#Japanese bl

[mitsuaya-x]

Manga about gay people eating food always hits different

The fact that all of these series have live action adaptations :)

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This Week in BL - Things Are Calming Down A Little

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

July 2025 Week 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

Memoir of Rati (Fri YT) ep 7 of 12 - Ooo they are making vows! 

My Magic Prophecy (Sun YT) ep 1 of 10 - I cannot deny it, I love this pair. That said, I’m ALSO not opposed to JuniorSea but I guess we can’t have everything in the age of pair branding. I have a very mixed relationship with GMMTV’s stuff, but this one is off to a great start. I’m enjoying it immensely. I hope the narrative is tidy, but I can't expect that.

Reset (Mon iQIYI) ep 9 of 10 - Fun times but I do wonder how are they gonna land this one next ep? Gotta say nothing beats Peter’s first BL shower scene but this shower scene was nice too. 

Latest chapter of “my life is BL” = I have those soap dispensers. 

Doctor's Mine (Sun YouTube) ep 2 of 10 - I’m enjoying it. I like both couples. I like the mature and flirty ones who are enjoying the game of it. And I like a proud seme who is a weak pathetic mew mew for his boy. Fun fun.

I'm The Most Beautiful Count (Fri iQIYI) ep 1 of 13 - Hum. I'm intrigued but not sold on it. The translation on icky is WILD.

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Secret Lovers (Taiwan Tues Gaga) eps 3 of 10 - GAH IT IS SO GOOD. 

Revenged Love (China Mon Viki Gaga) ep 15-16 of 24 - Ah the ex is causing issues. Gay boy drama queens are a go. (I do like Wang’s apartment.) Bi-polar ex and tri-polar past, been there, done that. I do kind of love the bully older brother character. Of course I do. And… the Cancer Mom Trope in its original form. Whatever.

Loved the little first kisses from the sides. 

More deterioration of the main relationship and also baby gay discovering verse is a thing = good times. I’m actually starting to find this show a little fatiguing - all the machinations and back-and-forth things and wheels within wheels of gay boy snake drama.

Honestly though, who practices any kind of kink on a waterbed? Insanity. Rubber sheets, of course, but a waterbed seems like it’s asking for trouble.

ABO Desire (China Sat Viki Gaga) ep 6 of 16 eps - I love this "manipulation as a love language" thing that China is getting into these days. Although, Sheng is such a sweetie, the fact that one of them is absolutely completely and entirely lying to the other does bother me.

10 Things I Want to do Before I Turn 40 AKA 40 Made ni Shitai 10 no Koto (Japan Fri Gaga) ep 5 of 10 - ah good the POV switch. I was hoping that'd be this ep! And a makeover montage. Cute. 

Stay By My Side After the Rain AKA Ameagari no Bokura ni Tsuite (Japan Weds Gaga) ep 6 of 12 - they are so adorable and so awkward. 

The Promise of The Soul (Taiwan Fri Gaga) eps 7 of 12 - okay and? 

It Finished - I Have Thoughts

Knock Out (Fri WeTV ) ep 12 end - actually I don't have thoughts, not able to watch this one this week, final review next week.

Sweetheart Service (Korea YT) ep 12b(13) end - Ah so this was like an extension if last week because they didn't have the finale edited in time.

Summary

A fake dating premise from Strongberry with a bit of a love triangle thrown in. Classic BL but it felt lackluster. I actually blame the lead actor, he was meant to be goofy sunshine but he was v stiff (in a bad way) with only 2 facial expressions (and that's being generous). I'm sorry to say, this was a miss for me from Strongberry, the directing was off. If it had released 3 years ago I would have been fine, but KBLs have evolved and the two 2025 offerings from Strongberry make me feel like they have not evolved, which is... disappointing. 7/10

The Next Prince (Sat iQIYI) ep 14 end - Jimmy and Ohm did a fantastic job at the best parts in this show. I hope we see a lot more of them. I'm not as convinced on Net and his new partner. I did like how the linguistics reflected the various status changes as we cycled through the new positions for everybody in this final episode. That was fun to hear.

