In summary it is good and primordial for those who watched Pornographer 2018 and liked it, if you want a little more about the characters and the story watch it. If you haven't watched the first one yet, I don't think it makes that much difference to change the order of the 1st and 2nd, just the next ones that are done more chronologically. But if you didn't like Pornographer, you possibly won't like this one either. I liked them both and I intend to watch the movie and the two shorts, because I like to finish continuations. It is a short series that holds and makes you want to know the end, I finished it in one day and I recommend it.

Full review
No Spoiler:
Surprisingly interesting, that's what Indigo no Kibun has awakened. Of course I prefer the original couple, but seeing a little more of the story of these two friends with a dark sexual past is indeed intriguing. Before I wondered how Kijima got to where he was and now I know the answer, it was all Kido Shiro's fault hahaha. Okay, it served to raise him financially, but it gradually killed the writer's soul that he cherished so much. Not because the erotic genre is inferior, but because it was not what he really wanted to write.

I think the two work within the context the mini series is placed in. I mean, in that time when the two had a different head and were going through different times than in Pornographer. Here we can also see better how Kijima's alcoholism problems were and also about the relationship with his family - something that in Pornographer is only briefly mentioned and hints at more lightly. Oh and the sex scenes, what a treat. They are very good and at the same time do not have that unnecessary weight of porn, but they are raw and very convincing. Too bad it wasn't with Kuzumi hahaha

Spoiler:
I also found out how Kijima Rio learned everything he knew about eroticism, even though he said he had little experience in that department. Kijima learned everything he knew from his pervert master. Does anyone understand anything about that gentleman? Was I the only one who found him a somewhat homophonic sexist? Anyway, you don't look at the teeth of a given horse? The fact is that Master Gamoda taught Kijima what he needed to be a good writer of erotic tales and Kido gave him the awakening of a pleasure he did not know. I have to admit that it was pretty cool to see how Kijima discovered what he liked about sex and to see how he was before he was "corrupted" - I say it ironically. At the same time, I had a contrary feeling of shame and strangeness when I saw some spicy scene or read very sexual dialogues, especially with Master Gamoda. I never understood if his words were compliments or offenses. I felt the sensation that I needed to hide to continue watching - I went through this more than once - but I believe this is because of all the taboo that is sneaked into our minds, to understand that talking or watching things about sex is wrong and perverted.

I may be rambling too much or it may just be voices in my head, but the conclusion I came to.
Gamoda's arc also brought me loss and I almost cried at his death, especially after I realized he actually considered Kijima and wasn't just putting up with him like I thought hahaha. I thought he would be an asshole even in the end, but no. Gamoda proved to be a good mentor - despite everything - and even had a "redemption" arc, showing his gratitude and worrying about Kijima's future after he left.

Finally, I find Kido a problematic and even somewhat psychotic asshole. What he calls impulse, I think of naughtiness. He practically used Kijima for years to support first a career goal out of pure interest and second to fulfill his desires. He would abandon him after sex, but always ends up going back to try something even though he is married/dating - in other words, disgusting. The truth is that Kido has and always will have a secret crush on Kijima, but has never accepted the fact to the point of taking him on as a partner. He had his chance, so now he needs to get over it and stop being inconvenient. Unlike him in Pornographer who I like, this Kido from the past I don't like so much and every time they were going to have sex I thought Kijima was going to get a concussion. Jesus why throw his head so many times on flat surfaces? It's floor, wall etc. I thought the character had evolved in the 2018 series, but we see here that he tries again an "innocent kiss", on impulse hahaha what a joke. What also does not improve is the performance of this actor Yoshida Munehiro tries, but delivers a weak, convincing, but still weak performance. Every time the camera focuses on his face I can only think that Kido has the same ass face or at least the face of someone who just farted.

The ending is good, they have their last contact and move on as friends/work partners, - even though I still find them kind of toxic - one helping the other etc. Kijima makes the right decision not to accept Kido's kiss, because he was already engaged and that makes me like him even more - I know he did the minimum, but if I think about it I don't think Kijima before meeting Kuzumi would have respect for a relationship. The two of them together at the door and then in the final scene just made me happier, because now I know they ended up together after all. I imagined that this could happen, because I believed in their romance, but seeing it was really much better.

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