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It took me a day to finish this, and I am not sure about what to say.
There were three romantic relationships in this series (even if some of them were one-sided), and all three involved p3dophilia. Minato and Shin's relationship is at least somewhat understandable since they don't actually get together until Shin turns 18 and starts university. I still have mixed feelings about it, but compared to the other two, it's a lot easier to accept.
The other two, though? Absolutely disgusting. They were grown-ass men, they were teachers, and the show somehow expected me to overlook how incredibly unethical that was. I genuinely don't understand why it felt necessary to include multiple relationships like that.
The only reason I made it to the end was Shin. If he wasn't such a sweet, beautiful boy, I probably would've dropped the series halfway through. He completely carried the show for me.
I know this kind of exaggerated childish behavior is pretty common in JBLs, but watching a 27 year old man act like a 7 year old got on my nerves so fast. It wasn't cute or endearing, it was just irritating after a while.
That said, I'm actually more hopeful about Season 2. I really liked the final scene of the first season, and it genuinely made me curious about where the story is going next. More importantly, at least there won't be any minors involved this time, so I'm hoping it'll focus on a much healthier relationship.
The only reason I gave it a 6/10 was because it wasn't completely boring, and thankfully, the teacher barely played a role in the story.
There were three romantic relationships in this series (even if some of them were one-sided), and all three involved p3dophilia. Minato and Shin's relationship is at least somewhat understandable since they don't actually get together until Shin turns 18 and starts university. I still have mixed feelings about it, but compared to the other two, it's a lot easier to accept.
The other two, though? Absolutely disgusting. They were grown-ass men, they were teachers, and the show somehow expected me to overlook how incredibly unethical that was. I genuinely don't understand why it felt necessary to include multiple relationships like that.
The only reason I made it to the end was Shin. If he wasn't such a sweet, beautiful boy, I probably would've dropped the series halfway through. He completely carried the show for me.
I know this kind of exaggerated childish behavior is pretty common in JBLs, but watching a 27 year old man act like a 7 year old got on my nerves so fast. It wasn't cute or endearing, it was just irritating after a while.
That said, I'm actually more hopeful about Season 2. I really liked the final scene of the first season, and it genuinely made me curious about where the story is going next. More importantly, at least there won't be any minors involved this time, so I'm hoping it'll focus on a much healthier relationship.
The only reason I gave it a 6/10 was because it wasn't completely boring, and thankfully, the teacher barely played a role in the story.
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