#New Love in Tokyo

[may8chan]

New Love in Tokyo - Banmei Takahashi 1994

#New Love in Tokyo #Banmei Takahashi #Sawa Suzuki #Reiko Kataoka

[yanderederee]

I need to see full art for Baji RIGHT! NOW!!👹

#I love when these designs get released #NEW BAJI HAIR UP PIECE WHO THIS #tokyo revengers #tokyo rev #Tokyo revengers baji #baji keisuke #baji

[10-10x]

Same voice actor…

Shimono Hiro

Cat is Hakuto from My New Boss is Goofy anime 🐱

Will you adopt him? 💜

#tokyo revengers incorrect quotes #tokyo revengers fanart #tokyo manji gang #tokyorevengers #haitani rindou #cat #hakuto #my new boss is goofy #meow meow #my lil meow meow #adopthimnow #i love him #digital art #crossover #anime fanart

[pierppasolini]

A New Love in Tokyo (1994) // dir. Banmei Takahashi

#Sawa Suzuki #A New Love in Tokyo #愛の新世界 #Banmei Takahashi #my caps #my edits #*newloveintokyo

[w-armansky-blog]

#lost in translation #sofia coppola #The Cinema of Sofia Coppola #bill murray #scarlett johansson #Bob Harris #intimacy #human connection #love #loss #disorientation #sleepless nights #new place #find someone who understands #or wants to understand you #comedy-drama #Tokyo #solo road trip

[speakofcompersion]

TAEMIN - Tokyo Waterbomb 230730

#this is my first time making gifs!!! omg it was so fun :) #i hope they're ok?? i dont actually know how to do it properly lol #if anyone who makes gifs has advice or tips i would love to hear them <3 #i hope the quality looks ok~. #anyway super fun guess ive got a new hobbie and of course i had to start with waterbomb taemin im so obsessed i will never not go feral #tokyo waterbomb #shinee #taemin #230730 #speakofgifs #flashing #sorry!

[violetonmars]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE STRAWBERRY CATGIRL EVER BABY UR EVERYTHING IF ICHIGO MOMOMIYA HAS A MILLION FANS THEN I AM ONE OF THEM IF ICHIGO MOMOMIYA HAS TEN FANS THEN I AM ONE OF THEM IF ICHIGO MOMOMIYA HAS ONLY ONE FAN THEN THAT IS ME IF ICHIGO MOMOMIYA HAS NO FANS THEN THAT MEANS I AM NO LONGER ON EARTH IF THE WORLD IS AGAINST ICHIGO MOMOMIYA THEN I AM AGAINST THE WORLD

#GOOFY ASS #I LOVE YOUUUUUU #tokyo mew mew #tmm #tokyo mew mew new #tmmn #mew ichigo #ichigo momomiya

[southside-otaku]

Some Things Never Change~

Like How I’m Holding On Tight

To ✨You✨🥰

#ugh I’ve got a new love #but he could NEVER replace my true loml #anime #tokyo revengers #ken ryuguji #tokrev #tokyo rev #draken #ryuguji ken #astro royale #negai no astro #ken wakui #wakui ken

[sugoiigrove]

Her wings flutter when she’s happy

#anime art #digital art #artist on tumblr #anime and manga #illustration #tokyo mew mew #cute art #mew mew power #magical girl #tokyo mew mew new #mint aizawa #mew mint #zakuro fujiwara #zakumint #wlw art #yuri ship #yuri love #girls love

[may8chan]

New Love in Tokyo - Banmei Takahashi 1994

#New Love in Tokyo #Banmei Takahashi #Sawa Suzuki #Reiko Kataoka

[atompalace-official]

🪄🫧 mew aqua rod 🩷🩵💚💛💜

#tokyo mew mew #tokyo mew mew new #tmm #tmmn #magical girl #shoujo #mahou shoujo #magical girl wand #mew aqua rod #mew aqua #tmm new #I wanted to see each design side by side so I just drew it lol #love the mew aqua rod! I do miss the lil wingies tho

