30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii
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by Alison Altvandfik
This review may contain spoilers
I can't complain, but I'm going to.
It isn't often that BL dramas are released in the asian tv world, so I was excited and happy to get another. It's especially not often to get a *good* one with two attractive leads and decent cinematography and competent voice dubbing over.
Sadly, the actual plot is a mess, especially when it stops following the manga. There's enough plot points to raise your eyes at, and for the most part, the "magic" is just a dime a dozen story beginnings that offer nothing new or interesting than "look, it's interesting enough because it's two men" which is *not enough* for the record. There needs to be a plot without having to depend on a shoe-horned second story to carry the first when the eye candy isn't entertaining enough, and there is no plot here, in my opinion.
And that was the main problem I had with this drama - it was cute, but it didn't really feel like a bl drama. I know most fans don't care about it, but there's no kiss in this show (probably because older asian cultures still aren't that comfortable with it all). BL fans don't want porn, we just like real romances expressed properly with their emotions properly explores, regardless of their gender, and I felt like it just took the hit as a show that it baited a kiss and then didn't show it.
Maybe I'm interpreting it the wrong way, but it just left a bad taste in my mouth after being advertised as a bold "30 year old virgin and a gay relationship" drama, and then we didn't even see a kiss. It was very reserved and I'm not sure that's a good thing.
Sadly, the actual plot is a mess, especially when it stops following the manga. There's enough plot points to raise your eyes at, and for the most part, the "magic" is just a dime a dozen story beginnings that offer nothing new or interesting than "look, it's interesting enough because it's two men" which is *not enough* for the record. There needs to be a plot without having to depend on a shoe-horned second story to carry the first when the eye candy isn't entertaining enough, and there is no plot here, in my opinion.
And that was the main problem I had with this drama - it was cute, but it didn't really feel like a bl drama. I know most fans don't care about it, but there's no kiss in this show (probably because older asian cultures still aren't that comfortable with it all). BL fans don't want porn, we just like real romances expressed properly with their emotions properly explores, regardless of their gender, and I felt like it just took the hit as a show that it baited a kiss and then didn't show it.
Maybe I'm interpreting it the wrong way, but it just left a bad taste in my mouth after being advertised as a bold "30 year old virgin and a gay relationship" drama, and then we didn't even see a kiss. It was very reserved and I'm not sure that's a good thing.
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