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isaksbestpillow · 4 months

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@my-rose-tinted-glasses Sorry for tagging you like this but I couldn't fit this in a single reply so I'm making a whole new post.

I would simply come up with a new international title! Not gonna try and come up with one on the spot, but that's usually the best move when the original doesn't translate well.

Restart after come back home I think suffers from the same problem a lot of other Japanese to English bl translation: it's translating the words but none of the meaning. Aside of the clumsy grammar, what does the title even mean? What is it trying to say?

Let's look at the original title to see what's going on there! Restart wa tadaima no ato de. First we have restart, an English word to make the title appear a bit cooler. Japanese has the word yarinaoshi that means basically the same, but risutaato is more eye-catching.

Then we have tadaima, the bit that gets completely lost in translation. If you're familiar with Japanese shows, you've probably heard tadaima said many times. It's what you say when you get back home, like a ritual. You say tadaima, the others say okaeri(nasai). This is very important. One time I accidentally said konbanwa to my father-in-law instead of okaerinasai while living in their house, and this caused a lot of puzzlement. The story is about a guy who has lost touch with his family and hometown only to return after failing to succeed in the city. He is not excited to go back. He feels disconnected from what tadaima represents: it's a warm word, like you're saying, I'm back with my people, I'm back where I belong. His relationships are estranged. It's awkward for him to just show up at the door and happily yell tadaima.

The last bit, ato de, means after. So from start to finish the title is literally something like this: When it comes to restart, it comes after tadaima. In other words, you can have a new start, but first you have to come home.

#restart wa tadaima no ato de

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kazutakas-pinch · 1 year

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koi is one of my favs bc of the wholesome friendships and realistic portrayal of queerness. any recs that are similar, in these trying times of waiting for the next chapter?

HELLO these are my favorite queer manga that lean on the realistic side and have wholesome friendships:

Hidamari ga Kikoeru

A young man struggles with his hearing disability in a world that has shunned him. Another young man with a bottomless stomach and a particularly loud voice.

Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de (sequel: Restart wa Onaka wo Sukasete)

A friendly outsider in a rural village meets an estranged son who has returned home after trying to find himself in the big city.

Crescent Moon and Donuts

A young woman who struggles to maintain a front of normality seeks to befriend her studious and aloof coworker.

Matsuki, Niwatsuki, Ooyatsuki

A young woman who decides to swear off love after several failed relationships meets her new roommate who is exactly her type but also has a not-so-secret that complicates their living situation.

You and I Fell in Love With the Same Person

A sullen boy and an earnest girl are best friends and both find themselves falling in love with the sunny smile and perpetual optimism of their classmate.

#hidamari ga kikoeru #restart wa tadaima no ato de #crescent moon and donuts #matsuki niwatsuki ooyatsuki #you and i fell in love with the same person #recs #shounen ai #shoujo ai #kazu content #king-lears-fool #reply #koimonogatari

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ghostdata · 2 years

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#Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de #hands #lovecore #shounen ai #manga #mangacap #manga cap #monochrome

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samithemunchkin · 2 years

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slight improvement

#keegan p russ #logan walker #i keep quitting the game every ten minutes #then look for more and better cc for an hour #restart wa tadaima no ato de #fix the sims #rince and repeat

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tanenigiri · 2 years

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Review #7: Restart After Coming Back Home

Japanese title: リスタートはただいまのあとで (Restart wa Tadaima no Ato De)

Story and art: Cocomi

English publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment

Number of volumes: 2 (complete)

Two outsiders find solace in each other.

(This review contains story spoilers.)

One recurring character trope I’ve seen across quite a number of the manga I’m covering for this project is that of the “outsider.” While it’s commonly because of a character's sexual identity, it’s also been applied to those with disabilities and even those who are just seen to be flat out weird. I came to expect the outsider trope to be common going into a genre that deals with relationships “outside of the norm” as well, but it’s interesting how some stories work with that outsider trope and turn it into something a lot more layered.

The best example of that, in my opinion, is in Restart After Coming Back Home, which sees both of its main characters be treated as outsiders for very different reasons. Mitsuomi finds himself back in his rural hometown after getting fired from his job in Tokyo where he meets Yamato, which the neighbor of Mitsuomi’s family had adopted 10 years before the events of the story (with Mitsuomi already being in Tokyo by then). That already makes for a very interesting dynamic between the two characters, but it also sets up a great theme in the story about how these characters fit into the town.

