“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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“Soul Mate” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
Unique is an interesting word. Depending on how it’s used, it can make someone feel special, or it can make someone feel alienated. Maybe that’s what stands out so much about the word itself, that it has the power to lift someone up while also weighing them down.
“Fake Fact Lips” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
There’s nothing more fun than watching two people who refuse to admit they’ve got serious chemistry together suddenly duking it out to see who will fall in love with the other first.
That’s the simmering sexual tension that the Japanese BL Fake Fact Lips brings to the screen.
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“Contrast” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
We often think it’s easier to get close to people who mirror us: same interests, same energy, same way of moving through the world. Truth is, finding someone who contrasts you while still understanding you is something else entirely. That delicate balance is what makes the Japanese BL Contrast shine, pulling viewers into the quiet, complicated orbit of two souls who don’t quite fit anywhere else.
The BL Xpress 