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Jul 3, 2021 7:54 AM
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I don't mean anything, I'm just asking if those of you who watch this movie are gay? Or is it just me who's straight watching this. I didn't know this movie was gay at first, but I have the principle that "A man finishes what he starts". So I had to finish it. The graphics and Art are very good I really like it, overall 8/10

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Jul 3, 2021 8:27 AM
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I'm not gay, but I want to check out this movie, since Doukyuusei was such a poor attempt to make a BL romance and I hope this one would be one of the better ones. I want to give every genre a fair chance, and that includes shounen ai.
Jul 3, 2021 8:37 AM
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I'm very gay and I liked this movie a lot.
Jul 3, 2021 8:40 AM
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No I'm not gay but I have hopes on this movie.
Jul 3, 2021 8:52 AM
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Weebbe said:
I'm not gay, but I want to check out this movie, since Doukyuusei was such a poor attempt to make a BL romance and I hope this one would be one of the better ones. I want to give every genre a fair chance, and that includes shounen ai.
( ̄︿ ̄) You didn't like doukyuusei? A bit sad to hear that since I absolutely loved doukyuusei. What made you not like it?

Also I really loved Umibe no Etranger too! (≧◡≦) ♡ I loved how the characters developed over the course of the movie and its all just too cute!
Jul 3, 2021 8:58 AM
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this_is_Kero said:
Weebbe said:
I'm not gay, but I want to check out this movie, since Doukyuusei was such a poor attempt to make a BL romance and I hope this one would be one of the better ones. I want to give every genre a fair chance, and that includes shounen ai.
( ̄︿ ̄) You didn't like doukyuusei? A bit sad to hear that since I absolutely loved doukyuusei. What made you not like it?

Also I really loved Umibe no Etranger too! (≧◡≦) ♡ I loved how the characters developed over the course of the movie and its all just too cute!


The relationship in Doukyuusei just felt quite forced in my opinion, like Rihito didn't really give any kind of consent or permission for Hikaru. And I feel 1 hour runtime was not enough to build up the relationship well. I can see why people like it tho, since there's not a whole lot of BL anime out there.
Jul 3, 2021 9:18 AM
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Weebbe said:
this_is_Kero said:
( ̄︿ ̄) You didn't like doukyuusei? A bit sad to hear that since I absolutely loved doukyuusei. What made you not like it?

Also I really loved Umibe no Etranger too! (≧◡≦) ♡ I loved how the characters developed over the course of the movie and its all just too cute!


The relationship in Doukyuusei just felt quite forced in my opinion, like Rihito didn't really give any kind of consent or permission for Hikaru. And I feel 1 hour runtime was not enough to build up the relationship well. I can see why people like it tho, since there's not a whole lot of BL anime out there.
I see your point. However I liked that it was short. Felt like I was reading a one shot story and the brief scenes and light theme was really refreshing.
Jul 3, 2021 12:11 PM
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I am what some would call a limp wrist fairy
Jul 3, 2021 12:18 PM
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No I'm as straight as Wyoming's borders. Also genuine question: what's up with the indefinite article + adjective + nothing syntax? I've been seeing that a lot. I'm not trying to be grammar police, my grammar's too bad for that. I'm just curious.
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Jul 3, 2021 1:36 PM
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PussyCats said:
I don't mean anything, I'm just asking if those of you who watch this movie are gay? Or is it just me who's straight watching this. I didn't know this movie was gay at first, but I have the principle that "A man finishes what he starts". So I had to finish it. The graphics and Art are very good I really like it, overall 8/10
same here I thought it would be some normal romance but it suprised me I cringed a bit but I won’t let sex between 2 guys ruin the fun cuz this movie is good actually a solid 7
Jul 3, 2021 2:43 PM
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Na realidade eu sou Bi então meio q sim, o filme é bem bom
Jul 5, 2021 12:00 AM
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Sure,a lot of watchers are LGBT (representation Is always nice to see) but some people treat it as regular romance. Not every straight guy gets repulsed by watching two dudes kiss.
Jul 5, 2021 12:05 AM

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I'm gay and haven't seen it yet, but it is on my watch list.
Jul 5, 2021 7:51 AM
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Nah I'm not gay but I just wanted to watch a gæ movie as how it was & it's my 1st boys loving each other movie
Jul 5, 2021 3:41 PM

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What can I say.... Dudes rock
Jul 7, 2021 8:45 AM