Speaking of which, this is one of only two series I’m covering for this project that’s primarily set outside of a city, and it makes good use of this rural setting as a focal point for each of its main characters’ developments. I love it when a story treats the setting as its own character, and I definitely got that sense here, as a significant chunk of both Mitsuomi’s and Yamato’s development comes from their respective dynamics with the setting - and how it places both of them as outsiders.

For Mitsuomi, a lot of this is seen in his efforts to persuade his father to bring him into the family business. I was looking forward to digging into these kinds of plots when I read this story’s blurb as it’s a rarity among the manga I’ve read so far, and I found the execution pretty well-done. Mitsuomi’s father gives him a harsh reality check, but it also makes him rethink his approach and let his father hear what he wants. I also like how his father eventually agreeing to have him work in the business isn’t the end of it, as he’s still seen to be a harsh figure in Mitsuomi's life.

I also think it’s important to note that Mitsuomi is entering the story from a place of failure - he has not only been recently laid off, but he had already gone through multiple jobs by then. He feels ashamed for coming back home after failing at his previous job, and it’s not helped by how his family and the people around him talk about the situation. In a sense, he became an “outsider” to the city, which pushed him to come back to his hometown, only to receive the same treatment. His grumpy mood and pessimistic outlook is often played for laughs in this story, but it all comes from some genuine hurt he’s experiencing - Mitsuomi feels lost, and being an outsider means that he has almost no hopes of finding himself in his hometown.

It’s a slightly more complicated situation for Yamato, as there are a lot of layers behind his outsider quality. Even if he’s been in the town for 10 years, some of the residents still don’t fully trust him since he didn’t grow up with them, which Yamato has learned to accept but rightfully pisses Mitsuomi off. However, some of Yamato’s outsider views also come from himself due to his unfortunate past, and it’s seen to affect how he deals with other people. He flat out diverts Mitsuomi’s attempts to talk to him when it involves his past, and once Mitsuomi reveals his feelings, Yamato tells him that he’s not sure if he’s capable of returning them since he’s used to closing himself off from other people. He’s explicitly described as someone who puts a wall around himself that even his friends can’t break through.

Of course, Mitsuomi is the one who’s able to break through that wall, and it’s because of his genuine sympathy that Yamato is able to find the courage to open up about his past, and even get the resolve to answer some long-standing questions about his biological parents. He might not have gotten the resolution he wanted for those questions, but Yamato recognizes that he’s taken a big step in being more open about his feelings. And I don’t think it’s an accident that it’s right after this incident where he feels confident enough to tell Mitsuomi that he can reciprocate his feelings after all.

It’s one of the big things I appreciated about how this story handled its conflicts - they developed in parallel with the main characters’ relationship, and in a way, finding the resolution for their outsider issues gives them the right tools to properly talk about their feelings for one another. In the same way that Mitsuomi had a hard time properly communicating to his father about his actual motivations for the family business, Mitsuomi had to go through some awkward hoops and even dead-ends when trying to talk to Yamato about his feelings. That he’s only able to properly communicate both issues after internalizing them for quite some time - and after he admits to his recklessness in both instances - is definitely not a coincidence.

It’s a really sweet journey for both of them, and I think it’s why I find Restart After Coming Back Home such an enjoyable read. It’s a warm hug of a story, but there’s some genuine emotional growth underpinning it that makes that hug more meaningful. And it’s able to deliver all of that in a very tight and well-thought-out narrative.

Random thoughts I couldn’t fit elsewhere:

Harada, Yamato’s high school friend and a regular of the town, fits into my favorite type of minor character in the genre - the one who you’re led to believe is gonna be trouble for the leads, but is actually incredibly supportive of them. Sure, he acts with a bit of hostility against Mitsuomi, but I’d like to believe it comes from a place of worry for Yamato, both in terms of looking out for his high school friend but also because Harada himself doesn’t know much about Yamato, and he feels that he’s finally found someone who’d help his friend break out of his shell. How he’s portrayed in the end as one of the few people in town who’s openly accepting of Mitsuomi and Yamato’s relationship is really sweet, and I’ll definitely talk about him more in my review for the sequel.

