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“Love in the Air: Koi no Yokan” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
For those who are looking for a vivid comparison between the Thai & Japanese version, fret not. We are at your service!
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“Chaser Game W: Power Harassment Boss Is My Ex-Girlfriend” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
Summary: Harumoto Itsuki works for Dynamic Dream, one of Japan’s leading game development companies. She has a good reputation for her work and has been appointed as the leader of a game project that collaborates with companies in Japan and China. However, her client from China turns out to be her former lover, Hayashi Fuyu, whom she broke up with in college. Hayashi Fuyu, who has held a grudge against Itsuki for abandoning her, decides to take the opportunity to control the project and impose unreasonable demands only on Itsuki. Meanwhile, Itsuki’s feelings for Fuyu begin to waver.
“Sugar Dog Life” Series Review (Ep.3 to 9)
Sometimes, the greatest strength in life comes from the special connections we build with others, especially in those quiet moments when we realize just how much simple gestures like saying “good morning” or “welcome home” truly matter.
“Happy of the End” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
The end. Two words. Sometimes sad, sometimes happy, and sometimes left open to interpretation.
Yet, all of them are endings.
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“Love is Like a Poison” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)
“All is fair in love and lies” seems to be the theme for TBS’s “Love is Like a Poison”. A mature Boys’ Love story between two men from the world of lawyers and legal cases. Young lawyer Shiba Ryoma played by Hama Shogo has been handed a hard case of proving whether a cryptocurrency company used an influencer’s likeness without his permission. Like a domino falling, he meets conman Haruto played by Hyodo Katsumi. Shiba has been unable to find any blatant legal ways to make his case. But like a second domino following the first, Haruto’s volunteered voice recordings bring the validity of the case before the judges. Despite Shiba’s misgivings and knowledge that Haruto is a conman, he still allows the man into his life and home.
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“Mr. Mitsuya’s Planned Feeding” Series Review (Ep.3 to 7)
There’s something truly magical about finding love in the most unexpected moments, especially when you thought that chapter of your life had already closed.
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“Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko!” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
“Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko!” (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru) is an office romance between Ayaka (Kato Shiho) and her superior Hiroko (Mori Kanna). It starts off with Ayaka’s attempts to woo Hiroko and to get her to notice Ayaka’s feelings. Her initial attempts end up in comic failures because Hiroko presumes Ayaka is straight and her gestures don’t have any meaning behind them. As the show proceeds, we find that Hiroko’s supposed obliviousness is actually a defence mechanism of wilful ignorance that she puts up to shield herself.
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” I Hear the Sunspot” Series Review (Ep.3 to 12)
In a world filled with sound, it’s easy to get lost in the noise. In a world of silence, it’s easy to get lost in the stillness.
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“Takara’s Treasure” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10+ Spinoff)
There’s something incredibly beautiful about finding the person who sees beyond the mask you wear to the needy heart beneath.
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