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“Love Destiny” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)

This is another in a long line of time travel BLs that gets on a treadmill and simply does not know how to get off it. From the very beginning, one always wonders how the modern individual will return to his present time, and how his love will (which is inevitable) follow him. The unfolding must fill that all in and make logical sense, but unfortunately, this story does not. It does venture off into so many tangents that one wonders why there was not a ‘butterfly effect’, since the modern person does seem to know so much about the time and people he transported back to. And he definitely introduced change.

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“Duty First Kiss Later” Series Review (Ep.3 to 8)

I guess nothing says love quite like falling in love while on duty.

Adapted from Su’s web manga Kiss wa Sosa no Ato de, the Japanese BL Duty First Kiss Later stars Watanabe Shu as Takoi and Saito Ryu as Shiono, two police officers who seem much better at getting on each other’s nerves than getting along.

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“Connecting to You” Series Review (Ep.1 to 13)

The concept behind this story is actually quite original and very cherubic. It begins in a very creative and smart fashion that becomes amusing and lighthearted. Easy to watch and simply fun. Unfortunately, it is not sustainable throughout, however. The story catches your attention in the beginning and then begins to bend and twist and finally, by the end, starts to become untenable. While it may have lost its creativity, the narrative certainly maintained its entertainment value.

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