I also noticed how the two times Mitsuomi and Yamato openly admit their feelings to the other both happen when they aren’t in the town. I want to say that this is supposed to connect with how, in the second bonus chapter, it’s mentioned that the town has started spreading rumors about both of them since they’re both single men in their late 20s who spend all their time together. I don’t think I’ve fully unpacked what’s going on here, but I’d like to believe it goes back to what I say above about the story’s setting being its own character.

It’s a minor point, but I find it funny how Kumai-Jiichan - Yamato’s adoptive father and Mitsuomi's neighbor - reads both Yamato and Mitsuomi like an open book. I’m 100% sure that he’s the first one to figure out what’s going on between them - maybe second after Harada - and I kinda wish we got a snippet of what he thought about it in the bonus chapter. In any case, he really takes on the “wise old man” role here, and he manages to find the right thing to say for the main leads - but not to give them the answer, but to put them in the right path to discover the answer themselves.

Thanks for reading! Restart After Coming Back Home was one of the first manga I read, so rereading it for this project was a treat, as I really do enjoy its vibe. I have a review lined up for its sequel later in the month, and I’m looking forward to sinking my teeth into that volume again.

#Restart After Coming Back Home #Restart wa Tadaima no Ato De #Cocomi #Kozuka Mitsuomi #Kumai Yamato #BL manga #manga review #manga

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hydrangeawise · 2 years

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Since Restart After Growing Hungry by Cocomi is back in stock at my trusted online bookstore, I want to recommend it (and the prequel Restart After Coming Back Home as well) real quick because it's such a neat story about queerness in a rural area (and about starting anew, in my opinion at least). It's a gentle story with lovely characters (Restart After Growing Hungry has a bit more tension, but it's nicely resolved!) and makes me miss home a bit :D

Oh, and there is also an Only One Bed situation in the first volume!

#being loved by you puts my heart at ease #b rambles #I know this is vague af but there are summaries online to this is just my ~feelings~ on the matter #restart after coming back home #restart wa onaka wo sukasete #restart wa tadaima no ato de #restart after growing hungry #there was also the line and yeah

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absolutebl · 25 days

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Top 10 Great BLs That Are REALLY hard to find (but worth tracking down)

But you may want to go hunting anyway!

Seven Days

Seven Days: Monday-Thursday

Seven Days: Friday-Sunday

Japan 2015

Never doubt my ability to recommend this show. One of the best live action yaois ever made, with perfectly structured angst, fantastic characters and acting, and no problematic tropes (rare in Japanese BL). The leads have excellent chemistry although it’s low heat there’s still some really cute mutual kisses.

Cherry Magic AKA 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii

Japan 2020

The sweetest fluffiest magical realism BL, packaged as a pinning office romance, very low heat (practically chaste) but the cutest. It’s truly great.

Cherry Magic Thailand

Thai 2024

A soft charming warm hug of a show about crushes and mind reading and self worth, with no-fuss execution from a consummate team and an OG lead pair proving why they remain eternal and deserve to grow up. Look, here’s the thing, Cherry Magic is a great Thai BL in its own right not comparing it to any other iteration. But even when I do compare (and I've seen all the Cherries and read the manga) it still stands. I personally like it slightly better than the Japanese live action, but I think that’s because I just really like Thai BL and I LOVE TayNew. Also all the kissing was both present and better than any other iteration. As it should be from Thailand.

I Feel You Linger in the Air

Thai 2023

IFYLITA is an exquisite BL, from filming techniques to narrative framework (much like Until We Meet Again). Steeped in history and family drama it edges into lakorn (but no as much as To Sir With Love and with way less scenery chewing). This is an elegant and classy BL... from Thailand which normally doesn't even try for classy. The main couple (both as a pair and individuals) were excellent, particularly Bright (Yai) whose eye-work acting style is a personal favorite of mine. Pity about the ending. Oh it wasn’t that sad but it wasn’t good either. This show could easily have earned a 10/10 from me except that it fumbled the… erm… balls in the final quarter. Argh. Whatever.

All about the ecstasy and the agony here.

