stormdye

the storytelling of this series is actually amazing, i love how every flashback is like a butterfly effect and stitches a whole scene together. that's really how freinds to lovers are aren't they? the love is always there but someone needs to take a leap of faith to make it more than that. there's lingering sadness for the freindship that will just never be the same ever again but at the end of the road there probably will be no regret

ep 5 is 80% flashbacks? you watched a different ep 5 then and also the flashbacks are so important for the narrative idk how people are still considering the flashbacks as bad even after seeing the train line scene

yes wataru does love his job I agree but after minato's reappearence in his life we see him constantly downplay himself in front of him like how in the last ep he says he's only deserving of honorable mention award. I think intentionally or unintionally he does resent him a little bc he always thought they're gonna be in the same pacing always and there was never supposed to be the distance. we hear him accuse him almost angirly that minato abandoned photography (something that connected them). So I do think he does see him as a very different minato which he is bc he's not the same awkward teenager who used run after him like a lost duckling. Minato is also a bit at fault at times for fueling the insecurity bc we see him offering to everything for him like paying rents and stuff in the beginning of last ep. he thinks he's coming from a place of love but to wataru it felt a little insulting bc he already got whiplash seeing the drastic change in minato (I don't think minato changed that much apart from becoming an adult but wataru certainly thinks so). and wataru is clearly someone who is afraid of change which we see wehn they have that congratulatory party for minato with their friends. while their friends all keep talking about major changes in their life minato keeps insiting on staying the same. sorry I ranted a bit too much lol but I really love talking about shows that I enjoy

Wow you're really something 🤣 I'm not a girl I'm a man also insulting people by calling them little girls? How unsurprisingly misogynistic of you but what else can we expect from someone whose whole life is being an ahole under every drama and terrorizing the fans with inaccurate and borderline laughable "critique" thinking you did something. Your whole comment proved you didn't even way h it properly but you're trying to "own" me? Anyway I don't really care if someone doesn't like a show I like and I never claimed this show to be perfect but at least do proper research and watch the show properly before acting like a pretentious thick headed monkey

first of all no one disappeared for 10 years, it was just a few years. they reunite on their 10th year anni of friendship. you clearly just wathed it to watch without actually focusing on the story. also when friends move away the distance and adult life definitely makes it harder to reach out often. there's also a fact wataru has been one sided love with minato for years so he probably unintenationally pushed him away/didn't attempt to communicate bc it was painful. this happens all the time why are you acting like friends losing the friendship bc of distance is a new thing that was introduced in this story?
there are attempts at fluff and it feels awkward bc that's exactly the point, wataru can't be free around him in the present day like he was before. in his mind he accepted the fact that they'll never be more than friends so minato cming back and starting to pursuing him romantically fucked him up. he visibly cannot be the old wataru around him anymore. that's why I sadi the complexities of his emotions affects his interactions with minato and that is realistic.
How is Wataru having a girlfried out of no where? when in the very first ep it was mentioned both of them dated other people but it never lasted. again you clearly didn't watch the show properly. also "obviously gay" is such a cheap way to put it. there's no age to discover someone's sexuality and clearly he didn't come in terms with his attraction towards a friend of the same gender back then.
Just realized you're the person who leaves hate comment under every bl possible (genuinely is it self hatred?) so dik why i even bothered but anyway the acting is amazing, its literally getting praised by jp fans for strong cast overall bc tons of bls have side characters who suck

I think this is an excellent slowburn that actually shows the complexity of human emotions when they're made to stand in front of a decision making like this. a lot of freinds to lovers tend to go the easy way where the one that's being pursued doesn't wanna be more than friends bc they don't want to ruin the friendship and the next second the complication gets solved bc they get fueled by jealousy and realize they actually loved the other one all this time. but in this show we actually see Wataru's fear affecting everything, even his interactions with minato. his insecurity doesn't only stem from his fear of losing the freindship but also how he's genuinely intimidated by the grown up salary man wataru who he thinks is way ahead of life compared to him. but bl fans like their bls to follow an usual script where they insist the characters to figure it all out before half way-then minor complication-then sweet final boyfreind era. anything other than this get's flamed as boring. I've seen the same kind of complaints in the comment section of I hear the sunspot but tbh to me the bls that don't follow the usual recipe always ends up being my top ones bc that means it's an honest work from the creator and they're not catering to the usual bl fans. People treat bls like mcdonald's meal whic I understand bc of the high amount we get everyday and a lot of them being bad, but there are still earnest storytellers who are making bls and who want the characters to be understood outside of their face value. please watch these well made shows how they're supposed to be watched instead of just waiting for the "kiss" or boyfriend era

