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17.3 About a Sex japanese drama review
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17.3 About a Sex
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by vox
23 days ago
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This review may contain spoilers

Enlightening and fun exploration

When I first encountered this drama, I wasn't expecting much out of it. The trailer and the description didn't get me interested and I watched this one out of boredom and to kill time that I had. Nonetheless, this one is a gem in the rough for me. I never thought that I would love this to an extent.

First of all, the topic about sex, sexuality, and beyond romances are quite messy and embarrassing. It has became a norm that such conversations are treated with malice, somehow sacred, and been shoved into the a treasure chest that ends up sinking into the depths of the ocean. With the growing curiosity of young adults these days, it is crucial to let them be brave enough to come forward and not be ashamed of opening such topics to older adults for them to be properly guided and safely seek out the truth within. The fact that the main leads of this drama are not scared enough to talk about things in a diner (a public place) is a great visualization of how common and open these topics should be in the first place.

The visualization and concepts used for this drama are also jaw-dropping. I never expected them to tackle masturbation for women. It has become a common knowledge that the act is usually done by men but sort of unexpected for women. I love how they showed here that both genders have needs and that they are associated to health. They also showed how women tends to be more indulged into the pleasure of it than men does, which is quite refreshing to see, knowing how people tend to box genders with proper conduct and manners. Masturbation is not a bad thing at all, and it is clearly shown here in a digestible manner.

They also tackled a situation where a young adult became pregnant before graduating. The fears, worries, and discrimination that teenage pregnancy experiences were clearly shown here as well. It is quite heartbreaking that this happens a lot within our society and it is often depicted as a major disappointment. Yet this was only a result of misguided and strict approach towards explorations of sex and sexuality. It is great to also know that there are a lot of ways in how to deal with the situation without degrading the young parents who made a mistake.

I don't know much about the other sexuality types but they had some conversations about them in here too. I went along and enjoyed how they explored the topics of LGBT+++ communities and how they differ to one another. I think I might indulge myself about them some other time as I find them quite interesting too. I did come across before an Asexual spectrum term "Demisexual and Demiromantic" as some of my friends defined this to be my closest sexuality. I am not too sure and I didn't really dive into it about it that much yet but I might try to learn about it soon.

Overall, this drama gave me a refreshing food for thought about commonly unapproached and unexplored topic, sex and sexuality. This drama shows how progressive the minds of people are and how they are not afraid to question the norms and societal standards anymore. I really love this and would recommend this to young people who are afraid to ask initially, to somehow give them a boost and let them be curious while they still want and can.
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