Restart After Come Back Home AKA Risutato wa tadaima no ato de

Japan 2020

Atmospheric study in rural Japan meets complex family dynamics built on a romance framework of city boy meets country boy, grumpy/sunshine. It’s beautiful and icy sweet. Slow moving in places but ultimately worth the patience, low heat, low angst, and stunning.

Given

Japan 2021

Boy joins band, falls in love with other boy. The singing is terrible, fast forward through that but with the possible exception of the hair styles, this BL could have been made in 2015 and no one would be surprised. As such, it wasn’t ground breaking, but it didn’t disappoint either.

Make a Wish

Thai 2023

A doctor who can see the dead strikes a bargain with a wish-granting irreverent tree angel - naturally they fall in love (from Sammon: Manner of Death & Triage). Stars Fluke Natouch opposite not Ohm, but who cares because Fluke has chemistry with everybody. Once again the Thai afterlife is incredibly bureaucratic but I enjoyed the premise and the unfolding of the story (it’s not predictable but still satisfying and with nice little twist). I like that the doctor is just gay AF - fag hag bestie and all the swagger. The cast is excellent but the comedic stylings are a bit overblown and tonally off. It had sad parts and did make me cry but is ultimately happy with a great sex scene, good smiley kisses, and all the agency.

2 Moons The Ambassador AKA 2 Moons 3

Thai 2022

A Thai pulp that felt like it came out 5 yrs ago with many of the flaws inherent to that time and studio system, including manufactured angst and convoluted plot, but an ultimately sweet main couple that (as a pairing) feels a bit more modern and satisfying to watch than they started out. This will probably go down in history as one of the few BLs where I genuinely didn’t care about any of the side couples. All that said I find this show oddly appealing and rewatchable and I have no excuses for that.

I Want to See Only You AKA Kimi no Koto Dake Mite Itai

Japan 2022

This is a beautiful, well acted piece of cinema, about two boys who are opposite personalities and grew up together. Gifted and serious Sakura pines after outgoing eccentric manic pixie dream boy, Yuma. It is very pretty and this is the kind of atmospheric elegantly performed BL that only really comes from Japan (complete with dead fish kisses - what you though Korea invented them? oh no).

Triage

Thai 2022

BL does Groundhog Day featuring a doctor stuck in a time loop who must save a poor little rich boy from death by seducing the stuffing out of him, then PLOT TWIST, poor little rich boy must do the same for doctor! Unfortunately... stuffing keeps leaking. I thought the plot was engaging if a little redundant and occasionally exhausting. The pairs were all well done, low heat but with decent chemistry and the support characters were likeable (or unlikeable, as required). If anything, the romance arc detracted and distracted from the main plot, but that doesn't stop this from being a genuinely good show.

HONORABLE MENTION

Great Men Academy

Thai 2019

Bodyswap involving unicorns making a teenage girl into a boy makes this questionable as a BL (because, ya know, gender). But the fact remains that James is killer in the lead, and I (who do not like bodyswap) loved this damn show. Look, there is actual plot, hotties at boarding school, "bully the one you love" trope, some weird VR shit, very bad CGI, and yes, the boys end up together... whether they boys or not, so to speak.

Some of these shows may appear on a smaller streaming service, like WeTV, or they may be on a legal platform in your territory. I hope it goes without saying you should check there first.

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This list updated Spring 2024, not responsible for cool stuff that went missing (or was added to a platform) after that date.

It's it last in a series the rest of which are:

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smittenskitten · 10 months

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RESTART AFTER COME BACK HOME (2020) starring, Furukawa Yuki & Ryusei Ryo

#restart after come back home #risutato wa tadaima no ato de #jdramaedit #ryusei ryo #furukawa yuki #filmedit #movieedit #worldcinemaedit #cinemapix #asianlgbtqdrama #moviegifs #filmgifs #jmovie #リスタートはただいまのあとで #risutatoedit #prangon gifs #i made this last year with the other restart set #i forgot this existed 😭😭

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my-rose-tinted-glasses · 5 months

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#Restart After Come Back Home #リスタートはただいまのあとで #Risutato wa tadaima no ato de #After the Restart #japanese film #rosygifs

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randomyaoimoments · 6 months

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Hello, do you mind if I ask your fav BL based on this categories? But all category must have different BL titles.

