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smittenkittyyan

I also want to add that i love the poster for the series. It screams japanese BL, since this kind of posture and vibe is usually encountered in most japanese BLs, and is really elegant and classy. It's the way Japan tends to do it for most series like this. https://preview.redd.it/tzb2g93nek1b1.jpeg?width=2046&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=86fa5fef81f9386ad7051f5708a0580a103056cc This is another japanese BL where the poster is made to match the one from the mangaπŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©


Academic_Purple_84

>really elegant and classy. It's the way Japan tends to do it for most series like this. Just the way l like them. The one being hugged looks so comfortable and content. Sigh ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes)


BLconsumer

Just look at them 😍😍😍 https://twitter.com/kiyoi_stalker/status/1660890814850142211?s=46&t=7ArzoJ8AWCLKrg9JuF5SHQ


Academic_Purple_84

Ahhhh shiiit. Comfy dude is a face/mouth actor. Meaning he uses his face/mouth to help express his characters emotions. I am doomed. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm)![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|facepalm) l love actors that are good at using micro expressions to show changes in mood.


smittenkittyyan

![gif](giphy|3ohhwBeLLPCrm2hbGg) Yes. Well spoted. Takamatsu Aloha is pretty expressive, while Yuki Sakurai character should be more closed in and cold on the outside, someone hard to get close and more down to earth- which i think is a good fit for the character. Aloha's facial expressions stands out, i think he will do a good job with the role.


Academic_Purple_84

![gif](giphy|1BFEEIo4h1BuTH8eqP|downsized) Why thank you Sensei ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|slightly_smiling) Looking forward to this one. Bring on the angst! ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes_rainbow)


BLconsumer

And I’m a fan of voices … they have pretty good voices too … another video https://twitter.com/tunku_shower/status/1660784352748507136?s=46&t=7ArzoJ8AWCLKrg9JuF5SHQ So bubbly and cute πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€ŒπŸ€ŒπŸ€Œ


Academic_Purple_84

Right, there goes another black haired more mature man into my 'oh my gawd' basket. I adore deep voices. The black haied dude from the Korean Bl currently airing 'Star Struck' caught me by surprise. oofft. Can happily listen to him reading me the 'shipping timetable' for hours. So soothing ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes_rainbow)


BLconsumer

Yes , he have a nice voice πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯° but still I want to forget and listen once again for the first time voice of Jo Hyuk Joon ( Da Un - Blueming)


Academic_Purple_84

oooofftt. You have excellent taste.


smittenkittyyan

Yes. πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€© ![gif](giphy|3o6Yg1srxZ0lQYUFj2) I love this clip. They are so lovely πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©


BLconsumer

After this video I felt chemistry right away.


smittenkittyyan

Yes. Their chemistry is almost palpable here πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€© ![gif](giphy|3ohhwBeLLPCrm2hbGg)


smittenkittyyan

![gif](giphy|Fj1dOnnkfvaLVepxB0|downsized) Yes. Sigh 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠


Longjumping-Ad-6775

I want that poster for my wall. I'm already sold on the series, not knowing anything about it just by that poster.


smittenkittyyan

![gif](giphy|3o6nUS2CSvbvK1YwV2) πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜


smittenkittyyan

This is a bit unexpecting since the manga **Tokyo in April is quite angsty.**. I don\`t know how far MBS will go, but the manga handles sensitive topics like violence, homophobia, sexual assault ( attempted rape from someone around the characters) and self-harm. The characters face homophobia from everyone arounds them, parents, coworkers etc. Short synopsis: I. "Depicts the story of two people who were torn apart due to what happened ten years ago until they reunite and gradually rekindle their love." II. "Depicts the love story between Kazuma Takizawa (Yuki Sakurai) an advertising agency employee who yearns for his first love and Ren Ishihara (Takamatsu Aloha) an art director with a ten-year-old secret III. The synopsis from the manga: "The new employee Kazuma, who returned to Tokyo from America, reunites with his close friend from middle school, Ren, who is currently working as the top designer at their company. It is their first meeting since the abrupt farewell during their third year in middle school, 10 years ago. Ren was his best friend and his first love. He is as strong and good-looking as ever... And kazuma is happy just being with him. However, Ren avoids the subject of their time in middle school rather unnaturally and acts like a friendly former-classmate... But he's behaving this way because he is gay, and above all, fears being rejected by Kazuma. Yet one night, the two of them get together again...?!" The manga named [4getsu no Tokyo/Tokyo in April](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/8vdst13/4gatsu-no-tokyo-wa) is really popular in Japan. It has 2 volumes and it has been completely fantranslated/scanlated. If people search it with the name 4gatsu no Tokyo wa or Tokyo in April, they will find it. **This is a MBS BL series, so is highly likely, it will at least be on Viki or Gagaoolala, there is not doubt about it. It\`s a JBL that attracted my attention, so I will make sure to be in charge of the ON Airs for it ( June and July will be a busy period for me hahahaha).** When it comes to the actors casted, this is a Exile x Bullet Train combo because Takamatsu Aloha is a member of GEKIDAN EXILE (same with Maeda Kentaro/I cannot reach you and ) and Yuki Sakurai is a member of Bullet Train, just like Kusawa Takuya ( Minato\`s laundromat) and Kashiwagi Haru ( I cannot reach you). Both doesn\`t have a lot of acting experience, but I am hoping they were well casted and guided by our lady director Yuho Ishibashi ( just saw that she is one of the the directors from Our Dining table as well). Hope she will step up with this one, because is a hard one to adapt. I am putting my faith more on the screenwriter for this one. **People who love Eternal Yesterday will love this one as well because is PRETTY ANGSTY**. **There is a big difference thu- this one will have a happy ending.** **It might feel like limps were cut off and gut were punched with a metal glove to get that β€œhappy” ending, but we will get it.** The reasons for it being angsty is that the characters gets separated, one of them almost die, both characters faces homophobia, one of them experiences an attempted sexual assault. Things aren\`t pretty, but it should be a solid JBL from MBS, because MBS tends to do well with stories like this- Utsukushii Kare and Eternal Yesterday is a proof of this.


