Takara-kun to Amagi-kun (2022)

Every Drama Series Serves its Purpose...

For me this one was the healing one. This is second ever watched BL series and it came in the right time specifically for me. So I am very subjective here. I loved every second of it.

However objectively it is well done in manga style, with silly moments that don't require top acting skills. The main leads are young Jpop stars and it shows right away. However the support team are professional actors that did not steal the spotlight, but enhanced overall quality of the series.

Cinematography and overall production is great quality. If you are in need of some healing series- this is it. Takara's smile, confidence and love will get you hooked from ep 1, and OMG Amagi! We are all a little bit Amagi in this world

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Not very remarkable

I was on a roll of jbls, and so far I'd really liked the ones I'd seen, but this one broke that streak. The story feels very shallow and I still don't understand when/where/WHY did the main leads liked each other. The whole show it's just one misunderstanding after the other and they don't even make sense. One of the protagonists is an overthinker and keeps crying every 5 minutes without a real reason, and the other one doesn't really have a personality nor a wide range of facial expressions. The friends were more memorable for me.

Although the dynamic of the characters was cute, I wouldn't recommend this show nor watch it again, but I know a lot of people think differently, so maybe give it a try if you want.

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Casting could have been better

Honestly I'm a pretty easy sell on most of these shows, but the kid who played Amagi was too young, and it seemed super creepy to me that they were talking about being physical with each other. Maybe things are different in Japan, and maybe the age difference wasn''t too much in reality, but the guy who played Takara seemed significantly older than the actor who played Amagi, and the whole thing just made me feel dirty and weird watching it. Amagi was literally skipping through some scenes while Takara never changed his facial expressions. I know that this kind of dynamic is common for Japanese BL shows, but I think the concept was taken too far, and perhaps they should have casted an actor who could have aged a bit during the show and made it feel less creepy in the end. I was hoping they would do a time jump into the future where the relationship seemed less pedo using older actors so I could wash the entire thing out of my mind. The two leads had zero chemistry, for these reason. I thought both of them were charming and I would have loved seeing both of them in other things with other actors. I have read most of the reviews and mine is a lot different for some reason, but I figured I'd put mine out there. No hate, honestly I watched the whole thing but you should be warned it seemed like a 17 year old dating a 12 year old the entire time.

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Like:
+ I really fell for the dry humour. It made me laugh several times!
+ I like Agami! He's absolutely adorable and I actually liked his goofiness. :D
+ Also liked Takana. He's calm, but he give off pretty cool vibes.
+ I can absolutely see this made as an anime.
+ Suzuki Kosuke stole my heart. Again. I loved him in Jack O'Frost and his role in this show is really good! His acting is great and he's funny.
+ Tanakas acting was also good!
+ Some dislike the acting of the leads and I can understand this. But somehow I liked the way they act.. ^^' It was really fitting to the dry humour.
+ Overall I liked the characters a lot! It's fun to watch them.
+ I'm a huge fan of inner monologues most of the time and I also liked them in this show.

Dislike/Room for improvement:
- What is the actual plot? What is a chronologically timeline? Lol. I was so confused! There are many time jumps and still after finishing the show I don't get it. It was all over the place and hard to follow. x.x
- It's a bit sad that there aren't any proper kisses. Most of the time they are forced by Takara, which I really didn't like. I'm a huge fan of consent! Maybe it would have been better without any kisses and just hugs. That's really a point that bothered me much, because I'm so sick of people kissing others without permission (while seeing and KNOWING how uncomfortable the other person is, making it just worse) T_T
(Not really a - point for me, but maybe for others): I think it's definitely a show that's character driven and not plot driven. So..it doesn't really happen much plotwise. The whole show is centered around their feelings and thoughts. About how difficult a relationship can be and yeah, it's definitely repetitive. But it didn't bother me much. I see the reviews from others who are annoyed by the show and somehow I can understand this but I definitely don't share this opinion. I had fun watching this (after I deleted it in the beginning after reading reviews, but then decided to give it a try and didn't regret it.) even if I'm confused as hell. T_T

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I think It's worth a watch!

