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need to watch to have a finished feeling with the series
Overall: the specials are needed in order for the series to have a complete feeling. Aired on GagaOOLala as episode 11 (29 minutes) https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5675/love-sea-the-home-for-lovers-2025-e11 and episode 12 https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5676/love-sea-the-home-for-lovers-2025-e12 (31 minutes)What I Liked
- intimacy
- sweet moments
- vistas
Room For Improvement
- a ton of GL in the second episode which would have been fine if both couples had equal attention in the series but that was not how it was
- GL kisses without lip movement
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mafia heir and good cop vertical series
Overall: this was a soap opera-like vertical series. Note: I rate vertical series against others in the same genre. 53 episodes about 2 minutes each. Available on the iQIYI app.Content Warnings: held against will, violence, non con kissing, homophobia, slap, punch, self harm, addiction, manipulation, non con picture taking/sharing
What I Liked
- verse/no negative connotation with type of preferred position
- grandma
- ongoing intimacy
Room For Improvement
- hobbling around afterwards
- sound effects and corny music
- nonsense stuff
- supportive coworkers
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indie short series focused on two characters
Overall: wanted a few tweaks to the plot (like respecting boundaries/have it be Ian's decision to pursue the other guy). Aired on the True Film YouTube channel first as 4 episodes and then combined into 1 https://youtu.be/6cq8KjfoY-4?si=3Exie8d3YMHGUOJxContent Warnings: manipulation, non con kiss
What I Liked
- visuals
- easy to understand premise
- enjoyed how the friend wasn't a love rival but he also seemed to ignore his friend's boundaries
Room For Improvement
- non con kiss/ignored boundaries
- without seeing why Alt liked/s Ian it felt a bit serial killery
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wanted a bit more
Overall: I was disappointed that they went with developing a fictional couple in a drama that Shirasaki & Hayama were watching instead of the actual fictional characters in their universe. Aired on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5847/at-2500-in-akasaka-2024-s02e11What I Liked
- supportive co-workers
Room For Improvement
- didn't communicate clearly
- cliche running scene
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short vertical series with a tutor/tutoree
Overall: I gave it an indie rating bump. 14 episodes under 3 minutes combined into 1 video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXUB5_KAp7o&list=PLF0HYZ-k2RyC_1Rhvi2bgD7BB88xre1l-&index=1Content Warnings: non-con picture taking/sharing, non-con kiss
What I Liked
- easy to understand premise
- supportive friends
- forthright character
Room For Improvement
- the non con kiss
- they didn't state their ages but one was in high school and the other was older, I pretended it was 18 & 19
- abrupt ending
- tiny subtitles were difficult to read (did not take off points)
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not very addicting vertical series
Overall: it was okay, but not addicting at all. First few episodes can be watched for free https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzc2-mhKGM0 Rest is on iQIYI app with subscription.Content Warnings: sexual assault, rape? off screen, non con touching, punch, past intimate partner abuse/violence, past death, beaten up, slap, suicidal thoughts, addiction, attempted suicide/self harm
What I Liked (suggest starting at ep 11)
- visuals
- kissing
- showed condom use
Room For Improvement
- "I'm a straight guy"
- comedy sound effects
- love triangle
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took a weird turn (watch suggestions)
Overall: the high schooler romantic interest was an unappealing addition. 6 episodes about 20 minutes each. Aired on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5818/a-man-who-defies-the-world-of-bl-2021-s03e01Content Warnings: age gap/minor romantic partner
Watch Suggestions
- watch episode 1
- skip episodes 2 and 3
- episode 4 watch 15-16:30
- start episode 5 at 14 minutes 15 seconds
- episode 6 watch 15:45-18:15
What I Liked
- some nice dreams
- the themed intro dance sequence
Room For Improvement
- an episode 2 the 13-year-old starting a romantic relationship with the 25-year-old was creepy
- the high school romantic interest and the love triangle
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BL Cruel Intentions
Overall: reminded me of the movie Cruel Intentions. 52 very short episodes (around 2 minutes each). Aired on WeTV https://wetv.vip/en/play/6mr50g7ndqp86avContent Warnings: multiple murders towards the end, non con kissing, touching, rape?/turned consensual?, manipulation, slaps/punches, non con video recording/sharing/outing
What I Liked
- visuals
- a character stood up to his mom
Room For Improvement
- way too much time spent on the sister
- gay for you trope
- that ending was wild, this series went into the 'so bad it's good' category several times though
- tons of nonsense stuff (but see the previous point)
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a short movie about confidence/hope
Overall: the writers and actors did a good job with just 17 minutes. Available on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5911/acting-love-2021What I Liked
- easy to understand premise
- caring moments
- music
Room For Improvement
- open ending
- showed that BDSM was violent/not consensual
- the owner's voice sounded more stereotypical flamboyant queer and he was portrayed as bad
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a darker and confusing plot
Overall: originally aired on ShortReel, later 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) 42 short episodes, 1-6 were free.Content Warnings: torture, violence, held against will, deaths, manipulation
What I Liked
- actual kisses
- side couple
- visuals
Room For Improvement
- it was choppy and confusing
- the ending was confusing, it seemed that they never saw each other again and then the one guy died and then maybe the other guy died and they may reunite in the afterlife???
