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ooooo you in trouble dum dum better run run

akira is a dum dum...

the comment he made about the kiss being passionate....wtf, that was so gross

4 episodes in and the FL is slightly annoying - she's really pushy and meddling. Imagine telling your FRIEND that you need some alone time but they follow you anyways... And I swear that she can only do this because she's a rich girl. And 2nd ML isn't particularly important at the moment.

If you do happen to give it another go, I hope you're able to enjoy it!! But of course, don't force yourself :)

I really like Takara's communication - he makes it known that he does like Amagi and even empahsises that he wants to spend more time with him. And Katori? Damn. I can't help but crush on him. And Amagi calling him his soulmate and then Katori telling Takara that he's his mentor and friend soulmate, and then proceeding to mention that 'Amagi seems to be going through late puberty' is just hilarious to me

I had the same thoughts. I have my own critiques surrounding the but I noticed a lot of comments about how this wasn't a BL. It seems common to me that since there are so many BLs these days, certain people expect them to be all over each other and there's just a lot of fetishisation on here. I think too many people are watching it with a filter over their eyes expecting every relationship between men to be gay and they get disappointed when there isn't. They probably wouldn't do the same for two women And like you said, I like that Shiro's sexuality didn't define him (sorry for the rant - I just haven't seen many others share the same opinion)

what a solid watch. can't remember the last time I enjoyed a drama this much

This drama has made me realise that I like dramas that take place in one setting with a limited amount of people and a mystery. Similar to a locked room mystery. And also boarding school dramas - I need more!!

I agree. Their beginning really rubbed me the wrong way

well, he also cheated on her in the beginning and that rubbed me the wrong way. Even more so because Mark was drunk, so he was taken advantage of

nevermind, I figured it out from his japanese wikipedia page

wow, where did he disappear to for nearly a decade? and how did he just reappear with a supporting role in avalanche??

I'm also stuck on ep 6. Also, I'm not seeing a lot of angst like everyone else

gun-chan best boy!! <3

same! I find these older jdramas a lot more memorable than a lot of newer things from both japan and korea

japan in churning out the BLs this year. As soon as one finishes, another one is ready to air the next week

Ahh!! Thanks for the recommendation!! I'll definitely look into it. Thinking back, I will say that there are quite a few chinese films that I have found enjoyable and the quality was always amazing (in terms of content and cinematography)

someone's added boys over flowers by mistake

There's just something about 90s jdramas - they capture the perfect tone. jdramas seem to be the most withstanding against time in my opinion. Whereas I've always struggled to watch kdramas from the 00s and even the early 10s. But of course, kdramas have some of the biggest budgets that allow them to top the charts since the 2010s. But I do think both jdramas and kdramas have their own uniqueness in each decade. I've always found it a lot harder to really get into cdramas because of the length, unfortunately. Really great article, by the way!!! :)