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im so close to dropping this. and be done with japan media. ive spend 20 years watching it only to see it never evolve, and be pathetically self serving and uncritical with what they are promoting. there are great stories there if you dig past this pollution but im at my limit

generally ive come to love Japanese bl, and i come from an intense anime watching background, so i say this with my whole chest:

can japan stop normalizing adults x highschoolers sexual relationships?! its appalling that its still going on, is japan incapable of moving on from the same toxic tired damaging tropes that were ubiquitous in anime 20 years ago?!


forgive my frustration, but im so tired of otherwise great stories normalizing uncritically demeaning fanservice for women, as well as these relationships between minors and adults which never get treated with the gravity they deserve and most times end up almost being presented as a positive transitional experience. like what the fuck

the clothing budget must be in the dump, because why are their uniforms jacket lapel piping look like its poorly hot glued on

as someone whos never watched vertical short dramas of any kind, the editing that resulted form them sticking this together is jarring and unpleasant. im not going to start watching shot dramas anytime soon, i dont like this despite liking aspects

romance where? seriously. love being part of the character’s story in some form doesn’t make a story part of the romance genre. not all love stories even are romances.

that said this is a great movie, very compelling and well acted.

this is good! i like this pair they are good at acting and i liked both their dramas

ive hard someone say this is better than “love like the galaxy” and many others and my mom is watching Pursuit of Jade and is caught up (having loved “love like the galaxy” even though not from the get go) and she says its nowhere near that good of a story/writing.

what am i to expect? hype of so high my expectations went with it. will i be disappointed?

im not against depicting insecure people, or depressed people or both. but its insulting when you only depict those sides of them! as someone who has been both and each at different times, this is an absurd reductive portrayal, that japan loves to stuff into as many stories as possible.

japan loves a confident intesting character falling for the most insecure, depressed, nothing burger of a character that cannot stop a moment disparaging themselves, leaving no room for us to know more.

like… how am i supposed to buy that? how am i suppose to interpret a confident nicely formed character falling in love with that? it starts to become less romantic and more disturbing the more i try. like what is he seeing in this nothing pathetic character? it almost feels predatory in an emotional sense, are you looking for someome to constantly reiterate how much below you they think they are?

seriously there isnt a bigger pet peeve.

this had potential

huge togawa carry. this is nothing without him. shima’s character and performance from the actor are entirely subpar. this benefits too much form lack of close-ups because that actor is so weak.

the dancing scenes are so cringe, and i dont like this couple. they dont have chemistry and i also dislike how minato looks 12 and the other guy looks like a dad

this is my most anticipated drama aside from MoLi, and im waiting to binge it cos i anticipate it will be hard for me to wait for new episodes after i start

BUT

im so impressed with the rating, ive no seen a cdrama get one so high so fast while airing to boot.

is it really that amazing?

you all are sleeping on this duology of movies

terrance and wesley looked like twin brothers to me so the ship failed

after ep9 it was a slog. i regret starting it, but i wanted to see what everyone was talking about. its a cute idea that outstays its welcome with bad acting but sincere if flawed execution.

ok its cute, and fun, but after the halfway point it gets a bit tedious

but mannnn Pearl’s actress is really bad

my expectations were in the gutter, and lol this is super cute

if i wanted to make someone understand my definition of romantic love, it would be showing them this movie, specifically how otomo feels at the beginning vs at the end. at the end he is truly and fully in love

this is how you do a simple bl