say anon, can I get your number?
>>287780463Social media ruin everything.
>>287780909What PART of social media, anon? Say it so we can hear.
I like that Hirose isn't overtly femme or a girl love interest, but male. He's just very boyish and cute
>>287781319He's a manly boy!
>>287781382he is pretty manly actually, he stood up to bullies, teachers, Nakamura said his hands were soft but strong and the plot twist is that he's the seme but only with Nakamura
Okuto? more like, O-cutie!
>>287780463sevensix
>>287780463Yes, please take it.
>>287781319Isn't even really feminine at all. He's very boyish. Just also small and cute. So literally perfect.
>>287785433>tfw when no Hirose or Nakamura BFIT'S NOT FAIR.
Also, someone give me some good fanfiction because the canon stuff isn't enough to satiate my desire for these gayboys.
Hirose!
モブ
brb, listening to the OP a few times
>Yokohama ChinatownSkipped it last time I was in town, this episode reminds me of that.
Cute husbands.
Sensei is so honest
Sensei best boy
I've never wanted two boys to kiss more than anything after watching this episode. This was honestly painful to watch....in a good way.
It's a dateYokohama is so pretty, for a city
Jesus ChristWhat the actual fuck happened to this board
>>287787521>This was honestly painful to watch....in a good way.A bit.But the visual and general direction in this episode is great. I'm loving it.
>>287787554>Newfag finds out yaoi existsI'm shocked. Did you know there is a genre called Yuri where girls kiss? Hard to believe I know.
>>287787598just casually manhandling your bro's hair and putting your face close to him, nothing gay about it, no sir
>>287787693Just bros being bros
>>287787754This was a 100 percent gayer here because unlike the Manga, Nakamura had to chase Hirose to grab his wrist.
>>287786510>>287786574>>287786661>>287787251>>287787598Uhh fancy direction! Since this was mid-season finale that was expected. I just know that the episode where Hana shows up is going to be beautiful and completely different from most, even the manga had a panel with a detailed sky. It's the saddest and most relatable chapter in the manga because every gay teen has been through that. I can't wait for it
Loved this episode.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-_yZKI7EhE>Uhh fancy direction!I could spend an hour or two posting webms and screenshots, it was this great.
>>287787967>>287787892
>>287787967I KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO USE THAT SONG THERE! I CLAIMED IT SINCE THE BEGINNING https://desuarchive.org/a/thread/287085326/#287085326 I thought ep 6 was going to be the finale btw suits the episode perfectly. So far my favorite song
>>287787967>I could spend an hour or two posting webms and screenshots, it was this greatwas it all beautiful? Music as well? I'm waiting to watch it on a bigger screen in my house in all its glory. I wonder what they're going to pull off for the finale, I hope it's something heartwarming, unlike the manga. Anime is doing a really great job
>>287788226>Music as well?Yes, definitely.But lets say the episode was garbage so you can reset your expectations.
>>287781319This is one of the reasons I really like this show. They're just two normal boys and they both act like them. Also - there's nothing ambiguous about Nakamura's sexuality. He's actually gay unlike most BL protags who are straight but make an exception to someone, or are at most bisexual. There's no fujobait pandering here, it's really awesome
>>287787251
Cute cashier. And sensei tooo.
Mating press NakamuraFull nelson Hirose
Heteropropaganda in my gay anime?
>>287788250>But lets say the episode was garbage so you can reset your expectationsIt's going to be very hard pretending to believe this lol. Anon, you could give me a 1/10 episode about Nakamura, and I'd still love it unless something very bad happens to our boy
>>287788560that's an adorable family. Also, daddy is a cutie, wife lucked out
Who do you picture Nakamura and Hirose resembling irl?
I feel like this show is kinda gay
>>287788670Hmm, not sure, not sure. Need another episode to check.
>>287788670It is but tastefully homosexual.
>>287788657>Imagining 2D perfection in disgusting 3DPDNo thanks.
