Episode 2: The voice dubbing is annoying tf out of me. It prevents me from losing myself in the story, as it constantly calls attention to itself, especially when lips and sound don't quite match. I see below that fake fish kisses are coming, so I'm going to drop this bomb right now.
Episode 1: WTF? What's up with the annoying, China-style dubbing? I checked a second time to make sure this is out of Taiwan and not Beijing.
So far, it's fairly stupid, the acting is mid, and the dubbing alone is drop-worthy. However, the leads are attractive enough, and their chemistry seems good.
Dropping after nine minutes of the first episode. Pure, fluff and garbage. If you like misty, fluffy, puffy, magical unicorn trash BLs out of Bangkok, this show's for you, even though it came out of Taipei.
In the first nine minutes, we got these classic tropes and other delights: A top holding an umbrella over a helpless bottom in the rain. Soft-focus haze. A voice-over with the classic echo/reverb effect to make it sound mystical. Freaking time-travel. A lead with a dye-job, curling iron, mousse, and hairspray hairdo who looks like every stereotype you ever heard about fey little gay boys. One, maybe two, nose jobs, I'm not sure. A trip-fall-catch. Stiff, amateur acting. Too much powder and lip gloss. A supposedly hot student who is the lead singer of a campus band. A clutch of silly fangirls shrieking, giggling, and holding homemade fan-signs for the lead singer. A hilariously bad lip-synced/dubbed over song from the campus band.
When the fey little gay boy batted his eyes at the mysteriously grumpy lead singer while he was vocalizing, I knew I was out.
A few of my fave BLs have come out of Taiwan. It's sad to see this nasty thing appear from there. We get enough of this stuff from Thailand and sometimes Korea.
What I’ve always loved about narrative works is that, regardless of the meaning the author intends to convey,…
"Contempt" is your word, not mine.
I did not say "Kuji and Azuma are loathsome, vile, contemptible human beings." That's you labeling my assessment of their relationship to make it sound like something it is not. My words are strong because there's no sense beating around the bush here. I see them as a level-headed appraisal of their personalities and habits.
Likewise, your use of the phrase "sweeping judgment" is you, again, applying a negative-sounding label to my position to make it easier to dismiss. I'm not "judging" them, I'm assessing them and their situation, and rendering an opinion, just as you have done.
You, too, have rendered a "sweeping judgment" of these two characters. That your judgment is positive makes it no less a judgment.
Consider that perhaps my words come from experience. I have been both of these characters at different points in my unexpectedly long life. Codependency is a real thing, and a bedrock element of my personality. Unlike Kuji and Azuma, however, I long ago began working on my issues ("Issues are like tissues. Pull one out and another one pops up!) and applying the tools I was given to manage my codependency and other troublesome traits. As a result, I've lived most of my life in a healthy relationship with myself and with my partner.
However, I did not see or hear anything in this series to indicate that either Kuji or Azuma are seeing a shrink and doing the work it takes to effect real change in themselves.
It is a rare human being who can change their personality and embedded character traits by sheer force of will, as this story implies Kuji and Azuma are doing. Rather, it takes WORK, and neither one is working.
Sooner or later, their clashing personality traits will lead to drama, misunderstandings, anger, and frustration. And neither character has the tools to handle that. In the last episode, even after Kuji's supposed revelation that he is a jerk and the trip to the Onsen, we saw him rebuff Azuma's clear pleas for words of affection and cuddles on the couch.
Yes, earlier we saw Kuji say "I love you" directly to Azuma's face. Consider that he did so immediately following sex, when people aren't in their usual state of mind.
It was revealing that later, after his Dopamine, Oxytocin, and endorphin levels had returned to baseline levels, Kuji responded to Azuma's affectionate words and attempts to cuddle by removing his arm from around Azuma's shoulders and being dismissive. THAT is the part of Kuji that's not going away without intervention, and like 99% of Japanese people, he is no way, no how, going to see a therapist. lol
Azuma's need for explicit words and acts of affirmation, which I don't see as out of the norm or pathological here, will go unmet over time. These two are headed for disaster.
I wish there were a second season on the way that would let us witness the implosion.
What I’ve always loved about narrative works is that, regardless of the meaning the author intends to convey,…
Meh...I started to respond in depth, and then decided I didn't care enough to do so.
Bottom line: People like Kuji and you have every right to be who you are and control your space and privacy as you see fit. But, if the idea of someone you love showing up at your door fills you with anxiety, don't inflict your unresolved issues on others by entering into intimate relationships, or...do as Kuji has done, and find a spineless codependent lacking in self-respect who will bend to your every whim.
Kuji is not ready, nor does it seem he ever will be, for an intimate relationship of equals.
Nowadays there are too many bl series but half of them are bad but Here are the list of currently airing Bl series…
Thank you for putting together this list. Regarding A Breeze of Love, by "director's cut," do you mean the version where the episodes are combined into an hour and 45-minute movie format? Thanks.
I don’t understand why Azuma is angry at Kuji when kuji is just trying to help him find a hospital
Maybe because Kuji is an arrogant, myopic child of privilege who doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut and let Azuma do what he wants to do without interference.
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The voice dubbing is annoying tf out of me.
