I loved Watashitachi wa Douka Shiteiru and I hope we get a sequel since new manga material is coming out in the summer! And Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki was maybe the cutest thing I've ever seen. ("Kawaii!")
I'm glad I didn't pay attention to the bad reviews here - I really liked this film. The characters spoke and acted like high schoolers, with all the hyper-emotional outbursts and hormonal overreactions that often happen when one is that age. I loved the friendship between the boys the most.
That was a packed cast, for sure, and the music was great. I loved learning about the band and seeing the backstory. The acting was 10/10, as usual for these guys. (A side note, the tag for "domestic abuse" isn't overstating - we really should be doing something more about that.)
CONSENT is a whole word and Momose needed to learn it. Wow, this had major issues in the beginning even with a large infusion of sweetness toward the end.
You said "thank goodness they never got a kissing scene" which is actually a spoiler. You can't assume that everyone wants to know those things before watching. I understand you might want to help people decide whether to watch it or not so then you need to mark your comment as a spoiler. To edit a comment already posted, you click the little arrow all the way to the right of your comment, (where the heart icon and a number are). Click on the down arrow marked Edit, where you can either edit or delete your comment. When you're writing a comment for the first time, make sure to click the "spoiler" box right next to the Post button and it shows up as a spoiler.
I wanted to like this, and the first couple of episodes had a lot of promise, but I just don't like the FL very much. It was kind of disappointing, especially because Yoshizawa Ryo is a favorite of mine. The acting was fine but the writing was so-so.
I've looked for both of your comments, as well as @Coriander, to see if you liked a drama and @chillingindoors, thanks for the lists you've provided too. :-)
China is not the only country to have a ban on surrogacybecause it has become popular among Chinese couples to…
Thanks for the additional information - that's helpful background. I would differ with the opinion that it simply comes down to women selling their bodies for money, though. I personally know several women who have been surrogates and they all did it because they had had easy pregnancies before and the couples couldn't get pregnant on their own. They had to have counseling ahead of time and medical professionals followed all of them very closely the whole way through. This is a more complex issue than just human trafficking and it has a lot to do with infertility and the desire to have a child. I appreciate the information about it being banned in certain countries because of the risk of further exploitation of poor women by rich foreigners, and that is absolutely unacceptable in any circumstance. Where there are specific protective laws and strong protocols in place surrogacy can be done well. If there aren't these protections for people, for poor women in particular, then a law banning it outright is probably the right course of action.
I need to make crystal clear, though, that I'm not advocating going out of country for surrogacy but staying in one's own country - for protections through the law and continuity of care through the medical services. There are just too many risks for exploitation if someone leaves their country for this. But at the same time, if a country bans surrogacy, then they should help couples (and single people and folks in same-gender marriages) be able to adopt children as well.
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And Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki was maybe the cutest thing I've ever seen. ("Kawaii!")
To edit a comment already posted, you click the little arrow all the way to the right of your comment, (where the heart icon and a number are). Click on the down arrow marked Edit, where you can either edit or delete your comment. When you're writing a comment for the first time, make sure to click the "spoiler" box right next to the Post button and it shows up as a spoiler.
I appreciate the information about it being banned in certain countries because of the risk of further exploitation of poor women by rich foreigners, and that is absolutely unacceptable in any circumstance. Where there are specific protective laws and strong protocols in place surrogacy can be done well. If there aren't these protections for people, for poor women in particular, then a law banning it outright is probably the right course of action.
I need to make crystal clear, though, that I'm not advocating going out of country for surrogacy but staying in one's own country - for protections through the law and continuity of care through the medical services. There are just too many risks for exploitation if someone leaves their country for this. But at the same time, if a country bans surrogacy, then they should help couples (and single people and folks in same-gender marriages) be able to adopt children as well.