This show will make the Japanese birth rate plummet
>>287788274same for me anon! I like that when you look at Hirose, expecially with Nakamura's rose colored glasses, your first impression of him might be a submissive guy, moe guy but then you see that he's just a dude (albeit a very adorable one) much like Nakamura is. It's two dudes being sweet to each other, nothing more wholesome and very much needed in these times>He's actually gay unlike most BL protags who are straight but make an exception to someone, or are at most bisexual. There's no fujobait pandering here, it's really awesomeit's refreshing, and somehow, comforting seeing him so giddy and open with himself about his crush. I feel like I'm watching a little brother living what I couldn't. I'm jelly, but cheer for him as well
>>287788760being gay has never been this cute! or was it?
>>287788657>Who do you picture irlNot sure, but there was someone who did an illustration that interpreted the two MCs irl.
ED6>ED1>ED5>ED2>ED4>OP>ED3
>>287788657Kind of your everyday Japanese DKs?But I want them to evolve into 10dance characters when they grow up a bit desu.
>>287789072They look 12
Is it okay to watch this if I'm straight?
>>287789233Of course. I think the anime staff is putting enough heart in this anime that you can appreciate at least the technical performance.
>>287789233It makes mustard gas
>>287789233These types of questions aren't asked in good faith
>>287788274None of this is that rare in BL, really. You should definitely watch/read more because it’s pretty common in the genre.>There's no fujobait pandering herePure fujo material without the bait is the best.
>>287788657this is probably as close as you can get without changing their appearances too much. Who are you choosing? yes it's AI, pretty uselful here. Don't gangstalk me
>>287789208Out of 10!
Imagine being so mean to Syundey when she's literally like this? How could "people" be so horrible to this cute fujo? Fuck them
Kind of late but I wrote a fic. Only one chapter so far.https://archiveofourown.org/works/83650971/chapters/220433121
>>287789422>vision correction lensesG-glasses?
>>287789556I think she's got light related problems with her eyes
>>287789072Nakamura fits. He looks awkard and weird just like his character is perceived
>>287789406I like this kind of fanart.
>>287789747Hirose would be Kaworu and Kensuke's lovechild. But the way he acts with sensei is very Asuka
>>287789597>light related problemsWeren't those called something else? Like photosensitive lens or something? It could also be that the translation is wrong though.
>>287789747>FanartBoth your pic and mine are drawn by Syundei though. She liked draw those two together by doing a bunch of different parodies sometimes.
>>287789908It's CCS and Evangelion fanart
>>287789947Is it? I swear to god I remember her drawing it long ago. Apologies if that's incorrect.
>>287790038I'm just pulling your leg, she drew the EVA parody at least.
>>287787967>>287788188nice ED. I loved how they transitioned into it. kind of surprised that it was a real city pop song from the 80s. it sounded a bit rocky and aggressive but it makes way more sense that the anime actually started at the later half of the songhttps://youtu.be/nCcIUZ2YO1sand yeah the direction caught me off guard. felt like I was watching a full on big budget animated movie.
>>287787693>manhandlingA bit too strong a term. He just pinched some of his hair. I had imagined he had grabbed the other guy by the hair using his whole hand and forcefully pulled him close when I read your post. Now that would have been based.
new owari da just dropped
isn't it kinda fucked up putting a tako on takoyaki?
>>287790348it gets more fucked up when you know that that is Okuto's favorite food
this aquarium looks so cool. I also loved how there wasn't really background music the whole time. so atmospheric.
>>287790348Octopuses frequently practice cannibalism on their predators/mates when in need of food. https://www.livescience.com/47952-octopus-cannibalism-photos.html Hell, "pet" octopuses have been observed to even eat themselves pretty often out of stress or boredom, usually to death.
That was a great episode. 10/10. Hirose is literally perfect.
>>287790594that's pretty rad
>>287786986How is Nakamura going to explain this one?
>>287790798pretty sure there's a joke in the manga about sensei using that camera to take their picture and wondering why it's full of pictures of Hirose
>>287788760Japan's birth rate was higher when they were gayer. Clearly the answer is more cute BL anime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB1_gw7c8Z8
I really didn't like last episode, but this one was great. Hopefully there'll be more like this going forward, and less dumb misunderstandings. I read/watch absolutely no yaoi whatsoever, so how common is this trope of the protagonist (gay) watching someone else (straight) from a distance and never crossing the line from unrequited love to explicit romance? Is most yaoi like this? Half? Or is this uncommon?The last gay thing I watched was Death in Venice which was literally just about a pedo stalking some twink from a distance for two hours and nothing else.Good film honestly.
