting and well-written article - thank you very much! I'd love to see the Japanese and/or Korean versions next.

Maybe it's because the main actor is only 18? I've seen several other dramas with younger actors that don't contain a lot of skinship. (In my culture 18 is an adult, but other cultures are different.)

Of course! It's disappointing when the ending isn't what we had anticipated or hoped for, I totally get that.

Legally Romance!!

Thank you - this is helpful!

I hear what you’re saying. I’ll try to check out Grid before this new drama comes out.

Just curious - why would you downgrade a drama for the romantic aspect of it?

Well that's not very helpful for the rest of us - LOL!

You said, "What if instead of the soul-crushingly predictable outcome, Kaneda lost it and tackled Yanese and had his way with him? That would have been funny [and not something that anyone could see coming even if they were asleep.]"
However, I'm very glad to hear that that wasn't what you meant!

Thank you!

When Yanase says, "this is the story of the 14 months we spent together" does that mean that they're going to break up after 14 months and this is the story about their short relationship?

Question under the spoiler tag, since I haven't read the manga

There have only been two episodes released so far though, so your "most boring and pointless" proclamations seem a tad premature to me, imho. Also, I REALLY HOPE you were kidding when you said it would be "funny" if Kaneda assaulted Yanese...yikes.

Thanks to each of you for your comments! I will definitely check it out when it's close to finishing up.

Where did you watch this?

Thank you for recommending J-dramas in your article - more folks need to branch out from just one country's dramas!