Step Up Love Story 1 (2011)

AV with training wheels

I can't really explain why I watched this. Between episodes of Racket Boys and My Holo Love, neither of which I adore, I started browsing random crap on MDL and found, well, about as random crap as random crap gets. I've no idea if it's been subbed in English pero lo encontró con subtítulos en español and that's good enough for me.

Since it does say "ecchi" in the listed prequel title, it's a bit of yeah well, what was I expecting and why was I not paying attention. My only excuse is that My Holo Love really numbs the mind and I was side-watching sports on another screen. But mostly I think it was because the 6.2 rating felt like a challenge.

So it's less about the plot and more about the fact that it features two women in their 20s who look very nice in lingerie and a handsome guy who takes his shirt off maybe twice. I used the fast forward button a lot since most of the dialogue featured their friends giving the couple of virgins, and then beginners, bad sex advice, and most of the sex was in the dark or behind an aquarium. Much of the discussion about the lead couple's sex life took place between the office, nomikai, and the yoga studio as a matter of public interest.

Assuming that I was looking for something light and dumb to watch between episodes of something else, I was right on the money. The only thing lighter than the, uh, action was the plot. It's not that you expect to "read these things for the articles" but this is thin.

Should you watch it? Well, unless you have a thing for live action adaptations of manga with ladies whose measurements were intended to get every man's attention in a crowded room, probably not. No, make that definitely not. Or even good God, no!

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