>>287791000love the instruments in the OP
My fellow gay gosling survived this episode ending?
>>287790782They're pretty rad but they're sadly hard to raise because of how suicidal they are (along with their very short lifespans and need of high quality water and tank).
>>287788274I agree usually in BL the two lovers are just to straight bishounen or ikemen doing gay shit and usually its not anything special in that setting, so its pure fanservice for sexually starved fujos. here instead they are simply gay boys. That's rememeber me that even yuri there is "yuri" and yuri.
He's like an angel.
>>287792057Proposing homosex to angel is an extremely bad precedent unfortunately.
>>287792057those cheeks...i wanna pinch 'em
>>287792088Blindness is a price worth paying
I like every character except for Nakamura, which is a shame because he's the MC
>>287792319I find him relatable
>>287792319He’s just a sensitive young man.
>>287792319I love Nakamura. He would be my favorite character if not for Hirose being literally perfect.
>>287792628His intensity is attractive.
If only this was a confession.
>>287787598those damn puppy eyes...
>>287787554We've always liked cute boys, newfag.
>>287791560Actual gay MCs are really common in BL though? Even closeted ones too.
>>287795713>putting sexo brown boy late into your boring moegirl capeshit showPure evil. I gave up after 4 episodes.
>>287787123Is the teacher too stupid or just too nice to call Hirose out? I know this is a BL, but the teacher should be concerned that Hirose is always hugging him in public, asking for his contact information. Those are very good reasons to be fired or worse.
>>287795888He did initially balk at the contact information thing. But I'm not sure a male student hugging a male teacher would be all that suspicious. Sure, that would be suspicious in the current day US. But that was a change that coincided with people also being suspicious of fathers out alone with their own children. It wasn't that long ago even in the US that boys and male authority figures being physically affectionate with one another was seen as normal and even good.
>>287790320That would hurt so much in real life
How did Nakamura ever imagine himself as the seme?
>>287797046He needs to catch on what's going and start anal training so he doesn't make a fool of himself on the big night.
>>287797226
>>287792319what's not to like about Nakamura? Genuinely curious
>>287797500Too relatable (in a bad way)
>>287798088GAY GAY GAY GAYGAYGAYGAYYYGAYGAYYYYYYYY
>>287798117it's good to relate to someone, expecially in the bad ways, in a way you can see yourself in them and grow with them and your struggles get acknowledged. This BL is so good because Nakamura is literally male Tomoko, but less gloomy and gay(er)
>>287787251I don't feel attracted to highschoolers any longer. That teacher energy is where it's at.
sense is too kakkoii for my tastes. Dorky guys is where is at, too bad they're all teenagers here
>>287790919that was the other friend not sensei, since it was his camera
>seme hirose Woke nonsense
>>287790320I KNEEL
>>287798408Being a boyfailure should not disqualify you from being a seme!
ONE AND ONLY DARLING FLY WITH ME DARLING
>>287793814>Aiki is in the shadows while going back to his classmates.>as he turns towards Okuto begging him to stay act according to his real feelings, the sun lights up his facejust beautiful. I cannot wait to see the girlfriend episode, they're going to do something great for that
Panda Hirose this wasn't in the anime. You're welcome
>>287788313what did he mean by this?
Do people actually ask "do you want to be my friend" in real life? Isn't it implied based on how you interact?
>>287800476Japanese are different and very polite. Plus, Nakamura is shy and awkard
>>287800476He's crushing on a guy so the chance of him being rejected is over 95%. He was also an outcast most of his life so it makes sense he set his bar this low. Hirose himself even directly acknowledged what you're saying - he thought they were already friends. But to Nakamura that confession is much more important.
I can't wait for the girlfriend episode. The chapter crushed me with how relatable it was
>>287800553ANON! don't spoil it for the anime onlies, put a spoiler. I wanna see them reacting to it
>>287800553that's probably my favorite chapter along with the Matsumura one and they will get the best directors for it. I think it should be a two parter, for the final episodes and the episode before ends right after Hana is introduced. It's unlikely they'll do it since the anime is very episodic, but it would be nice. And then Nakamura confesses his love
>>287780909>He says while posting on a mongolian basket weaving forum
>>287780463no way fag
>>287798408It's in the eyes. Looking at sensei? Uke. Looking at Nakamura? Seme.