Manhua

Manhwa

Manga

Omegaverse

Shounen ai

Younger top

Younger bottom

Seme redflag

Uke redflag

Most greenflag couple

Most redflag couple

Enemies to lovers

Childhood friend to lovers

School life

Thanks if you want to answer.

Hello there! thanks for asking :D to answer your question, Below are my personal favorite BL 😙 Hope you’ll enjoy reading it :D

Manhua :

- Fragile Relationship

Manhwa :

- BJ Alex

- Dangerous Convenience Store

- I Can Hear It Without A Microphone

- Legs Which Cannot Walk

- Perfect Buddy

- Pian Pian

- Rivalry 1

- Semantic Error

- Shutline

- Surge Looking For You

- Sweet Spot

- The Kang’s Yeesu

- The New Recruit

- The Time Between Dog And Wolf

- Walk On Water

Manga :

- Finder Series

- Cherry Magic!

- Dakaretai Otoko Ichii Ni Odosarete Imasu

- Itou-san

- Kiraide Isasete

- Honto Yajuu

- Saezuru Tori Wa Habatakanai

- Sasaki To Miyano

- The Alpha’s Bride

- The Titan’s Bride

Omegaverse :

- Heat And Run

- Kashikomarimashita, Destiny

- Kedamono Arashi series

- Kekkon Shite Kudasai!

- Okusama Wa Alpha

- Ou-sama to Puppy Love

- Remnant : Jujin Omegaverse

- Totsugimasen Kara!

- Usotsuki Na Tsugai

- You Who Wants To Love

Shounen ai :

- Boku-tachi Wa Mada Aoku

- Green Apple Paradise

- Heesu In Class 2

- Kieta Hatsukoi

Younger top

- 17 Seito

- Boku No Mama Chan

- Dou-imo Nara Nai

- Eat Me Up, My Husband

- Honey Bear

- If You Hate Me That Much

- Kore Mo Shigoto Desu

- My Pretty Policeman

- Papa Datte, Shitai

- Seashell Boy

Younger bottom :

- Collar Kiss

- Goodbye Lilac

- Hana Wa Saku Ka

- His Little Amber

- Honey Maple More More Sugar

- Hwanghyeon Text

- Isso Koe Ga Nakattara

- Katekyo!

- Kikoeru?

- Kobi No Kyoujin

- Koi Ga Michitara

- Love Me Doctor!

- Mankai Darling

- My Little Inferno

- On Or Off

- Ou-sama No Koi Asobi

- A Tiger’s Den

- Usagi Otoko Tora Otoko

Seme redflag

- Even If You Don’t Love Me

- Love Jinx

- My Hyung’s Lover

- Roses And Champagne

- Sadistic Beauty BL Sidestory

- Unscented Trajectory

Uke redflag

- Sweet Heart Trigger

Most greenflag couple

- Ouchi E Kaerou : Neko Mimi Omegaverse

- After Staring At The Starry Sky

- First Night With My Beloved

- Mother’s Spirit

- Muri Marriage

- Old-fashioned Cupcake

- Raion Gotoki No Kuni Kara

- Restart Wa Tadaima No Ato De

- Shiba-kun To Shepherd-san

- Tatoeba Konna Koi No Hanashi

- Until I Meet My Husband

Most redflag couple

- Dragless Sex

Enemies to lovers

- Alpha Ga Alpha Wo Daku Houhou

- Anti Alpha

- Fudanshi No Ore Ga Youkya Osananajimi Ni Semarareteru Ken

- I’m Banging My Rival From A Parallel World

- Omae No Koi Wa Ore No Mono

- You Get Me Going

- Megumi And Tsugumi

Childhood friends to lovers :

- Ashita Wa Docchi Da!

