Japanese Series Impressions

10 Dance (2025)

I was excited to finally see a manga I’ve been reading for a very long time come to Netflix as a live-action show. For background, I read The Man of Tango. I loved it so much that when I read…

jenhgMay 7, 2026

Japanese Series Impressions

Doku Koi: Doku mo Sugireba Koi to Naru (Love is a Poison) is a short series, but it's a good one. With twelve episodes clocking in at 19 minutes each, it’s easy to get through over the weekend, so if…

jenhgApril 21, 2025

Japanese Series Impressions

“Hidamari ga Kikoeru” (ひだまりが聴こえる) – I Hear the Sunspot (2024)

I Hear The Sunspot is one of my favorite Japanese mangas. When I heard they were doing an live adaptation of this manga that was a series and not a movie, anticipation coursed through me. Previously, I tried to watch…

jenhgSeptember 5, 2024

Japanese Series Impressions News

Kimi ni wa Todokanai (I Cannot Reach You) – 連絡が取れない (2023)

I Cannot Reach You is a short Japanese BL series based on the Japanese manga Kimi ni wa Todokanai by Mika. The title initially aired on TBS in Japan but is now available on Netflix. There are eight episodes in…

jenhgJanuary 15, 2024

Japanese Series Impressions

Our Dining Table – 僕らの食卓 (2023)

This Japanese BL is adapted from the manga "Bokura no Shokutaku" (僕らの食卓) by Mita Ori. This review will include ten episodes and a special spin-off episode, "Bokura no Shokutaku" (僕らの食卓) by Mita Ori (三田織). Eating around other people is a…

jenhgAugust 4, 2023

Japanese Series Impressions

Me, My Husband, & My Husband’s Boyfriend Watashi to Otto to Otto no Kareshi [2023] – Final Impressions

I’m glad I finished this series with encouragement from Exxus. The final thoughts are very different from the thoughts I had at the beginning of this series. It became a slow starter but ended very well. —Edited by TheFNGee We left…

jenhgJune 9, 2023

Japanese Series Impressions

Me, My Husband, & My Husband’s Boyfriend [Watashi to Otto to Otto no Kareshi] (2023)

Synopsis: "I want to be loved as a person and woman." Nakamichi Misaki is a teacher who has been married for five years to her attractive husband. She appears to have a life that many would be envious of. However,…

jenhgMay 20, 2023

Japanese Series Impressions

Given – ギヴン [2021] Series Impressions

At 6 episodes of less than 30 minutes each, the live-action adaptation of the manga Given (ギヴン) by Kizu Natsuki, comes to life - with angsty and inspired performances from the leads. Easily two of the most photogenic Japanese actors…

RedAugust 10, 2022

Japanese Series Impressions

Fukuo-kun Wa Kiss Suri Shikanai – 不幸くんはキスするしかない！[2022] Series Impressions

Light and bubbly, just about what you need when things are bad in real life. This cute and entertaining Japanese BL gives all the right vibes to enjoy alone, with friends, or even with a date! —Edited by TheFNGee This series…

RedAugust 1, 2022

Japanese Series Impressions

Kimi No Koto Dake Mite Itai – 君のことだけ見ていたい [2022] Series Impressions

The stuff Japanese BL dreams are made of! Here we have two gorgeous MEN'S NON-NO WEB | メンズノンノウェブ models going for each other in a light-hearted mini-series that is understated as it is dreamy. —Edited by TheFNGee If you need to…

RedJuly 31, 2022

Japanese Series Impressions

A Man Who Defies the World of BL – (2021)

A Japanese short series adapted from the Japanese manga by Konkichi. The literal translation of the title is a more accurate representation of the plot. The translation reads, “A World That Definitely Becomes BL vs A Man Who Definitely Doesn't…

jenhgAugust 31, 2021

Japanese Series Impressions

Cherry Magic! | チェリーマジック！ [Series Review]

Adapted from a Manga written by Yuu Toyota, Sanjūsai made Dōtei Da to Mahōtsukai ni Nareru rashii (Cherry Magic/Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!) is the story of Kiyoshi Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin who gains…

Dɾαɱα_LʅαɱαDecember 29, 2020

Japanese Series Impressions

Pornographer ポルノグラファ (The Novelist) [Review]

"Sex is the consolation you have when you can't have Love" -Gabriel García Márquez These lines pretty much spell out the entire conundrum of this drama. What happens when you lose trust in your relationship and grow jilted? Life becomes…

krishnanaidu88October 15, 2020

Japanese Series Impressions

Life Senjou no Bokura 線上の僕ら (2020) Episode 4 [Review]

In the first three episodes, we saw Itou and Yuki meet and fall in love with each other as if they were fated to be together. After the initial years of trying to be in sync with each other and…

PratsJuly 17, 2020

Japanese Series Impressions

Life Senjou no Bokura 線上の僕ら (2020) Episode 3 [Review]

In the first two episodes, we saw Itou & Yuki meet and fall in love with each other, almost like they were fated to be together. After initial years of trying to be in sync with each other and their…

PratsJuly 6, 2020

Japanese Series Impressions

Life Senjou no Bokura 線上の僕ら (2020) | Episode 2 [Review]

In the first episode, we watched Ito playing his lonely game walking on the line when he meets another high school student, the naïve but friendly Nishi playing a similar game of 'white line.' Ito instantly falls for Nishi’s uncomplicated…

PratsJune 29, 2020

Japanese Series Impressions

Life Senjou no Bokura 線上の僕ら (2020) | Episode 1 [Review]

This Thursday, the Japanese BL miniseries ( 4 episodes) "Life ~ Love on the Line" premiered on Viki and is now fully subbed for the international audience to watch. The drama is based on the hit manga title of the…

PratsJune 22, 2020

Japanese Series Impressions

Takumi-kun Series Part 5: Ano, Hareta Aozora [Movie Review]

Directed by Kiyoshi Yokoi. This is the fifth and most highly anticipated installment of the Takumi-kun series. This is also reportedly the last movie that Hamao Kyosuke and Daisuke Watanabe reprise their roles as the couple Takumi and Gii. What…

krishnanaidu88February 5, 2020