Summary 

The Princess Diaries only gay and in Thai pretty much sums this up, except that the script and storytelling is not as good as the original. (And I’m not a fan of the original.) Honestly, if this had been balanced better between the couples, and if it had stayed true to the characters rather than betraying most of them. It might’ve been fine. Especially given the high production values. But in the end, the choice to rest the entire thing on ZN and their characters, who were boring, made the whole show boring. Even though the inconsistencies in plot were annoying, I was so disengaged from the narrative, I couldn't be arsed to get annoyed.

I always struggle to review a show thats main flaw is being dull. And I think that while I would like to give this a 7/10 as a BL it’s actually an 8/10. And I’m so bored I don’t really wanna think much more about that, so 8 it is. But I won't fight about it.

My Sweetheart Jom (Fri YT) ep 12 end - More kidnaping! And more AGAIN. My goodness. This show should have been called Kidnap. i like how switchy they are in the final sex scene but did we have to do the Korean 5 years apart?

Summary

A boy doesn't graduate high school for ruffian reasons and is exiled to the countryside where he falls in love with the chief of the local village (and there are lots more ruffians). While I enjoyed the second half of this show, I never got much chemistry (or even real affection) from the main couple. Also there was so much kidnapping. So much. 7/10

SunTiny (Tues iQIYI) 10 eps - It's done now, I dropped at ep 5. I did try. But they introduced (what I assume is) the side dish couple, and the acting is so excruciatingly bad that I simply could not continue. You'll let me know if that was the wrong choice?

It's airing but......

Shine (Thai Sat WeTV) 8 eps - Mile & Apo in "A tale of love and ideals unfolds in an era resistant to diversity set against the backdrop of the political turmoil of 1969-1971." I'm not gonna watch, if it's good/happy let me know? But I doubt this is BL.

DogBro (Thai Sun YT) ep 1 of 10 - trailer Cheerful sociable med student about to graduate gets saddled with his mom's friend's kid, a depressed engineering freshman. With no captions for me on YouTube it doesn’t seem good enough for me to bother to try to watch without. So I think I’m skipping this.

Dating Game (Thai Mon ????) 12 eps started 7/14 - I can't find it on any of my usual suspects. I'd like to watch it tho. About Hill, a former bullied boy geek who finds love and confidence from "Yuka" the female lead in a romance game. He grows into a handsome programmer and achieves his dream of getting a job at the company that developed "Yuka!" where he meets Junji, the perfect, cold-hearted CEO from Japan.

Next Week Looks Like This:

(Sorry all my Kpop survivor shows are on there too. It clocks.)

Coming Up Next

8/4 The Proper Way to Write Love AKA Renai Rubi no Tadashii Furikata (Japan Mon Gaga) 8 eps - Bully reunion romance about two men who are clumsy but sincere.

8/9 Khemjira (Thai Sat iQIYI) 12 eps - trailer Supposedly the scariest BL ever. Khem is born cursed. A daughter would be safe but a son dies at 20 so Khem’s mother cleverly gives him a girl’s name, Khemjira “forever safe.” But Khem is about to turn 20 and he doesn't think it's working so he seeks the help of a curse-breaker, turns out to be his great love from a previous life.

8/11 Rearrange (Thai Mon ???) 10 eps - trailer Bandmates romance meets time travel, intriguing combo.

8/12 Love Sea: Ai no Ibasho (Japan Tues ????) 10 eps - Another Mame adaptation from Japan, what joy is mine.

2025 Line Up

BL Announced for 2025 - PART 1

BL Announced for 2025 - PART 2

20 BLs Announced for 2025 That I'm Really Excited About

GMMTV 2025 Line Up - My Totally Biased and Wildly Flawed Feels

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

We love this one. Love him. (Prophecy)

Reset hitting us up with more renaissance art moments. But my goodness does that couch look uncomfortable.

