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A Double Date Surrounded by Exes

A double date on a yakatabune, with everyone dressed in kimono, sounds romantic—until Miyata realizes he is surrounded by another impressive man from Iwanaga’s past.Miyata is an ordinary magazine editor trying to live with his feet firmly on the ground. Iwanaga, meanwhile, is handsome, brilliant, wealthy, and apparently followed by an endless line of accomplished former lovers. Even Miyata’s usually strong “ordinary person” mentality begins to crack when he compares himself with them.Their standards are so different that it feels as if one measures life in meters and the other in yards. Yet Iwanaga seems completely unconcerned about his exes. If anything, he even cherishes the misunderstandings, jealousy, and small conflicts between himself and Miyata as part of their love.Louis also turned out to be less malicious than I expected. The real problem is not the people surrounding Iwanaga, but Miyata’s fear that he may not be enough for the extraordinary man he loves.

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Actions that seem disjointed—will they ultimately lead to victory?

How did this couple miss each other? He gallops past just as Lan Xiang walks by, leaning on the elderly woman for support.Back at the brothel, Lin Jin Qi failed to recognize Jier, leaving her feeling frustrated and insignificant. Lin Jin Qi questioned the brothel madam, who offered excuses that highlighted Lan Xiang's cleverness. He maintained his usual stern, intimidating air of a man dutifully performing his job—though in this instance, his primary goal was finding Lan Xiang. Meanwhile, Lan Xiang ended up at a pier, where she spotted Scholar Hu chatting and singing with a female performer from the opera troupe. Relieved, she joined them to eat, talk, and share in their merriment. Later in the episode, back home, Lan Xiang and Scholar Hu conversed across the wall separating their houses—even singing a duet together once more.Lin Jin Qi arrived on horseback just then and immediately recognized their voices through the wall. Deeply upset, he turned his horse around and rode off in the opposite direction, leaving his subordinate looking on with anxious concern. Meanwhile, Scholar Hu gave Lan Xiang the remaining funds needed to buy Jier’s freedom—repaying the debt for her earlier rescue at the brothel and fulfilling his promise to retrieve the girl. She also informed him of a plan involving the theater troupe at the Marquis’s wedding, intended to ensure that those guilty of crimes would finally face justice.The Marquis’s wedding scene was quite compelling, and the couple appeared happy. The voice of the actress from the play echoed through the air as soldiers arrived—a move that had seemingly been orchestrated in coordination with Lin Jin Qi. However, they were unaware that a deadly plot, hatched by the wicked minister, was about to unfold. The king insisted on staging a theatrical performance, ignoring the apprehensive advice of his closest allies, while the villain secretly gloated over the impending disaster.Meanwhile, Jia Lan—determined to exact justice against the wicked, cynical royal woman—pressed ahead. The two women confronted each other behind a wall, overheard by someone neither suspected: the king himself and his subordinates. During this exchange, Lan Xiang confronted Manny with the truth about her criminal act of kidnapping. Manny arrogantly claimed to be above the law, but the king, having overheard everything, decided to put her on trial. Manny was stunned—in disbelief at the turn of events—yet she managed to maintain her composure. Her father, the villainous minister, appeared to be suffering from a leg ailment, yet—illness notwithstanding—he remained steadfast in his malevolent schemes. Earlier, while Lan Xiang was performing the role of a ghost, she had boldly spoken some hard truths directly to the indignant Manny, who was watching the play from the balcony.At that moment, Lin Jin Qi realized it was Lan Xiang on stage and was taken aback, though the two did not meet or even lock eyes. Lin Jin Qi had to leave, but before doing so, he solemnly charged the marquis with protecting Lan Xiang with all his might during his absence, then hurried away. However, the episode ended with the marquis in a dire predicament: the king—who had insisted on performing despite all warnings—was struck dead by an arrow on stage, leaving the marquis surrounded by enemy soldiers and facing overwhelming odds. However, earlier on, he and Lin Jin Qi had discussed a strategy they intended to put into action (Lin Jin Qi had noted that he lacked sufficient troops, but they could orchestrate something that would appear to be something else entirely). "Juan Baichuan, do you wish to rebel?" shouts the Marquis, surrounded by enemies. And that is the end of the episode. Let’s move on to Episode 25.

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karikon was so troll

that was really cutr actually. the longer this went on the more peculiar it became ，which the title translates to something like unusual or bizaare in stead of scary which i think is cool. it’s more free to vary ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ miyata’s episode ，it’s not bad but it is the worst probably. but that’s because the others build off this very expected story. the first two exemplify how down to business the format of this special is. you will not have your time wasted ，the clock is ticking so we’re going to through you in. i say this because I’m watching this raw ，no sub+titles no nothing & i followed along pretty well ，save for { aruhi 、bakudan ga ochite kite } which was heavier on dialogue ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆　　 ｡･:*:･ﾟ★,｡･:*:･ﾟ☆ i still enjoyed it though bnecause it was well acted. i felt what they tried to convey. yeah i liked it. it was weird & entertaining & didn’gt take itself too seriously. i had a fun time.

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The unpredictability of being human....

I love how You Maniac is portraying real life chaos, messiness, pettiness, jealousy, and loneliness authentically. Each character is flawed dealing an unknown past that motivates and can dictate their decisions. We saw a hint of Dean’s trauma from the interactions with his sister Duen. Pun also revealed his perspective of his current status with Moth. The characters have layers! Peel one off and you get a new. It is so intriguing….the dynamic. Dean and Moth are playing chess…moves back and forth. William and Est are killing it! This is a beautiful sexy mess. Their facial expressions are insane, and their chemistry is untouchable! By the end of the episode I really felt for both characters! But that ending, here we go again…

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