When I first watched this movie I had absolutely no expectations whatsoever! As a Fujoshi I have been disappointed by Yaoi and Shounen Ai ANIMES over and over. The same cliché stories, the unrealistic setting and mostly "romance" that IN REALITY isn't romantic but rather signs of an abusive relationship or plain sexual harassment. I feel like for so many years I was waiting for a shounen Ai were the "Ai" was actually there. and this short movie gave me every thing I wanted and more.
First of all, the story is nothing over the top and is actually relatable. Nothing grand happens but every subtle thing that does happen hits you in the feels. How the characters feel about each other and how they deal with their own lives and how they work on their own relationship and take everything slowly. No sudden "lets get in the bed and do it even though we just met yesterday" type of thing. It is more of an innocent love story and honestly for the first time I did not feel like I am watching a shounen Ai in particular but more like it was just a normal high school romance story, which it is.
Moreover the characters are absolutely loveable. the main characters feel like they could be your boy next door. However a character I feel like was also a big part of why I loved this movie, was Kusakabes best friend. He was a character who went from being sort of against Kusakabe and Sajou hanging out so much to accepting his friend and being glad that he opened his heart to someone. Amazing how you could learn so much about a character in such a short time.
To conclude, the main point I wrote this review is to inform people who do not usually watch shounen Ai anime to give this movie a chance! From watching it when I was a teen to watching it now as an adult, every single time I have enjoyed this in a different way. Definitely one of those movies you can watch a hundred times and still enjoy!