(last week)

The tag BLigade: @doorajar @solitaryandwandering @my-rose-tinted-glasses @babymbbatinygirl @babymbbatinygirl @isisanna-blog @mmastertheone @pickletrip @aliceisathome @urikawa-miyuki @tokillamonger @sunflower-positiiivity @rocketturtle4 @blglplus @anythinggoesintheshire @everlightly @renafire @mestizashinrin @bl-bam-beyond @small-dark-and-delicious @saezurumurmurs @waitmyturtles @worldhopping

(tumblr doesn't allow me to tag that many people, sadly)

[heretherebedork]

Trying to go out to lunch with a possibly homophobic coworker only to run into your boyfriend in the ramen shop he picked.

[dramalove247]

Trope Time (BL edition): Wiping their tears

We are huge suckers for a comforting tear wipe. 😍

Depth of Field/Hishakai Shindo

Top Form

Fourever You

Senpai, This Can't Be Love!

My Sweetheart Jom

Cutie Pie

Ball Boy Tactics

Knock Out

ThamePo

The Heart Killers

They hurt so good!

Thank you to all the 😍GIF makers for making tumblr beautiful!

[shijiujun]

SUPPORTIVE NATSUME MAMA AND SIS!!!!

Just how shocked Sahashi looked when Natsume just said it like he was NOT READY

And just how proud and willing Natsume is to share his boyfriend with his fam!!

Mom and sis are like no no no YOU been taking care of our cinnamon roll we are sure of it

— Cosmetic Playlover コスメティック・プレイラバー (2024) | EP. 7

[maybe-boys-do-love]

My Hopeful Little Queer Shows 🌈

Finally someone tagged me! Thank you @williamrikers I've been dying to participate in this one.

You'll notice I'm as ever long-winded and for some of these, I've spliced in some of my previous writing. But hope's a perennial interest for me as a viewer. I hope you don't mind.

Boys In Love

Hope...that I'm understood and supported

I've made it no secret that I share many similarities with Shane, and I'm lucky to have had partners like Kit twice in my life. Kit and the writing in the series treated Shane's autistic behaviors with delicacy, accuracy, and kindness far beyond what I've seen for an autistic character most anywhere else (coded or explicit), even opening my eyes to some overgeneralized social logics I had instilled. Mick played it's nuances beautifully, too. A spiky profile, as they say.

It balanced the support for his character with demonstrations of Shane supporting others' challenges. The ending made no promises for his future or the other boys, except that they could cherish being truly cared about for now as they took one step at a time forward. People like me and Shane are just people who exist in the world and make our way through life, and it fills me with hope to see creators and characters who understand and appreciate that.

The Trainee

Hope...that the world doesn't ask or require perfection from us

This was my first BL introduction to plot de-escalation. I'm trained to expect a mounting of conflict in my stories (fiction as well as nonfiction stories like the one's told on the news or by friends), culminating in an explosion of sorts, with a cause or person to blame and a few heroes who overcome that mess. Shows like The Trainee revealed how cynical and stress-inducing that line of thought was.

There was no 'gotcha!' moment here. The series brought us so many situations that could've sparked drama or set off a firing process for one of the employees. Maybe you felt some of the problems should've been dealt with that way. The point of the series wasn't the consequences of actions, though. Each week, instead, the episodes restored the dignity of its characters so they could learn and grow and let others inspire them to move forward.

The director's speech to the interns at their farewell party highlighted the central theme perfectly. "I remember the first day we met. I heard none of you were any good. I couldn't tell if three months later, you'd be any better. I just wanted you to find your own path and see your own worth." What kinds of grace and patience are we willing to give ourselves in order to seek out and work toward meaningful lives? And once we can offer this to ourselves how do we offer it to others? if you're feeling lost on your path in life and need a kind hand to comfort and guide you, I can't recommend a better internship than the one offered at Good Pick on The Trainee.

