I watched the last few minutes of ep 2 to get ready for ep 3, and the hug had me verklempt all over again. I love that Sui is so NOT a classically pretty-boy BL star. It's will be interesting to watch this play out, given that we got the usually climactic BL kiss at the end of episode ONE (even if it was a JP Mannequin Kiss), and at the end of #2, as well.
Episode 4: It's unique to BL that here we have a gay character's schoolmates who are generally accepting of his sexuality, but almost TOO much so in that the constant, teasing comments, which could be seen as a sign of that acceptance if Sui were one of many, are a form of not-so-subtle bullying. Such a comment now and then would be fine; it's the relentlessness that grates.
aand...I spoke to soon: Harutora gets it, too! :D
At times, as when Sui chased Harutora out of their room just now, his psychic pain is reflected in the physical; he was hunched over and limping as he shoved Harutora out the door. I get the metaphor, but that mask is driving me crazy. I thought those were Harutora's panties on the table, and we were going to get some sniffing action. lol Only in JP would going commando be seen as a wildly perverse thing to do. hahaha
Dear god, could Harutora be the BEST BL boyfriend ever?!
The focus on sex here is refreshing. Young men/boys are horny af 24/7. The common BL pretext that that's not the case, along with the coy Vestal Virgin act we get so much of, is annoying. Even Sui is dying to get it on; watching him battle his excruciating self-consciousness is agony but also necessary.
Oh, the frustration.... This is reminding me too much of my younger years, when I allowed longing for another…
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.
Reading comments and I can understand how viewers feel about this series. I don’t think slow-burn is the right…
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, 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, depressive mood, listless characters, and lots of predictable misunderstandings and hesitations.
The 8/10 current rating is absurdly high; another example of why MDL ratings are essentially meaningless. I'll forget I watched this within two weeks of its finale.
The final scene of Ep 5 reminded me strongly of the similar scene in Cherry Magic! ep 7. I remember being so heartsick…
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.
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.
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I love that Sui is so NOT a classically pretty-boy BL star.
It's will be interesting to watch this play out, given that we got the usually climactic BL kiss at the end of episode ONE (even if it was a JP Mannequin Kiss), and at the end of #2, as well.
Episode 4:
It's unique to BL that here we have a gay character's schoolmates who are generally accepting of his sexuality, but almost TOO much so in that the constant, teasing comments, which could be seen as a sign of that acceptance if Sui were one of many, are a form of not-so-subtle bullying.
Such a comment now and then would be fine; it's the relentlessness that grates.
aand...I spoke to soon: Harutora gets it, too! :D
At times, as when Sui chased Harutora out of their room just now, his psychic pain is reflected in the physical; he was hunched over and limping as he shoved Harutora out the door.
I get the metaphor, but that mask is driving me crazy.
I thought those were Harutora's panties on the table, and we were going to get some sniffing action. lol
Only in JP would going commando be seen as a wildly perverse thing to do. hahaha
Dear god, could Harutora be the BEST BL boyfriend ever?!
The focus on sex here is refreshing.
Young men/boys are horny af 24/7.
The common BL pretext that that's not the case, along with the coy Vestal Virgin act we get so much of, is annoying.
Even Sui is dying to get it on; watching him battle his excruciating self-consciousness is agony but also necessary.
I love this show.
This show isn't that daring.
For me, it hasn't been good enough to get enthused about or bad enough to drop.
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.
This one has stayed right down the center lane for me: Not good enough to get excited about, 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, depressive mood, listless characters, and lots of predictable misunderstandings and hesitations.
The 8/10 current rating is absurdly high; another example of why MDL ratings are essentially meaningless.
I'll forget I watched this within two weeks of its finale.
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
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
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.