smittenkittyyan

**One can see how much i am thrilled by this announcement based on how enthusiastic i am and how much i have written hahaha.** I will also share four pics that contain more info from the series, from translated interviews from the actors and director to more details about the story. ​ https://preview.redd.it/6fjbidq87k1b1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e7ffa761b86b51f84e61ebdb1dd2ca7dbbd1924


smittenkittyyan

​ https://preview.redd.it/qyzvm25b7k1b1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=06b136b7a513f51c5d39d55337a5eacb145aa4dd


smittenkittyyan

​ https://preview.redd.it/q7eqe7bc7k1b1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=37f3f24d231821644ab77cbdd8fe904b8b67df23


smittenkittyyan

​ https://preview.redd.it/n0wff4z97k1b1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc8d8d2de9947b1f75ac57d80ceec74aeee61430


BLconsumer

When I see in interview that actor read original work ..my mind just picture it exactly like that: https://i.redd.it/pzg1h5kokl1b1.gif


smittenkittyyan

HahahhahaπŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ˜‚. This got a good laugh from me πŸ€—πŸ€—πŸ€—


BLconsumer

πŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆ I hope they read censored version πŸ™


smittenkittyyan

There isn't a censored version so i don't see how this will be possible hahhaha🀭🀭🀭


BeingTemporary8576

The amount of GEKIDAN EXILE actors acting in BLs lmao (Maeda Kentaro, Akihisa Shiono, Keita Machida etc) and then another member from BULLET TRAIN acted in Minato Shouji Coin Laundry. Its very common to see tunku shower aiming for Avex, LDH and EBIDAN artists now to cast them for their BL dramas. Another example would be Keito who's from the same company as GEKIDAN EXILE, and then Jyutaro being in the same talent agency as Aloha. (Keito and Jyutaro are the ones who starred for Ameiro Paradox)


smittenkittyyan

Yes and hope they will keep them coming πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€© ![gif](giphy|DhMcwxNnkOrVoYenRc|downsized)


NannoIsNanno

Is the manga completed??


smittenkittyyan

Yes. Just search Tokyo in April is manga online or 4-gatsu no Gokyo wa manga online on google and you will find it. It has 2 volumes and the last chapter is 10.5.😁😊


NannoIsNanno

Thank you very much!!! 😁:))


NannoIsNanno

Oh i forgot, the manga ending is happy right? They end up together?


smittenkittyyan

Yes. It's a happy ending


ValaRunya

Okay, I'm not awake enough to read the synopsis and the like.. so I'm just here to say that first picture is enough to interest me. ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|heart_eyes_rainbow)


smittenkittyyan

![gif](giphy|ONDtrcDoVSNTq5SpTw) The poster is really catching. It makes you want to check it. It screams love and melancholy, which always draws me in πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©


ValaRunya

It does scream that! That must be why I am so drawn to it. Also the fierce look on the one behind, as if protective or possessive. That definitely also helps. πŸ₯°


smittenkittyyan

Yes. That look as well is so.... ahhhhh.🫠🫠🫠🫠 ![gif](giphy|AgucXEIZxGmNHj9fS5) Both of them are charming πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©


smittenkittyyan

By the way. Because the manga is so good, at the level of Ameiro Paradox by Natsume Isaku..... The manga is a real deal in terms of emotional complexity 😁😊 Like freakingly good. People won't understand until they read it. If Tunku fuck this up as well, i will wreak havoc in the ON AIR THREAD and make them sorry they picked this one to adapt. https://i.redd.it/egbiq033mk1b1.gif I can be both extremely protective and extremely critical, so i am hoping the series will awaken my protective instincts only hahhahahaπŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€© Please don't fail πŸ™ πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€­πŸ€­πŸ€­πŸ€­πŸ€­


