as others comment the ending here was very abrupt ：the final episode was very moving with scenes where the GL was very open （although not physical、but no worse for that I feel） although obviously we are to assume the couple will soon come to a tragic end。 this is not the ending we would wish for but like others I suspect there was politically motivated homophobia stopping the drama short： we can not say if the writer was forced to insert a tragic ending to satisfy censorship showing GL ends badly but on other hand it was a moving ending whether for this reason or the writer making good out of bad
first trying to follow that manga story makes me myself feel like a tossed salad〜 zany comedy must be taken on its own level 〜more cross-dressing type comedy than GL and I must say story is another irritating clever Japanese trick to get round showing real same sex drama〜 so repressed still〜〜 I think Matsuzaka is in characteristic style here as accident prone "little guy" finding himself in compromising situation but ？maybe？ seems slightly ill at ease in same sex scenes here but Iura quite at ease and excellent🇯🇵
Not much can be said for this short movie. production seems rather amateurish the setting・location is interesting visually、 but the script is obscure、 the love-making scenes are good but very short 〜in all I find it difficult to understand what they were trying to achieve here〜I can only go with the consensus 7/10
disturbing movie： at one level as just a detective thriller with plenty of hate, blood and violence、 at another maybe Usobuki is a projection of human dark side in our own minds and its impact on both others and ourselves 〜but also the dark side as possibly in a twisted way as sometimes a force for good〜Matsuzaka in uncharacteristically dark role☀︎
nice well planned、 good looking leads、 good combination of comedy and horror but there are better examples of this genre and finally the serious supernatural story was drowned out by the school romance 〜pleasant music
I am not sure if this is another just mainly teenage romance with ghost story or mainly ghost story with teenage romance〜 at episode 6 I tend to number 2 which is not so good
original adaptation is best ！ not great fan of yankee or gang dramas but I like here how it shows Yu transforming as an individual and also realising importance of friends both personally and in fighting 〜 and at a deeper level this drama shows a man in a real fight for existential survival and this lifts this drama above simple entertainment：he fights or he's bullied、 but even fighting and winning the battle never ends as life itself is a battle〜don't agree this is too short it is just right to ensure the pace and development of the story without useless repetitions of fights just for their own sake and for me there is no boring episode〜fights are exciting but scary〜 theme music great🔆
ending - actually the ending as to handling the entrance results for me is still morally wrong though I see why they decided to do it that way as a comment on the system but it seems they repeat the same mistake and learn nothing〜 again the epilogue section I see why they do it like that but for me it is still too neat and ”sugary” but predictable and does not detract from quality of drama as a whole〜
so when I saw：”the evil spirit that takes the poor kids that get bad grades”〜 I thought is this for real ？sound like my mathematic teacher was after my bad テスト(test)！but actually it is that typical mixture of comic and horror only k〜drama is able to do well〜 so I am hopeful I will like it〜
nearly dropped it after slow confusing episode 1 but after that it became EXTREMELY good mystery plot around the pressurised exam system but looked at very much from the teacher's viewpoint and examining their interactions, characters and motivations as well as how the students handle it 〜good example of Japanese drama taking an overused trope and seeing it from a new angle 〜some real star dramas can be found from these old dramas and will check out Minato's book🔆
I think this is victim to Chinese authorities crackdown banning what they call "effeminate" or "sissy" actors and any GL or BL on kids games or blogs now banned and Tencent and its owners specifically are under attack and must act very carefully〜these officials are really nasty and taking orders from the top of the communist party down and are now openly homophobic and giving in to worst prejudices of the majority society：they see anything or anyone deviating from norms as threat to their society and political system〜 so I think these shows may be cancelled or at best suspended until they are changed beyond recognition〜〜 I hope not but this is what is going on
glad they did this and I think it corresponds with my imagined future for Wen and Zhou as noted in my main review〜 but it would have been better somehow to include in last episode of series alsoI feel it could have been longer and also especially have shown how they were reunited and more of their afterlife together💛〜〜 I can also imagine a sequel〰️🔅
very emotional tearjerker〜 short but original take on BL genre which was not clear from reading synopsis 〜though this maybe not a bad thing〜good sub-plot resolved at end〜 very good production values could re-watch in right mood in the future 〜〜I could imagine a sequel to this but can not say more without giving away the story
maybe as the show seems to involve all men it will pass the censor's recent demands for more "masculinity" in productions and they are so dumb they will overlook what they call "sissy" refinements of costume, cosmetics, long hair
again the epilogue section I see why they do it like that but for me it is still too neat and ”sugary”
but predictable and does not detract from quality of drama as a whole〜