Imagine you're in one sided (so you think) love with your best friend for 10 years then the said best friend who has been there for every single milestone of your life moves out and technically moves in with his life. you slowly start to accept the fact that it was never ment to be more than friendship and even the friendship is dimming now bc of the distance. but suddenly after years of silence the best friend moves to your city and the first thing he does is ask you to live with him as a lover? I don't think people are understanding how realistic wataru's whole reaction is and the fact the show is actually showing the frustrating intead of glossing over like other friends to lovers shows do is already 10/10 in my book. Not only is wataru 100% valid on not rushing his decision bc he doesn't want to ruin the friendship but also we actually get to see his insecurities over not being "enough grown up" like his friends. and since minato is pursuing him romantically it ended up affecting his decision making a lot more. if you actually understand the both chracters it's not boring for even a single second

genuinely such a solid show with characters that actually feel like adults with complex emotions. also people who are calling wataru dense actually don't get the character at all, he's far away from dense actually. he's aware of the current minato's growing romantic interest towards him that's why he's shutting it out since the distanc between them convinced him that he's over the "one sided" crush so now that minato suddenly comes barging in in his world and clearly with a different intent than friendship it just fucked him over. He wants to retrieve the friendship but it's not possible with Minato clearly wanting to be more

this is so funny and the comedy is exactly the kind I like I wish it was distributed internationally

that's how it is in the manga, the main story starts from when they star to live together as working adults

not at all. I think people including me find a great comfort in simple , lovey dovey teenage queer love stories like this. and even if the plot is not all that according to some people I think the characters are well fleshed out which is why people didn't find it boring

Then this show is not for you? Clearly there's a large audience for this show that loved it

I feel like dead fish kisses don't make sense if the characters are adults but if they're highschoolers and on top of that a first kiss, it's fine. Now I'm not saying this was dead fish kiss, this was actually way better than what we get from bls with a good flow and multiple kisses but I think people need to realize jbls often having timid kisses isn't a homophobia problem, rather it's a tv drama problem. Even hetero dramas that are aired in tv gets kisses like this that's why the food exclusive special episodes kisses look more intense (bc it won't be aired in tv)

You're the most jobless person in mdl

It'll be in the special episodes released by fod in the next two weeks

Yup they're even hosting a final watch party like Thai bl dramas do and the merch are all sold out

They've covered the entirety of the 1st novel so if they do a second season they'll have the entire 2nd book to work on so I'm hoping we'll get good news

Surprised to see intl fans not knowing how popular it became in Japan but yes it blew up quiet a lot and for 2nd season, JP fans think the possibility is 95% bc the actors already mentioned they wanna do a second season if the show does well before it came out and the show exceeded their expectations (the director himself said) so let's hope for good things

I think the last time I saw a bl get this popular with gp is i hear the sunspot and 10 things to do before I turn 40

wow mdl audiance acting like aholes bc a show they don't vibe with is getting high rating? what a shocker. But let's see the reasons why this show is doing as good as it is-
1. They distributed on itl platforms properly adn not flagging fans posting videos or edits as copyright like a tons of other jbls do (in conclusion they understand how a show gains viewers internationally)
2. they casted seasoned actors as main leads instead of idols which was a positive thing to gain more jp viewers bc jp viewers tend to bash idol actors often (the only time I saw them being almost 100% positive was for muto jun fron gnjb in when it rains it pours). also the characters look cliche and boring on the first impression but as the story goes we actually see a surprising amount of character deapth and progression for a simple plot like this.
3. coincidentally dxteen's song mutual crush (end credit song) went viral around the same time which gave this show a huge push.
4. The budget is clearly on higher side considering the shooting spots and camera work which caught people's attention
5. moreover this brings a lot of cheesy high school romance drama/ doki doki love story nostalgia which really helped it to go viral in japan.
the high viewership is not just here it's in jp too the show is consistently charting and getting higher position with each ep (last ep charted on 3 which is a shocking achievement for a 1 am show) on tver most watched list along side day time shows and hetero shows that jp audiance watches the most so yeah just bc it's not something you'd watch or enjoy doesn't mean it doesn't deserve to get successful. and for that comment saying gay people don't watch shows like this bc it's unrealistic, let me tell u this is the most talked about show in my circle of very gay and very japanese form japan friends.