>>287787598Boys don't act like this
>>287801096they should
>>287787598hirose has shit taste, nakamura looks better with long edgy bangs
>>287801096I was an even bigger dork than Nakamura (still am, of course) and my more normal friends sometimes gave me fashion advice to appear less like a dork. And while I don't remember anyone touching my hair specifically, it was a very physical, huggy group. The one friend who was most willing to give me straightforward advice not veiled in teasing was also the one I had a crush on. Unfortunately, I was deep in the closet even to myself for most of my childhood and he was very straight, so it was never meant to be. That's why I think the title for this manga/anime is perfect. It's what I constantly feel while watching it. I want Nakamura to have the strength, courage, and luck to do what I couldn't.
>>287790320AIIIEEEEEE
>>287801315look closely, wouldn't Nakamura resemble Otogiri with his bangs cut?
>>287801340that's so cute. Dorky guys are the best, I fell in love with one but he had eyes only on a girl that didn't care about him>childhoodif you're still a teenager (you're 18 of course, all 4chan users are +18) you still have time to find the strenght and do what Nakamura did with a guy, one that cares about you to some extent ofc, like Hirose does for Nakamura.
>>287803259Me on the left. He is so fucking cute.
If Hirose is also gay, why hasn't he come out of the closet yet?Is he really that dense about it?
>>287804364he's 15, he hasn't figured out that yet and he's a bit of a normie, so not nearly introspective as Nakamura
>>287804364Same reason Nakamura hasn't. They're high school kids.
>>287804484I mean Nakamura knows he's gay, Hirose just acts like an 8yo saying >I'm not interested in girls, yuck!You would think he at least suspects he's not completely straight, unless he lived a completely sheltered life and he doesn't even know that gays exists, or worse, it's going to be a "I'm only gay for Nakamura" kind of situation
>Nakamura and Hirose get together Now what? What's their daily life now as a couple? Do they fight often? Does Hirose go away crying when they do? Or maybe that's Nakamura?It's all magical when love starts to bloom, but then...
>>287804604I was older than Hirose having lewd daydreams about my male friends and I was still telling myself that that was a normal thing that all straight guys must think about. Some people are incredibly dense and have reasons to lie to ourselves.
>>287804604>You would think he at least suspects he's not completely straightWe only see the world through Nakamura's lens and only get to hear his own inner monologues. We don't know half the things that go on between Hirose's ears. For all we know he could be aware that he's gay and trying really hard to hide it because getting outed as a fag in high school is a fucking nightmare.Or maybe he hasn't figured out his own sexuality yet because he's just a kid who barely hit puberty. Who knows.
>>287804716or pretending that them sleeping together with you, cuddling and kissing were just "true bros" things perhaps?
Love is technically selfless and productive. Homosexual romance is neither productive, nor selfless, since it prefers to go out of its way to satisfy sexual desires at the cost of the creation of new life in the natural sexual manner.This is why we cannot logically call orgies, even if they are heterosexual, love, since they too focus too much on the sexual instead of the procreative.The unfortunate thing is that even straight people don't see this and lost the concept of how having many children makes the marriage and relationship deeper. It's a hyper sexual society nowadays that confused sexuality for love. So no, Love isn't always love, there's no such thing as boy love
>>287805505I wish they did this. Maybe I would have figured things out sooner. Or maybe not.I did mistake the idea behind gay chicken for years. You know where boys will pretend like they're going in for a kiss on another boy or put their hand on their thigh and start moving it up and the first one to recoil away "loses" (there's never any actual stakes for losing, it's just teasing). I thought the idea was that you were fighting back your boner and pulling away out of fear that you couldn't anymore. It never even crossed my mind that everyone else was pulling away because they thought it was gross. And, for the record, I was never the one doing this to others. For obvious reasons, this game made me uncomfortable and I was also very bad at it so I never had any interest in initiating it.
