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vertical series about hair stylists
Overall: it was a decent slice of life with an established couple and a newcomer. Episodes 1-5 (of 50 short episodes) on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZyMhav2SGg Aired on the Shortime app (more info below). My invite link is https://playground.shortime.app/en/invite/NKNIWI - the code is NKNIWI (those are all capital letters, that's the capital letter i) Shortime also also has: Long Time No See, A First Love Story, Color Rush, As if You Whisper, Choco Milk Shake, Double Play, Please Teach Me, Falling For My Boss, Can a Freeloader Make it as a Secretary, Summer Indigo, The Secrets of Male Students, Accent, Ippon: Hold Me Tight, Star Struck, Once Again, That Nerd is My Brother in Law, I'm Your Pet, I'd Rather Quit Than Die Director, Influencer Love, Happy Ending Romance, Happy Ending, Romeo and Romeo and Juliet, Blue Complex, Gangster Like Me Got a Boyfriend, Buddy Boy and W King.Content Warnings: manhandling, sexual harassment, stalking, non con touching/assault
What I Liked
- the intense kissing towards the beginning
- an established couple
- visuals
Room For Improvement
- one guy wasn't a damsel in distress
- that they made a heavier guy the stalker
- noble idiot trope (thankfully short lived)
- evil mom cliche
My Watch For Free Plan (updated Feb 2025)
1 friend referral code = 20 (1 time bonus) My invite link is https://playground.shortime.app/en/invite/NKNIWI - the code is NKNIWI (those are all capital letters, that's the capital letter i)
On the Rewards (popcorn bag icon page)
- check in = 5 (increases over 7 days up to 25)
- create a login = 20? (I did create a login because otherwise you only get 1 Always Win box instead of 3 per day, I think this was 20 popcorn)
- do the 3 random popcorn from the daily Always Win box = 30 (I'd normally get 5-15, around 30 in total)
- Watch Ads, watch all 10 ads each day, have to wait 30 seconds in between ads = 110
When you run out of popcorn while watching, you can watch 5 episodes each day with ads
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solid indie mini series
Overall: I gave this a rating bump because even though it looks very indie, I liked how it centered on just 2 characters. Aired on ALOS Studios YouTube Channel, the movie version combined the 3 episodes (21 minutes long) cw dub con sexhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2xesNmEezs
Content Warnings: dub con sex*
What I Liked
- centered on 2 characters (no tired cliches like exes showing up)
- music
- good kissing
- they mentioned using something
- sweet moments
- the ending
Room For Improvement
- too many flashbacks/forwards
- *I'm not 100% sure, the guy was crying but not necessarily because he regretted/didn't want it at the time, had the nonsense of so drunk he couldn't remember what happened but then appeared not drunk at the time/very active participant, he might have been lying about not remembering
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acting based vertical series
Overall: they needed to narrow the focus to the main leads/their relationship development. 35 episodes 1-2 minutes each, episodes 1-5 are free on the Shortime app and you can watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnoGS9rLwwY on Shortime app which also has: Please Teach Me, Falling For My Boss, The Secrets of Male Students, Accent, Influencer Love and Buddy Boy. App information is below.Content Warnings: past bullying, abuse, mental health struggles
What I Liked
- caring moments
- good kissing
Room For Improvement
- love triangle/needed to narrow the scope to be on the two leads
- a few unclear flashbacks
- cliche power of love healed trauma
- should have cut the love triangle or the past trauma
- bad redemption arc for a character
My Watch For Free Plan (updated Feb 2025), should take about 3 days
1 friend referral code = 20 (1 time bonus) My invite link is https://playground.shortime.app/en/invite/NKNIWI - the code is NKNIWI (those are all capital letters, that's the capital letter i)
On the Rewards (popcorn bag icon page)
- check in = 5 (increases over 7 days up to 25)
- turn on notifications = 30 (1 time bonus)
- create a login = 20? (I did create a login because otherwise you only get 1 Always Win box instead of 3 per day, I think this was 20 popcorn)
- do the 3 random popcorn from the daily Always Win box = 30 (I'd normally get 5-15, around 30 in total)
- Watch Ads, watch all 10 ads each day, have to wait 30 seconds in between ads = 110
When you run out of popcorn while watching, you can watch 5 episodes each day with ads
Note that there are other 1 time bonuses like following on social media
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how you felt about the series is how you'll feel about this special
Overall: this 30 minute special felt very much as a continuation of the series (both the bad and the good).What I Liked
- played footsie in the meeting
- food kiss
- sweet moments
Room For Improvement
- Pat did the blushing maiden trope and saying no quite a few times
- no character growth, that other dude was still just as insecure and jealous though at least his boyfriend liked to kiss
- needed to consult with a ton of people before mustering up the courage to do something
- there was a dead fish lip press
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a quirky dystopian series (side BL couple)