I was curious about this show after reading quite mixed reviews on here so here's my two cents.

Overall I enjoyed the watching experience, it was really cute. I understand why some people say the timeline is confusing, especially in the first two episodes. But I had no issue just using context clues, it wasn't that hard to understand. There is definitely a lack of plot in this show but I liked that. All of the misunderstandings are small and resolved with good communication In a timely manner. As a result, there is very little conflict in the show but I prefer this to unnecessary, stressful, and annoying drawn-out miscommunication plot points that are too often used especially in BL. The acting was a teeny bit awkward sometimes but it did not bother me at all, the chemistry of the leads made up for it to me.
One little thing I really liked was all of the random conversations you can hear the friend groups having, they really felt like something you'd overhear high highschoolers talk about, not just boring small talk.

This is just a really fun, lighthearted watch, I'd recommend giving it a go! It's nothing revolutionary, but if you're in the mood for a sweet BL, It's a nice one!

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my now comfort bl...

PRODUCTION:
everything was shot great and everything sounded good. however i sometimes had a hard time telling if a scene was a flashback or not - even on rewatch. i wish there wouldve been a better way for them to show that. the music didn't really stick out to me which is why i gave it an average score.

STORY:
simple but darling. i can understand why people would be disappointed but i am very much a sucker for established relationships / early relationship stories. and although the subvertions are subtle from generic stories i liked them a lot. i only wish there was MORE story so that says something.

CHARACTERS / ACTING:
amagi (nao oriyama) is a cute character - the most sunshine-y character i have ever seen. his actions and behavior never tipped the scale of being annoying to me and i think that is thanks to the wonderful acting job. sure amagi makes mistakes in the series but he's a high schooler! and he learns and grows thanks to them - i wish we could have more time to actually see amagi open up more but oh well...

takara (arata sato) is what really sold me - truly such a subversion from the popular boy troupe. im so glad that we do get his prespective because honestly i do feel like the series would be boring without it. i truly related to takara... i again wish there was more time to see him grow but ehat can ya do :/

together they make such a sweet couple - they are awkward but not in a way thats out of character. moreso that this is their first relationship. i truly appericated that the struggles they were having werent so catastrophic and they were able pretty much resolve each one by the end of the episode. they are so innocent too - makes me jealous of the high school relationship i never got to have. and again - their subversion is subtle but its a huge welcome for me.

the side characters were alright but the standout was definitely katori (suzuki kosuke). he was very funny and it was good for them to invent a way for the characters to talk about their relationship to SOMEONE. i didnt really care for tanaka (komiya rio) like he was fine and well acted. but i didnt really get why he got as much focus as he did other than giving a little more background to taraka's charactee ig?

OVERALL:
anytime i want a simple bl to watch i will definitely pick this one back up again. im not sure if a season 2 is possible but i would love it if it were to be done. i feel like i could watch these two idiots navigate their relationship for ages haha. but for now this will do.

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Those manga characters (exactly as David compared it in the previous review) that were invented by Japanese women still look really weird to me, because their horrible hairdos make both the main actors, aged 18 and 22, look like thirteen-year-old hermaphrodites, or at best, so that they would rather go to the bathroom to make sure they are a boy or a girl. And when the Amagi opened its wide mouth with huge teeth from ear to ear in the close-up, I was afraid that the head of the praying mantis wanted to eat me. And now seriously. As it is almost unnatural, I actually enjoy it on the other hand. From that point of view, it was a gentle, sweet series, well-acted in its Japanese way with a straightforward story. Anyone who knows Japanese will relax with it or even smile in some scenes.

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O clichê da tarde mais gostoso para rir!

é muito bom e viciante, desde o primeiro EP.

