A big warning right away I cannot stress this enough. I am not biased. My first anime was yaoi and this is yaoi too. While I was too nice during its airing time I am not playing any games now during reviewing this show. Story: How would you feel if I told you that if you wont loose your virginity by the time youre 30 years old you will get magical ability? How does reading mind sounds? Well Adachi and his friend Tsuge will both find that out and not only that. They are going to learn a lot about their life and they are going to do it while everything is changing. When Encanto bear with me came out it was a huge hit. Why wouldnt it be it was Disney made right. However my generation that being college kids started analyzing everything and finding out little details about the show. One of them was Dolores super hearing ability that meant she was hearing everything all the damn time. Adachi nor Tsuge have that problem they can control their ability. It only works if they are touching each other or they can use it as a telepathic communication device with other magicians. While having this ability one finds out his popular colleague is in love with him and the other uses it to get closer to a boy he falls in love with. As your typical yaoi it had drama it had good moments it had cringey yelling and cute confessions. It was awkward in the best way of possible The story wasnt anything original but it was made tastefully in a way that you didnt mind that you knew what would happen. Animation: Could be better at times. While the usual stuff was in the usual quality I wished some things e.g. dancing was a bit better animated so it wouldnt look as shitty. Or kissing. We didnt have too much of that so would it kill them if they went all out on it? Or at least hugging. God the important moments Seriously I was so unhappy when something that needed to be good wasnt. I do guess the part when it mattered was animated nicely but other than that this was the animes doom. Bad animation killed a lot of moments. 500https://i.post.cc/FzqZSXcS/Newraws30saimadeDouteidatoMahouTsukainiNarerurashii12END1080pWEBonlinevideocuttercomezgifcom.gif Art: While the boys themselves were incredibly pretty at least Adachi and Kurosawa the art was shitty. I saw a few chapters from the manga and god it looks good. So this is the studios fault I presume. Awful faces terrible close ups twisted bodies bad proportions... I was so upset I could rant about it for hours. Some episodes looked so good some were shit. The first episode was so good I rewatched it right as it aired the third episode upset me the most. They reused half of the second episode giving us nothing but moments of something new fresh. After a few episodes you got used to the new art animation and it wasnt especially awful... it just never reached the same level as in the first episode. God knows what happened there... 500https://i.ur.com/GpPbW06.png Characters: In romance anime there is always the couple youre rooting for and the couple you dont care for. For me it was a clear choice. That is a bad thing. Why? Ill explain. While the two main guys Adachi and Kurosawa very absolutely adorable together and made my heart flutter I could not get into Tsuge and Minato for the life of me. They werent bad they had interesting story and that fateful meeting vibe to their romance. I just dislike both of them so much. I couldnt care less for them In moment that story focused only on them I found myself bored and wished it would be over soon. And that is not good. Its the worst that can happen. Because thats how a lot of twists and turns loose your attention and you are left with get on with it already. To be fair I blame anime and its flow. I am watching Cherry Magic Live action and Minato and Tsuges story is very interesting. The characters are totally different and it makes me enjoy them much more. Rokkaku. Lets talk about Adachis coworker Rokkaku. His voice Im sure his VA is great was so annoying. I couldnt stand him. He was a great tool for Kurosawas jealousy but that was it. I hated him with all my might. Again not in the Live action just in the anime. But Fujisaki Adachis female colleague was the sun of my life. She was so good. As a fujoshi girl who... no I am not explaining this she was so incredibly funny and relatable. She was sweet she was adorable she has the softest heart in the whole world I would give my life for her. She was another great addition to the story and to romance between Adachi and Kurosawa and her presence was such a gift. 500https://i.ur.com/9JlHgUg.png But hey I didnt talk about Adachi or Kurosawa yet While Adachi had to grow on me Kurosawa was my sweetheart from the day 1. He was dazzling funny and good mix of jealous and chaotic. I want to have him so much Yeah yeah I know thats cringy. I think he went on a great journey being with Adachi. While I hated the range of perverseness he hit at times I forgive it because he was funny. And like I said Adachi had to grow on me a lot. While I think he was cute pretty I was the most surprised with him. Taking the first step going to such lengths for Kurosawa and accepting his fate... he grew the most. Music: Opening I liked the opening a lot I am not sure who the singer is but his soft voice fit perfectly with the vibe of this anime. Its no best opening by any means but it was really great to vibe to Ending The same goes for ending. I like it less than the opening but it was tasty enough to be enjoyed. Not the spoken parts... Good soundtrack. Insert song another what the fuck . The little song Kurosawa sang on their date haunts me in the best way possible. 500https://i.ur.com/RTOkFKR.png Entertainment value: Telenovela. Thats how it felt at times. But if you are a fan of BL and know what you like I promise you this will give it to you. I was squealing like a crazy at moments and I was just as dramatic as the show. It was... a great experience for me. Conclusion: recommended Are you a BL lover? Go watch this. Are you not a BL lover? Well give this a change. I know the art and animation might be a breaking point for someone who is looking for reasons why to drop it but the story itself is so very worth it. The ending especially. It might seem hurried but its perfect for romance Like I said I am not going to lie. This could be better. But it wasnt bad and if you like romance if you like drama and ridiculousness go give this a try. 9/10. 500https://i.ur.com/5lHX6Q3.jpeg
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