Overall: bright colors, comedy and a dating game somehow blend well with a dystopian world and sinister underpinnings. 6 episodes about 1 hour each. Aired on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81517158Content Warnings: death off screen, held against will, manipulation, likely more I'm forgetting
BL Scenes
episode 2: 52-54 (set up)
episode 4: 14:15-19:25, 34:15-34:45, 37:45-40, 49-55:30
episode 5: beginning-1
episode 6: 57-1hr2, 1hr9:15-1hr10:45
What I Liked
- het, GL & BL representation
- it made me laugh a few times
- tension/chemistry
- family relationships
- commentary on freedom/rights
Room For Improvement
- the ending was good but it teased a 2nd season which hasn't been announced
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story about acceptance
Overall: this is a short movie (35 minutes plus behind the scenes) about self acceptance. I gave it an indie rating bump as it hovered between 7.5 and 8 for me. Aired on Wayufilm's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO_pyd0B19Q&ab_channel=WayufilmProductionContent Warnings: one that's a spoiler (see my spoiler comment), homophobia, bullying, non con picture/video taking and sharing
What I Liked
- the theme of where acceptance should come from
- clever names with Mek and Up (sounds like Makeup)
- Mek was supportive
Room For Improvement
- unrealistic with total strangers walking up and taking selfies (let me know if this happens in Thailand in real life and I'll delete this)
- needed a little more relationship development, what made them love each other
- the off screen panting went on too long, perhaps there is a missing NSFW scene for channel members
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very NSFW with a messier plot
Overall: the title on GagaOOLala is "Sex Drifter" which is pretty appropriate. This is more of a messy plot and less idealized romance. It is a Japanese pink film which is about an hour long and very heavy on the explicit NSFW scenes. I wish they would have not opened with alternating NSFW scenes because I wasn't sure what the relationships were between the characters. I also wanted more pleasure instead of pained expressions and I will ignore the lube that magically fell from the ceiling. The messier/realistic plot didn't bother me in particular and I was fine with the way it ended. I watched it here https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/4465/sex-drifter-2024Content Warnings: coercion, beginning assault
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Japanese pink film
Overall: I'm fairly sure this was a low budget pink film (it has 4 very explicit scenes). Aired on https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/4286/love-again-2023Content Warnings: stalking, voyeurism, punch/fight, death
What I Liked
- plot was easy to understand
- realistic NSFW
Room For Improvement
- I thought this was made in the 90s not 2023
- the plot is...odd....
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Ossan's Love Returns Telasa Spin Off: Forbidden Gout Temps Nouveau
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two short special episodes
Overall: the first word in the title is English, the final 3 are French so it reads as Forbidden New Time Taste (if someone is fluent in French please correct me). Aired on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/4079/ossans-love-returns-telasa-spin-off-2024-e01Episode 1: 20 minutes, seems to take place in the middle of the season, characters meet at work to fix a mistake and reminisce about dates/romantic partners.
Episode 2: 16 minutes, takes place after the wedding ceremony, Maki & Haruta host a party and characters talk about what they were going to say/do at the wedding/the story behind "noisy lips"
I really enjoyed both episodes but I took off a half point for cutting away from the kiss.
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goodish indie short movie
Overall: a decent way to spend 30 minutes. Aired on Wayufilm's YouTube channel https://youtu.be/zFifCdlf9e0?si=SlYCdQQSoMRJF4kVContent Warnings: homophobia, vomiting, slap
What I Liked
- centered on the two leads with just 2 other characters
- sweet moments*
- good production value for an indie short movie
Room For Improvement
- *I wish their getting to know you/falling in love wasn't done in montages, they could have cut/reduced other scenes (including the time jump) and actually had these scenes with dialogue
- I didn't take off points but I don't think a homophobic parent would have queer movie posters on the wall of their workplace (pretty sure that set is the production's office, however, they could have removed the posters or covered them up)
- because it was a time jump it felt like a very fast/unrealistic turn around for the dad
- using alcohol as a catalyst to their spending time/relationship
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better than the series
Overall: this 30 minute special occurs after the events in the series. I found it a bit better though I would have rated it higher if they had avoided the annoying and overused poor communication plot point. Aired on iQIYI.What I Liked
- around 9 minutes was a combination of comedy, spice and confusion
- pretty well done NSFW scene around 28 minutes
Room For Improvement
- cliche bad communication/ghosting
- what kind of sibling interrupts/stays to watch that?!?