- Dekiai Honey Baby

School life :

- Bukiyou Na Silent

- Doushiyou Mo Nai, Boku No Hatsukoi

- Ero Yume Aquarium

- Gosan No Heart

- Hana Tokidoki Kuma

- Hatsukoi Encounter

- Hinekure Chaser

- Houkago No Etude

- I Seriously Can’t Believe You

- Iberiko Buta To Koi To Tsubaki

- Inu Mo Arukeba Koi Ga Hajimaru

- Kawaii Akuma

- Kijima-kun

- Mask Danshi Wa Koishitakunai No Ni

- Nar Kiss

- Yarichin Bitch Club

✌🏻

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ghostdata · 2 years

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#Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de #love #lovecore #manga #mangacap #manga cap #monochrome

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doumekiss · 7 months

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#polls

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gumpasgarage · 2 years

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Tag 9 People You Want to Get to Know Better-

Thank you @arisprite for tagging me 🙇‍♂️ (side note- I am attached to your art and I enjoy it sm I swear i’m your #1 fan)

Moving on—>

Favorite Color: Forest Green, Navy Blue, Black (pretty basic choices I apologize)

Currently Reading: Several canon-divergence Beyond Evil fics, recently I also started reading the manga “Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de” after having watched the live action movie a long time ago (which was a very easy watch, I remember enjoying it)

Last songs: Songs I’ve consistently listened to for like a month now.

Can’t Translate - Billkin (ITSAY OST)

Into The Black - Chromatics

Empty - CAR, THE GARDEN (BEYOND EVIL OST)

Represent - Nas

One Love - Nas

Player’s Ball - Outkast

Last Series: I’m watching Vice Versa atm as well as Senpai, Danjite Koidewa! Both in my opinion have been pretty good so far

Last Movie: I rewatched Night flight (2014) recently. This movie is very upsetting and has lots of mature themes and I suppose I rewatched it again for the angst fuel I’m not really sure

Currently Working On: I actually started writing again (which I honestly thought I’d never try again) I’m trying to finish this short post-canon fic for one show I recently finished

I started this sketching page solely for breaking bad character doodles, I’m trying to encourage myself to get into my interests again

I’m working on short multi-drama edit with all the shows which have brought me the most anguish

Tagging: @cy-cece @rustinged @haephestus-daughter99 @pepi-nillo @soonsam @ragingbyesexual @heathyr @h1mbog0th

< Casual tagging, I enjoy all your blogs & theres no need to reply if you don’t want to :]

#tag game #⚡️

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spirit-of-anime · 2 years

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#Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de #Restart After Coming Back Home #Cocomi #omg #there's so fluff in this story #manga caps #BL manga #yaoi #shounen ai

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moedits · 2 years

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✩ KUMAI YAMATO 𓂃 like or reblog if you use

#restart after come back home #restart wa tadaima no ato de #kumai yamato #restart after come back home icons #restart wa tadaima no ato de icons #kumai yamato icons #manga icons #anime icons #anime layouts #manga layouts #kumai icons #yamato icons

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absolutebl · 1 year

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10 Great Slow Burn BLs

I was asked about great chemistry, slow burn, with lots of pining and yearning, and an HEA (of course). For slow burn there will be less high heat due to the style of narrative, so I am going with actor chemistry, as well as emotional and mental resonance, not necessarily physical chemistry. (Something like Bed Friends could be argued is high heat slow burn... which would be what? A rolling boil?)

Honestly, slow burn is pretty relative, so I'm going with romance pacing puts the kiss and togetherness at the back 1/3 (if not the very last episode). Rather than at the "normal" 2/3.

1. Light On Me (Korea 2021 Viki)

Korea does an elegant pastiche of traditional live action yaoi but all filming is cleverly deployed to bolster one of the most riveting love triangles ever put on screen… and I don’t like love triangles. The high school angst is strong with this one and it's certainly slow burn and there is some EPIC yearning drawn out over a longer than usual KBL. Full review.

2. My School President (Thai 2023 YouTube)

GMMTV gave us a classic high school set Thai BL with tropes like messy boys singing their feelings that made this one Love Sick for the modern age with all the gentle sweetness and pining ache, but none of the dated damaging tropes or issues. Yes, we’ve seen it all before, but I still ADORE this. And there is a lot to be said for the classics being executed perfectly. Who let my BL be this wholesome and funny? Possibly too slow burn for some, we wait many eps for that pay out, and Tin's pining is NOT quiet, but it defined dorky and earnest.

