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Yes, I hope we'll get more of Makio's pov. I'm not sure I know what he's thinking or feeling but I can see how he can end up the one being hurt the most from this.

I just finished the first episode and the actor playing Jae-woo is really good! Thanks to him, I enjoyed what I saw a lot. And that lady running the dormitory looks like she knows something.

- Mieko is probably the character I understand the most despite her crazy idea and abnormal attachment to her friends and their romantic life. She clearly has low self-esteem stemming from her father's abandonment and her neglecting mother. She found a family in Makio and Eiji and maybe her biggest fear right now is losing that/them. It's essential for her to protect them so that they stay together and what they have as a trio doesn't get ruined. Also, I could be wrong but I can't help reading her as aro/ace and maybe that adds to her sense of being "broken" and useless. She doesn't like men and has no interest in romantic relationships or getting married, so what's the purpose of her womanhood? By being overly involved and overprotective of Makio and Eiji's relationship, maybe she's compensating for all that she thinks she lacks and makes her worthless. It's twisted and insane but it's her idea of finding meaning in her life and a place to belong to. What's frustrating now is that no one around her seems able to understand and talk some sense into her and we're left screaming like no guys! this is not it lol

- Makio is so young and lacks life experience and tho he is honest and can be perceptive he's understandably not well equipped to face these difficult situations so he just goes with the flow. That convo with Eiji's father shook him and I'm under the impression he's convinced the father's opposition comes from his fear of what might happen to his son and not hatred so he just accepts it and does nothing about it? This is made worse by Eiji's indecisiveness and general absence of vision (?) or plan for his and their life. At 25-26, it's normal to still be a bit lost and trying to find your path, but he is the adult here and often times he doesn't feel or act like one. It's nuts that Mieko came up with that weird solution and they were like ok let's do it. Like you can't just accept it just because it comes from a place of kindness and you're grateful for her support. If not Makio, at least Eiji should know better and be the one to stop the ridiculous plan that won't solve anything and will make things even worse.

It can only go downhill from here and I'm so curious to see where all this will lead us.

Still trying to wrap my head around what happened in ep6 and make sense of it lol
ok let's see...

Really? 😱
I will be bracing myself then

I couldn't believe my eyes lol it was like the handmaid's tale but somehow even more awkward and disturbing

The ending of ep6 has got to be the weirdest turn of events I've seen in a long long while. I've never been this confused, I honestly don't know what to think...

Yes and I'm so curious as to how the story will go

It is, thank you!
tbh I'm very aware of the age gap and that Eiji, despite being young himself, is still an adult. His friendship with these teenagers is sweet but romance will complicate things.

btw how old are Makio and Mieko? I know we are now (as of ep3 that is) in 2014, until when is the story gonna follow their lives?

You are our hero and words aren't enough to thank you <3

Shalmali already answered (thank you!) but yes it's at the start of ep 2 around 4-5 min when he got drunk and the waitress came to clean after the party.

I believe it's region-restricted. Unless you're in Japan, you won't find it.

Something about this drama feels different. It has an indie film vibe and at times it's as if it's not scripted and what we see is a glimpse into the real lives of these people and not characters. I especially like the scenes at the end of every episode, like candid shots, nothing is necessarily happening, just our characters existing. It's the opposite of a cliffhanger, it leads me gently to the end and fills me with calm. I guess we'll get more of Makio's pov later but for now I feel for both Mieko and Eiji (when Eiji said he wanted to be normal, when Mieko pondered about them eventually drifting apart and away one day, damn!). There's an undercurrent of sadness as we learn of their wounds and struggles but it's not too depressing (yet?), it's well balanced and I like it.

All my love @Furritsu enjoying this gem wouldn't have been possible without you ♡

This one is off to a good start and I'm liking it. Our main characters seem all interesting, each in their own way and together they have nice dynamics. I might be off the mark but I feel like Mieko is more comfortable with friendship and platonic relationships. It could be her bad experience with her ex or maybe that's just who she is. Anyway, looking forward to how things will be with our trio.

Will this be released all at once? If it's not already out

Thank you for the refrence, I didn't know about this!
I still wish they gave him a better outcome. This is a story where time travel and changing the past and present is made possible. Why is it that even in this fictional world wqs isn't allowed to have hope like the rest of the characters? :(

Original WQS deserved better and I will forever be bitter about this

Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I'm still struggling with a couple of things myself hhh but here's what I think : LZW who gave HYX the walkman in 2019 already experienced the past and I think he waited 2 years because HYX in 1998 when in CYR's body kept saying she came from 2019 and I assume he wanted to make sure he gave it to her at the "right" moment. Technically, nothing was stopping him from doing it before then and one has to wonder what this different decision could have changed in the storyline.

It's rather thriller mystery, no jump scares or gore.