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.
Finale: The best, most affecting, and realistic acting in the entire show came from nephew Ryuto at the restaurant table, in the last five minutes. Kuji and Azuma, on the other hand, managed to make career success, romantic clarity, a long overdue sex scene, and the sharing of a house key...dull.
"Here...I want you to have this house key so you can come and go as you please...BUT...you have to call me ahead of time when you come over." CLASSIC, passive-aggressive, yes/no, push/pull, give something/take away something Kuji.
To any objective viewer, Kuji is a bit of an asshole. He is so repressed and un-giving, that many viewers react to the slightest sign of humanity from him as though he's the most generous dude on the planet.
Recommended viewing, but only for those who find codependent, emotionally abusive relationships in which one partner is passive-aggressive af, to be healthy, and worthy of envy. Oh, and also...boring.
To member Elliot Rulez (who in reality, "rulez" nothing), who has blocked me, and their "review" up above:
"I doubt there was one queer person on the set." Take all your queers, faggots, and pansies and shove them. I will take gay actors, directors, and crew any day.
"And of course they did have neither a workshop nor an intimacy coordinator." Take your workshops and intimacy coordinators, and shove them, too. If your humorless ass can't see the hilarity in the mis-aimed and misaligned body parts and awkward thrustings, I don't want you watching my show, anyway. :)
"It does not mean that the actors in Fukami are bad, it's just they can't handle the intimacy this script and their roles require and so this series is a fail." You have zero means of knowing this to be the case. The ultimate calls are made by a person in the crew known as the...director. If you want to whine about sexual intimacy issues, at least aim your whining at the correct person. Furthermore, the leads were on top of each other and/or in a variety of gay sexual positions throughout most of this show; I doubt it is any reluctance on their part that kept the sex scenes from meeting your lame stamp of approval.
"...but it should be a BL and there is no vibe of it at all." HAHAHA...this is too stupid to take seriously, so I won't.
After reading your wildly off-the-mark review, I thank you for blocking me, so at least I don't have to see your tut-tutting, "queer" ass in comments. You won't see this rant anyway, but I feel better for having left it.
Finale: I never dreamed when I started watching this charmingly smutty little show that it would end with one of the most tender love scenes in BL history. I spent most of the episode misty-eyed and goose-bumpy.
The ending was sweet, but I was liking the idea of a second season in which they'd navigate the perils and drama of a long-distance relationship, only to end up happily ever after.
Sigh...I am deeply unhappy to see this one leave my "currently watching" list. :(
Bravo, Fukami and Akhiro!
9.5/10 The .5 off is for mannequin kissing. Otherwise, this would be a perfect 10/10.
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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.
The best, most affecting, and realistic acting in the entire show came from nephew Ryuto at the restaurant table, in the last five minutes.
Kuji and Azuma, on the other hand, managed to make career success, romantic clarity, a long overdue sex scene, and the sharing of a house key...dull.
"Here...I want you to have this house key so you can come and go as you please...BUT...you have to call me ahead of time when you come over."
CLASSIC, passive-aggressive, yes/no, push/pull, give something/take away something Kuji.
To any objective viewer, Kuji is a bit of an asshole.
He is so repressed and un-giving, that many viewers react to the slightest sign of humanity from him as though he's the most generous dude on the planet.
Recommended viewing, but only for those who find codependent, emotionally abusive relationships in which one partner is passive-aggressive af, to be healthy, and worthy of envy.
Oh, and also...boring.
5/10
This went over your head.
How could it be otherwise.
"I doubt there was one queer person on the set."
Take all your queers, faggots, and pansies and shove them.
I will take gay actors, directors, and crew any day.
"And of course they did have neither a workshop nor an intimacy coordinator."
Take your workshops and intimacy coordinators, and shove them, too.
If your humorless ass can't see the hilarity in the mis-aimed and misaligned body parts and awkward thrustings, I don't want you watching my show, anyway. :)
"It does not mean that the actors in Fukami are bad, it's just they can't handle the intimacy this script and their roles require and so this series is a fail."
You have zero means of knowing this to be the case.
The ultimate calls are made by a person in the crew known as the...director.
If you want to whine about sexual intimacy issues, at least aim your whining at the correct person.
Furthermore, the leads were on top of each other and/or in a variety of gay sexual positions throughout most of this show; I doubt it is any reluctance on their part that kept the sex scenes from meeting your lame stamp of approval.
"...but it should be a BL and there is no vibe of it at all." HAHAHA...this is too stupid to take seriously, so I won't.
After reading your wildly off-the-mark review, I thank you for blocking me, so at least I don't have to see your tut-tutting, "queer" ass in comments. You won't see this rant anyway, but I feel better for having left it.
I never dreamed when I started watching this charmingly smutty little show that it would end with one of the most tender love scenes in BL history.
I spent most of the episode misty-eyed and goose-bumpy.
The ending was sweet, but I was liking the idea of a second season in which they'd navigate the perils and drama of a long-distance relationship, only to end up happily ever after.
Sigh...I am deeply unhappy to see this one leave my "currently watching" list. :(
Bravo, Fukami and Akhiro!
9.5/10
The .5 off is for mannequin kissing.
Otherwise, this would be a perfect 10/10.