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Having gotten through episode 10, I'm not going to drop it, but if I had it to do over, I wouldn't bother starting it.

What show are you watching?

lol

The kiss in the ep 10 looked especially bad...classic mannequin kiss.

Wow, you put into words much of how I feel, especially your middle paragraph.
For me, it hasn't been good enough to get enthused about or bad enough to drop.

I find him cute, but keep thinking how handsome he will be as a fully mature adult.

Only one-half of this couple exhibits the behaviors you list here.

Chiharu has been full speed ahead from day one, but Wataru's painful and cliche'd hesitancy about everything, even after all has been made clear to him, has now rendered Chiharu fearful and nervous, as well.

I'm ready for Chiharu to do the pilgrimage with his college buddy and leave Wataru behind to do some growing up.

Episode 10:
This one has stayed right down the center lane for me: Not good enough to get excited about or die waiting for each episode, but not bad enough to drop.

It's boring a lot of the time.
It feels like a lot of older JP BLs, with a sluggish pace, low energy, listless characters, and lots of predictable misunderstandings and hesitations.

I'll forget I watched this within two weeks of its finale.

Both of these actors are way talented and professional.
Given their relative fame within Japan, I'm a bit surprised they took these roles, but very glad, of course.

And you're right, tropes and cliches can elicit entirely new emotional responses depending on the skill with which they are presented.
I do hope we can get through this one without either of them running a fever, though. :P

Hilariously good most of the time, hilariously bad a bit of the time, but it kept me watching and laughing, so what the hell, eh?
The MC has great chemistry, there's fun, raunchy butt humor, slapstick, and a bit of sexy time, too.
The racer is adorable, the doctor is hot and a perv, and it's a riot.

8/10

Coffin?

Completely agree about Gennosuke!
I first got on that train from seeing his vertical BL series that had me rolling and also hot for him.
I'm not seeing either of them as too old for high school; I guess I'm blind or something.

Yep.

I agree with all of this, except for the part about them looking too old for the parts.
I still feel I haven't been given enough reason for Asamiya to be so hot for Mayama.
Were I the director, I'd have cast a cute/adorable actor as Mayama, but that's me.

Adult life dramas have their adult life tropes, as well.

“For there are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.”
- Audre Lorde

Episode 4:
With variations of course, this is in many respects the mirror image of another current Jbl, "Popular Serizawa Acts Weird Around Me."

A home first aid kit...seriously?
A fever...seriously?
Let me guess, staying up late caused the rise in core body temperature...yes?

This is losing its edge for me.
The first ep had me all on board, but now I'm kind of hanging in there...mainly for the general awesomeness that is Gennosuke.

This isn't a review; it's a screed, an excuse to flog your political/cultural/social issues and whine that you don't like a film because it doesn't address every one of them the way you would have, had you been the director.

My favorite aspect of your rant is how you announce that the writers are blatantly racist.
Newsflash: Presenting a negative behavior/attitude does not equal condoning it.
More often than not, the opposite is the case.

Sounds like a fun, interesting flick.
I'll watch it tonight.

Gee, what a shitty take.

Oh, so it's not enough to say that sexuality, all of it, IS A SPECTRUM, now we get to have spectrums within spectrums within spectrums, is that it? lol

You think those chaste, dead-fish kisses are going to satisfy Ichi, especially in the long run?

"Just because there was no sex scene it doesn't mean that they're having a sexless relationship."
ummm...yes, it means exactly that.
I'm pretty sure writers/directors include plot points they want us to be aware of, especially with a plot like this.
Given that now that we know Ichi likes having sex, well enough to be doing the deed regularly with his former BF, it seems pretty crucial for us to know if Kei is all of a sudden putting out in that department.
And since there has been NO indication that Ichi and Kei have banged each other (it doesn't necessarily require a "sex scene"), we can safely conclude that they, you know, have not banged each other.

Of course, you are free to fantasize as you will, but don't pretend your fantasies are part of this story.

https://kisskh.co/Drama/Prince-Barber-Shop/Episode-1?id=12312&ep=203434&page=0&pageSize=100

SEQUEL, please! :)
Yet another Korean vertical BL that's a delightful surprise.

Great acting, good production, excellent casting (the three principals are perfection), and only one story hiccup I can think of.
Sure, some cliches, but they weren't the focus of the plot, so I don't mind so much.
Overall, the story is quite original.
The apprentice falling for BOTH of them was a hoot.

Compliments to the director!
It takes exceptional skill to make a vertical series that I enjoy this much despite the spaz format.
That said, I only watch verticals when I can find a version where some kind person has stitched the stupid, 2-minute episodes into one long show.
See the link behind the spoiler below.

9/10 from me, Simon.

P.S. All three leads are yum eye candy, but not a BL mannequin boy in sight.
All three have a distinct look.