3. Old Fashion Cupcake (Japan 2022 Viki)

It's hard to call such a short show slow burn, but it is. There are many episodes spent watching Togawa just HUNGER for Nozue and try to court him by feeding. This is about a younger man with a long cherished crush on his boss (ten years older and going through a mid life crisis) who decides to save and seduce said boss with pancakes. It’s wholesome, comforting, sexy, and a very necessary narrative about still having hope, interests, and openness to affection at any age. It’s a stunningly filmed late-in-life coming of age/queerness story packaged in a subtle critique of expectations around masculinity, love, and loneliness… and it’s beautiful. Full review.

4. My Ride (Thai 2022 Gaga)

Thai BL grew up with this pulp (the first ever to make my end of year top 10). It’s a truly lovely and special little show featuring the extremely rare pairing of sunshine/sunshine (AKA a cinnamon roll couple) plus mature explorations of relationships using one of the softest, sweetest and most innocent friends to lovers vehicles. Kindly, overworked doctor meets broken-hearted motorcycle taxi driver in an “other side of the tracks” slow burn romance. Even though we see them meet, we also see one of them fall in love, step back, and PINE for olympic gold. With honest queer rep that adds to, but doesn’t impede, the story, and genuine conversation about the nature of class, wealth, and classism, not to mention communication, honesty, and respect for boundaries, you can’t go wrong with this show. Full review.

5. Cherry Magic (Japan 2020 fan sub)

AKA 30 Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard AKA 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii AKA Cheri Maho

The sweetest fluffiest magical realism BL, packaged as a pinning office romance, very low heat (practically chaste) but the cutest. It’s truly great. Don't expect kisses tho.

6. Wish You: Your Melody in My Heart (Korea 2020 Viki)

Set in the music industry featuring a talented singer and the pianist who falls in love with him (and his music), subtle and achingly adorable. High production, low heat, short run, very tame, and Korea, so all the pretty. Slow burn and lots of pining.

7. About Youth (Taiwan 2022 Gaga)

A truly lovely little coming of age high school BL with a classic YA low drama but high angst and an earnest depth. I didn’t even mind the singing, and that’s saying a lot. A weak seme/uke dynamic but tons of BL tropes (both rare in a high school setting but common for Taiwan) makes this one feel both sweet and colored by an almost real world authenticity and grit. Full review here.

8. The Tasty Florida (Korea 2021 Viki)

Another one where it's hard to describe as slow burn because it's so short, but there is certainly that feel and it's def got the pining. Not really a love triangle featuring the prettiest men ever to be grouped together outside of K-pop, honestly the visuals are ridiculous, there’s a story, it has to do with food, whatever, they so pretty.

9. See You After Quarantine? (Taiwan 2021 Viki)

This under appreciated gem is Taiwan’s answer to Gameboys and is just as charming and adorable yet still as quintessentially Taiwanese as one might hope. It features a Japanese love interest and the cutest most confused disaster gay. Slow burn because the two have almost no actual screen time together and yet manage some truly amazing chemistry. How does Taiwan do it?

10. Restart After Come Back Home (Japan 2020 Gaga)

AKA Risutato wa tadaima no ato de

Atmospheric study in rural Japan meets complex family dynamics built on a romance framework of city boy meets country boy, grumpy/sunshine. It’s beautiful and icy sweet. Slow moving in places but ultimately worth the patience, low heat, low angst, and stunning. Full review here.

Others?

A Tale of a Thousand Stars

Step By Step

Our Dining Table

Where Your Eyes Linger

Choco Milk Shake

Love Class

DNA Says Love You

My Only 12%

Dear Doctor I’m Coming for Soul

2nd part of the question:

Who does it best? Shows, actors, countries?

COUNTRIES

I have said it before and I will say it again, no one does thirst like Japan. I think however, Korea is also very good at pining and yearning. So for "countries" those would be my top picks. But most BL producers have some examples, it's just that Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines tend to pay out the yearning more quickly (see something like 2 Moons Ambassador for an example of this kind of pacing).

Japan and Korea will make you wait for it. For Thailand you usually have to rely on the high school stuff. 21 Days Theory and Love Sick are both also slow burn.

ACTORS (characters)

I do have a post about great piners, several in fact.

(from @crowie ask)

These top 10 picks are based on my personal definition of slow burn and pining, yours may differ.

Post updated June 2023 and only contains BL that has completed its run. Not responsible for epic pining or fab slow burn BL that comes after that date.

Please feel free to comment or repost with additions! Share the love... slow though it may be.

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