[yaeran]

can u tr characters (nahoya, chifuyu, mitsuya, draken and whoever else) having a figure skater gf who competes at nationals is like really good

from aya: omg this is fr so cute!! thank you for requesting, hope you enjoy.

nahoya is endlessly supportive about it. he’d be kinda loud when he’s cheering for you at the seats but he will stop if told to.

he’d drive you to all your meets and if you go international he would follow if it’s possible!

he teases you when a fan comes up to you for a photo or autograph, “don’t forget me when you have billions of fans!” he says as he wipes a non existent tear.

he totally hates the strict trainings there is. would always make sure it doesn’t affect your mental health.

if ever you’re visibly tired after practice he would carry you to his bike. might even invest in a car if that’s more comfortable for you!

if you have some disinterested in one of yo ur competitors or a coach he’d listen to all your rants and even contribute, “no way they did that!?, fake as hell!”

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chifuyu would do big gestures honestly. he’d bring a friend or two (baji and takemitchy) to help him hold a banner for you titled “GO Y/N!”

he feels so much pride when he’s walking with someone as talented as you.

never shuts up about you!! “yea they’re going to nationals, at this point they’re a celebrity no?”

tends to your bruises for you, luckily he has experience. from himself.

always rejects your invites to go skating cause he knows he’s gonna fall on his ass—

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mitsuya loves watching you. he attends all of your practices, all of your competitions. he would drop any existing plans to be with you.

would make bentos for you— following what you allow him to give you.

he would try to learn how to make a leotard fitting for you to wear for ice skating, sure you might not wear them to meets but aslong as you like it that’s what matters to him.

he’s kinda like a mom. maybe he picked it up from raising his sisters but he takes videos your performances and posts it on his socials—

he’d give you massages after every practice.

if you’re feeling pain anywhere he’d do tons of research to see how it can be tended to.

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draken is pretty chill about it but in his head he’d already thinking he will suport you no matter what.

when you get nervous he’s sit with you until you calm down.

another one that would drive miles just to watch you perform.

pretty possessive over you when he’s walking around the arena with you. he’d have his arm around your shoulders and have you close.

a very good listener to all your doubts,

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all of them would pick you up and hug your when you’ve finished your routine. after this they treat you to your favourite restaurant and make sure you have the most relaxed night ever.

#+your lovely ideas! #+new spice for you! #tokyo revengers #tokyo revengers x reader #chifuyu matsuno #draken #ken ryuguji #nahoya kawata #mitsuya takashi #mitsuya x reader #draken x reader #nahoya x reader #tokyo revengers fluff

[mahoutoons]

masaya aoyama is not a boring mg love interest, the "nice boy" personality was a facade he put on to impress his adoptive parents but he's very cynical about humanity and ichigo was the one who showed him that humans weren't all bad, in this essay i will

#i'm a masaya defender till i die #leave him alone he's just a teenage boy who's cynical at the state of the world #but he also loves his gf very much #tokyo mew mew #tokyo mew mew new #masaya aoyama #rebecca talks

[absolutebl]

This Week In BL - I’m pleased with what’s airing, but conflicted about what’s ended & getting started

Aug 2023 Wk 1

Being a highly subjective assessment of one tiny corner of the interwebs. Organized by which ones (in each category) I’m enjoying most.

Ongoing Series - Thai

Laws of Attraction (Sat iQIYI) 4 of 8 - Omg the way the bodyguard (handler?) looks at the rich kid. Gah. I see why @heretherebedork​ loves these 2. But I really hate him (not the handler, the kid). Fun fight scene. I love lawyer babygirl SO MUCH. HE WILL BE MY 2023 FAV CHARACTER. I’M CALLING IT. This ep, Srs? You’re killing me. Suits! Pussycat bows! And then... The Public Claiming!!!!! One of my favorite tropes! And openly flirting? Boys. I’m getting spoiled. Wait… is that…? NO SINGING. Ah well, Thai BL giveth and Thai BL taketh away. 

