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No in the manga it was only a few months. So the drama really goes and just makes it years.

The backstory of Kurosawa is actually already available in English volumes if you wanna (re)read that! But yeah I think we all need help to live through this time

Do it and see who catches the reference xD
Forreal though if Kurosawas profile picture is a reference to the Chinese zodiac animals then that's a pretty fitting one for his personality.

Could also just refer to the kanji in his name ''Kuro''/ 黒 which means black. Symbolic meaning could be the ''black sheep'' thing.
Now that I think about it... It could be a reference to the Zodiac goat.
From a Zodiac website:
''Goats are able to persevere through any difficulty. This is their most notable trait. They are strong and resilient, though their gentleness might be misleading.''
''They have high tolerance and motivation. Quiet observers, Goats consider all aspects of anything before deciding. They never act brashly and are able to complete tasks successfully.''

Also...
''These men try to use enthusiasm to hide their darkness. They crave for attention and support.''
Be right back, gonna cry now.
Does sound a lot like Kurosawa

Yeah that legendary scene of Adachi and Kurosawa on the bench together at night. I don't think I can survive such emotion T__T

Just mentioning this here but I looked at the site @phucsenpai recommended and couldn't find Secretly Loving You there unfortunately.

Poor Kurosawa T__T

Well, they gotta find time to do those dates somewhere so hopefully soon.

Absolutely agreed. I love the manga too but it didn't hurt/stay with me like the drama-version does. The manga has some iconic moments but the drama-version is doing a good job at putting their own spin on it and makes everything seem more meaningful.

I've watched Machida before in ''Joshi-teki Seikatsu'' where he surprised me with his more energetic, a bit clueless yet also emotionally gentle character.

I didn't see him in any other projects but I did watch a compilation of his scenes in ''Chugakusei Nikki''. Where he acts like a younger more inexperienced version of Kurosawa.

I literally rewatch some episodes just for Machidas acting/Kurosawa cause seeing such realistic emotional expressions isn't something I expected to see starting this drama. How Machida has such strong control of his expressions to bring them all out so perfectly is amazing. No mindreading needed, he just shows everything with his bodylanguage when its about emotional stuff.
Akaso does a great job getting into his cute/shy character too and it fits him perfectly.

Alright now that I've been able to rewatch the episode at my own pace I have some things to say about Kurosawa. The struggle portrayed in episode 6 is actually far better than I ever expected to see in such a supposed fluffy series. Writing this made me emotional again.

Cause remember this Kurosawa is the same man who was prepared to just be a colleague to Adachi for the rest of his life and only be with him in his fantasy. While we did hear Kurosawa think things like ''Now we live together!'' and ''We were supposed to be on our date'' he still had this giant rift between appearance and thoughts.

This is the episode where he was pushed far enough that he couldn't just live in that fantasy-realm anymore. But he also knows from prior experiences with the missed kiss that Adachi would likely not accept his affection in reality. Him touching ''sleeping'' Adachi with his hand and seeing the disgruntled expression of Adachis face in response was what put him over the edge.

I actually found it very powerful how they shot the scene where Kurosawa walks away. Because he is angry at himself for not being able to put up with just fantasy anymore and also afraid how this will affect the relationship between Adachi and him. The increased breathing due to emotions and dark shades make this a very real and painful scene.

Then the fearful determination we see from Kurosawa as he prepares to talk to Adachi. I love how we see Kurosawa walk distracted behind Adachi as he's talking, looking at him because he knows this could be the end of everything between them. The way Kurosawa is slightly anxious when he catches Adachi staring and the way he is more forcefull with his expressions is such a good way to show how he feels.

In the final scene it shows Kurosawa just looking straight ahead, not looking at Adachi anymore. At that point he has accepted potentially losing Adachi. Though he knows that the final words are still said with anxiety. The fearful breath he takes before he says ''I love you''.

Whoever casted Machida made the best decision. This man can act great and I constantly catch myself tracking his expressions. Anyway, this has been my report on Kurosawa episode 6 hope you enjoyed!

I can't sleep either, the Kurosawa expressions of this episode haunt me.

You have my admiration! Thanks for your hard work!

I guess we'll have no choice but to hope that Japan will create more stories similar like this one. I check out every Japanese BL anyway so I'll be there for that.

English subs will likely be released friday or saterday depending on the official fansubber. We all just watch raw here, you can read my spoiler comment a bit further down if you wanna know the storyline of ep 6 but otherwise yeah you'll have to wait for the official release.

I was just browsing and discovered this. Someone found the goat picture Kurosawa uses for his profile in the show.
twitter
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True, I personally wouldn't wanna wait 7 years before there is any progression. That one time in Adachis lap must've made a big impact I guess.

May have to check that one out then! Cause yeah season 2 can be a bit chaotic at times

A crush of 7 years? Kurosawa really plays the longgame. I feel sorry for him... Thats such a long time and he barely got to interact with Adachi at all before this mindreading thing.