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genuinely beautiful beyond words

I’ve been wondering how to write a review for something that has had such an impact on me.. I’ve been a fan of them since almost the beginning of their story and the journey was very long and emotional but worth every single second.

The cinematography was beautiful, it encapsulates the emotions in the scene and creates an atmosphere that feels stripped of the feeling that you’re watching something through a screen. The acting was raw and expresses the characters true feelings rather than someone just “playing” as that character. Even the music used hides an underlying message that relates to the characters’ story. It’s truly amazing how everything in this drama feels so deliberate from the pauses between character dialogues to the timing of internal monologues in scenes.

I don’t think there has been a show/movie thats resonated with me as much as this drama—I fell in love with the characters and their individuals struggles. They both saved each other, despite being just teenagers, they found safety and comfort in each other than by the adults that were supposed to protect them. Their story was beautiful from the beginning to the end.. a balance of lightheartedness and pain that’ll make you feel emotional and sympathize with the characters.

「　Minase, who lived life as a bystander to not accidentally get involved in trouble and mess up his future becomes acquainted with Hirukawa, the schools top troublemaker whom even the teachers gave up on. He discovered a secret about Hirukawa’s private life that left him a target to Hirukawa’s attention. This eventually leads to a psuedo-friendship forming between both characters as they get closer and learn more about one another. 」

Slight spoilers for ep 11:
A story like this ends up having a very happy, yet bittersweet ending as the characters are able to acknowledge their feelings for one another, yet know they won’t be acknlowedged the same way by the people around them. This is what I mean by lightheartedness and pain—the characters are happy being together but the drama still reminds us of the reality for queer couples and how currently they will not be recognized as a relationship by the law. Some people disagree with this disheartening ending and view ep 10 as the true ending, which is understandable and they can do as they like, but that also adds to the ignorance that the characters face where people don’t acknowledge the struggle in queer relationships. Despite the pain, I think this ending was still beautifully written and goes to show that their love can still exist and is very much real with or without others approval.

Anyways I just wanted to say I love this drama sososooo much and I’m so grateful to everyone that worked hard to make it because I genuinely don’t think I’ll watch anything that’ll match how this drama made me feel.

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This movie found me

Genuinely the existence of this movie is so insane to me..? I feel like I was duped from the fuzzy and heartwarming beginning where the Maki and Naomi are building their relationship… especially during the last quarter of the movie which drove me to the brink of insanity. This story had such a unique plot and some parts felt open/unexplained but I find that to be apart of the beauty of the movie since it feels as if its from an unreliable narrator.. some things are just meant to leave questions to make you curious/engaged. It’s tragic that they couldn’t confess their feelings in the end, but that left for the last few minutes of the movie which were so beautiful and emotional I was left shaking with my hand over my mouth. This movie had me hating myself for loving every second. It was so gutwrenching I can’t even begin to explain what I like about it. The way they depended on roughhousing to express their feelings.. the way it got more and more aggressive as their love became overhwelming.. the constant pushing and pulling made me feel sick to my stomach. I can’t lie tho… I loved this movie and the pain it caused me. Will definitely be thinking about it and its insanity for a while.

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