Since he had good experiences with his manager as a new employee, he now He also has his own manager who he reports to, so he isn't the company's overall boss. Shirosaki seems like a character who would've appeared in Cool Doji Danshi, but grown up-he's a full adult in his 30s with a manager position. In a generous stroke of healing, he gets a new boss who is sweet, wholesome, and socially clumsy in the cutest, softest ways. Momose leaves his old job due to health problems from dealing with an abusive boss. This is by no means a masterpiece at all, it's a bit cheesy in places but it’s enjoyable enough and a bit different for avoiding the worst of the typical cliché yaoi tropes.This season's escapist slice-of-life is the office version of Cool Doji Danshi. If you’re new to yaoi then trust me that’s pretty rare. They are troubles you might experience in any relationship i.e. It’s a genuinely good story about a gay relationship that has been through strife and trouble and most importantly, their troubles aren't really gay-related. The main characters are already in a relationship at the beginning of the yaoi so even story line wise it's something new. So I can confidently say that if rape/lack of consent or sex involving minors is an issue for you then this gets the all-clear. But it’s so cheesy it’s comical so whatever - I don’t particularly care that much about sound unless it’s god awful and the OST is fine I guess.Įnjoyment/Overall: The selling point of this yaoi is that it's fully consensual sex between two adults - how often do you get to say that? Almost never. It actually crossed my mind to drop this anime during the OP! It sounds like bad 70's porno/elevator music. But then again what do you expect from a yaoi made in 2001. There are some scenes it looks really good but it often looks a bit ropey. Second, the punch at the end seemed a bit excessive for the argument they were having - like calm down, it’s not that serious.Īrt & Sound The art holds it back a little, it’s fine but not great. Firstly, why does the hotel lock you in your room until you ring to get out? That’s some horror movie hostel sex-slave trade shit and it felt like a lame plot device. I have a couple of problems.and they are all to do with the last ten minutes or so. I didn’t expect them to fit this much plot in 45 mins and for it to be done as well as it is. So through flashbacks, we get to learn how they met, how they got together and surprisingly a sub-plot of the uke battling potential paralysis - which was pretty touching and well-handled. Once the initial conflict is set up, the characters go off on their own accord and reflect on their past relationship. It’s not perfect by any means but it’s well paced and not boring. Story & Characters: You can’t always do a lot with just 45 minutes but I feel like this anime did such a great job with ups and downs, backstory and current conflict, character development and resolution. The sex scene is very brief and you don't see anything at all. typical "seme/uke" looks but not as drastically different in physical build. Seme/Uke: Yes but it’s not as rote, obvious or played up as most yaoi.Here's my yaoi checklist for quick, useful info: This is the rarest of rare finds, a yaoi that bucks the tropes! So that’s why I wanted to write a review for it since no-one else had. This anime doesn’t quite reach greatness but it’s definitely special for a different reason. The flip slide is that when it’s good it’s usually great. Navigating the world of yaoi is tricky because when it’s bad, it’s horrible. If this is what society wants, and if Kei has truly fallen for a woman, then who is he to stand in their way? He spends the day reminiscing about years of precious memories, deciding to put them behind him for good-and when he is "picked up" by a woman on the streets, he comes to terms with reality. Hurt by Kei's unfaithful actions, Ranmaru storms off. To top it all off, a woman calls the apartment asking for "Kei-chan," and at that, Ranmaru loses it. A frequent occurrence, Ranmaru is initially unfazed by Kei's drunken state-until he notices three extremely suspicious things: Kei's clothing smells of makeup, his chest is stained with lipstick, and he is carrying matches branded with the name of a love hotel. One morning, host Kei arrives home after a night out drinking with a client. Now adults and living happily together as a couple, things seem to be going well for Ranmaru and Kei. His heart was immediately captured by the gorgeous Ranmaru Samejima, a young kendo prodigy, and the two slowly formed a deep romantic bond. On his first day of junior high, Kei Enjoji fell in love at first sight.
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