Tag: highschool romance
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Thai BL The Eclipse is Eloquent and Innovative
The Eclipse Review The Eclipse is a Thai BL drama set in a high school named Suppalo where rules are outdated, yet students are compelled to follow them. The setting is dystopian where students have no freedom of thought or expression and are suppressed by a set of outdated rules and traditions. It is directed…
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Thai BL Self Episode 1 is Promising
Self Episode 1 Review The episode 1 of Thai BL Self begins with a tragedy where a boy falls down from the top of a building while another boy points a gun at him. The makers Sorawit Meungkeaw and Too Aussada Likitboonma leave the mystery of death to unravel later and episode moves on to the…
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Remember Me First Take: About Nostalgia, Love and Friendship
Review of Episode 1 The first episode of Remember Me was incredible. After My Only 12%, this is the only series that portrays Thai rustic life with so much love. The series reminds you of the Korean drama Reply 1988. Yet, it is very different from the Reply Series in essence. This is also a…
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Jdrama ‘Switched’ is a Gripping Mystery Thriller
Switched Review Jdrama Switched is about Ayumi Kohinata, a popular high school girl whose body gets swapped with her unpopular classmate Umine Zenko mysteriously. Switched is adapted from the manga “Sora wo Kakeru Yodaka” by Kawabata Shiki. The series is written by Okada Michitaka and directed by Matsuyama Hiroaki. Ayumi (Kiyohara Kaya) had a perfect…
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Young Royals Season 2: The First Four Minutes Hints at Revenge
Young Royals is probably one of the best love stories I have ever seen. While the back born of the series is the love story of Wilhelm and Simon, it was not the usual high school romance. It had extremely flawed yet relatable characters, and we saw a lot against the set standards of the…
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About Youth is Fairly Watchable: Taiwanese BL Series Review
Review of Episodes 1-6 About Youth is the latest addition to the Taiwanese BL universe. The series stars Jyun, Li Zhen Hao, Xu Shuo Ting and Andy Huang. About Youth is a fairly watchable series directed by Tsai Mi Chieh (the director of History 2). The series does not have a solid plot or story.…
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You’re Nothing Special Could Have Been Better: English Review
You’re Nothing Special Review in English You’re Nothing Special of Netflix is a Spanish Original Series (Tu No Eres Especial) created by Estíbaliz Burgaleta. Amaia, a sixteen-year-old girl moves back to her mother’s hometown Salabarria after her grandmother’s death. Her mother losing her job and getting separated from her boyfriend (who is the father of…
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Australian Series Heartbreak High Reboot on Netflix: Trailer Take
Netflix’s upcoming Heartbreak High is an Australian series about a girl Amerie who tries to win her reputation back while dealing with romance and heartbreak. The Australian series is created by Hannah Carroll Chapman, Ben Gannon and Michael Jenkins. Ayesha Madon, James Majoos and Cloe Hayden play the major characters. Amerie is a student of…
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My Only 12% is a Well-Crafted Series
Review of Episode 1 It is very rare to find a soulful work in the BL genre. Sometimes the plot would be good and fails in execution and vice-versa. This happens mainly because commercial intentions take precedence over artistic ones. Very rarely we get to see an effort in creating a masterpiece. My Only 12%…
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Never Have I Ever: New season is all about Realizations
SPOILER ALERT : The review contains spoilers from season 3 of Never Have I Ever ( Streaming now on Netflix) Netflix’s popular coming-of-age series Never Have I Ever is the journey of Devi finding herself while dealing with the grief of losing her father unexpectedly. It has now come with its third season with a…