- felt draggy with Venus/Sky until the end part
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fun crack comedy short series
Overall: this is a fun webseries. Each episode is about 7 minutes long followed by behind the scenes stuff. Watched the cut version at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLalG2smk62xH9vj-eSvdz7UHexMlChZcf&si=9ek2Td5UmgHkHZVo (not sure what is in the uncut version but I suspect they actually show something in episode 10, looks like the least expensive membership gets you the uncut episodes)Content Warnings: kick
What I Liked
- comedy
- cute moments
- (neutral) comedy sound effects
Room For Improvement
- ep 1 sitting on the toilet
- didn't understand the insistence that a guy who had feelings for a guy is straight, that is the definition of not straight (maybe this was translated incorrectly/I misunderstood though)
- something that almost happened in episode 10 of the cut version (maybe was shown in the uncut version)
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enjoyable short series
Overall: I enjoyed this indie production which is broken into 2 parts each about 20 minutes long. This is the link for part 1 https://youtu.be/Z6fxl9xoYNM There will be a season 2.Content Warnings: non con picture taking
What I Liked
- breaking the 4th wall (i.e. talking to the audience while in character)
- sweet moments
- the food sharing
- production value for what I assume was an indie production
Room For Improvement
- in part 2 they could have shortened the recap/flashbacks
- the female character taking pictures of them
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My Colleague at BL Shop Might Be the Meant-to-Be
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very gentle BL/BL adjacent
Overall: I believe this was put on by a BL fan group to promote their store. If they had made things a bit more clear, I would have rated this higher. I would almost call this BL adjacent. Three short episodes on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiXQTcPRrd9SmsXxJ7-8AIwMI3PPKzQNWContent Warnings: none
What I Liked
- sweet and cute moments
- working in a BL store is a different setting than we've seen in live action series
- it was interesting that the store owners wanted workers to call customers non gendered pronouns though I think it could have been integrated in a bit better
Room For Improvement
- I wanted the mutual attraction to be made more clear, the one guy might have just looked up to him and not in a romantic way, the plot felt incomplete
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loved Zeke & Fifth (hope we get an official cut of their scenes)
Overall: I loved the sweet/flirty dynamic and natural chemistry/relationship with Zeke & Fifth. I really hope the writers don't add in some stupid cheating/miscommunication trope in their next series. I want to see these two deal with conflict (mostly external), communicate, and grow together, plus fluff and well done NSFW scenes :) My Story is the sequel to My Day minus one of the protagonists. Aired on Oxin Films YouTube channel, 10 of episodes about 45 minutes each.Content Warnings: bullying, trans women/effeminate male stereotypes, manhandling, slap, held against will, beaten up, abusive ex and something major at the end of ep 9
What I Liked
- Zeke and Fifth had an enjoyable and realistic dynamic, their flirty banter was great and also both being interested in skinship/sex
- chuckled a few times like it's not 2 inches, it's 8 inches (however the innuendo should not overpower the plot which it does several times)
- cute moments like the cuddling
- calling out toxic masculinity regarding Drake (unfortunately then they were lovey dovey shortly afterwards with no shown character growth from Drake)
- supportive parents and friends
- discussing how sun block is important to protect from the sun not because you don't want your skin darker
Room For Improvement
- the mentality of one take was good enough, sometimes it was cute but it definitely felt low budget
- stereotypes with trans women and effeminate male characters, this is really disappointing to see, the maid outfit, the hypersexualization, the clown humor, I didn't laugh at any of this "humor" and it was featured a lot
- I skipped the main characters' scenes and wasn't really sure why, they just didn't hold my attention
- in episode 1 there was just 1 line and not responding to emails to explain the breakup, wish they gave a better/more fully developed explanation (update, in episode 5 we almost had too much explanation/time spent on it)
- thin plot, I love Chuk Chuk but this is the main plot for 2+ episodes???? if they couldn't come up with an engaging/fleshed out plot then better to have a shorter series such as 6 episodes and make those episodes really awesome
- some relationships moved super fast in the final episode
- choppiness, Fifth had all of a sudden left the house and was walking on the street? a character was in one country in the last episode and then suddenly in a different country?
- non realistic/logical things, Zeke had to be the photographer but then he modeled, so who was the photographer/it obviously wasn't important that he was the photographer
- educators asking students about their sexual positions, no thanks
- the amount of actual commercials (episode 1 starts 4min20s or past the intro at 7min)
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