Amazingly cute and refreshing!! Loved the characters' great communication throughout—any misunderstandings were…
OK, so Shishio Lion and Izumi the older sister...what the heck?! Their story ending felt rushed, or maybe I missed something. Do they appear happy? Yes, seemingly. HOWEVER, Shishio says he doesn't love Izumi, and never will. He appreciates her, has learned to depend on her (as he has no one else), but he'll never be able to love her or ANY WOMAN, because he's attracted to MEN. Kudos to him for A) realizing this, and B) being straightforward with Izumi, but after saying this, he immediately says he wants to be together with her and she *agrees*. She agrees *immediately* and joyfully. What kind of relationship are they going to have?
And this isn't a case of an aro/ace couple getting together—she's clearly in (one-sided) love with him; he's shown that he's capable of feeling romantic love for someone else (male). Like...what if he does fall in love with another guy later on? Her delusion didn't start at the end, either—at one point somewhere in the middle, after *claiming* that she would only love Shishio as an idol and not as a man, Izumi mumbles to herself, "it's difficult to win over your idol," DESPITE knowing that he was attracted to men and not women, as if she doesn't quite realize how attraction works.
On top of that, Izumi knows who he was in love with (Morio), apparently until...just a few minutes ago? Or only realized that he wasn't in love with Morio any longer just a few minutes ago? In her position, I would even wonder—just a little bit—if Shishio wanted to be together only in order to stay close to his first love, who is seriously dating Izumi's sister. Like...girl, what?!
Anyways, if anyone has any insight to make their ending seem less depressing under it's candy-sweet facade, please do explain.
Amazingly cute and refreshing!! Loved the characters' great communication throughout—any misunderstandings were quickly dealt with, and even situations that could have been toxic in a trope-y drama were turned around to become heartwarming. Straightforward young adults outcasts who built their own beautiful community of misfits who fit together. The ML is total devotion GOALS. Definitely recommend, and it's going on my re-watch list.
With 96% excellence, I do have one gripe, or maybe a bit that I didn't quite understand (spoiler-y comment below):
Ok, so I adore both leads, and I've tried to start this twice but cannot get past the first few episodes, because I canNOT handle the ML's superior, condescending, "I know better than you do what's good for you, so let go of your dream and obey me" attitude. It's too infuriating, and so far the FL is letting him drag her around without a *real* fight back. Does he get comeuppance? A solid humbling? Is it worth forcing my way through to get to later episodes?
lanky: "(of a person) having long, thin arms and legs and not moving in an easy way (ungracefully)"; "tall and thin and often moving awkwardly as a result"
This ML had better get one HECK of a comeuppance, because I'm only on ep 11, and I think I've wanted to strangle him at *least* once every episode. The man is rude, insensitive, and abrasive on a whole 'nother level. And while the characters around him disapprove, they almost never actually call him out on it. The man needs a rolled-up newspaper to the head. Repeatedly.
First xian xia - usually all these special effects not my cup of tea but here for ZLS. She is adorable as usual…
To be honest, I couldn't finish ALP – it started okay, but the amount of noble, dramatic-but-nearly-useless self-sacrifices from everyone every 5 episodes or so—rarely resulting in resolving things—was repetitive and frustrating. :/
And this isn't a case of an aro/ace couple getting together—she's clearly in (one-sided) love with him; he's shown that he's capable of feeling romantic love for someone else (male). Like...what if he does fall in love with another guy later on? Her delusion didn't start at the end, either—at one point somewhere in the middle, after *claiming* that she would only love Shishio as an idol and not as a man, Izumi mumbles to herself, "it's difficult to win over your idol," DESPITE knowing that he was attracted to men and not women, as if she doesn't quite realize how attraction works.
On top of that, Izumi knows who he was in love with (Morio), apparently until...just a few minutes ago? Or only realized that he wasn't in love with Morio any longer just a few minutes ago? In her position, I would even wonder—just a little bit—if Shishio wanted to be together only in order to stay close to his first love, who is seriously dating Izumi's sister. Like...girl, what?!
Anyways, if anyone has any insight to make their ending seem less depressing under it's candy-sweet facade, please do explain.
With 96% excellence, I do have one gripe, or maybe a bit that I didn't quite understand (spoiler-y comment below):