Frankly, I am not sure how I sat through this miscue. It is an inferior story with pedestrian acting. There I said it and am glad I did. I just do not know when these sappy BLs will end. This is yet another in a L-O-N-G line of them. What saved this series from being on my Worst List is the cinematography. The water scenes are exceptional, but there are not nearly enough of them. If you are going to have a story about mermen, how about showing more of them and their communion? Also, I like the idea that mermen could live on land and become a part of regular human society. The notion that during the full moon, mermen HAD to go back into the ocean to cleanse themselves of their ‘toxins’ was quite intriguing, and I found that to be a nice twist to the story. Further, one figure, and a minor one at that, altogether makes this series worth watching, overall, for the depth of his characterization and his intense understanding of the persona he was portraying.
Category Archives: Reviews
“Dare You to Death” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
What do you get when you mix a rivals-to-lovers trope with a murder mystery and a cast full of secrets? A series that promises tension, intrigue, and emotional sparks, even if it hasn’t fully decided what kind of story it wants to be yet.
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“Heated Rivalry” Series Review (Ep.3 to 6)
It’s sad when being in love becomes something you’re taught to fear.
Not because love itself is dangerous, but because loving someone of the same gender is still treated like a risk. Something to hide, manage, or survive rather than celebrate.
That fear and tension is what’s at the heart of Heated Rivalry.
“Therapy Game” Series Review (Ep.3 to 9)
Relationships, especially for people carrying past hurt, aren’t easy to navigate. Loving someone can come naturally, but helping another person feel safe, seen, and secure takes patience, intention, and care. That security is at the heart of the Japanese BL Therapy Game, a drama that understands that sometimes healing means simply being a steady presence for someone who chooses you every day.
“School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
There’s something deeply comforting about watching a youthful romance unfold without a lot of drama, where two people simply meet, hesitate, and fall in love. School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To unfolds with that kind of slow build, offering a story that feels like catching your breath in a world that rarely slows down.
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“Ha Noi, I Love You” Series Review (Ep. 1 to 10)
“Once a cup is cracked, there is no way to make it whole again; the more you use it, the more it cracks.” – Quote from Ha Noi, I love You
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“Thundercloud Rainstorm” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
Not everyone learns how to love the same way. Life teaches us through loss, neglect, power, tenderness, and survival, and those lessons become the lenses through which we understand intimacy. Thundercloud Rainstorm understands this deeply, presenting love not as a universal language, but as something shaped by experience, trauma, and the environments that raise us.
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“At 25:00 in Akasaka Season 2” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
Relationships aren’t always perfect or anything close to what outsiders think they should be. Sometimes the person we fall in love with is the one who quietly reminds us of the version of ourselves we most want to grow into, even when getting there is messy. That’s the heart of At 25:00 in Akasaka Season 2, the continuation of the story adapted from Natsuno Hiroko’s manga 25 Ji, Akasaka de, once again starring Niihara Taisuke as Shirasaki Yuki and Komagine Kiita as Hayama Asami, two actors whose love began in a complicated blur of fiction and truth.
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“Peach Trap” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
Sometimes it takes a little competition to realize what was right in front of you the entire time.
“Runaway” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
The GLs are doing it amazing this year!
If you felt sad with the ending of Khemjira and want to see more shaman top x possessed bottom, FEAR NOT!
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