Bokura no Micro na Shuumatsu
Production 2/2
Writing 2/2
Acting 2/2
Intimacy 2/2 (shocking for a J-BL)
Music 1/1
Special 10 Scene...............1/1
Total rating score 10/10
Let me be as brief as possible:
The cinematography was beautifully done. I loved all the shots especially the rain scene in an early episode (can't remember which one) as well as the nature shots at the river. The NC scenes were beautifully shot and they had life to them; loved how raw and authentic they were. Those NC scenes held so much emotion in them that they felt real in a way that when Ritsu broke Matsumi's heart you could feel the pain in waves. This is very uncharacteristic of a Japanese BL and I am glad this series stepped out of that mould where intimacy is concerned. I had three 10 star scenes; the first was the scene where they were all sitting around the camp fire and Yuma, Meguru and Matsumi were crying out to the sky in hopes of destroying the meteor. This scene symbolises so much about hope. Hope can be a double edged sword; it can give you the drive to keep going and it can be a painful lie that keeps one in their suffering. The other scene is where Matsumi stops Ritsu from committing suicide. When Matsumi was screaming at him all I could see was Matsumi giving him a reason to live as if he was saying, "You don't get to die! Live for me! Take responsibility for the hurt you caused me and spend the remaining days we have on earth doing right by me and let me get to love you how I wanted to all those years ago when you denied yourself and myself that love." Finally the last 10 scene is at the river when Ritsu and Matsumi get back together; that whole dialogue was just so touching and deep. I also love how they kissed there; it was so light and innocent as if what they had in that moment was so precious and fragile a clear contrast to the lust they had in the beginning. I am glad the director opted for that light kiss as opposed to a deep one.
Ritsu's character was flawed and beautiful. I am glad he had cracks because that way the light can shine through. After I got over the initial hate for him I realised that there must be some deeper rooted issues that has caused him to use sex and his awful behaviour as a mechanism designed to protect himself. Earlier on in the series he said something about always putting one self interest first and that spoke to his demons.
I hope there will be a season 2 especially with that beautifully crafted ending and I see so much more room to explore Ritsu's character and their relationship as well as other parts of the story; especially Yuma's abilities.
I clearly don't know the meaning of the word brief lolll.