The On1y One

Hope...in hope, itself

I'll ask you to forgive me as I splice from my old posts because, while it was airing, I gushed about how The On1y One's open ending was all about the ability of us and the characters to hope. For me, with its thorough investment in the themes of ephemeral pain and beauty, The On1y One is a rare instance where the intangible hope for a future story we can't see lies at the very foundation of the series itself. It chooses to look at the moon instead of the coin. We have to believe in potentials and futures that didn't necessarily arrive for these characters. Author Marilynne Robinson writes in What Are We Doing Here, "We may all live in anticipation more than in present time, worry and dread pulling us out of the moment, too, but hope giving us better purpose, the imagination of what might fall into place, to our benefit or satisfaction. Hope shapes intention. It leaves improbable possibilities open." This series did not seal itself with a kiss the way many viewers seemed to want, but for me it artfully opened a door of possibility.

The last image we get in the series is that ellipsis of belief, moving us toward something we cannot see. After Jiang Tian symbolically reties the circle of his bracelet finally committing to a bond with someone after his years of abandonment, we return to the image of the glass pitcher filled with mint lemon water, whole again, at least for now.So it is with these two We hear a nondiegetic promise from Sheng Wang that he'll come back. It's ostensibly a promise to return to Class A for Jiang Tian. Things broken are rendered whole again, not exactly as they were, maybe not even in reality, but in hope.

Only Friends

Hope...that you're not alone in this mess

"We're selfish and vain creatures of beauty, and isn't it bizarre how we make the best friends in the world?" said a queen on drag race once. The queen who said the above quote, Sharon Needles, has since been widely disowned by fans for her offensive comments and other queens for her rude behavior and disruptive drug habits. The honest truth of queer friendship was at the heart of Only Friends, which more than any other BL attempted to capture queers in all their petty contradictions--it's not a coincidence that many of the emerging gay male podcast pairs start with this series.

How could that ugliness fill me with hope? Well, I've known these people, experienced these kinds of broken friendships, watched self-righteous discourse roll across my screen about who should be canceled, excluded, punished, and barred from our concern. Even a doctor's diagnosis that offers no cure can still be a comfort. You're not imagining it! A diet of narratives about everything only getting better has the side-effect of making the world a disappointment compared to the ideal insisted upon.

For a more literary perspective than drag race, writer Wendy Smith wrote about Chekhov that he "invites us to be tolerant and accepting, to see the inevitability of change, but to understand that it brings loss as well as gain. His characters can be foolish, selfish, oblivious, wrongheaded, even hurtful, but their longings and loneliness are so evident." The Realism of Only Friends comforts me. I am not a lone perpetrator of or witness to the mess of life. 'Shit happens' is a compassionate, hopeful message for a series to offer if you've felt alone amongst the shit. Gays, like any other group, don't deserve civil rights because they're morally pure--no one is. It's because they're human.

Cherry Magic Thailand

Hope...that people want to care for others

Achi, played by Newwie, is not unkind or inconsiderate, but Cherry Magic's gently-offered observation that his insecurity (like our own) derives and reproduces itself through negative assumptions about others' thoughts is profound. He doesn't realize it and would never do it intentionally. In fact, he admires most everyone and their capability. He just hast has a hard time seeing his own worth, and projects that blind spot onto others instead of seeking out their alternative perspectives. When we truly engage with others face-to-face, Cherry Magic believes we'll start to see how others admire the light we bring to the world, too.

Cherry Magic Thailand is overflowing with kindness and love. And it matters so much that it's a queer narrative at the center. Presuming others won't see your worth is so much more ingrained when there's such a prevalent history of it. This series insisted upon pushing past that history to create a new present in which we can appreciate that most people are genuinely seeking ways to care for other people. Maybe not to the sparkly-eyed level of Tay Tawan as Karan, but people will be thankful you see them as a person to trust and ask for support.

Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo

Hope...that the cycles of abuse and neglect can be broken

For all the hope that people genuinely want to care, I'm no stranger to the crueler realities of the world. Without diving into my personal history, I'll just say I'm fast to spot a dangerous glint in someone's eyes, and for a portion of my life, like Do Hoe, lived in fear and restraint at the thought of enacting some things I'd experienced.

LFTCOT in its Realism is an intense watch, but every moment depicts the two leads attempting to break out from the cruelty. The leads stumble and, without realizing it, stubbornly mirror the psychology of their families as they grow older, but always in a drive to move beyond those painful pasts. Particularly, I felt understood by the draw they both have to work with children, overseeing their growth, care, and protection in contrast to how they experienced adolescence. To watch them in the last episode soft and free from the entanglement of their shame and past miseries changed me.

Peaceful Property

Hope...that the current state of the world is not permanent

I won't even claim to be a strict Marxist, or anything, but hear me out. Marx wrote (and has been widely misunderstood for writing), "The theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property." In Peaceful Property, we watch a landlord release his properties to tenants one by one, until he finally smashes a model of his own family's first home, releasing all their accumulated savings. It's one of many political threads sewn into a series that at the heart of the issue is more concerned about the spiritual alienation and loneliness everyone is made to feel from their work, from themselves, and from each other under this system.

It's not that I think a QL series or a whole slew of them will end capitalism, but I'm moved by the depth and the emotional sensitivity with which screenwriter P'Dome showed these theories (meta incoming on that front). There is a celebration of explicit and subtextual political density in the writing of Thai QLs that thrills me. American writers especially have as of late leaned into irony and tragedy to convey political messaging, but in Thailand, despite a more restrictive regime, they have found a means to transform their frustrations and knowledge into heartwarming broad-appealing entertainment brimming with commentary and hope.

What Did You Eat Yesterday?

Hope...that even the smallest gestures matter

The signing of a paper in someone's kitchen, a grocery errand for a bag of onions, flexibility in the household budget for a cuter cafe: these are some of the reasons I sobbed--often for more than half an hour--while watching this series. WDYEY is a slice-of-life comedy in nearly the purest sense. It focuses on such intimately mundane aspects of an older gay couple's life together. I could've included this for the hope it brought me as simply a rare model of older gay men, but it's more than that.

Shiro and Kenji's ages place them in a position to appreciate how the small gestures we perform make up our life, offering a balm when the world is chaotic or harsh and a blessing to existence when we could so easily take it's gifts for granted. Childhood's are spent, and parents' pass. Our own lives and those of the people closest to us are so much more precarious than we can bear to acknowledge all the time. In the face of these existential facts, the cooking instructions slipped into each episode become a ritual. We boil the water, mince the garlic, sear the salmon (it was on sale!), and someone will be home from work soon who will look at us and see the daily efforts we've put in to be in this world the best we can.

He's Coming to Me

Hope...that the people we've lost still matter

Remembering those we've lost in our art, in ceremony, and in even just in our hearts, HCTM insists, helps us to carry a part of them with us. Much of my adolescent awareness of gay men was shaded by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and its unfairness. It's a painful moment in history to recall, but how cruel it would be to move beyond the people who's lives were stigmatized and cut short by it.

HCTM found a profoundly uplifting queer metaphor to commemorate the passing of the torch from a lost generation to those who grew up unconsciously grieving their mentors' absence. Some felt cheated by the ending's refusal to fully bring P'Med back to life, but for me it affirmed that hope is never extinguished, not even by death.

A Tale of Thousand Stars

Hope...that I matter

There's a fine edge to deep-seated shame, which for many of us doesn't ever quite touch suicidality. Without breaking the skin, it merely presses down on our hearts with a sharp doubt about our worthiness, whether someone else might live our lives better than we are living them. With no way to restrain the blade, we put our effort into living our lives as an apology for who we are and what we can't forgive ourselves for. We live for others, and even if we can't find solace at least we try to be kind. The slow build-up of the depths of Tian's shame over the course of the series culminating in the cathartic star-counting scene, where Phupha grabs him by the shoulders on the mountain urging him, "No one should use their their whole life to repay someone else's," freed me from a weight years of therapy couldn't manage alone.

