Kieta Hatsukoi (2021)

Um bl super confortável de assistir. Recomendo demaaais!!

É um bl simplesmente perfeito! A história e a relação entre o casal é extremamente fofa e confortável. N sei se isso é considerado spoiler mas, apesar de o casal não ter dado nenhum beijo, isso só faz provar que uma relação, para ser verdadeira, não é necessário que hajam beijos ou que tenha relações sexuais.
Eu adorei a temática de como é abordado o dorama, apesar de eu não ter lido o mangá, eu me senti como se estivesse literalmente vendo um mangá se transformando em live action.
Para finalizar a química dos principais e a atuação de todos os personagens são ótimas e puras. Vale muuuito a pena assistir.

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Petite douceur assumée

Vous savez ces dramas qui ont un pouvoir d'attraction inexplicable ? Kieta Hatsukoi était l'un de ceux-là pour moi.
Un casting parfait, une intrigue mignonne, une belle photographie et une bande son légère. À peine avait-il commencé que j'étais prise dans les filets de cette vraie douceur japonaise.

Aoki est adorable dans la peau du lycéen maladroit. Ses expressions sont extrapolées (ce qui m'empêche d'être pleinement satisfaite sur ce point), mais elles renforcent ses maladresses. Il a l'art et la manière de mettre les pieds dans le plat et toutes ces petites choses ne font que le rendre plus attachant. Bien sûr, on pourra bouder un manque de développement sur ses sentiments.
Ida est charmant et un personnage de peu de mots. Il est de ces personnes qui semble détaché de tout, alors qu'en réalité, lorsqu'il s'attache à quelqu'un, il donne tout ce qu'a et s'intéresse sincèrement à Aoki. Or, tout comme Aoki, on peut remarquer un manque de développement, mais encore une fois, j'ai plié le genoux face au duo.

Pourtant, au travers de ces personnages qui semblent clichés, le drama prend des directions différentes. Dont les doutes d'aimer une personne du même sexe. On découvre les interrogations et les craintes. Les personnages ne sont pas parfaits, mais c'est ce qui rend l'ensemble plus réaliste à mes yeux.
Ce n'est pas parfait, ce n'est pas non plus le BL japonais typique, il dégage autre chose. Le fait d'aborder ces thèmes plus sérieux alors qu'aux premiers abords on pourrait penser qu'il s'agit d'un nouveau BL japonais tout doux ne fait que renforcer l'affection pour Kieta Hatsukoi.

Bien que le drama se termine sur sa pointe de précipitation, il n'enlève en rien les bons moments que j'ai passé. Je ne pense pas me tromper en disant que c'est l'un des meilleurs BL de 2021.

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promising first half disappointing second

When I started watching this show it felt like a breath of fresh air and it didn't take much time to quickly fall in love with all of the characters and the warm, cozy feeling the show provided.

I LOVE Aoki's friendships with Hashimoto and Akkun and love how the show handled the love triangle, keeping it light-hearted and funny (+Hashimoto is such a good friend I love her so much she has to be one of the best female characters in a BL). Ida is such a sweetheart and I was earnestly rooting for the MLs to get together. His willingness to give Aoki a chance and his care for him makes for a heart-melting watch. Overall I appreciated the cute little story that it was with its extremely lovable 4 main characters.

However after the camping episode things started going downhill for me. The charm of the show seemed to have diminished and I found myself getting very bored. We saw less and less of the 2 best friends that I had grown to love and instead had episodic conflicts that failed to keep me interested. With Hashimoto and Akkun taking a backseat in favor of the main couple and other sideplots the ending to their romance wasn't satisfactory to me either as enough time wasn't given to them onscreen for me to have really felt the buildup and development of their relationship although initially I had gotten invested into them as a future side couple as well. With a cute and funny set-up Kieta Hatsukoi's ultimate downfall was its length. Though 10 episodes each being around 20 minutes long doesn't look lengthy at all it felt like it with how the story meandered on with a lack of focus and direction that the initial episodes had. It felt like we were going in circles with how situations would occur just to prevent the couple from getting together which made me grow tired of them as a whole. I think this would have worked much better for me if it was a movie consisting of eps 1-4 instead of a series. Also please note: the second half was not terrible and I understand why people seem to love this show (the high-school innocence of the friendships and romance is really very sweet) it was just not for me as I didn't find it to be anything special or entertaining/cute enough.

(Feel bad giving this 6.5 stars but considering I only genuinely liked and enjoyed 4/10 episodes it might just be generous)

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Started off strong, ended off weak

I was very looking forward to this drama series since October and since my school was still ongoing, I told myself to wait until December so I can watch it all together without having to look forward badly to the next episode. So the series finally ended and I watched it all at one go the past two days.

Story:
Like some comments mentioned, the series started off strongly but ended off weakly. The first few episodes were absolutely hilarious, witnessing all those misunderstandings everyone had and Aoki especially just being very cute and over-reacting to every situation.

Almost every episode left a sweet feeling in me after watching it because of the cute interactions between each character but episode 8 just didn't make it for me. The sudden appearance of the new teacher (who was played by one of the main characters in another BL if people noticed) and him being homophobic just didn't make sense at all and out of place, and only to not see him in the remaining episodes. It's as though the script writer just want to make it a 10-episode long drama and randomly fit a plot into the show, which like I said, is out of place.

Then came episodes 9 and 10, the scene cuts are way too short. You can suddenly go from one scene to another within a matter of seconds (not to mention the cut to black screen was pretty off-putting). Every scene just seems to only last a few seconds and then shift to another new scene. Overall I just felt like the last few episodes the script wasn't very well-written and well-filmed also. Not sure what went wrong there.