>>287806144i've never heard of this game but wish boys did this to me back when I was a teen. I do remember some of them acting gay to each other to joke, which in retrospect kinda makes me mad, and there always was someone that was disgusted by the game which is something I obviously cannot relate to because my gay mind thinks: "how can you feel bad when a big friend of yours is being affectionate to you?". It was even worse when hot jock himbos were doing it and their friends felt uncommon. The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth>And, for the record, I was never the one doing this to others. For obvious reasonsoh anon, the few times guys hugged me for affection it was really hard to hide my boner, actually I thought it was just a normal thing because I was excited for their friendship or something. The ways we gaslighted ourselves into denying our gayness were so creative
>>287805874Shows what (You) know
This was such a great episode
>>287809093Ohmori is such a cutie
>>287809400I rescind my "I hate Ohmori" from before. He is a cute, nice boy.
>>287809425far too slept on. He's so sweet and dorky, I want a BL with a love interest like him one day
>>287809093it makes me a little sad that Nakamura is so laser focused on Hirose that he can't see he could make friends with Ohmori very easily, Hifumi and Reiko too.
>>287809496I wonder if Syundei is preparing something for him in the future.
>>287809955Hopefully, if things work out for our favourite fujoshi>angry issues bfNoo Oomori deserves better but it would be a fun ship
>>287781319I agree. He's not a girl packaged as a boy. He's adorable.
>>287809955>Another potential BL couple in the seriesI sure hope not. It feels like it'll kinda cheapen the experience of isolation Nakamura has over his sexuality and why it was so important for him to remain closeted imo. If there was another BL couple, then I'd accept it if it was someone else in the school who is more distant to him, rather than someone conveniently near him socially.
>>287809744I get why he is, though. Hirose is so cute that it makes Nakamura's obsession with him immersive. I was taking screenshots of him the same way Nakamura was taking pictures.
>>287810759he's got the most gentle look on his face...I'm a sucker for Nakamura himself but I have to admit that the anime is making Hirose shine like the manga couldn't, he was still a good kid there but here his character gets additional depth. You can see why Nakamura loves him
I'm autistic about it, but Hirose's name, Aiki, means "rare love". It's poetic and very cute and it fits him well. If only the anime would get to the point where they call each other by their first names, maybe as the ending
>>287810759Same
Is it too much to hope for an original ending?The manga is never getting finished anyways.
>>287813217Aside from the theatre play chapter, the other chapters are pretty short iirc, and we've already seen that they combined the shorter chapters together. Based on that info, I think there will be tons of original content, and probably an original ending that coincides with the girlfriend chapter.
>>287805874Still I prefer a cute monogamous gay couple to used good hets doing hook ups
>>287804620There's a short manga about the daily lives of two men, it's pretty comfy and kinda funny. There's a chapter where the bearded guy complains about needing to get in shape because he cant keep up in bed with this boyfriend, said boyfriend is girler than him.
This is the second time I've seen brown Hirose and I don't get it. He isn't even tan.
The other time.
>>287814700It's just people trying to make sense of Nakamura's description of Hirose in episode 1.
>>287814700>>287814719Why do some western artists draw a line across the cheeks and nose? It looks like a surnburn.
>>287816236peak
>>287816939cute first date outfit. Where are they going?
>>287816939There has never ever been anyone as perfect as Hirose what the fuck man
>>287805874certified chud moment
I can't imagine shipping nakamura and hirose knowing that hirose and otogiri are endgame.
>>287816939I wanna give Nakamura everything he wants. Pancakes, Dorayaki, flowers, aquarium date, everything
>>287816939>Aiki hugging tightly the Okutopus plushie>Okuto smiling at it and caressing itsoul
>>287816939This is so cute I can't stand it!I really feel sorry for Nakamura.
>>287819800>really feel sorry for Nakamura.why is that?
>>287820345For one, his story is not over.
>>287820513I think that at least the anime will end on a positive note, too much merch depucting both boys together to just break Nakamura's heart. The 2 awkards endings of volume 2 are already out of the way, so I'm hopeful
>>287821089>2 awkards endings of volume 2 are already out of the wayI can only think of 1 awkward ending from ep 5 with the sensei romance implications. There's still the Hana ending (the girlfriend, ends with sensei saying he'll drive with Hirose, and sensei telling him not to tell anyone) and Matsumura ending (the hirose stalker, doesn't really conclude, but they gave back the elementary gym uniform because it wasn't Hirose's).
