nice well planned、 good looking leads、 good combination of comedy and horror but there are better examples of this genre and finally the serious supernatural story was drowned out by the school romance 〜pleasant music
I am not sure if this is another just mainly teenage romance with ghost story or mainly ghost story with teenage romance〜 at episode 6 I tend to number 2 which is not so good
original adaptation is best ！ not great fan of yankee or gang dramas but I like here how it shows Yu transforming as an individual and also realising importance of friends both personally and in fighting 〜 and at a deeper level this drama shows a man in a real fight for existential survival and this lifts this drama above simple entertainment：he fights or he's bullied、 but even fighting and winning the battle never ends as life itself is a battle〜don't agree this is too short it is just right to ensure the pace and development of the story without useless repetitions of fights just for their own sake and for me there is no boring episode〜fights are exciting but scary〜 theme music great🔆
ending - actually the ending as to handling the entrance results for me is still morally wrong though I see why they decided to do it that way as a comment on the system but it seems they repeat the same mistake and learn nothing〜 again the epilogue section I see why they do it like that but for me it is still too neat and ”sugary” but predictable and does not detract from quality of drama as a whole〜
so when I saw：”the evil spirit that takes the poor kids that get bad grades”〜 I thought is this for real ？sound like my mathematic teacher was after my bad テスト(test)！but actually it is that typical mixture of comic and horror only k〜drama is able to do well〜 so I am hopeful I will like it〜
nearly dropped it after slow confusing episode 1 but after that it became EXTREMELY good mystery plot around the pressurised exam system but looked at very much from the teacher's viewpoint and examining their interactions, characters and motivations as well as how the students handle it 〜good example of Japanese drama taking an overused trope and seeing it from a new angle 〜some real star dramas can be found from these old dramas and will check out Minato's book🔆
I think this is victim to Chinese authorities crackdown banning what they call "effeminate" or "sissy" actors and any GL or BL on kids games or blogs now banned and Tencent and its owners specifically are under attack and must act very carefully〜these officials are really nasty and taking orders from the top of the communist party down and are now openly homophobic and giving in to worst prejudices of the majority society：they see anything or anyone deviating from norms as threat to their society and political system〜 so I think these shows may be cancelled or at best suspended until they are changed beyond recognition〜〜 I hope not but this is what is going on
glad they did this and I think it corresponds with my imagined future for Wen and Zhou as noted in my main review〜 but it would have been better somehow to include in last episode of series alsoI feel it could have been longer and also especially have shown how they were reunited and more of their afterlife together💛〜〜 I can also imagine a sequel〰️🔅
very emotional tearjerker〜 short but original take on BL genre which was not clear from reading synopsis 〜though this maybe not a bad thing〜good sub-plot resolved at end〜 very good production values could re-watch in right mood in the future 〜〜I could imagine a sequel to this but can not say more without giving away the story
maybe as the show seems to involve all men it will pass the censor's recent demands for more "masculinity" in productions and they are so dumb they will overlook what they call "sissy" refinements of costume, cosmetics, long hair
Superlative！definitely re-watch sometime〜full review I do not know where to start but some comments about the ending I have put in a review。 Comparing this with 「The Untamed」 I liked the relationship between Zhou and Wen more here as it felt closer and happier （especially if you use your imagination）given the restrictions the producer had to work within〜 but I prefer the ending of 「The Untamed」〜update with the epilogue just seen I think I can say my imagined ending fits with the story there
again the epilogue section I see why they do it like that but for me it is still too neat and ”sugary”
but predictable and does not detract from quality of drama as a whole〜