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needed more development
Overall: this 4 episode short series had a fatal flaw in that as a viewer I wasn't sure what was acting and what was supposed to be real. There was barely any relationship development and then they were madly in love?! They gave them both significant others, how can I be satisfied with that ending? Aired on The Secret of Us YouTube channel.Was this review helpful to you?
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past and present love
Overall: I was a bit confused how two actors played different characters in the past and present, but it was fine for what I think was a Japanese pink movie (i.e. several erotic scenes, those these were less explicit than some other pink films I've seen). Aired on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5537/let-me-hear-your-voice-2024Content Warning: death
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indie short movie with an established couple
Overall: I gave this an indie rating bump. 17 minutes. Aired on Cul Drama's YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/O7RpyECuUM0?si=WXi_szpfEBu-pcUa The production also made this short BL series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTzMpGBkGlIYOyVq-m3cPEdl4LBIh5hjX&si=Mcsx6cMcvi6-nbEDContent Warning: homphobia
What I Liked
- established couple went thru a realistic challenge
- the supportive classmate though wasn't a fan of how it seemed she was following them
- the mom
Room For Improvement
- wannabe girlfriend cliche
- fever after what was implied
- what was camera blocked at the end
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pandemic era romance
Overall: wish a character had been less of a jerk. 8 episodes about 25 minutes each. Aired on Ride or Die's YouTube channel https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_V1avwPtt1NF0ZfBstql4gBsyt6HKQCA&si=rXzq_Iwwdk_9QbgD - Ride or Die also made Quaranthings s1 and s2.Content Warnings: death, grief
What I Liked
- Reb
- music
- that JM didn't do anything to Reb while he was drunk
- focused on the two characters
Room For Improvement
- flash forward to start
- JM was too much of a jerk: he wouldn't give Reb the wifi password, he told Reb use the bathroom twice a day, and he wouldn't let him go after he made Reb beg multiple times then forced him to pee outside and laughed about it, called Reb stupid, yelled at him
- open ending
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a golden retriever and a black cat
Overall: though some things were a bit choppy/unanswered, I liked the leads' dynamic and the support characters. 9 episodes about 15 minutes each. Aired on Viki https://www.viki.com/videos/1176697v-to-my-star-episode-1 ; WeTV https://wetv.vip/en/play/zimmvbpia14gqrp-To-My-Star/l00358wgxfm-EP1-To-My-Star ; iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/to-my-star-episode-1-1154cnpl6qc?lang=en_us ; Viu https://www.viu.com/ott/th/en-us/vod/329301/To-My-StarContent Warnings: stalking, non con picture taking, blackmail
What I Liked
- different personalities
- caring moments
- the manager, the assistant and the journalist
- that a character admitted his feelings as soon as realized he had them
- production value (music)
Room For Improvement
- didn't explain the reaction to glass breaking
- the scandal/his plan with it could have been more clear
- noble idiot trope/refused to communicate (to avoid angst, stop at 14min in episode 7 and pick it back up at 11 minutes in episode 8)
- one villain had too few consequences
- the random English speaking journalist, how did she know where he lived?
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