It was paired by a theme and a performance by Mix that highlighted the complex internal sense of femininity for many gay men that, due to social persecution and ridicule, can make them feel wrong and unworthy of life even under the most privileged circumstances. By the end, A Tale of Thousand Stars offered hope that I could accept myself--the dreams I have, the intuitions I feel, the paths I choose, the ways I express myself, even the mistakes I make--and at least a few people who mattered to me could love me compassionately without feeling affronted or abandoned when I choose to follow my heart where it needs to go. They'll still be there for me no matter what I do.

My School President

Hope...that it's getting better

Not in a utopic fashion, mind you, but watching MSP had me reflecting on how different my life might've been if a show like this been on The Disney Channel or ABC Family growing up. If it had been allowed there, it would've meant the broader culture was accepting of boys falling in love. I would've had feelings far less compartmentalized, conversations far more celebratory, crushes I could've fully realized, for which I'd roll off my bed in giggles and pouts like Tinn.

This series seems to be the most accurate reflection of what the (chaster-side of) adolescent beginnings for gay attraction can look like in the current culture. It's not entirely devoid of homophobia, but it's no longer so beholden to it. There is glee in the experiences and the media where struggle and tragedy once predominated. For all the awful things happening in the world, it's because of series like this I can see ways it's getting better. At least I hope so, and that's the point.

For anyone who read through all of this self-indulgence, bless you! Consider yourself tagged just for that feat.

And even though I know some have already done it and some won't participate, I'm specifically tagging @doublel27 @emotionallychargedtowel @williamrikers @mephistopheleswasrobbed @imminentinertia @firstkanaphans @scarefox @ginnymoonbeam @arminthada @hashtagiwannakissyou and @ohnomalora for talking about some of these shows with me and/or to enjoy the thrill of being thought of :)

[theside-b]

Japan is BACK!

Another JBL comes our way: Old Fashion Cupcake 10 things I want to do Before I Turn 40 is hitting July 4!

Based on the manga of the same title by Mamita, this piece has sold more than 750,000 copies and has actually won first place in the overall comic category of the "BL Award 2024".

Have a takoyaki party, eat a parfait, spend my birthday with a lover. The handsome member of my team who's 10 years younger than me just had to find my secret list and now we're going to check it off together? Making the list changed my life?! A love story between a handsome subordinate x his older superior.

Directed by Ikeda Chihiro (Kaze no Fukushima, Omameda Towako and Her Three Ex-husbands).

I've actually read this manga and is super sweet (healing stuff truly) — and I've to say Kazama Shunsuke is here! This is simply incredible, his resume speaks for itself, the man has done it all and finally found a BL to call his own.

This is another TV Tokyo production, so people from other socials should be careful.

[nabi-unveiled]

2025 BL/QL Recs (Jan - July)

Tagged by: @hughungrybear @homegirlisgayandtired @dramalove247 @watchthisqqq Thank you so much 🫶.

When I first got tagged by @hughungrybear and saw their list here, my thoughts were .... it's time to copy/paste 😅. Because all of their favorites are ones I thoroughly enjoyed. And then I saw other peoples' lists and...yeah, I agree with those too.

There have been definite misses this year. I have (mostly privately) raged over writing and wasted potential. I have white-knuckled while hitting play on so many finale episodes. I have thrown things over a consensual kiss. I hated a plushie. I didn't even know that last one was possible for me prior to this year.

But the things that have hit...hit for a lot of us. There's a lot of overlap in peoples' lists. In the end, I decided to just have fun.

A few notes:

I removed ALL of the ones I watched this year that weren't from 2025 (so LFLS, Let Free the Curse, Light on Me, I Feel You Linger, Cooking Crush, etc.) or ones that started prior to 2025 (THK).

I AM interpreting this prompt as shows that bring me joy and that I'm glad I have in my life. I'm not looking for technical masterpieces here. That list would be very short, and it would remove most of the ones that had a death grip on my heart or brain.

