ShortCircuit

I don't get it - why did Akin agree so easily to throw away his acting career? His acting was basically his life. He loves Jin and it's a grand gesture, but nobody really fought him off on it. Not even Jin. That seems like a plot device to hook up a second season, so I didn't get that emotionally invested in it. Still, that part was weak as a motivator.

All's well that ends well though. I guess it's time to pick up the manga too :D

The last two eps almost lost me, but the final half ep got me back, LOL. I really hope they do make a second season (and maybe that rumoured third), I'm ready to watch Boom again.

... And for the last time, if they're buying manga, why not go directly to Haru wo Daiteita?! It's there, it's great, Boom is already around LOL. Have at it :D

I know climate changed and all, but glaciers are melting faster than this plot is going.

I'm sorry, TBH I myself didn't read it. I know it's being published officially by the same house that published the novel in English, but I liked the drama and the novel and basically all the other media the story was put into... just not the manhua, LOL. So I didn't really look for it either. I guess there would be some if not of it on some manga sites, if you go looking, but I didn't go look :/

You need to watch The Final & The Beginning too (in this order). OR. Just in case you want to really be smitten with how great a character Kenshin is, maybe try the OVA (only for The Beginning, it's the same story).

The OVA is called "Tsuioku-hen" (or "Memory", the official title might be something like "Trust & Betrayal"), mainly for two, no, make that four reasons: 1. it's one of the absolutely BEST anime of all times (and it's not a series, so double win!), 2. it has one of the BEST soundtracks of all times (TAKU IWASAKI WROTE THIS!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVCudROQGwE ), 3. it's one of the best stories (and tells you the bloody story of WHY he chose not to kill, ever again) and 4... Suzukaze Mayo. The live-action did everything as well as they could, but there's NOTHING to get close to Mayo-san's heart-rending tone, her voice breaking on Kenshin's declaration that he won't ever kill again.

Gore warning, blood warning, tragedy warning, amazing heartbreaking story warning, there-is-no-moving-on-from-this warning.

I am just amazed they did everything so well with the live-action, Takeru Sato was born to play Kenshin, I'm so glad they made all the movies while he's still young enough to play Kenshin well. And One OK Rock sang the best theme songs, LOL :D

They didn't, LOL. They just did the same thing but on the reverse. Instead of one county paying the whole silk tax, they made the other counties pay the same tax (no reductions :D) in turn. Which is pretty fair, all things considered.

Ah, FBY (he's going to get married to that girl, see if he doesn't :D)

And CRQ!!! He's going to get married to BiYu, see if he doesn't :D

And they had a cat! :D

I can't help it, Wang Yang stole my heart in this one. From the beginning where CRQ comes in all slimy-lawyer-covering-up-dirt to the shining end where he gets to be a hero - ON A WHITE HORSE! :D. He even took SJM's cat to the slammer to him, LOL. You can't help but love him. And it makes such a glorious contrast to his character in JoL, where he is also heroic and motivates Fan Xian through the whole plot, LOL, but goes out too soon T_T. From all the characters in JoL, Teng ZiJing didn't deserve to die so fast :( )

...Also Fei QiMing because he's cute as a button, just my type of cute LOL.

Yes... and it doesn't even go away, like - EVER. (But there's the novel, then the donghua, then the chibi donghua, then the audio drama, and then the manhua... There is a support system for MDZS withdrawal LOL. And the author wrote two more novels, so there's even an extended support system hahaha~ But no more TU :()

HEY! if danmei is okay with you (more on the uncensored side), even if you don't read the novel, read the extras :D (because of reasons.)

This is like feeling out if the harem (direct or reverse) manhwa-to-kdramas have a chance to be the next season's fad (this and Remarried Empress, all with the pseudo-European aristocracy and wild names LOL).

Not really my kind of drama, but whatever floats their boat...

Didn't he just enlist though?! That means he's released sometime at the end of '26, so if they have it ready with the pre-production, it would still mean at least two years from now for it to be released.

Oh well, at least let's hope they do pre-production and don't wait for it until he's out.

This is the best danmei drama with a love story told in glances and touches.

(Also going by your likes, this IS xianxia, the cast did a great job, the OST is amazing, you're very probably going to love it. Take note that 1-2 and 33-50 take place in the present, 3-33 is a long flashback of the past that led them here. Watch it as it goes, it's the best.)

Also, watch it because of this (FMV) trailer - no spoilers, put subs on:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ldvydu34Is

PS This is my favourite BGM OST piece, Cao Mu/Grass (for an example of the OST).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8hMzV1GWoM

These guys love each other so much, death is only a beginning. The end.

There is a hint of romance between two pairings - one of mains and other of support charas. All friendships in this one are strong friendships. Also, there are character redemption arcs. It's worth it. Try it.

Nah, it's totally warranted - I mean, they never ever met as their own selves. They deserved a chance to start anew, even if she remembers his old mask. He was the same person inside the mask anyway, just that now he has a chance to actually come out from behind it and show it without fear she'll reject him.

I read that as "ML is so good as the FL" which... umm. Granted, kinda? For one of them, at least :D

ETA The slo-mo talking style adds to the dreaminess of it. Half of the story is told from the past flashbacks, the dream-like quality is perfect for it all. And after all, why should they all talk as if they've got places to be, things to do? ZY and the mountain gods were around for thousands of years, there's nothing worth hurrying for, LOL.

Yan An, I guess, LOL.

Wait what I know my sense of time has been skewed heavily by the pandemics, but my math still hasn't left me LOL. It's been 19 years hahaha~ (13 for him to come back, 6 for us to miss him yet :D)

Anyway, XZ's newest drama begins this week, let's cheer him on.

This was definitely a three-men drama. There was no place for the FL except for the plot pusher points.

You haven't updated since 4 days ago, so by now you might've noticed there is no FL and that this drama has actual strong police bromance (not BL).

In the drama, it's because he has the most to lose in a conflict, Jin's just starting. So it makes sense he'd be the one trying to solve everything. I haven't read the manga (because it's so long, LOL. and I guess I'm not as easily hooked by the smut anymore hahaha~) so I can't say how it goes in it.

But seeing the type of bad drunk Akin is, I think his personality is a lot more colourful than what they maintain on screen. I guess what works as a naughty guy in a manga doesn't tranfer too well to a Thai BL so they had to play a bit for the intended audience.

I don't mind seeing him cry, the man has beautiful eyes, let him cry. I'll even provide a shoulder to cry on, LOL.