Trust, once lost, is hard to earn back. Especially when your confidence and sense of security have already been shaken by betrayal and shame.
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“Popular Serizawa Acts Weird Around Me” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Nothing brings people together quite like a shared interest in something. Sometimes all it takes is finding that one person who understands something you thought you had to enjoy alone.
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“After Moving Seats, the Boy Behind Me Has a Crush on Me” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
One of the hardest parts of falling in love is trying to figure out why someone loves you in the first place. There’s no rhyme or reason to feelings, but it’s easy to overthink them anyway.
“The Boy and I Who Will Break Up in 100 Days” Series Review (Ep.1 to 6)
“Not all stories end with grand declarations of love & marriage.”
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“Your Summer, My Storm” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Falling in love for the first time is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. For Natsuki, it becomes much more than that when he finds himself falling for another man who also happens to be his sister’s boyfriend.
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“Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)
Short. Fun. And maybe a little endearing.
Adapted from the manga Yatara Yarashii Fukami-kun by Matsumoto, Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami stars Kashio Atsuki as Kaji Akihiro and Nanox as Fukami Yu. What begins as a casual arrangement between two coworkers quickly becomes more complicated when Kaji, a successful salesman who initially judges Fukami as dull and unremarkable, discovers there’s much more to his colleague than he expected. As the two bond over their views on love and relationships, what starts as something physical slowly develops into something much deeper.
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“My Summer of You” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Where I live, summer is here, and there’s nothing quite like being in summer while also being engrossed in a story that takes place in it.
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“The Servant Prince” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Japan has a way of taking any concept and making it feel deeply relatable. The Servant Prince is no different.
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“Fake Fact Lips” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
Love can bloom in the most chaotic of places, and nothing captures that better than a good rivals-to-lovers story.
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“Life in Smokey Blue” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
Love is like a tree root that spreads and supports the tree it’s attached to, grasping for life, water, and the essentials needed to sustain it.
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