Luck is a tricky thing, a perchance happenstance that can be cruel or giving. And no one wants to be on the receiving end of a cruel twist of fate.
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Category Archives: Japanese Reviews
“Kamisama no Ekohiiki” Series Review (Ep. 5 to 8)
“No matter if you are someone with a different culture and speaks a different language. Even if we have different skin and eye colors. No matter the gender … I will accept everyone and everything. And I want to be the one to tell them … “You are not weird.”
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“Kamisama no Ekohiiki” First Impressions (Ep. 1 to 4)
“Love, no matter what form it is, will always hurt.”
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“The Man Who Defies the World of BL 2” Series Review (Ep.1 to 3)
Laughter truly is the best medicine, and Japan is here to deliver.
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“Kei×Yaku: Dangerous Partners” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
A soulmate is someone who is suited for someone else, a missing piece that completes a larger whole.
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“Kei x Yaku: Dangerous Partners” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Confession: I played through all the Yakuza video games during the 2020 lockdown and now consider myself an expert on Japan’s criminal underworld.
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“Rasen no Meikyu: DNA Kagaku Sosa” Series Review (Ep.3 to 7)
There are very few shows that maintain a considerable consistency throughout their runtime; Rasen no Meikyu: DNA Kagaku Sosa is one of those few dramas. It was remarkably persistent in its storytelling and the script never wavered from its tagline.
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“Captivated, By You” Series Review (Ep.1 to 5)
Although not technically a BL, the bromantic relationships and friendships that bloom out of the Japanese drama Captivated, By You are worth every viewing minute.
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“My Beautiful Man” Series Review (Ep.3 to 6)
Love doesn’t even begin to describe my feelings for the Japanese BL My Beautiful Man, a live-action adaptation of the BL novel Utsukushii Kare by Yu Nagira.
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“Kieta Hatsukoi” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
A drama is special when it can combine comedy, heart, and deeply felt emotions in an intricate balance that connects viewers to the story while also moving their hearts. Japanese BL Kieta Hatsukoi does just that.
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