Acting/Cast:
All casts were very talented in trying to make this romance comedy film except I'm not sure if Ida's character is supposed to be this cold. I felt like he isn't expressing himself much and even he said he wanted to go out with Aoki, the expression doesn't change much and gives people the impression that he was unwilling to. That is the only flaw I feel in the acting, unless it is really a character he is playing.

Or I can see it another way that since he has not loved anyone before or been loved by others before, he does not know how to express his feelings hence everything new about romance to him appears to be foreign but he's trying to make sense of it.

Music:
Songs by both main characters. Absolutely delightful.

Rewatch?:
I mean I would rewatch because I really like to cuteness of both main characters and Japanese drama/movies in general as they tend to exaggerate the comedy part but I'm not very keen again to watch the last few episodes, especially seeing how it was so rushed and plot didn't really make much sense/not coherent rather.

I hope there's a Season 2 though which properly develops the romance between Aoki and Ida so that every Season 1 missing plot will make sense.

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Remained true to its cute nature

Kieta has always been a cute show, from episode 1. I mean, the whole show is based on a misunderstanding about an eraser with a name on it. Besides, this a 25 minute show, so there’s not much time to develop much. I personally think the show used well the runtime. But I wish they’d focus a bit less on some side plot stuff, like the running around the forest in the camp episode, and show more moments between Aoki and Ida. I don’t know if the homophobic teacher episode really fits well with the rest of Kieta. I don't dislike it, but I was surprised that they chose to tackle prejudice.

I like the 4 main characters and think they all have chemistry with each other. Aida e Hashimoto are great on their “sidekick” role but also have their own story going on. Aoki and Ida have great cute moments and explore well the shy/super expressive dynamics of the couple. All 4 actors are great on the roles, specially Shunsuke as Aoki. I also love the theme song by Snow Man.

I know some people were unhappy with the show ending without a kiss. I honestly was never expecting a kiss because that was not the vibe of the show. This is a Japanese show about first love in high school, plus the same sex aspect, so, when we got the whole holding hand incident on ep 8, I knew that we’d probably get the love confession and hug ending. I understand those people that were unhappy because they might have thought the show would maybe "push the limits". [Small Cherry Magic semi-spoiler] The issue didn’t bother we in other Japanese BL’s either, like Cherry Magic. But I think it’s more obvious that something is missing in that show, since it’s about people that are 30 and we know that thinks have changed by the end of the show.

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i fell in love with this show faster than i thought i would <3

ok, so i have a feeling this show will be criticized for the “slow pace” or the “overacting” of aoki, etc. just things that i know people will have a problem with. but in complete honesty, this show is giving me what i expected and more.

aoki starts off with feelings for hashimoto, then misunderstands and helps her with ida, then falls for ida. with the cute, cliche storyline i admit i wasn’t expecting a whole lot. but the chemisty between ida and aoki, the friendships between the four of them, and the non toxicity is soooo refreshing.

i also want to say how i absolutely ADORE the platonic chemistry between hashimoto and aoki. like i’m so glad they made her an adorable girl boss instead of an annoying character. they’re like chaotic besties and I’m here for it.

i recommend this 100% so if you’re thinking of watching it, don’t hesitate. go ahead and click on the first episode. and i guarantee you’ll end up loving it. if not…you’re favorite is probably tharntype *shrug* and you’re missing out.

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Very uplifting and cheerful

Wow that was so cute! The actors were adorable and actually had great chemistry. No nagging or toxic bullshit, just genuinely kind and supportive people. It was such a joy to watch. Very uplifting. Also pretty good production value for a J-drama.
It was so lovely to see how supportive everyone was to the idea of the two boys dating.
At one point One of the characters said: love can never be a bad thing. I was very moved. So true!
Also for anyone learning Japanese, it’s a great program to practice with. It had limited vocabulary and very easy grammar. Easy to follow along. I plan to rematch without subtitles! 頑張れ皆さん!

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My Second BL Drama & My Very First JBL and I Love It

#My Love Mix-Up I Watched yesterday
Aoki-kun and Hashimoto-chan are so cute
Mitchie, who plays Aoki, is very good at acting.
The expression of facial expressions is too good
Really with Aoki in the manga

I was laughing when I watched it alone
Very Funny Very Cute Very Heart Racing

The first JBL & the second BL drama in my life
You may have found the charm of BL lol

At the same time, it's a comedy romance,
But Sad for some reason
I want everyone to be able to walk hand in hand with their favorite people as soon as possible.

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My First Ever Japanese Drama to Watch and My Most Enjoyable Series!

Wow! I cannot count anymore the number of hours that I've spend re-watching this Most Lovable and Adorable Japanese BL Drama of my lifetime, which is also my First Ever Japanese Drama to watch! This is one drama which makes me so happy and in loved with! It is so wholesome, pleasant and so entertaining to watch all over!
** So, it is always a curiosity why I stumble on this wholesome drama, wondering how students' lives in Japan are being portrayed.
** Shensuku Michieda as Aoki is so funny and hilarious that I kept laughing even at work, much to the wonderment of my associates. He carried his role with perfect acting and emotion which makes him so adorable.
** Ren Meguro as Ida is a dashing figure of a guy whom you want to love. No wonder why Aoki fall in love with him.
** The other casts are all great. I loved them all!
** The storyline and its school settings is so perfect! I cannot ask for more.
*** If there is one drama that I like to recommend worth re-watching, this is it!

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