So come watch this show with me if....

You want to listen to me talk non-stop about how everything has layers and multiple meanings. You have been warned. Block out at least a week.

When It Rains, It Pours

Revenged Love

I'm not joking about talking about these (in filtered code) with anyone and everyone. Even my homophobic father has seen the behind the scenes clip of the snake wrapped around Wu Suowei. I might've taken perverse pleasure in that "hey look at this" since he's terrified of snakes. My pettiness increases with age.

You want to see me melt into a puddle of goo....over bookcases.

Secrets Happened on the Litchi Island

Ballboy Tactics

These shows made me have warm and fuzzies anyways, but they went that extra step and pinned each other to a bookcase 🥰.

You want to watch me go slack jawed repeating "pretty...so pretty" like someone possessed.

Realistically, this could be almost all of these shows. For example, SHOTLI has gorgeous scenery. Many shows have moments that my brain short circuits. But...

Reset

Look, I know this show has plot and symbolism. But this is the live cam of me watching this show:

Don't ask me anything of consequence about this show. I'm just going to say "pretty...so pretty". And maybe squeal over Janine saying "Take Me". It's risky posting this now since the finale comes out later today, but whatever happens can't change the amount of pretty.

You want to laugh while I lose my mind over Little Prince references

Moon and Dust

I'm not talking about recognizing this...

That's child's play. I'm talking about recognizing this...

So. many. references. I heavily fixated on this show. But I was mega stressed that my imp might die so I didn't post a lot about it. Good news? He didn't die. Bad news? He's currently banished from his home planet and separated from his rose. This is not a happy ending, and it's been pulled currently anyways 😭. But I still think on it WAY TOO MUCH. I need to finish up the post that dives into all of the references. It's buried somewhere in my drafts. 😅I love my imp.

You want to relish in a "good" polycule

Whether they're of the "let's pretend poly could save them" (Secret Relationships)

"Holy crap, we might have a canon toxic polycule?" (Revenged Love)

Or "Wait, this is an actual, functioning and healthy throuple?" variety (Two Husbands, One Wife). I love them all.

In all seriousness, I highly recommend the last one. It's an easy binge.

You take perverse pleasure in watching other people sob uncontrollably. No, I am not a pretty crier.

Heesu in Class 2

Top Form

The experiments that came out of Top Form were fun, but yeah...way too many tears came with these shows. I almost didn't include them for that reason, but they tell me misery loves company.

You want to indulge me by watching a fic with visuals.

My Stubborn

This show has the bonus of two narratively relevant and symbolic plushies. The plushie wars have been fierce this year though, and I'm not ready to decide "best of the plushies" yet.

Desire

Obviously, this show is ongoing and could end up terrible. Doesn't change the fact that I have bonafide omegaverse on my screen.

You support your mutual even when they can't explain why they love a show.

Ok. I could explain it, but you might not agree.

Business as Usual

FC Soldout

They still bring me immense joy. Warm and fuzzies all over just looking at these gifs.

This is getting long (no surprises there) so I'll cut it off here. We'll save the rest for end of year posts.

No pressure tagging: @soypim @obsessedferalgremlin @babyangelsky @delesaria-blog and anyone who wants to do it.

[hughungrybear]

Narrator: No, it does NOT 😑

[itsallaboutbl]

I won't hold back anymore.

[save-the-data]

The Secret of the Secretary | S01E01

Alright, I’m intrigued by this new short drama. It seems like episodes will drop every Friday. The Secret of the Secretary.

[thamepo]

Hm? What is it? You’re eager. Well, we haven’t done this in a while.

[nick-nellson]

UTSUKUSHII KARE | 1.03

[heretherebedork]

He found Natsuo's secret garden, 100%. Because Natsuo loved him back in high school and learned how to garden after the Incident because everything went wrong and he needed a way to remember the man he cared for so much.

[babybison]

my beautiful man 2x01