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.
Continue reading “Love is Like a Poison” Series Review (Ep.4 to 12)
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.
I wasn’t expecting to be so thoroughly entertained by a Japanese remake of a Thai live-action adaptation and yet this show checked all the right boxes!
Continue reading “Love in the Air: Koi No Yokan” Series Review (Ep. 3 to 8)
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.
Continue reading “Chaser Game W2: Utsukushiki Tennyotachi” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
“If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” – Zanele Muholi
Continue reading “Smells Like Green Spirit” Series Review (Ep.1 to 8)
“It shows that some people can overcome their suffering while others get consumed by it.”
For those who are looking for a vivid comparison between the Thai & Japanese version, fret not. We are at your service!
Continue reading “Love in the Air: Koi no Yokan” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
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.
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.
The end. Two words. Sometimes sad, sometimes happy, and sometimes left open to interpretation.
Yet, all of them are endings.
Continue reading “Happy of the End” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)
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