Adapted from the manga Taikan Yohou by Taino Nikke and starring actors Higuchi Kouhei (Segasaki Mizuki) and Mashiko Atsuki (Tanada Yoh), the Japanese BL My Personal Weatherman is a sexy, tantalizing story about aspiring manga artist Yoh and his unusual contract with sexy weatherman Segasaki.
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There are things in life we struggle to hold onto: Dreams. Desires. Love. All these things have a way of showing up unexpectedly and slipping away just as quickly. Sometimes cruelly.
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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Adapted from the manga of the same name, Me no Doku Sugiru No Futari or Two Office Workers Who Are Too Poisonous For One’s Eyes is a series with each episode having only 5 minutes runtime. It focuses on the thoughts, fantasies and shipping life of a Fujoshi. Oto Todoroki (Usuda Asami), our protagonist is hardworking and reserved, though very adorable if you get to know her better.
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.
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.
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“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.
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What Did You Eat Yesterday also called Kinou Nani Tabeta? is a Japanese BL comedy series about a live-in gay couple and their daily life activities. The main leads are a mature couple who are in their 40s, enjoy eating and cooking together a lot. Shiro (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and Kenji (Seiyou Uchino) are emotionally stable, normal gay couple. Both leads are strong and adorable in their own way.
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There are moments and people in life we vow we’ll never forget and never let go of. But loss teaches us that while we never stop missing the people we love, we sometimes lose sight of who we were when they were still here.
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Adapted from the manga Bokura no Shokutaku by Mita Ori, Japan’s newest BL Our Dining Table is a comforting watch that heals the heart.
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