The lost-in-love laundromat owner Minato Akira (Kusakaw Takuya), and his besotted younger boyfriend, Katsuki Shintaro (Nishigaki Sho), are back in the second season of Minato’s Laundromat (Minato Shouji Coin Laundry).
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Brotherhood. Love. Friendship. Loyalty. All these are synonymous with bromance, a genre that develops an intricate relationship between its leads, full of tension and undeniable chemistry. It’s a beautiful thing to watch on screen. Whether the creators behind them mean to express the depth of love between friends or whether they need to veil true romance behind a protective wall to avoid censorship and traditional expectation, the truth remains that bromances are still about love.
Life is easy to get lost inside. The aspirations in our youth and the path we choose don’t always go hand in hand. And while walking those paths, it can be easy to lose sight of where we started.
To touch. To feel. To be next to someone in reality. In the flesh. To ‘be’ inside a world where life is fleeting.
But feelings are not.
The little things in life often leave the deepest impressions and the strongest support. The little things often open our eyes to the more significant moments.
Life is poetry. Sometimes, it’s hard to understand. Other times, it’s difficult to relate to. And yet, there are also moments when it clicks, when the beauty of a brief moment impresses itself on the soul.
Continue reading “Tokyo in April” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
There’s a poetic, artistic, symbolic movement happening in BL filmmaking, one that is shifting the stories we’ve grown used to seeing in the early days of BLs to deeper, nuanced narratives that are slowly taking center stage.
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Life is full of reflective moments, missed opportunities, pain, and found love. It’s full of dreams, wishes, and hopes that we reach for, crave, and fear.
“It’s like I’m learning to use my heart in a new way.”
Adapted from the manga Bokura no Shokutaku by Mita Ori, the Japanese BL Our Dining Table is a healing, comforting series that shines in its candid approach to grief, rejection, and acceptance.
Continue reading “Our Dining Table” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
“It’s cool to do what you like.”
There’s something about being in the country that spurs self-reflection. Sometimes, it takes getting away to find yourself.
Continue reading “Love Tractor” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
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