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These two are starting to get on my nerves. there is low self esteem and then there is Mayama digging downward to try to find his. Asamiya cleaned up his dumb moment just in time for the next trope to show up in the preview. (doesn't matter if it turns out to be sister or ex I'm pretty sure they will exaggerate it to the point of pain.)

platonically. you love the local mascot without wanting or expecting anything... like a fan type of love.

Well I enjoyed it. It was a little slower and more understated then the average but beautifully shot and professionally acted. Traditional Japanese communication issues abound. Not everyones cup of tea probably won't rewatch but if there is a second season or special episode I would definitely watch it.

ikr... I am extremely impressed.

I saw that whale and thought ANOTHER aquarium date, why is it always the aquarium?!?!? ... but yeah I guess that makes sense for this one.

so he just walks through the fourth wall yells at the film crew and then continues on with the script in character the whole time?

standard Japanese kisses. Sofar... professional pecks most with camera angles adjusted so you don't realize they are just a little off center. It's more comedy of errors than torrid romance.

What in the drama school graduation project was that?!?!

I wasn't expecting anything great but did the director go completely AWOL for this episode? the sudden panic with no build up apparently 2 minutes after Rin walked off. ..... I thought we had relegated drunken molestation to villains. Are they villains or the 2nd pairing? Please make up your mind. ..... And sure first kisses are awkward but the exact same fumble on the second one? Did you lose the footage or could you only convince them to kiss once?


I have questions.

No clue about most of that ... just a vague sense from other shows that the word they translate as 'ghost' is applied to any and all supernatural beings. I think a werewolf would be called a 'ghost' too.

I like the way they filmed that intimacy scene. I have a bad feeling that Ken did something dumb shortly before he met James the first time and it's going to rip them up later. The rainbows end song is sung beautifully but oof those lyrics 🫤

This feels like they are using romance to shove history and poetry down your throat. I think the writing thought process was 'how do we show enough fluff and 🌶️ to get people to listen to the message'. It's not a bad effort but it does feel like some of the romance storylines are clunky afterthoughts shoved in to meet a quota. Maybe they'll tie everything together in a way that makes sense in the last couple episodes.

Thank you.

I may be stealing a few of those techniques.

Nope but I'm a sucker for long hair if it's relatively neat.

it's a common translation hiccup in Thai anyone who is older and relatively close relationship wise is called 'Phi' which more literally translated is elder/bigger it's an article like Mr/Mrs they almost always use one along with the persons name (kuhn: more formal phi/nong: friends cousins neighbors lovers) only extremely close relationships get the article dropped and not all of the time there. it is almost always translated brother because English has no equivalent. it can get confusing

Not sure how well that would have gone over in Japanese society. They expect 6 year olds to walk to school and start small grocery trips alone. Being reliant on others is viewed with extreme distaste.

I like that this version makes the acting scenes obvious ... having it a little ambiguous in the original was fun in a different way but I think I prefer the clarity.

Yes,I'm hoping they change how his character is resolved.

After over a year of almost disappearing... leaving our main characters vulnerable to fevers, headaches, hangovers and generalized Ennui
The Magical Towel wipe down is making a come back and going places never before shown on camera! No longer a polite swipe at the upper torso we now have inner knees aaannnd lower backs?!?! Where will this brave hero go next?!?!

so kinda like if Shakespeare had been beheaded for boinking Elizabeth's boy toy and you ended up rooming with him? (I hate that my brain did that but now you all get to share my horror)