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Kamisama no Ekohiiki japanese drama review
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Kamisama no Ekohiiki
3 people found this review helpful
by Fondueforkharpoon
Aug 28, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 10
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 10.0

Confused Bisexual Everywhere - And I Love It!

Watching this show made my cold dead heart grow several sizes.
As I've gotten older I've found it more and more difficult to truly connect with the characters in many high-school stories. I very much did not have that problem here.
Rarely have I seen such a profoundly meaningful story with such deeply lovable and realistic characters which weaves together humour and charm with genuine emotion so seamlessly.
I have truly and irreversibly fallen for each and every one of these characters. They are real kids with real flaws who try their absolute hardest to learn and grow and make things better no matter how hard it gets and after watching this show I would not hesitate to defend each of them with my life.

The story also tackles big questions such as - What does it mean to love someone? What makes us who we are? When we fall for someone, do we fall for their body or their soul or both at the same time?
It does this with great care and sensitivity and specifically uses the body-swap trope to emphasise that we are more than just our bodies, but that we are intrinsically linked to them at the same time. That loving someone no matter what shape they may take and loving someone for exactly who they are in the exact body they're in, are both important and valid and are not mutually exclusive. Having these topics addressed in such an open and compassionate way is important and meaningful not only for kids trying to find their place in the world, but also for trans people such as myself.

In short: This is a story about friendship, about learning what it means to be true to yourself, to be who you are unapologetically, and about being unafraid to change either yourself or the world or both at the same time.
A true triumph of a show that will appeal to anyone who has ever known what it feels like to grow and change and experience feelings that seem to big and vast for their body to contain. Go watch it.
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