anime is better
I haven't read the manga, so I can't say whether it was a good adaptation or not.
I have however watched the anime, and it has very similar scenes to the anime – almost 1:1 for some, which I liked.
As I've seen the anime, to be honest, I skipped most of the hetero scenes. While I consider the anime to be one of my top 20 animes I've ever watched, since it captured the melancholy and loneliness of love well, which this live action did too, I was never much a fan of the hetero scenes portrayed. So, i did myself a favor and did not go through them again.
The GL scenes were disappointed, though. Much more bold in the anime, here it felt they had to censor most of it. Ecchan's actress was quite good, but Hanabi's actress felt lowkey uncomfortable during their intimate scenes. Which was sort of the point character-wise, but still quite differently portrayed than Hanabi in the anime.
They did show the hetero nude scenes quite a lot and had no problem doing so, so it couldn't be an age issue.
Perhaps it was the director. Akane was also much more bold in the anime, whereas here she seemed more shy.
But just like in the anime, and probably the manga too, I did like the ending. No spoilers, but it was very mature. Nothing I've seen yet in high school dramas.
Recommendation:
- If you want to go deeper into the melancholic vibe, have more boldness of the characters and their choices, and especially the same GL nudity as with the heteros, then watch the anime.
- If you'd rather prefer it to be more subtle, and more "private", then go with the live action drama.
I'd always recommend the anime more, though. (Maybe because of the GL, yes.)
~02.02.2026
I have however watched the anime, and it has very similar scenes to the anime – almost 1:1 for some, which I liked.
As I've seen the anime, to be honest, I skipped most of the hetero scenes. While I consider the anime to be one of my top 20 animes I've ever watched, since it captured the melancholy and loneliness of love well, which this live action did too, I was never much a fan of the hetero scenes portrayed. So, i did myself a favor and did not go through them again.
The GL scenes were disappointed, though. Much more bold in the anime, here it felt they had to censor most of it. Ecchan's actress was quite good, but Hanabi's actress felt lowkey uncomfortable during their intimate scenes. Which was sort of the point character-wise, but still quite differently portrayed than Hanabi in the anime.
They did show the hetero nude scenes quite a lot and had no problem doing so, so it couldn't be an age issue.
Perhaps it was the director. Akane was also much more bold in the anime, whereas here she seemed more shy.
But just like in the anime, and probably the manga too, I did like the ending. No spoilers, but it was very mature. Nothing I've seen yet in high school dramas.
Recommendation:
- If you want to go deeper into the melancholic vibe, have more boldness of the characters and their choices, and especially the same GL nudity as with the heteros, then watch the anime.
- If you'd rather prefer it to be more subtle, and more "private", then go with the live action drama.
I'd always recommend the anime more, though. (Maybe because of the GL, yes.)
~02.02.2026
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