Marie
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Great example when people ask "what's the difference from BL to LGBTQ Themed series"
Off the bat, since I marked that this has spoilers. There IS a sexual assault scene, a couple technically. It's not 100% "graphic" but the scene is filmed and acted well enough that it would one hundred percent trigger someone. The subsequent feelings and thoughts of the main character after, were performed and written beautifully as well.
Since there is enough reviews basically re-stating the whole plot I'm just going to list off the things I loved / didn't love.
LOVED:
1. Araki, who plays Mishima, was amazing. So amazing, he truly embodied the character. I not ONCE felt pulled out of the story or the plot. And honestly the most perfectly casted character I could imagine.
2. The conversation / theme surrounding the difference of Mishima who likes to cross dress and is gay, with the difference of someone like, Kirino, who is gay and dealing with the hardships of accepting his true gender identity, which is female. I love the conversation they had about a whole community of people getting clumped into one box.
3. Yumenos transition from bully to love interest was just *chefs kiss* - unlike some other series where you almost get whiplash, the subtle hints were sprinkled along the way enough that we weren't surprised, but excited for him to have his character arch! His love confession, BOTH of them, are probably some of my favorite from any series. It was just so raw and sweet and wowww.
4. Yumenos internal homophobia and struggle to understand, why he was so freaked out by the D. I could see how someone could interpret this in a "oh its only YOU but I'm NOT GAY" cliché. But I think it was written very well and didn't read like that at all to me. His conversation with Kirino REALLY struck a chord with me when he said "I never pictured him with boobs but I never pictured him with a d*ck either" I truly felt that internal chaos as he tried to connect the dots. The conversation with his mom was obviously the turning point for him to really understand as she talks about "but finding love is amazing no matter what right?" He realizes that he loves Mishima because he is who he is, that doesn't have to be a bad way to go about things- I mean, pansexuals exist, asexuals exist, it's hard out here yall lolll. His acceptance for himself, his rip the bandaid off attitude, his ability to accept that he is a flawed human and fix it, apologize and learn from it. Even with half the screen time as the other characters, they really fleshed out Yumenos feelings and issues amazingly. I'm realizing at this EXACT moment that he might be my favorite character.
5. I loved the different views, perspective, outcomes of the three sets of parents for the boys. I wasn't surprised by Mishimas mom being supportive, I just love that she affirmed to her son that she IS supportive. Kirinos mom....about what i expected...sigh.. and happily surprised by Yumenos mom. Their whole family dynamic was a joy to see play out, and really explains alot of Yumenos characteristics. And the clarify, I didnt LOVE that Kirinos mom lost it about the issue, but I like how there was a clear show of different perspectives of reactions in society.
6. Kirinos ending...at first I was confused...I really thought that the last conversation he had with his mom was her accepting him, but...maybe it was a subtitle thing...Either way I know some people will be upset about him pushing down his true self to have a kid and a wife. It's sad, like so sad....but....it happens.
7. That brings me to my last point. This is an amazing series to show people when they ask what's the difference between a BL and a LGBTQ Series / Gay themed series. The romantic relationship was not the main topic, the main drive for the story. It was truly just a fly on the wall of these characters struggling and finding themselves, struggling with highshcool, with their inner self, with friendship, with love. The reality of the show hits hard, and would be an amazing thing for a young LGBTQ person or ally to see to better understand the struggles that take place in this world, inside yourself, and the difference of having a support system ...or not...makes.
Since there is enough reviews basically re-stating the whole plot I'm just going to list off the things I loved / didn't love.
LOVED:
1. Araki, who plays Mishima, was amazing. So amazing, he truly embodied the character. I not ONCE felt pulled out of the story or the plot. And honestly the most perfectly casted character I could imagine.
2. The conversation / theme surrounding the difference of Mishima who likes to cross dress and is gay, with the difference of someone like, Kirino, who is gay and dealing with the hardships of accepting his true gender identity, which is female. I love the conversation they had about a whole community of people getting clumped into one box.
3. Yumenos transition from bully to love interest was just *chefs kiss* - unlike some other series where you almost get whiplash, the subtle hints were sprinkled along the way enough that we weren't surprised, but excited for him to have his character arch! His love confession, BOTH of them, are probably some of my favorite from any series. It was just so raw and sweet and wowww.
4. Yumenos internal homophobia and struggle to understand, why he was so freaked out by the D. I could see how someone could interpret this in a "oh its only YOU but I'm NOT GAY" cliché. But I think it was written very well and didn't read like that at all to me. His conversation with Kirino REALLY struck a chord with me when he said "I never pictured him with boobs but I never pictured him with a d*ck either" I truly felt that internal chaos as he tried to connect the dots. The conversation with his mom was obviously the turning point for him to really understand as she talks about "but finding love is amazing no matter what right?" He realizes that he loves Mishima because he is who he is, that doesn't have to be a bad way to go about things- I mean, pansexuals exist, asexuals exist, it's hard out here yall lolll. His acceptance for himself, his rip the bandaid off attitude, his ability to accept that he is a flawed human and fix it, apologize and learn from it. Even with half the screen time as the other characters, they really fleshed out Yumenos feelings and issues amazingly. I'm realizing at this EXACT moment that he might be my favorite character.
5. I loved the different views, perspective, outcomes of the three sets of parents for the boys. I wasn't surprised by Mishimas mom being supportive, I just love that she affirmed to her son that she IS supportive. Kirinos mom....about what i expected...sigh.. and happily surprised by Yumenos mom. Their whole family dynamic was a joy to see play out, and really explains alot of Yumenos characteristics. And the clarify, I didnt LOVE that Kirinos mom lost it about the issue, but I like how there was a clear show of different perspectives of reactions in society.
6. Kirinos ending...at first I was confused...I really thought that the last conversation he had with his mom was her accepting him, but...maybe it was a subtitle thing...Either way I know some people will be upset about him pushing down his true self to have a kid and a wife. It's sad, like so sad....but....it happens.
7. That brings me to my last point. This is an amazing series to show people when they ask what's the difference between a BL and a LGBTQ Series / Gay themed series. The romantic relationship was not the main topic, the main drive for the story. It was truly just a fly on the wall of these characters struggling and finding themselves, struggling with highshcool, with their inner self, with friendship, with love. The reality of the show hits hard, and would be an amazing thing for a young LGBTQ person or ally to see to better understand the struggles that take place in this world, inside yourself, and the difference of having a support system ...or not...makes.
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