OMG been in love with these characters 10 years now and we get this absolute treat! I wonder if they all kept in touch over the years with the original cast. So happy to see Chen Wen again as Yang Meng. He was such a little darling in Addicted and deserved better.
This was decent. The non-sequitur scene splicing and time skips can make things confusing, even with a dream sequence thrown in just to make sure you're confused.
Still, good chemistry, lovely scenery. Just barely touched on the underlying plot points of being gay and learning self-acceptance, spending most of the run time on showing the boys do random stuff.
Wish a show like this could be multiple seasons, one where we watch a couple grow together, learn to speak each other's love language, deal with trials like family and stuff together.
5 years later... rewatched the InKorn cut, again. I so love watching In break into Korn's heart by sheer will and determination. Such a tragic love story.
Hrm, ending was a bit of a snooze. I like Hatano, and he is 18, just Japan historically considers people "adults" at 20. Not going to get into the weeds here. My only real gripe is that Mob could have shut this down long ago instead of stringing Hatano along. Simple: "Sorry, Im not into men" or the like would have sufficed in most, if not all, of the situations he faced. Then again, if he did that, there'd be no show.
WOW... why is the rating so low? This was a fascinating watch to the very end. I couldn't stop watching. Can't believe I slept on this. Only watched it because its leaving Gagaoolala soon.. The cast of characters were all great... The writing was very tight, left a few unanswered mysteries though, which is actually great because leaves a lot to the imagination. If everything is spelled out, ruins some of the magic. I ❤️ Yuma. I tell ya, the author and scriptwriter knew what they were doing with the characters. Each one had a meaningful arc. They all played off each other well, and all had their back stories and moments to shine. It kinda reminded me of what Stephen King would write if he wrote a Japanese BL -- that was not horror, anyways. Just wow. Don't sleep on this one!
Kinda hit and miss. More spoof and satire of the whole BL genre, lots of 4th wall breaking, and an incredible amount of cringe and second-hand embarrassment lol. Two things stood out to me: Mob is very selfish and manipulative, and what his brother said to him: love is a truly magnificent thing, he should try it out. Some stuff he did was kinda awful. Anyway, I appreciate what tbe show and manga were trying to do here. With one episode to go, hope it all wraps up nicely. Hard to believe this show got 4 seasons, seemed a one-off after the first, but here we are; a multi-season BL is rare these days.
Fujibayashi did a pretty good job of acting two different roles. Its not easy to do the double-identity and make it convincing. More than just a wig or costume, he had two different personalities. Good show. Now I want to read the manga.
When the characters are written so well that you can't hate the villian - Wang Shuo... i really felt pity for him in the end and hope Wang Zhen takes really good care of him.
Great show, not perfect, but definitely top-tier. And that OST, excellent.
Wow, wrote that review 8 years ago, and now we got a reboot. I loved this quirky series and glad to see it redone and escape the censorship by moving it off the mainland.
Something just so especially good about Chinese BL. I remember how much I loved Counter Attack, even if it was a tiny budget and quirky show at the dawn of Chinese BL. Read the early translation too. Great to see this material get a proper reboot.
Yess.. I really wish Earth would act in more different roles not just the cutesy or innocent damsel in distress…
I couldn't put my finger on it until you said "innocent damsel in distress." YES! That's it, exactly. He needs to do something else. Not that I compare him to Gun Attaphan, but Gun has broke out and some some seriously dark roles and he's fantastic at it. Earth should to.
Sigh... could the powers that be please give Earth another assertive part like UWMA? I loved him so much in that show, he knew what he wanted and he went after it. It was inspiring. He was fearless. But here we're back to him playing the usual timid "uke" being the unwanted recipient of the "seme" advances until he acquiesces trope.
Stylish, good OST, nice visuals, stellar acting... but the story was not to my liking. Everything's paid off in…
If you like a story where the enitre cast is in an unrequited love with other cast members, well then hot damn, this is for you! 7 very long and tedious episodes full of cringe moments Enjoy!
FWIW: I liked Baa (PJ is hella cute) since the beginning and I'm glad by the end he was redeemed and not the complete asshat he was pretending to be.
Stylish, good OST, nice visuals, stellar acting... but the story was not to my liking. Everything's paid off in the last episode and makes sense but it was a slow, boring, cringy, nightmare getting there.
Still, good chemistry, lovely scenery. Just barely touched on the underlying plot points of being gay and learning self-acceptance, spending most of the run time on showing the boys do random stuff.
Worth a watch though.
https://youtu.be/Z4VgMYOZyqw?si=RRQil-KxVONPL_R8
The cast of characters were all great... The writing was very tight, left a few unanswered mysteries though, which is actually great because leaves a lot to the imagination. If everything is spelled out, ruins some of the magic.
I ❤️ Yuma. I tell ya, the author and scriptwriter knew what they were doing with the characters. Each one had a meaningful arc. They all played off each other well, and all had their back stories and moments to shine. It kinda reminded me of what Stephen King would write if he wrote a Japanese BL -- that was not horror, anyways.
Just wow. Don't sleep on this one!
Anyway, I appreciate what tbe show and manga were trying to do here. With one episode to go, hope it all wraps up nicely. Hard to believe this show got 4 seasons, seemed a one-off after the first, but here we are; a multi-season BL is rare these days.
Great show, not perfect, but definitely top-tier. And that OST, excellent.
But here we're back to him playing the usual timid "uke" being the unwanted recipient of the "seme" advances until he acquiesces trope.
FWIW: I liked Baa (PJ is hella cute) since the beginning and I'm glad by the end he was redeemed and not the complete asshat he was pretending to be.