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Ikr?! Finding even one irl feels impossible that's exactly why Serizawa basically adopting Suzuki is so healing to watch

I YEARN FOR A HEALTHY, ALL-FUDANSHI FRIEND GROUP

I'm loving, loving, loving this show. It kinda feels like I'm watching School Trip again. I guess it will receive the same criticism School Trip did, like "it's not a real BL", "it's for teen girls who can't stand smut bls" or the usual comments from users like etoks, lol

Keep in mind, there are gay and queer people who never got to experience this kind of middle school life. Queer media doesn't always have to perfectly mirror the real-life experiences of queer people. As a BL fan, you can choose whether you want to watch something relatable or maybe something totally unrealistic that you lowkey wish you could experience anyway. Personally, I consume both, tho

While other hit dating shows such as The Boyfriend, Single's Inferno, Badly in Love, and Better Late Than Single all made a comeback this year, it's a shame that the best one still hasn't returned

Good thing that Taichan didn't pick Maririn. I do not want her to be a rebound or last choice. For Part 2, I want Maririn to be a transferee

I take back everything I said, I'm actually starting to love this show lol who cares about the yellow filter right 😭💛

Personal Thoughts on Yesterday's Episode

1) I hope the parents turn out to be unaccepting, which seems to be what Rio was implying about their father. I know how that sounds, but I'm getting a bit tired of BLs setting up an unrealistically perfect world for queer characters. I prefer it when lighter shows still ground themselves in real queer struggles like Chosen Home already proved a series can maintain a cozy vibe while still portraying those realities

2) With only 3 episodes left, I have a feeling the conflict will be similar to My Love Mix-Up, where Nacchan feels like Sochan doesn't like him as much as he likes Sochan

So far, so good like the show's run has been great. Sure, having one lead process his feelings first is a familiar pattern in Japanese BL, but I like that, idk. Maybe it is for the gays who never got a real chance with the person they liked where we either got dumped right away or ended up yearning forever for love that wasn't reciprocated, lol

Yep. In older works like Eternal Yesterday, Life Senjou no Bokura, or even non heavy drama BLs like Cherry Magic and Old Fashioned Cupcake, the actor dynamics, line delivery, and facial expressions were just all chef's kiss

​Tho, there are still some solid actors in current JBLs, but with the sudden boom in production lately, it feels like half of these shows are being way too experimental with their casting choices

And yes, to be fair to Tomoya, he's actually decent in his other projects. I just think he was miscast for this specific role, especially when it comes to handling heavy drama scenes

His crying looks so forced in the preview at the start of Episode 1. Maybe it is just me being demanding bc most of the BL actors who became main leads in pre-2022 Japanese BLs set my standard for acting. I just cannot stand awful acting anymore, such as in Candy Color Paradox, Tokyo In April is, etc.

Hmmm, as a fan of the manga, this adaptation's casting feels so disappointing. They don't embody Wataru and Chiharu at all... I couldn't even get through Episode 1. Surprising since one's a Toku alum and Tomoya can actually act from other series, but they just do not fit these roles

If you actually check the thread history, nobody posts screen recorded stream updates here right after the Japanese broadcast drops anyway, like X, Discord and TG are the actual places for that. Coming to MDL during air time is usually for episode discussion, so using "link-checking" as a reason to browse safe from spoilers does not make any sense

The resolution is giving My Love Mix-Up vibes. It's actually not bad at all

And yes, it was a bit expected bc I was also questioning how this BL could be so fluffy and soft knowing it has a bit of a taboo premise

I missed the spoiler tag initially and fixed it right away, so my apologies. But expecting a public comment section to be safe minutes after a new release is completely unrealistic. People post raw reactions here, tagged or untagged. If you actually care about avoiding spoilers, camping in the MDL comments on release day is on you

So it turns out Sota isn't Rio's boyfriend, what a twisttttt

Wanted to love this, but there are a few things that annoy me, though. First, the yellowish color grading is such an eyesore. Second, the seme’s acting is kinda not giving like if you’re selling a character as a golden retriever type, the energy needs to feel effortless and genuinely bright, the performance feels stiff and those laughs are looking fake as hell. Third, well, maybe I’m being too much of a hater for judging this early, but the chemistry between the leads felt pretty non-existent so far

But I’ll give this a chance, ig. This is my most favorite trope of all time (golden retriever x black cat), and the seme kinda looks like Youngjae (my 2nd/3rd bias from TWS, lol). But they really need to pull it together

Japanese BLs are definitely my favorite, and honestly, I’ve been dropping most of them for almost three years due to the actors’ acting hurdles. Maybe the performances in pre-2022 BLs set the standard too high. Though there are still some gems to this day, but, they just aren’t as consistent as before or maybe there were just fewer BLs back then, making it easier to focus on quality

1) I was literally just calling out purists who can't handle conflict like age gaps and cheating. reading comprehension is free

2) Him throwing a tantrum each time a bl lacks smut isn't a "normal conversation with arguments and disagreements"

3) If whiningover a lack of smut is what passes for a high-level argument in your circles, you can keep it. Bye to both of you 👋

Falling for your sister's bf actually happens irl. And can we please normalize messy infidelity arcs in bl when they're still figuring out their sexuality?? I'm so sick of the chronically online purists in this era, like, let these characters be flawed sometimes, goddamn it is just a fiction

Bye, you’re always mad over nothing lol

The vibe is giving those old, corny, and cheesy family dramas at first, but I'm already obsessed with it from episode 2 onwards lol. The two actors are very likable, tho the acting kinda needs some more work. Hoping there's no fish kisses in the later episodes bc I'm tired of that

Sometimes, we have to normalize bls being a bit problematic for the sake of the story

This homophobic actor looks like a foot. Okay, next