heyy, what's ur ops on 10DANCE? did u decide to watch it?
I didnāt expect to stumble upon this in depth debate over āIs Keita machida homophobic or if thatās just the plot & a brief review of 10Dance and the intimacy in itā in the comment section of another actorās page who doesnāt have anything to do with them. These arguments need to be on a Reddit comment section, period.!. And I just sat here to read this replies entirely with my utmost dedication. And yk what, at the very least Iāll have to agree with @machidakeitaās pov. Even though their pfp is dedicated to the actor himself, their argument had a well base to it and was open to accept the criticism. I havenāt read the 10Dance manga myself so I canāt really vouch for my words. But I think the ālackluster kissā his overall reluctance to intimacy all were purely intentional and felt right for the character. In my pov it has nothing to do with the actor and was entirely on script and it felt really natural for the plot. And in his previous work too (CM), yes there was no kiss, but you canāt entirely come to a conclusion that an actor is homophobic based on that fact alone. You should also consider his costar, maybe it was his reluctance. And I donāt think a homophobic actor will continue to associate himself with queer projects and promote them on his page etc. (well I canāt say heās 100% NOT homophobic) And the 4/10 rating for 10Dance kinda hurts me since itās one of my favās. I hope itās NOT because of the whole ākeita machida being homophobicā thing. Cause for me at least it was a beautiful story told through mere touches, brief kisses, intense eyes, the gradually building desire, the yearning and the sexùal tension throughout.. (which may some call edgy but I like it just like that.)
Mishima himself said that āhe is 100% gay and likes cross dressing, but if you ask me if I want to become a girl Iām not sureā. So yes, heās not trans. though he can be in the future if he made that decision.
Not romance, but just connection like soulmates but not in the romantic sense.
Iāll say it was romance not the kind usually seen in typical blās. This ended with both of them saying āI love youā in Japanese & Korean respectively. Kind of giving Untamed vibes in a contemporary world..