It prevents me from losing myself in the story, as it constantly calls attention to itself, especially when lips and sound don't quite match.
I see below that fake fish kisses are coming, so I'm going to drop this bomb right now.
Dropped
1/10
WTF? What's up with the annoying, China-style dubbing?
I checked a second time to make sure this is out of Taiwan and not Beijing.
So far, it's fairly stupid, the acting is mid, and the dubbing alone is drop-worthy.
However, the leads are attractive enough, and their chemistry seems good.
One more episode, at least.
Pure, fluff and garbage.
If you like misty, fluffy, puffy, magical unicorn trash BLs out of Bangkok, this show's for you, even though it came out of Taipei.
In the first nine minutes, we got these classic tropes and other delights:
A top holding an umbrella over a helpless bottom in the rain.
Soft-focus haze.
A voice-over with the classic echo/reverb effect to make it sound mystical.
Freaking time-travel.
A lead with a dye-job, curling iron, mousse, and hairspray hairdo who looks like every stereotype you ever heard about fey little gay boys.
One, maybe two, nose jobs, I'm not sure.
A trip-fall-catch.
Stiff, amateur acting.
Too much powder and lip gloss.
A supposedly hot student who is the lead singer of a campus band.
A clutch of silly fangirls shrieking, giggling, and holding homemade fan-signs for the lead singer.
A hilariously bad lip-synced/dubbed over song from the campus band.
When the fey little gay boy batted his eyes at the mysteriously grumpy lead singer while he was vocalizing, I knew I was out.
A few of my fave BLs have come out of Taiwan.
It's sad to see this nasty thing appear from there.
We get enough of this stuff from Thailand and sometimes Korea.
Dropped
1/10
Seek therapy.
Seeing as how I rated it 6.5/10 here, those failures of logic must have really bugged me. :)
I'm curious as to what those failures of logic were, so I just put it back on my NF watchlist.
Inserting an army of laughing emojis doesn't strengthen your opinion; it makes you look like an idiot.
I did not say "Kuji and Azuma are loathsome, vile, contemptible human beings." That's you labeling my assessment of their relationship to make it sound like something it is not. My words are strong because there's no sense beating around the bush here. I see them as a level-headed appraisal of their personalities and habits.
Likewise, your use of the phrase "sweeping judgment" is you, again, applying a negative-sounding label to my position to make it easier to dismiss. I'm not "judging" them, I'm assessing them and their situation, and rendering an opinion, just as you have done.
You, too, have rendered a "sweeping judgment" of these two characters. That your judgment is positive makes it no less a judgment.
Consider that perhaps my words come from experience. I have been both of these characters at different points in my unexpectedly long life. Codependency is a real thing, and a bedrock element of my personality. Unlike Kuji and Azuma, however, I long ago began working on my issues ("Issues are like tissues. Pull one out and another one pops up!) and applying the tools I was given to manage my codependency and other troublesome traits. As a result, I've lived most of my life in a healthy relationship with myself and with my partner.
However, I did not see or hear anything in this series to indicate that either Kuji or Azuma are seeing a shrink and doing the work it takes to effect real change in themselves.
It is a rare human being who can change their personality and embedded character traits by sheer force of will, as this story implies Kuji and Azuma are doing. Rather, it takes WORK, and neither one is working.
Sooner or later, their clashing personality traits will lead to drama, misunderstandings, anger, and frustration. And neither character has the tools to handle that. In the last episode, even after Kuji's supposed revelation that he is a jerk and the trip to the Onsen, we saw him rebuff Azuma's clear pleas for words of affection and cuddles on the couch.
Yes, earlier we saw Kuji say "I love you" directly to Azuma's face. Consider that he did so immediately following sex, when people aren't in their usual state of mind.
It was revealing that later, after his Dopamine, Oxytocin, and endorphin levels had returned to baseline levels, Kuji responded to Azuma's affectionate words and attempts to cuddle by removing his arm from around Azuma's shoulders and being dismissive. THAT is the part of Kuji that's not going away without intervention, and like 99% of Japanese people, he is no way, no how, going to see a therapist. lol
Azuma's need for explicit words and acts of affirmation, which I don't see as out of the norm or pathological here, will go unmet over time. These two are headed for disaster.
I wish there were a second season on the way that would let us witness the implosion.
Bottom line: People like Kuji and you have every right to be who you are and control your space and privacy as you see fit. But, if the idea of someone you love showing up at your door fills you with anxiety, don't inflict your unresolved issues on others by entering into intimate relationships, or...do as Kuji has done, and find a spineless codependent lacking in self-respect who will bend to your every whim.
Kuji is not ready, nor does it seem he ever will be, for an intimate relationship of equals.
The family has $$$.
I know of world of bl, but it seems to be hit and miss.
I know exactly what you're talking about, from my own cruel experience in youth.
Regarding A Breeze of Love, by "director's cut," do you mean the version where the episodes are combined into an hour and 45-minute movie format? Thanks.
I have had two long-term, adult relationships in my life, and thankfully, neither was anything like this codependent dumpster fire.
What's with all the emotionally damaged viewers here who see this sad interaction as an example of a healthy relationship?
Sad.