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Yes, but if you are straight that doesn't mean you can't enjoy this movie, like I love a lot of romance anime that are straight and that doesn't wipe up the fact I like girls
Jul 9, 2021 12:12 AM
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I'm not gay, it's just that I like BL that's nothing more and nothing less
Jul 10, 2021 4:34 AM

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I am straight, more into hetero romance, shoujo ai and yuri than shounen ai, but I don't have a problem with watching the latter if it is well made. Romace is romance even if it happens to be between two men.
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Jul 10, 2021 6:25 PM

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nah not gay. I just been hearing a lot about this film for the past year. Figured I'd watch it since I have nothing to see now that I've just finished Kiznaiver and it just dropped on funimation.
Enjoyable film with a good romance story,
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Jul 10, 2021 8:57 PM

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Not gay, I really liked the plot and animation style overall, but some parts of the movie did make me uncomfortable

Jul 12, 2021 4:34 PM
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Not gay but watched it. I havent read the source material but the plot development feels too rushed to me. Shun has had problems coming out but miraculously has a turn of character so easily.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy that the film is working towards more LGBT representation, I love the characters, I love the art but the pacing feels way off and didn't resonate with me. Is this film about normalizing LGBT relationships, the difficulties of coming out, both? I can't tell. It feels like the latter is being prioritized but time skip aside, it progressed too quickly. I prefer how Given did it.
Jul 15, 2021 4:10 AM

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I am gay and I simply love this movie. I may have low standards for this genre since every other anime I have seen that portrays LBGT relationships (especially between men) were always very uncomfortable to watch,not only due to the overly sexual scenes but especially due to how forced they were. Estranger on the Shore did not have issues with this, everything was very much consensual and very sweet.

It was everything I ever wanted from the shounen-ai genre- sweet, cute, relatable, a bit angsty and with beautiful art. It's just a shame how short it actually was... I really hope there may be a long second movie one day- well, a boy can hope.
Jul 24, 2021 9:10 AM

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I'm gay and there were things that I liked about it. The art was gorgeous, the overall story would've been nice but it felt a bit rushed and "a bit all over the place". That sounds like a weird combination but I could follow/figure out the things that happened in the background but I think it would've been nice to have an extra half hour to get a more complete picture of their story.

It tried to put struggles and issues into the movie but gave like 1 minute for each. Issue of being gay in school, issue of telling your friend that you like him, issue of losing your parent, issue of getting shunned out of the family, issue of insecurity about your relationship, and so on. There were so many "touched upon" but none were actually detailed.

I gave it a 7/10 because I liked the art, I kinda liked the story even if it was a bit of a mess, I didn't like the character design tho, it felt way too young, especially with Kirito's/Bell's squeaky voice (sorry not sorry), I don't really remember the music but it wasn't bad for sure, I didn't like the pacing either, I loved that it was a gay story, it's rare to see one so that added 1-2 score to the experience for me.
Aug 8, 2021 11:33 PM

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PussyCats said:
I don't mean anything, I'm just asking if those of you who watch this movie are gay? Or is it just me who's straight watching this. I didn't know this movie was gay at first, but I have the principle that "A man finishes what he starts". So I had to finish it. The graphics and Art are very good I really like it, overall 8/10
if u gave this movie a 8/10 the sequel is even more amazing, try reading the sequel manga, you will like it it's very much better than this
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Aug 15, 2021 8:36 AM

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Gay here! Just a quick fyi, gay is an adjective, so it's better grammar to say, "Are you gay?" :-)
Sep 17, 2021 10:34 AM

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Well I'm bi, I really enjoyed this movie it was a good pallet cleanse after watching Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka personally. It did feel a bit rushed though.
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I'm a lesbian, and I didn't like this movie at all. It was too rushed, and the characters were too childish.

Sep 17, 2021 3:46 PM

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I'm gay but I haven't seen this movie yet.
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Oct 2, 2021 4:31 AM
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I'm bi. So idk what to vote for lol. I voted no since I'm bi and not gay even tho I like other guys
Oct 2, 2021 4:34 AM
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Osmatic said:
Well I'm bi, I really enjoyed this movie it was a good pallet cleanse after watching Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka personally. It did feel a bit rushed though.

Agreed. The movie is great but as you said it feels quite rushed. They should've gone slower and made it longer. It would've made the movie even better.
Oct 23, 2021 7:25 PM
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Solid movie 😊 super happy that I was able to watch it.
Dec 2, 2021 10:34 PM
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As a gay person, this anime has my favorite gay relationship representation of any BL.
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