Editorials 
After Moving Seats, the Boy Behind Me Has a Crush on Me
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by ilovehideyoshikan
spectacular, give me 14 of em right now
school trope AND konishi eito what a combo
key tags: school life (high school), stoic seme, shy uke, fluffy, light-hearted
Story 8/10: It's the classic JBL high school trope of popular boy likes shy, friendless boy for some inexplicable reason and relentlessly pursues him, and I eat it up every damn time! There were three other school-themed JBL's coming out at the same time as this one, and I will say this one kept my attention the most (yes I liked this more than popular serizawa sue me). I find it to be slightly more mature and the cast really appeals to me in terms of acting and aesthetics. They aren't shy about playing towards the more sexual side of things in a way that is still PG-13, there are some words and actions that occur where I'm like oh ok did not know we would be moaning in gym class today.
Acting/Cast 9/10: KONISHI EITO!!! (who plays Mayama). What a beautiful man. Genuinely the epitome of classic Japanese uke. I am so happy to see him here after falling in love w/ him from Takara's Treasure and he definitely acts the best in this (sometimes over-acts, in any scene where he's hurt/sad, it looks like someone genuinely punched him in the stomach lol). Gennosuke (Asamiya) does okay, but I think he over-does the stoic/un-emotional seme thing and it can make his character a bit flat, BUT I find that when he has scenes with Mayama alone, their chemistry does shine through. Also, they have him shirtless at one point and once that happened my jaw was actually on the floor and after that point I somewhat stopped caring about his acting.
The side characters are great and both actors do a really good job at giving some comedic relief and playing believable high school students!
Music 8/10: They do a great job at utilizing the music! The outro song is super catchy and I never found any of the background music to be distracting/ill-fitting.
Rewatch Value 7/10: I can't personally see myself re-watching this anytime soon, but wouldn't complain if I had to. I would definitely rewatch w/ friends.
Overall 8/10: I enjoyed this show a lot! I would recommend watching, especially if you are into school life BL!
***Spice Level 4/10: Nothing crazy, but enough to the point where it leaves me satisfied. I would classify their kissing as sensual and some of the lines related to dirty things definitely makes this teeter the edge of what I would consider PG-13.
key tags: school life (high school), stoic seme, shy uke, fluffy, light-hearted
Story 8/10: It's the classic JBL high school trope of popular boy likes shy, friendless boy for some inexplicable reason and relentlessly pursues him, and I eat it up every damn time! There were three other school-themed JBL's coming out at the same time as this one, and I will say this one kept my attention the most (yes I liked this more than popular serizawa sue me). I find it to be slightly more mature and the cast really appeals to me in terms of acting and aesthetics. They aren't shy about playing towards the more sexual side of things in a way that is still PG-13, there are some words and actions that occur where I'm like oh ok did not know we would be moaning in gym class today.
Acting/Cast 9/10: KONISHI EITO!!! (who plays Mayama). What a beautiful man. Genuinely the epitome of classic Japanese uke. I am so happy to see him here after falling in love w/ him from Takara's Treasure and he definitely acts the best in this (sometimes over-acts, in any scene where he's hurt/sad, it looks like someone genuinely punched him in the stomach lol). Gennosuke (Asamiya) does okay, but I think he over-does the stoic/un-emotional seme thing and it can make his character a bit flat, BUT I find that when he has scenes with Mayama alone, their chemistry does shine through. Also, they have him shirtless at one point and once that happened my jaw was actually on the floor and after that point I somewhat stopped caring about his acting.
The side characters are great and both actors do a really good job at giving some comedic relief and playing believable high school students!
Music 8/10: They do a great job at utilizing the music! The outro song is super catchy and I never found any of the background music to be distracting/ill-fitting.
Rewatch Value 7/10: I can't personally see myself re-watching this anytime soon, but wouldn't complain if I had to. I would definitely rewatch w/ friends.
Overall 8/10: I enjoyed this show a lot! I would recommend watching, especially if you are into school life BL!
***Spice Level 4/10: Nothing crazy, but enough to the point where it leaves me satisfied. I would classify their kissing as sensual and some of the lines related to dirty things definitely makes this teeter the edge of what I would consider PG-13.
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