To touch. To feel. To be next to someone in reality. In the flesh. To ‘be’ inside a world where life is fleeting.
But feelings are not.
Tag Archives: Japanese BL
“Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather” Movie Review
A Mafia-Crime-themed Boys Love – only in Japan, of course! Sexually graphic with some drama and humor on the sides, The Clouds Gather – the first feature for its anime form – begs to differ from other BL animation in many ways.
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Top Ten BL Dramas in 2022
2022 was a GREAT year for the BL Drama. From the supernaturally sweet Vice Versa to the rough and tumble trouble of KinnPorsche there was a plethora of series to choose from. While this list is far from complete, these are my top 10 favorite series in no particular order, except for the top 3 spots, which also have no particular order but are my three most favorite series of the last year.
“Tokyo in April” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
Life is poetry. Sometimes, it’s hard to understand. Other times, it’s difficult to relate to. And yet, there are also moments when it clicks, when the beauty of a brief moment impresses itself on the soul.
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Top 5 BL Dramas With a Message
When it comes to BL dramas, yes, there is a lot of fluff. Some of them, however, use the influence and reach of the actors to make compelling statements, like in the case of marriage equality.
Weekly BL Updates
It’s been an exhausting week with BL announcements dropping left and right. We haven’t had a wink of sleep, because bringing you these updates is really important. Join us, as we wind down the road to check out the latest happenings in the BL world!
The Rise in Symbolic Storytelling in the BL Industry
There’s a poetic, artistic, symbolic movement happening in BL filmmaking, one that is shifting the stories we’ve grown used to seeing in the early days of BLs to deeper, nuanced narratives that are slowly taking center stage.
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“What Did You Eat Yesterday” Movie Review
Summary:
Kakei Shiro is a 45-year-old lawyer who works at a small law firm. He is good at cooking and a meticulous and thrifty person who keeps the monthly food budget to 25,000 yen. Shiro’s daily routine is to leave work on time and head to a discount supermarket nearby. His partner Yabuki Kenji is an affable hairdresser in his 40s.
The two of them share a two-bedroom apartment and the finer points of two men living together come up at the dining table every day. Although two of them have been in a relationship for three years and Kakei’s parents know he is gay, Kakei never shares the fact that he is gay or Kenji is his partner to anyone.
(Source: MyDramaList)
“Our Dining Table” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
“It’s like I’m learning to use my heart in a new way.”
Adapted from the manga Bokura no Shokutaku by Mita Ori, the Japanese BL Our Dining Table is a healing, comforting series that shines in its candid approach to grief, rejection, and acceptance.
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Weekly BL Updates
We can’t seem to catch our breath; being swarmed with the latest announcements is becoming a daily occurrence. But that doesn’t mean we are slacking off on our duty. Because “Sharing is Caring” and so here we are with the juiciest updates from the last weekend!
The BL Xpress 