Hidden Agenda that isn’t hidden (Sun GMMTV YouTube) ep 4 of 10 - I like the script for this. It feels like the conversations they have are very honest to a uni experience. It’s comfortable and breezy. I did not expect the kiss. Bit early in the arc. There is either going to be a lot of backend drama, or a long domestic honeymoon period. (Bet you can guess which one I vote for.) 

Low Frequency (Sat iQIYI) ep 5 of 8 - It’s moving along in a Ghost Host kinda way (minus the killer chemistry). I’m not mad about it, I don’t think I'll remember it tho. 

Be Mine Super Star (Mon Viki) ep 5 of 12 - My ambivalent relationship with this drama continues. Cohabitation trope. Punn is basically a huge puppy trying to spoil/cuddle/fuck his pretty kitty prince. It is what it is. Meanwhile, I just want more of Big Daddy & the Hot Doc. (Also the name of my burlesque show.) Why does Kevin have more chemistry with Ashi in a 1 min long scene than Punn has had… ever? Is this nascent bad boy effect or nascent 2nd lead syndrome I’m feeling? (Meanwhile Ben! Hi! Long time no see!) 

Be My Favorite (Fri YouTube) ep 11 of 12 - Whatever. Trash(ish) watch here. 

Dinosaur Love (Sun iQIYI) ep 6 of 8 eps - Aw pretty baby is unhappy his bf got injured. But also very blushing maiden. This is profoundly NOT GOOD. 

Wedding Plan (Weds YT & iQIYI) ep 3 of 7 - I have decided that Lom’s theme song is BigBang’s Monster. Listen. You’ll see what I mean. Also BigBang = also very problematic but banging. What I’m saying is, I wanna punch Lom so bad, I went slightly bonkers. Water sports are addressed. A trash watch is happening!

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Jun & Jun (Korea Thurs Viki) 3 of 8 - How DARE they make me love this show so much? I feel personally attacked. The smell thing! Gah. The way they automatically go informal in private. The flirting. The language. The suits, the EVERYTHING. It’s embarrassing how much I rewatch the final bits of each ep. 

Stay By My Side (Taiwan Fri Gaga) 6 of 10 eps - I adore this ridiculous show. (I just realized that the actor playing Jiang Chi played Ray’s evil 2-timing bf in About Youth). Baby boy is quite clueless. Sweet dreams tho. I love them both so much. The washing his jersey scene was so fucking cute. Couple’s numbers, couple’s keychains, bridal towel, kisses. Thank you Taiwan for NOT activating blushing maiden. However, confident gay/confused bisexual is a go. And we got us some justifiable angst. Sigh. I’m so happy. 

Sing My Crush AKA Follow The Wind (Korea Weds iQIYI) 1-2 of 8 eps - supposed to have released in the first half of 2022 this is a adaption of Myung’s webtoon, from the director of My Sweet Dear, and Love Tractor’s production house, basically Korea does About Youth. It’s sweet (the singing bits are easy to skip) and very much a story of young first love but less stiff than KBL’s usual high school fare (kinda Taiwan feeling). I like it but that very imprecision in production makes me concerned for an HEA, especially with such a low MDL rating. 

Tokyo in April is... AKA Shigatsu no Tokyo wa (Japan Fri Gaga) ep 8fin  - Rough final episode, but it does end happily. Fortunately, I had some warning for my personal triggers, but this is Japan and they did go dark. Full review below. 

Minato's Laundromat Season 2 AKA Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 (Japan Thu Gaga) 5 of 12 eps - Shin is so cute and proud and boldly out. I love him. Movement in the relationship with both couples, even if it’s movement into arguments and misunderstanding. I suppose we got 12 eps they need to do... something.  

Stay Still (Hong Kong Tues YouTube) 1 of 5 eps - It’s confusing. And… not good? Some flashbacks some present day? 

It’s airing but ...

Stay With Me ... NO I WILL NOT! And you can’t make me.

