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I can't answer that. On BLF, it says 10 eps. but of the existing 6 there, only Ep. 2 is available. On KissAsian.cx, only Eps. 1 to 4 have subs, Ep. 5 is raw, no further episodes. As I decided not to watch this series, I'm now pleased I made that decision.

I've put off watching this until now so before I decide whether to watch it or not I read the comments. The general consensus appears to be that it's a mess, full of drivel and badly directed. The Philippines would like so much to be part of the mainstream BL community but unfortunately it rarely comes up with really good stories with many of them centred on misery rather than fun, there are usually too many characters, the dialogue isn't that good and often are not focused enough. Hence, I think I'll give this a miss.

According to World of BL Calendar https://world-of-bl.com/uploads/Main/BL-Calendar-Sep2024.jpg no further episodes are scheduled for September. I don't know why.

This is not as strong or compelling as the usual fare from One31 but as it's just the first episode I'll give it time to settle in and it should improve.

I'm from Australia too and to solve the problem of watching the mainstream BL shows I found a terrific website called Boys Love Factory that has them all - series and movies - for the low price of $10 for 6 months or $20 for 1 year. I highly recommend it. You won't find better value or convenience anywhere else.

No, it's not HIGH CAMP. Camp is rooted in a specifically queer sensibility and has a heightened level of artifice, affectation and exaggeration, especially when there is also a playful or ironic element, whereas high camp is more sophisticated. This show, a serious crime drama with a fantasy element (i.e. the 4 Minutes of the title and its significance) in which characters are frequently shot or die is anything but high camp.

You never know - there might be an extra long last episode like there was for Sunset x Vibes.

When Kohei hugged Taichi he told him his heart was beating wildly and Taichi immediately backed away. That, and what he said immediately afterwards, indicates he is afraid of his own feelings towards Kohei and doesn't want to admit to himself those feelings may be love. This is nothing new. Taichi has had these feelings for a long time and chooses to brush them aside. Kohei on the other hand is in love with Taichi and at the end after saying goodbye and walking their separate ways, Taichi stops, turns around and looks up to find Kohei has also stopped to look down on him from the bridge and then signs to him, "I love you." Taichi didn't indicate he understood that and in next week's final episode we're told they won't meet each other again for quite a while. I think it's too much to hope that when they finally do meet up again, there will be a sudden burst of mutual romantic feelings.

Thank you. It takes a great mind to understand the complexities of this rather bizarre and gruesome drama with so many similar-looking characters, which is, quite frankly, beyond me.

Yes, I remember the killing - with a stone, brutal and blood spattered. The face of the killer was shown but there are so many characters I can't give a name to him.

Interminable is the only way to describe this awfully long and not terribly interesting first episode populated by too many vacuous characters. I had trouble staying awake while watching it. Giving it a 7/10 is being generous.

I think masterpiece is too strong a word for this rather hard to follow drama.

Thanks. Will amend. But Great didn't kill Dome (I think), so who did and why?

Thanks. Will amend.

I don't see how this can possibly have a happy ending with Great being shot in the elevator... by Tonkla to avenge the death of his younger brother Dome [thanks ST], and someone suggested Tyme will be shot in the next episode. It's all a bit much. So many dead bodies mostly resulting from brutal murders. It seems the sex is incidental to the main plot, whatever that is.

August's acting as Hero is outstanding and I'm even seeing a slight improvement in Mac as Pop. It's fascinating to see how they've adapted the outlines of the story as we know it in the original version to this one (in Ep. 4, the way Hero got Aunt Jeab into a shop and Pop's father into a government position). The abduction of Pop at the end is new, the kidnappers thinking of course they've got Hero but I'm glad Pop's father talked some sense into him, even if it led this unfortunate incident.

Boys Love Factory

Boys Love Factory

Isumi with his dishevelled bleach blond hair and Amasawa with his disarming smile and baby-face cuteness is almost too much to handle. The signals from Amasawa are too strong to ignore and give Isumi heart palpitations as he tries to control his feelings. Amasawa is keen to move things along as he's smitten with Isumi and his cooking - a winning combination. I love the way this is developing.

This sensitively drawn story of two 'lost' (in the broadest sense) boys who find each other and gradually fall in love until they feel they can't part from one another is one of the best BL series of the year and in a way I can't describe, they became more beautiful as the show progressed - the cuteness of Taishin, the radiant smile of Takara - they are indelible images that will always stay with me. The conclusion was just as it should be - loving but restrained. We will even be blessed with a spinoff, more frequently known as a special episode. Simply wonderful.