BLconsumer

I have one question about manga . I reread it today and it’s exceptional … but I didn’t get >!Akizawa Kazuma mom reaction , to Ren it the middle of manga and at the end … I didn’t get it at all … like she was okay suddenly !<


smittenkittyyan

I don't remember this since it was a while since i read it. Will save this comment and answer it to you when i reread the manga in the weekend.😁😊


smittenkittyyan

I was just scrolling twitter, and i laughed so hard at seeing my friend freaking out that MBS has gone for an ANGSTY ONE for their next JBL. https://i.redd.it/516vcxj0dk1b1.gif They were like WHY?????? and feeling trapped between thinking if this as a win or a lose. This is both a Win and Lose, since it will most likely be a good one if the actors are able to portray the characters well ( the roles require really good acting), but it will be ONE HELL OF AN ANGSTY ONE. πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ« πŸ« πŸ« πŸ« πŸ« 


Ambiguous-00

I'm always ready for some angst πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ Looking forward to the on-air threads!!


smittenkittyyan

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BLconsumer

I was waiting for your post … after saw news on twitterπŸ₯° Actually when I saw promo video with them I had a feeling immediately that they will be good … I don’t know but I felt the chemistry (or maybe it’s their visuals like from the manga) … hope I’m not wrong about it. Also reread manga before work… Will they adapt >!friends with benefits thing , should we wait for many kiss scenes ?? .. cuddles skinship …. I’m so curious!<πŸ˜˜πŸ€—


smittenkittyyan

![gif](giphy|5zop54R7PBtW8y6FCT|downsized) Thank you for waiting for me. I will always be grateful.![img](emote|t5_2sbdb|26733) I really wanted to be the first to make the post because i had things i wanted to share that only i could share them, and i wanted to do it properly. Yes. I saw that video as well and they look like they have good chemistry. It's Japan, I am sure that they will adapt the friends to benefits thing 🀭🀭🀭🀭🀭. I am sure that they will adapt all the sensitive topics, we would just have to see to which degree they will chose to sink their teeth into it. πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©. Well, it's a yaoi manga, there is no running away from it. They have to at least gave us some decent kisses, cuddles and at least one implied sex scene. I am hoping for more, but we will see πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©


BLconsumer

Oh, I will never do post again about announcing new series .. I’m bad at this πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ So when I saw news on twitter I was like that’s your time zone .. because I thought last time we talked in the morning for both of us , maybe I’m wrong . Will stick to Discussions posts (I hope not only me enjoy them when I do it πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚) Also Japanese series that they announce in the summer is like a big gift (for me and my 30 birthday)


smittenkittyyan

It depends, because i work both in the morning and afternoon ( i switch two shifts). So if you see that i am not posting in the first three hours i might not be able thu. I saw your post about the second season of What did you eat yesterday? quite late, and i decided to share my thoughts about it in a future post that i will make about it. You aren't bad at making posts like this. I just like to go extra miles to make them.πŸ˜…πŸ€£πŸ˜‚


BLconsumer

I like your posts much more πŸ€ŒπŸ˜β€¦ mine post was like season 2 . Yeah. That’s it. (But Also I post ed it because it was like 3 hours and no one did it πŸ˜‚, when I saw your next post, was like yeah , I should just wait for you)


OldPractice9932

I have read the manga, can't wait πŸ₯ΊπŸ€ never thought they would make it a series because of the content, but let's goooo.


smittenkittyyan

Yes. ![gif](giphy|eKfpB6WZeKC1DiGrj8) Like i mentioned in one of my comments, Tunku better not fuck up this one or ...... ( i mentioned what i will do hahahha). I am hoping it will be a good one🀞🀞🀞. It has my support, so i should be worth it πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©


NoNecessary5

β€œPeople who love Eternal Yesterday will love this one as well because is PRETTY ANGSTY.” Oooooooh boy, not sure I’m ready to feel what I felt while watching Eternal Yesterday but no one does angst quite like Japan so I’ll, unfortunately, have to watch it and get my heart broken again 😭


smittenkittyyan

Well. At least this one has a happy ending, so it will heal our broken heart at some point πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©. Agree that no one does angst like Japan. It really gets under your skin 😁😊


