Mr. Sahara & Toki-kun (2023) - 佐原先生と土岐くん - Whump List
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Synopsis : Toki Kanade is a delinquent who gets into lots of fights. But despite his appearance, he is a pure-hearted guy. He gains favor with handsome physical education teacher Sahara Ichiro, who he subsequently happens to fall for. As a result, he begins to go to school daily just to see Sahara. Thus begins a one-sided, earnest love situation between a refreshingly handsome teacher and a delinquent student! (MDL)
AKA : Sahara Sensei to Toki-kun
Whumpee : Toki Kanade played by Hachimura Rintaro (left)
• Sahara Ichiro played by Kizu Takumi (right)
Country : 🇯🇵 Japan
Genres : Comedy, Romance, School, BL / Boys Love
Notes : This is a Full Whump List
• Adapted from the manga series "Sahara-sensei to Toki-kun" (佐原先生と土岐くん) by Toriya Ko (鳥谷コウ)
Episodes on List : 8
Total Episodes : 8
*Spoilers below*
01 : Toki Kanade in a fight, forehead bruised … (@ 9:32 lol caught! - he really went under him?! 😆)
02 : (near end) On the ground, twisted ankle (fall not shown), carried.. foot wrapped
03 : (@ 12:30 Toki as Snow White 😆) … Sahara Ichiro splits his lip (falling into a kiss with Toki .. woops 😆)
04 : (near end) [flashback] Pain from overexertion … [present] Toki headbutts someone
05 : (replay) Headbutts someone … Sahara punched (he did ask for it tho lol) … [same flashback] pain from overexertion
06 : Toki falls down steps (not really shown), knocked out.. wakes in infirmary
07 : [same quick flashback] Sahara in pain from overexertion
08 : Toki hiding pain, collapses.. bruise on his side from a [not shown] fight … beat up
Tbh, I didn't like this as much as I expected. It started out fun and everything, but I think it ran out of steam with each episode. The last few episodes were particularly mediocre, with some of the characters suddenly acting like completely different people. It just made no sense to me. Also, I didn't like how they handled the whole "idol in a relationship" thing. It made me feel like the show was saying idols belong to their fans (and the group) and shouldn't even think of having lives, as if they aren't humans like everybody else. I don't know, it gave me a weird, upsetting feeling. On top of that, while I really liked the characters for the most part, the acting was uneven as hell, and sometimes I didn't even know what the female lead's expressions were supossed to mean. Oh, but one thing I did love is the effort the writer made to include queer characters in a way that felt super-positive. I hope other j-drama writers take notes, in this regard. So, overall, it's not a particularly good drama, and I would only recommend it if you're a big fan of any of the actors.