Review: Tokyo in April is... AKA Shigatsu no Tokyo wa

I had to chew on this for a while but here’s where I ended up. 

Two young men with a shared tragic past reunite and fall in love all over again, but the past will not stop hunting them. Based on a manga, this office set reunion romance is GREAT… damn it. It’s Japan in full on soft focus which means it gets emo, abusive, and chewy. These two characters are giving parts of their souls away in a desperate attempt to shape themselves to the expectations they have of each other. 

Japan gave us the Bed Friends that Thailand could never even imagine. But here’s the thing: I don’t enjoy my BL this heavy and cutting. I know that for The 8th Sense crowd this is peak BL and I can’t argue with the fact that the romantic devotion, domesticity, script, and acting IS all on point. It’s just not my personal preference for that point to be so damn sharp. I appreciate that this being 2023 I have the luxury of consistent quality (especially from Japan) and thus the ability to say… 

I acknowledge that this SHOULD get a 9/10 but I can’t emotionally go higher than 8/10 

RECOMMENDED BUT KNOW WHAT KIND OF BL THIS IS AND TRIGGER WARNINGS LIKE CRAZY 

Japan = sticking to its lanes like their BL is on rails. 

Next Week Looks Like This:

Starting: 

8/11 Love Class Season 2 (Korea Fri Viki) 10 eps 

8/12 My Personal Weatherman AKA Taikan Yoho (Japan Sat Gaga) 8 eps 

Still Coming August 2023

8/19 Love in Translation (Thai Sat One31) ? eps - Two strangers start working in a cafe together.

8/19 I Feel You Linger in the Air (Thai Sat Gaga) 12 eps - The time travel historical romance many of us have been waiting for. 

8/20 My Universe series (Thai Sun iQIYI) 24 episodes - This is sampler pack BL, 12 pairs, each pair gets 2 eps, not sure on the order they’ll drop. Known couples include EarthBank from Destiny Seeker and KaownahTurbo from Love Stage!!!, mostly fresh faces otherwise. Jane to direct several.

8/22 Kisseki: Dear to Me formerly known as Miracle (Taiwan Tues ????) 13 eps - From screenwriter Lin Pei Yu (We Best Love, H3: Trapped) features a student doctor forced to take care of a gangster. I love the premise and like the writer, Viki or Gaga will get this one.  

8/24 Man Suang (Thailand movie, domestic cinema release) - historical drama about Thai burlesque with KP’s MileApo. Tong is in this one too?

8/? Why R U? (Korean remake) is supposed to be out this month, filming started in sept 22. I find everything about this hilarious. I mean if Korea remakes it, we lose all the sexy and then... would we have a story at all? No we would not. Not even for six short eps. It’d be like one of those mesh shopping bags.

Oh yeah, Only Friends is coming. 

2023 forthcoming BL master post (see comments, some are inaccurate, NOT KEPT UPDATED)

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

Hidden Agenda. I love them. 

Public claiming with the waist grab maneuver! A true hero. 

But I think we can all agree that THIS is the hero all love triangles deserve. (both Laws) 

(Last week) 

#this week in BL #bl news #BL reviews #korean bl #japanese bl #taiwanese bl #thai bl #Rakutan Viki #gagaoolala #GMMTV #review Tokyo in April is... #Laws of Attraction #Hidden Agenda #Low Frequency #Be Mine Super Star #Dinosaur Love #Wedding Plan #Jun & Jun #Stay By My Side #About Youth #Sing My Crush #Shigatsu no Tokyo wa #Minato Shouji Coin Laundry Season 2 #Bed Friends #The Eighth Sense

[pierppasolini]

A New Love in Tokyo (1994) // dir. Banmei Takahashi

#Sawa Suzuki #A New Love in Tokyo #愛の新世界 #Banmei Takahashi #my caps #my edits #*newloveintokyo

[captain-astors]

For anon.

#In love with the little cross bellow his eye in that one art #new headcanon that he gets that as a tattoo post-canon #in remembrance of donato if you want to give it a reason #tokyo ghoul #my art #uta