Uma comédia pura. Trás a nostalgia de animes escolares, onde situações engraçada e constrangedoras é expressões e ações alta,ente a altura de anime, de exageradamente boas para rir e se divertir definitivamente.
Takara to Amagi, é uma comédia escolar que vale a pena você rever quando não tem mais nada no momento que te interesse no mundo dos dramas (famosa ressaca de dorama), e Jdrama é a melhor pedida para arrancar risadas sinceras igual Takara e Amagi que mostra a sua rotina escolar enquanto um sentimento desenvolve entre os personagens e a maneira única da direção que só as produções japonesas sabem fazer que trás esse ar de dorama conforto. Como muitos outros.

A trilha sonora é boa, não é irritante e nem causa aquela poluição auditiva do rock que geralmente as músicas japonesas gostam de puxar, e engracadamente o nome de um dos personagens é mencionada nela o que achei sensacional.

A atuação é o que se espera de produções japonesas, mas essa supera qualquer outro que já assisti.Trazendo sem dúvidas, a pegada mais animação por parte do Amagi e os demais também, deixando também clara a história toda um estereótipo de enredo escolar e as expressões e reações dos personagens. Nada do que reclamar disso, pois é o que trás a essência e a parte engraçada e única do drama curtinho, que entretenimento bastante cada momento sem ter a necessidade de apresentar um enredo mirabolante e complexo, as vezes o simples é clichê entrega tudo e muito bem.

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история первой любви

Эта дорама очень сладкая. Нравится мне Япония в такой подаче материала. Тот же "Красивый парень", "Прачечная Минато" и очень похожую по школьной тематике "Исчезающая первая любовь". Два главных героя очень привлекательны и демонстрируют противоположные черты характера. Такара сдержан и экспрессивен, но часто прямолинеен в своей речи. Амаги наивен и по-детски неуверен в себе из-за пережитого в детстве. Это чувство ненужности и одиночества добавляет некоторого напряжения сюжетной линии, но оно умеренное, и двое продолжают предварительно исследовать этот скрытный роман. Мне понравилось использование внутреннего диалога, чтобы показать внутреннее смятение этих двух застенчивых подростков. В целом мне понравилось уважение, проявленное более опытным партнером, а также поддержка друга застенчивого персонажа Амаги. Когда дорама закончилась, мне уже было грустно прощаться с двумя персонажами (и их друзьями). Эти персонажи в этой истории именно такие, какими, по-моему мнению, должны быть влюбленные молодые люди. Один уважает и дорожит другим. После просмотра стольких дорам, где молодые люди собираются вместе и расстаются, не задумываясь Здесь мне нравится, что эти отношения направлены на то, чтобы замедлять друг друга и разрешать недоразумения по мере их возникновения. Любовь будет длительной, только если обе стороны будут стараться изо всех сил. жаль, что люди не могут чему-то научиться из дорам и стать лучшими любовниками. они определенно будут вместе навсегда.

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a bit disappointed but still cute

I had high hopes for this Bl but got kinda disappointed, the storyline was cute but the constant misunderstandings were a bit to much, also the story seemed for me kind of untied in the end, I had hoped for maybe a scene in the future and would have liked a bit more character developement. Amagi was always really shy and unsure and I had hoped that maybe he would take the initiative in a few moments just to not make it seem so one sided and i wished for Takara to maybe show a bit more emotion and vulnerability and also maybe a bit more background knowledge about them to really tie the story. I was a bit sad about the lack of information so i didn't feel connected or attached ro the characters like i normally do. All in all i think its a BL that is worth watching because of the unique characters and good if you want something cute and light but not one of my favorites, maybe because of the lack of connection I felt between the characters but feel free to watch it and make yourself yojr own opinion cause its still wort watching!

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Great Slice of Life BL

Takara-kun to Amagi-kun (2022) was great because they used defined tropes (cold, stoic guy with cute, funny guy) and brought life to the characters. My biases are, rural setting, slice of life, and odd couples, so I was bound to love it, but the acting, the setting, the friendships put this over the top.

Yes, like most Japanese BL, the intimacy scenes are not very natural, but what I did enjoy was, when one character stated his boundary, and need to move slowly, his partner respected this.

I will be rewatching this due to the overall package this series is. It may be too slow for some viewers, but it was like wrapping a gift for me.

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