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“Tadaima, Okaeri” Series Review (Ep.5 to 12)

“Tadaima, Okaeri” is an anime set in the Omegaverse, a genre where characters have secondary genders like Alpha, Beta, and Omega. I am a big fan of Omegaverse, no matter what other’s say. I have read the manga and was surprised that it would be turned into an anime. So, I immediately watched the entire series and it was full of cuteness and love. “Tadaima, Okaeri” is a lighthearted and wholesome show.

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“Under the Oak Tree” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)

This series, without wanting to sound hyperbolic, is in an instant classic category and in essence prototypical. It is one of the most remarkable BLs I have ever seen or perhaps will ever see. It is that good. It is certainly unique. True to Vietnamese BLs, it is a series that digs deep into the internal onuses of humanity and its various components of human passions. I have stated this before and shall state it again. Some of the finest, if not the finest BLs come from Vietnam. They tell deeply insightful stories of humanity that have heart and aspiration and tell it in a way that underlying it all is still the message of hope. And they tell these stories in ways that if we listen and observe, can help us change to become better individuals. The narratives are just remarkable.

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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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“Live in Love” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)

“Live in Love” follows the story of Kla (Hearth Chindanai Dechewajeekul) and Cake (Junior Chokkorn Deotrakul), two occasional streamers, who meet online by chance, and Kla falls in love at first sight with Cake, who also begins to develop feelings for him. The show is set during a pandemic, which might be to justify the online nature of the relationship (and title), however, all the pandemic related precautions are quickly disregarded. The setting of the show is quite confusing, and the online relationship could have been justified in much simpler ways, that did not need to drag in the over-played pandemic tropes that people would much rather move past. The show has a lot of redeeming qualities and started out simple and grounded, however, by episode 3, it seems to want to be more than it’s supposed to be, which is a fluffy comfort BL.

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“Peaceful Property” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 3)

In a unique story of ghost exorcisms, a down on his luck young man named Peach (Tay Tawan), and his little sister Pangpang (Jan Ployshompoo) meet an heir to a real estate company named Home (New Thitipoom), who thinks he can just sell all the assets his grandfather left him and move to America. Something the volunteer lawyer Kan (Mook Worranit) is supposed to help occur. But it becomes clear very quickly the “Get Rich Scheme” had a simple detail he wasn’t made aware of- the assets are all haunted. Because of the ghost issue, his millionaire dollar scheme has more than one hitch.

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“Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart!” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)

The struggle between the rich and the poor, and society’s battle against tyranny, are timeless stories. They’re universally relatable, easy to root for, and hard not to love. Who doesn’t enjoy seeing an underdog rise above injustice?

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“Addicted Heroine” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 4)

Hello everyone! I am thrilled to share my impression of the newest Thai BL adaptation of the well-known Chinese BL drama “Addicted Heroine”. As a huge fan of the original series, my expectations for this version were sky-high, especially in terms of casting the leads, Bai Luo Yin and Gu Hai, now re-imagined as Hero and Poppy. Let me walk you through my thoughts on this exciting new series.

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