>>287821311the other one was that extra in the library, which was how episode 2 ended, it wasn't really a chapter but the manga ended there since 2021, the parts with Nakamura at least>Matsumura higly unlikely that's going to be the ending. Hirose barely considers the poor guy existence and he's mostly treated as a comic relief and not a real rival. Maybe the anime expands upon him, but it's likely he's going to appear in one or two episodes as for Hana, she's definitely final arc material, a two parter maybe. Using Hirose and Otogiri talking as the final scene isn't unlikely but, is that how they want to end a anime that's going to get just one season? I hope we get an original anime ending. Maybe Hana gets episode 12 and ep 13 is new stuff, I can see Hana driving Nakamura to be even more forward with his feelings since he doesn't want to lose Hirose
>>287821516>ending in the library in ep 2Oh yeah, I completely forgot that that was an awkward ending. You're right. >Matsumora is unlikely going to be the endingWhat do you mean by ending? Because I meant as an episode/arc ending, not the series finale. With how much weight the series carries about how Nakamura feels about his sexuality and how lonely it is, the comic rival is just very awkwardly placed in the story imo. I'd be happy if he was omitted because his story wasn't done all that well and feels inconclusive.>HanaI agree with you completely on that. She seems way too important, and allows us to see the possibility that Hirose may be gay too. This might be wishful thinking, but I hope they expand the Nakamura and Hirose conversation with Hirose being comfortable with guys but not girls for the finale.
>>287821710> I'd be happy if he was omitted because his story wasn't done all that well and feels inconclusive Agreed completely on that, manga was sort of mean spirited in that chapter. he is definitely in it because he's in the OP showing Hirose's middle school PE shirt LMAO I do hope the confrontation with Nakamura ends differently. Ko might be the first actual "threat" for Nakamura and Hirose's relationship and then the show rises the stakes with Hana appearing so Nakamura's fear about someone taking Hirose away from him comes true as this time it isn't just his paranoia, you could build an arc on that starting from Matsumura >expand the conversation while I think that the finale should be all anime original, if they have to end things with Hana, Hirose should talk to Otogiri first, and then Nakamura this time, so we get them together figuring out Hirose might be gay and that Nakamura has a real chance with him as the final scene. Who knows, maybe the theater play ends up being the last episode, it doesn't fit too well imo but it's a long one
>>287821940>Nakamura's fear about someone taking Hirose away from him comes true as this time it isn't just his paranoia, you could build an arc on that starting from MatsumuraI can see that. It can be done by the comic relief guy not being taken seriously as a rival at first. But then someone as serious as Hana shows up and Nakamura has to face the possibility of Hirose being with someone else. Sadly, the show didn't mention Nakamura's fears about it all that well. For instance, they skipped Nakamura imagining a female crush for Hirose in the locked gym equipment scene. But I can see them working it in anyways, maybe not just as well because of the changes from the source material.>Hirose should talk to Otogiri first, and then Nakamura this time,I can agree that would make a better finale, but how will that be done? What conversations should be shown in there to get the conclusion that Hirose might be gay and Nakamura should know this? Do they admit that Hirose has an unrequited crush on sensei, but sensei turns him down and somehow segues into Nakamura?
>>287822543Exactly. That would be a great plot progression>they skipped Nakamura imagining that can still be done in the next episodes, in the gym uniform episode which will likely be the same episode where Matsumura shows up since the 2 things are connected >last spoiler Otogiri and Hirose talk near the window and that clears his mind about Hana, and Otogiri says the "don't tell anyone" line but maybe not for the car drive since it seems they're toning down their ship in the anime. Then Hirose leaves Hana, him and Nakamura talk and Hirose copies Otogiri's line. Hirose says he'd rather talk and be with guys, I think that's enough of a hint even for Nakamura. I have to admit that them switching the two scenes might not be that likely tho. Adressing the unrequited crush would be a good thing honestly
>>287800476No, not even Japanese people do that. It's supposed to be implied based on how you interact, yes.This was the second best thing Nakamura could do, shy of a full love confession.
