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When I grow up
This is a pillar in the BL community, and I think that it is a little bit lackluster in almost every department, but I don't hate it for some reason. I would give it an 8.2 (8) out of 10. Okay, I am going to say what I liked, what I didn't, and then yeah.
Holy love mix-up. I think the concept for this is incredibly cute and also really funny, but I feel like this could get confusing if you haven't had the whole first 5 episodes spoiled to you over the past 5 years lmao. I love Aoki's character more than life. I think he is so kind and such a well-written character; I just wish they used his personality a little bit more. He is very selfless and caring, and that is so refreshing, especially in the BL landscape nowadays. This is bullshit, but lowkey in a good way, I can't explain it. It feels random but fun (AND VERY WHIMSICAL), and I think thats why part of me liked it so much despite the flaws. Like that cinderella shit? Like a one-off, they never mention it again, but it was so funny and so random, like I loved that. (Also, the guy who plays Aoki is so beautiful, and he lowkey looked like a girl with that blonde wig on, I'm dead. Actually, everyone in the main cast is the epitome of Japanese beauty, I love to see it). I can understand why people like this show, so I would recommend it if you are into lackluster Japanese BL that is all types of addictive. The couples in this has okay chemistry, I will give them that. Aoki and Ida have that brick wall special still, but they have slightly more chemistry than your average Japanese BL couple. And the girl and redhead lowkey had hella chemistry, especially with him bending down to listen to her (I will never be okay), but it just wasn't put to use as much as I would have liked it. Okay, yeah, that's it.
I think one of the main things that I didn't like about this show was the pacing and, in return, the romance aspect. Starting off with the pacing, I think that 10 episodes, all 25 minutes, there is not a lot to work with, but they spend the majority of those episodes running in circles around each other and dragging their feet, when they could have paced it out better and locked the fuck in. The second part is the romance aspect of this show. For "love" literally being in the title and there being no other plot besides the two main couples and their romance, God, the romance is so fucking lackluster. Now I am not saying we need to fuck every god damn episode, but I need to see more flirting, more kisses, more hugs, more hand holding. I feel like we only really got that at the end, and they should have written that better. I also think the romance building started really strong, but fuck, it died all the way out, and I felt like the episodes were really boring towards the latter half. And then they just broke up with their bullshit ass misunderstanding, like babe we have 2 minutes left, and now y'all wanna be happy? Like, don't piss me all the way off. Same with our side couple, like, be for real, y'all are so damn cute, why did Aida's bitch ass keep rejecting her? It feels like we are wasting my time right now. Nothing happened in this entire show lmao. Not a single thing, and all of the shit that did happen was so fucking random and felt irrelevant. Also, the guys who played Aoki, Ida, and Aida look old as hell (still sexy), like y'all are supposed to be in 11th grade, be fucking for real. Aoki and Ida started dating at such a random point, it felt rushed and confusing, and I know that was the point, but I was more thrown off than anything, like we needed more development in that department and in the whole show, but that's beside the point. THE RANDOM ASS ONE-OFF GIRL WHO HAD A CURSH ON THE TANIGUGCI FUCK! WHY? Just no. They started to blur the days and details of the story together around episode 7, and it just got confusing. EVERYONE IN THIS SHOW JUST NEEDS TO MIND THEIR BUSINESS HOLY FUCK. Like that's where all of our issues are from, like shut up. Shut all the way up. Okay, I am done hating.
I think this is a person-to-person thing, if they want to watch this or not. I think keeping in mind the year this came out and also the fact that it is coming out in Japan, so it's not as spicy or romancey as modern ones, but I still think it's good, and if you enjoy lackluster shit with a whimsical vibe, then this is for you lmao, if you don't, I suggest you don't watch this lmao. Okay bye!
Holy love mix-up. I think the concept for this is incredibly cute and also really funny, but I feel like this could get confusing if you haven't had the whole first 5 episodes spoiled to you over the past 5 years lmao. I love Aoki's character more than life. I think he is so kind and such a well-written character; I just wish they used his personality a little bit more. He is very selfless and caring, and that is so refreshing, especially in the BL landscape nowadays. This is bullshit, but lowkey in a good way, I can't explain it. It feels random but fun (AND VERY WHIMSICAL), and I think thats why part of me liked it so much despite the flaws. Like that cinderella shit? Like a one-off, they never mention it again, but it was so funny and so random, like I loved that. (Also, the guy who plays Aoki is so beautiful, and he lowkey looked like a girl with that blonde wig on, I'm dead. Actually, everyone in the main cast is the epitome of Japanese beauty, I love to see it). I can understand why people like this show, so I would recommend it if you are into lackluster Japanese BL that is all types of addictive. The couples in this has okay chemistry, I will give them that. Aoki and Ida have that brick wall special still, but they have slightly more chemistry than your average Japanese BL couple. And the girl and redhead lowkey had hella chemistry, especially with him bending down to listen to her (I will never be okay), but it just wasn't put to use as much as I would have liked it. Okay, yeah, that's it.
I think one of the main things that I didn't like about this show was the pacing and, in return, the romance aspect. Starting off with the pacing, I think that 10 episodes, all 25 minutes, there is not a lot to work with, but they spend the majority of those episodes running in circles around each other and dragging their feet, when they could have paced it out better and locked the fuck in. The second part is the romance aspect of this show. For "love" literally being in the title and there being no other plot besides the two main couples and their romance, God, the romance is so fucking lackluster. Now I am not saying we need to fuck every god damn episode, but I need to see more flirting, more kisses, more hugs, more hand holding. I feel like we only really got that at the end, and they should have written that better. I also think the romance building started really strong, but fuck, it died all the way out, and I felt like the episodes were really boring towards the latter half. And then they just broke up with their bullshit ass misunderstanding, like babe we have 2 minutes left, and now y'all wanna be happy? Like, don't piss me all the way off. Same with our side couple, like, be for real, y'all are so damn cute, why did Aida's bitch ass keep rejecting her? It feels like we are wasting my time right now. Nothing happened in this entire show lmao. Not a single thing, and all of the shit that did happen was so fucking random and felt irrelevant. Also, the guys who played Aoki, Ida, and Aida look old as hell (still sexy), like y'all are supposed to be in 11th grade, be fucking for real. Aoki and Ida started dating at such a random point, it felt rushed and confusing, and I know that was the point, but I was more thrown off than anything, like we needed more development in that department and in the whole show, but that's beside the point. THE RANDOM ASS ONE-OFF GIRL WHO HAD A CURSH ON THE TANIGUGCI FUCK! WHY? Just no. They started to blur the days and details of the story together around episode 7, and it just got confusing. EVERYONE IN THIS SHOW JUST NEEDS TO MIND THEIR BUSINESS HOLY FUCK. Like that's where all of our issues are from, like shut up. Shut all the way up. Okay, I am done hating.
I think this is a person-to-person thing, if they want to watch this or not. I think keeping in mind the year this came out and also the fact that it is coming out in Japan, so it's not as spicy or romancey as modern ones, but I still think it's good, and if you enjoy lackluster shit with a whimsical vibe, then this is for you lmao, if you don't, I suggest you don't watch this lmao. Okay bye!
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