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“I Became the Main Role of a BL Season Two” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)

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The second season of I Became the Main Role of a BL picks up exactly where the first left off. Only now, the stage is set, not for introductions, but for deeper entanglements. We already know Yuichiro and Hajime. We’ve rooted for them, laughed with them, watched them stumble their way into something that looks a lot like love. Now, we get to see what happens when the confessions are out in the open, but the growing pains of a new relationship are just beginning.

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“Love is Like a Poison” Series Review (Ep.4 to 12)

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Boys’ Love may have fallen under the business model of Yaoi, with its softcore porn over plot in many recent Thai series. But happily Japan skipped that memo, continuing to put out thought-provoking series that take the established BL genre to new places. Using pre-existing notions of what to expect from a series where two men kiss, and applying the societal views on the character’s specific circumstances.

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“Our Youth” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)

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It’s easy to get lost in our own lives—to become so consumed by what’s happening to us that we feel like we’re drowning. And the people beyond the waves? They become distant, even frightening, especially when one of them shines like a beacon of light, someone we’re afraid to approach for fear of extinguishing their brilliance.

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“Chaser Game W2: Utsukushiki Tennyotachi” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)

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After watching the second season, I felt the show was not up to my expectations. Compared to this season, I think I enjoyed the first season better as there was a little plot in the name of “Lovers to Enemies to Lover Again” trope but in the second season, I felt lots of awkwardness between both characters, irrelevant plots, and too many plot holes. The story seems to be a forced continuation, the miscommunication and misunderstanding between both characters seem irritating; because when Season One ended, I expected that there would be rapid development between Itsuki (Sugai Yuuka) and Fuyu (Nakamura Yurika). Fuyu’s marriage issue will be resolved, and she will accept herself but the way it was handled, and on top of that they introduced Itsuki’s ex which led to more problems between them.

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