Whether we realize it or not, we, as humans, are always looking for another person(s) to connect to. A person who understands us. A person who can become the place we come home to. A place to rest. A place to be.
Adapted from the manga of the same name by Tsurukame Mayo, the new Japanese BL Perfect Propose gives its characters a place to come home to—a place to be comfortable being themselves.
Continue reading “Perfect Propose” Series Review (Ep.3 to 6)
Desperation is a funny thing. It either sends us into an abyss we can’t escape from or sends us running headlong into a race of endurance and survival. The reward is making it closer to the finish line while holding up the people we love.
Love in the moment often feels like a beautiful thing. Stirring. Rich. Heart Fluttering real. Love, when remembered, is often nostalgically painful, even if it is full of joy in the moment rather than heartbreak.
Continue reading “My Strawberry Film” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Love. Death. Redemption. Realization.
Life is full of never truly looking at ourselves while also learning to understand exactly who we are.
Continue reading “7 Days Before Valentine” Series Review (Ep.1 to 12)
It takes courage to love. While it doesn’t seem like love requires an ‘I can do this’ mentality, it’s a fragile, easily broken emotion.
Continue reading “Sahara-sensei to Toki-kun” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
Promises aren’t always made to be kept, but they carry a lot of weight.
Continue reading “Perfect Propose” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
We don’t choose the lives we’re given, but we certainly have the power to make choices within that life, even when it seems our only option is to give up.
Continue reading “Love for Love’s Sake” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
All’s fair in love and war; hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. These idioms perfectly capture the essence of the new Japanese GL Chaser Game W: Power Harassment Joshi wa Watashi no Moto Kano.
Romantic love isn’t predictable, making it one of the most exhilarating, heart-pounding emotions to experience. And while it’s generally a beautiful feeling, it’s also scary and vulnerable. Exposing your heart to someone isn’t an easy feat.
Continue reading “Although I Love You, and You?” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Adapted from the manga series BL Drama no Shuen ni Narimashita by Suzuri Machi and starring Abe Aran (Akafuji Yuichiro) and Akutsu Nichika (Aoyanagi Hajime), I Became the Main Role of a BL is precisely what its title implies. It follows two actors in two different stages of their careers–one famous, the other a child actor waning in popularity–cast in the leading roles of a BL series.
Continue reading “I Became the Lead in a BL Drama: Crank up Edition” Series Review (Ep.1 to 3)
