Completed in 2026

July 18 2026

reminds me a lot of From Now on We Begin Ethics and Solomon’s Perjury but not nearly as good or touching. only watched this for tori. all dramas about education annoy me a little.

July 21 2026

i finally did it!!! finished all 51 episodes!!! it was one of the longest jdramas i have taken on but never underestimate the power of watching one episode a day so i wouldn't be burnt out. i really understand why this was a classic and became a favorite of so many. the duo oshita and taka were sooo stylish in everything they did (and homoerotic too ?). definitely my favorite cop drama so far and i usually hate that genre

p/s: thank u abunai deka for launching my fave nakamura toru to stardom :x off to watching the related movies now!

July 21 2026

I really wanted to like this but the short drama format is really not for me. there was barely any content in every ep i blinked and it already ended. ? it didn't feel like there was an overarching theme as well. it was like they were just figuring the script out as they went?

i can appreciate that this was more of a story about coworkers where the leads just happened to be gay instead of following conventional BL tropes, BUT im ngl at one point i kinda wished they would give me a little something something you know ? thank god there's s2 for that! souta u need to be in full attack mode from now on!!!

July 21 2026

can't believe s2 actually got subbed. tbh I hated the first season so I didn't expect much from this one either. I only started this because I like hikaru, but it got somehow better???? I don't agree with the decision to keep the main couple apart for most of the drama, but it actually helped with making the bodyguard plot stronger. hope someone will sub the spin-offs too!

July 22 2026

I was really excited to watch the latest installment of this franchise but... the stories in this special weren't good. Only the second short, "Itai wa Ittai" was decent. :( but oh well at least I got to see sugino I have missed him so much <3

July 23 2026

a drama I started early last year but couldn't finish until now, so take my rating with a grain of salt because I forgot a lot during the gap. thankfully the plot didn't move much (and they made it very obvious who the murderer was) so i was able to get back on track quickly. wasn't a good mystery drama but the acting performances from all cast members were strong so i still found it somewhat watchable

July 23 2026

what a shame they used ai in this (opening, roof top scene, beach scene) because otherwise it would have been a decent investigation BL with an actual plot. the acting performances were also good as well. i will pretend the last episode didn't exist.

July 24 2026

i didn't know what the writer was trying to achieve with this drama at first, but even then i could tell his writing was very distinctive and that it was gonna go somewhere. well, it did and it completely broke my heart (ep 11, but very cleverly layered in humor. although sometimes cruel). beautiful performances from megumi and shunsuke. and i just found out from a comments that the script was based on his marriage life and the drama was filmed in his own apartment.. i feel sick..

July 24 2026

i wonder why yorudoras just wouldn't work for me despite being the same format as asadoras which i do love. i find this trying so hard to be edgy but everything just fell flat. very conversation driven. it got me thinking about that kotone blog on tumblr though. :(