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My comment from the page:

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BWAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Fastest drop of a BL in my recorded history of BL-watching: Out at 4:46! :)

Given how bad the Grandma/breakfast scene, the two morons at work scene, and the kid in the street scenes were, I knew the opening wet dream and shower scenes were the high points and it was only going to be downhill from there. lol

2/10 (Both points are for the first two scenes.)

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BWAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Fastest drop of a BL in my recorded history of BL-watching: Out at 4:46! :)

Given how bad the Grandma/breakfast scene and the two morons at work scenes were, I knew the opening wet dream and shower scenes were the high points and it was only going to be downhill from there. lol

2/10 (Both points are for the first two scenes.)

hahahahaahahahazhahahhahaha.............I'm off to see how bad or good or both this is.

Excellent. :)

Of course, but simply because an element of narrative isn't included onscreen doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't think about implications and possibilities inspired by what we do see onscreen. No character in fiction or human being in real life forms out of whole cloth only when we happen to encounter them.

Dismissing Hoshikawa's dad as "the real monster" is a dehumanizing statement meant to free us of pondering how he might have become that way. What "monsters" in his life made him the way he is?

Wondering about such things makes a story deeper, more layered, and more interesting.

OUTSTANDING.
I just finished watching this a second time.

My first watch was a glimpse into a static kaleidoscope, dazzling but so varied and brilliant in colors/shapes/light/shadow that I was frozen in wonder, unsure where to look or what I saw.

On second watch, the kaleidoscope turned; layers of light and dark, black abyss and blinding light, vividly contrasting colors moved and turned. I saw a hundred things I missed the first time and those built on what I registered before and...I am left feeling joyfully sad.

The two young male leads are remarkably natural before the camera. I never felt I was watching them "act." And then there is...Ando Sakura as the mother. She too, is as real and organic a character as I've seen anywhere. With every film I see her in, I respect and admire her more.

Nagayama Eita as the male teacher is a wonder. I hold dear actors who take me on journeys from loathing their characters to loving them, or vice-versa. Eita does that here, as he has done in other films. Bravo.

Wow, what a film. Outstanding.
HIGHLY recommended.
I rated this 9.5/10 after my first watch, but that rating has changed.

10/10

I am already looking forward to my third watch. This is a phenomenal piece of art.

I suspect someone/something turned him into a monster, though.

For me, there are several...but maybe none at all.

Rewatch a second, maybe third time. I bet you'll make all kinds of discoveries. I did.

Watch it a second time, and maybe a third. You will be amazed at how many layers you will discover with each watch. I just completed my second watch. I rated this 9.5/10 last year. I think it's going to have to be a 10/10 now. Just outstanding.

The white hair is absurd and worse, as clearly shown in earlier photos here, it is a wig; a wig with an artificial-looking hairline.

Thanks for the clarification. I agree. Physical intimacy as an important part of a love relationship, and what happens when one half of a couple refuses it, might be a BL first; especially as it is presented here in two different ways affecting two different relationships.

I was WAY on board with this one until episode 6, when things began to go haywire for me. I feel those last two eps failed to live up to the promise of the first five. Some great acting here though.

I have never paid to watch a BL, old or new. If you're interested in links, let me know. :)

You: "I think yu xing forgot lu hui is still a child AND HIS STUDENT...Is literally anything illegal in Taiwan?"

You specifically described LH as a "child" and you specifically implied their relationship is "illegal." Dialogue has made it clear at least twice that LH is 18. You provided none of the additional context/nuances you added in this reply.

I reacted strongly because these kinds of moralistic, inaccurate pronouncements are routinely made by the folks I call MDL Church Ladies, who leap to their high horses in self-righteous indignation every time we encounter a plot like this.

Calling characters who date anyone below the age of 20 "pedophiles" or claiming things that are not illegal ARE illegal are two of the most common Church Lady tropes. Words mean things. Pedophilia is a specific mental illness manifesting as an attraction to pre-pubescent children.

I apologize if you are not one of the "dunces" who do this. Your comments threw me off. :D

As for the main couple's storyline, it has occurred to me that it would add some badly-needed drama to this "drama" for the teacher/student relationship to be found out and reported. I'm wondering if the judgemental, female, so-called "friend" will do just that.

XY has seemed oddly unconcerned about this possibility, except for a mild warning to LH now and then to back off on the public displays of affection. I think his entire class of students suspects the two of them have something going on already. It surprised me that XY did not make a bigger deal out of LH deliberately grabbing his wrist in class and acting like a goofy 12-year-old as he did so. I thought he would later warn LH to never do such a thing again, but he didn't.

Also, it's worth keeping in mind that XY is a graduate STUDENT-teacher, not a full-blown member of faculty with a teaching degree. To me, this makes a lot of difference as to the degree or impropriety of what is going on here. It remains something to be kept under wraps, but it happens a LOT, though more often between college students and THEIR graduate assistant teachers, not high school kids.

I enjoy transgressive, exciting, boundary-crossing plots because they provide "drama." I often say, and I'll say it again, that these shows would be boring af if every character was on their best behavior at all times.

Don't be sorry. Getting angry now and then is a normal thing.

I'd drop iqiyi and viki if I were you. But I'm not, so you should do as you like. :)

I have one at $1.99 per month. Works great.

Dunce.
It is perfectly legal in Taiwan for an 18-year-old to have sex with a 26-year-old. Do your research before posting Church Lady comments. Thanks.

He is 18. He is not a "child," though you'd like him to be so you can wave your "got here first with the pedo accusation" flag a while longer.

noun: child; plural noun: children
a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority.
LuiHui is neither.

Can you point me to the incest and uncle-nephew shows I'm missing, please?
Thank you!

Can you recommend any current or upcoming BLs not out of Thailand or the Philippines? This one is the last remaining on my currently watching list.