idontwanttothanks

Oh was it? Ha I totally thought it was smudged with ash from the moth episode!

I am really enjoying this overall, and episode three in particular was a highlight. It was good to see Bright, and he did a great job.

Personally I don't go by ratings or comments. Some of the dramas I like the best are derided here on the regular.

Maybe because Ritsu is unlikeable? I like it all the more for that but people have a hard time with characters like that, especially when they're a MC and one of the main couple. Personally I love it, though. He feels real in a way that's almost uncomfortable but I like that. I've always been a fan of messiness.

Somehow this is my absolute favorite drama airing right now. I'm going to be so sad when it ends.

Usually takes about 6 months for theater releases to make it to DVD/Blue Ray, so sometime after that, probably. So I'd say probably October at the earliest.

Normally I'd also worry about them not giving an international release - they do that sometimes - but I am confident that for this one even if they don't there will be a fan translation at some point, although that might make the wait even longer as that also takes time.

To be fair, I would probably do the same. Telling me not to touch something is pretty much asking me to poke everything.

I think that people just forget how real people are. Or they don't want to see reality, they want a pat resolution to everything, like just because Kiyoi and Hira are together suddenly all their individual issues are just going to go away and they'll magically be fixed.

That's not how life works, though, and I for one appreciate the drama showing the ways that people backslide or get stuck in their own head to the point of not being able to move forward. Both of them have spent a long time thinking a certain way, but Kiyoi tends to be the more pragmatic of the two, so I feel like of course he'd be the first to see how things between them weren't exactly right and try to take steps to fix it. Hira sees it too, he's just taking steps in the wrong direction (thinking he has to catch up to Kiyoi professionally rather than emotionally/within the relationship itself). He'll get there eventually but the truth is that it was never going to be instantaneous, and he'll probably do a lot of backsliding. (so will Kiyoi because that's how humans work).

I for one appreciate that they're showing their work here, and am frankly impressed that they're managing to do it in such a short run time. This series is honestly one of the tightest I've ever seen - they don't waste a moment. I have learned to trust Japan with adaptations, though.

I'm honestly curious if they will adapt the third book or if the movie will be the end of it.

Yeah, I agree. I have confidence that it'll get addressed at least a little, mostly because Japan doesn't tend to shy away from the hard stuff.

The problems aren't just going to magically go away because one of them (maybe) has amnesia. At some point they're going to have to deal with the people they are now, not the people they used to be.

I think that this one will probably wind up being entirely chemistry based for me. So far it's cute, I like that the chef seems to be interested already, but we'll see how it goes. Korean BL is so hit or miss for me that I refuse to get my hopes up.

I was definitely getting that vibe too. Not just with that, but like the Jack Frost thing too. I wonder if maybe he feels, like Fumiya, that this is a second chance. But if so, I have a feeling it won't go well because they can't just ignore the problems that broke them up in the first place.

Fumiya dude is so handsome, he really suits this type of series more than he did a teen romcom like T&A (although he was great in that).

Is anyone else getting some weird vibes off of Ritsu, or is it just me? I can't tell if I'm just being suspicious or if he maybe knows more than he's letting on.

I don't know if I agree with you. I think that some people can and do, if they honestly reflect on past behavior and put the work in to stop it and be a better person. I don't love Shirota but to be fair he was much more pleasant this go around. I don't think it's entirely fair to assume that he couldn't grow out of being a jealous, petty kid.

To be fair though, my first reaction was "oh no Kurata you were the one person I liked from that group!"

Eh, he encourages Hira but I'm not entirely sure it's the way he needs - he responds a lot better to the way Kiyoi goes about it. Koyama is gentle and sweet with Hira but Hira doesn't respond to that at all. I enjoy the contrast between him and Kiyoi and the way that Hira reacts to both of them.

Oh no most definitely. I think that's the point. If there were no movie to follow the reaction would be quite different, I think.

Agreed. They looked way more comfortable full stop this season.

I can't choose between MBM and EY. I tried, but it's not possible. They hit very different buttons for me but they're both 11/10, compare everything else to it dramas.

My third would be Seven Days, if we can count movies. OFC was excellent but for whatever reason I didn't fall in love with it the way so many people did.

The movie will be entirely its own thing - a direct sequel to this season but not a compilation.

AAAAAAAAAAAH.

Okay, ahem. I'm okay now.

Knew that they would paper over the fight and pretend that they can just ignore it. They were very cute, but those issues aren't just going to go away. I am really glad that they introduced Noguchi, if only because I think it's important to see that it's not just Kiyoi that Hira reacts to in the way he does - it's everything. For Hira, being negative about himself is a way of life.

It's nice to see Kiyoi really trying to connect with Hira in his way, rather than Kiyoi's. Not sure it'll help much, but I like that he sees and understands that Hira doesn't communicate like he does and tries to meet him (even if he does sometimes revert to the old sulking reaction first).

I really like Anna, and i love how fast Kiyoi spilled about Hira. Boy has been waiting to spill to someone, it's clear. And she's a good sounding board for him, I think.

This made me really look forward to the movie, but now I have to wait again and I hate waiting.

I'm interested. Plot sounds like it could be fun and I'm not gonna make any big judgements based on a trailer. Hopefully it gets an international release so I can at least check it out if only for the novelty of Fluke smiling more than crying!