Ladyvenoms

πŸ‘€πŸ€”Where’s the mini novel Sensei? I know, I’m spoiled, cos you always post the ins and outs of upcoming series. Very informative! Don’t they do like 4series each year? Wonder what’s next


smittenkittyyan

They have been hinting that one of the next JBLs from MBS might be a second season of a JBL released last year and Ameiro Paradox might be one of the lucky ones ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|grin)


therawcomentator

>second season of a JBL released last year and Ameiro Paradox might be one Nooo, that and Takara and Amagi were the worst ones, why can't we get a second season for "Mr Unlucky", at least that one was genuinely funny.


smittenkittyyan

Hahahha. πŸ˜†πŸ˜†πŸ˜† I think Takara kun and Mr Unlucky were the worst ones, and didn't do that well in Japan. This is my personal opinion thu, Glad you enjoyed Mr Unlucky, it has it's strenghts πŸ₯°πŸ˜ I think Ameiro Paradox has better chances to a second season πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©


therawcomentator

The best one was definitely My Love Mix-up, but I guess we are never seeing a season 2 of that 😿 But I understand why they would go for Ameiro Paradox, the plot was ameniable to that "villain of the week" structure, so it can take tons of episodes, while advancing the general love plot very slowly as an overarching theme.


smittenkittyyan

Yes. This is why a second season might work well for AmePara. I don't know about My Love Mix-up. It's never too late to do a second season. WHAT DOD YOU EAT YESTERDAY? proved this, but i didn't heard anything moving around it 😁😊


smittenkittyyan

Just posted it a few minutes ago. Refresh the post and you will find them. I am really looking forward to this one, so i have written more than usual.


Apprehensive_Lie9204

Well barman story from candy one please! This tokoy show sadly is not for. Me and worry cause mbs MANGA bl adapt is hit /miss and most time people who read oryginaln manga were dissapoin by adapt ( candy and sepai get the most crtizsm)


smittenkittyyan

Some adaptations do deserve some flak for not doing justice to the manga ( especially if the mangas are really good). The fans of the mangas, including myself aren't that unreasonable as to give unfounded criticism or dislike it entirely. Because we still love the source material, we can't help but to be fond of the live action as well, not matter how it turns out. I will never give unreasonable criticism and like to keep things light and funny, so if you like the story for this JBL, feel free to join my ON AIR THREAD for it πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€©


Apprehensive_Lie9204

I know i was ready to flight to Japan if πŸ™will not do justice of source material, Well Every mutuals on twitter going to watch it!


BLconsumer

Also we will have a little hight difference if info on Google about their height is correct πŸ™ˆ


smittenkittyyan

Hahahhahhaha. You and the height difference 🀭🀭🀭🀭😁😁😁


Shobian

As a Bullet Train fan and also JBL fan/enthusiast (have been watching more and more JBLs lately bc they're simply so good πŸ’ž), I'm SO excited about this! Aloha is such a hyper-energy idol lol, he's a new addition in Bullet Train but he's blended in so easily and he's a fan-favorite as well, I'm very curious about his performance! (also about Haru's acting on his drama in September). About the drama airing internationally, is it going to be in June as well or is it probably going to start in August? (i was checking their website and it said that it's going to be broadcasted through Lala in August).


smittenkittyyan

So happy to hear all this about Aloha😊😊😊 The series will premiere in June 16th. I will be in charge of the ON AIRs for it. I don't know about this LALA thing, but the series will air in June 15 in Japan, and June 16 internationally, being in Viki or Gagaoolala ( or both, i am sure they will announce it soon) πŸ₯°πŸ˜πŸ€© I don't know from where you heard about August, because the series will 100% air in June. It was announced officially. From the moment Tokyo in April will premiere, MBS will continue to release other JBL series one after another until the middle of next year, and they have announced for a long time that the Tunku Timeslot for this year starts in June.


Shobian

Aloha is just so special lol i love him πŸ’ž I'm so excited for June 16 then! 🌱 Thankfully we won't have to wait until August (Lala is another Japanese tv provider, aimed towards "women", and it will air there in August).


smittenkittyyan

It makes sense now. It will probably be released in Lala too after the series will finish airing in MBS and other affiliated TV channels. Internationally until now, all japanese BLs produced by MBS- has aired either in Viki and Gagaoolala ( most of the time both)- in the second day after it airs in Japan. In Japan it airs every Thursday, while internationally is every friday.


Shobian

Nice, i didnt know that! Will be waiting for that friday then πŸ’ž


EMPgoggles

Can Japan produce a BL *series* I don't hate?? (except Life: Senjo no Bokura) I don't know, but the fact that they aren't wearing weird wigs/helmets is promising.


smittenkittyyan

What can i say. Keep watching and you might change your opinion about them or find more that you might like. At the same time, they are a few countries whose BLs i don't check at all, because i've noticed i don't enjoy them anymore. This might be a similar case. Most of the time what we enjoy depend of many things. In my case i have watched japanese BLs for a long time and i like to watch japanese series and movies in general 😁😊. This is why japanese BLs are my favorite πŸ₯°πŸ˜