But there were several things that were not explained. However, things did improve for the better when the relationship between MC 1 and 2 was explored. Again - what the fuck?Īlso, the character responses were 1 second too late. And magically, this ultimatum made the uke realize his actual feelings for the seme and tadaaaaaaa!! They’re lovers. What the fuck? That’s not what you say to someone who genuinely thinks of you as a good friend. I did not like how this secondary romantic relationship developed – the seme gave the uke an ultimatum – bed me, or leave me. The biggest sinners, ofc, are tropes where the seme kisses the uke WITHOUT HIS CONSENT and that’s portrayed as totally okay bc the seme is in love with the uke.
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The dialogues were lackluster, the story had tropey elements and had certain aspects that I sincerely hoped the BL genre would have got rid of by now.
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The anime’s first three episodes, for some reason, were dedicated solely to the love story between MC1’s bestie (Kensuke) and his long lost friend Asaya (whose character design looks suspiciously similar to that of Sunagawa’s from Ore Mongatari). Now, since it’s Shounen Ai, the entire anime’s focus is on the increased closeness between our two MCs - Setagawa (the blond aka MC1) and Kousuke (the Jumin Han lookalike, aka MC2), as well as the doubts and trauma they both go through. But me being the kinda person who waits for an anime to finish airing so that she can binge watch it in a day, patiently waited for three entire months for Hirotijime to, you know, finish airing. My Insta and FB newsfeeds were littered with scenes and GIFs from episodes as and when they were released. EVERY fujoshi account in existence went crazy over this development, and the Mystic Messenger fandom couldn’t get enough of the fact that one of the MCs totally looked like Jumin Han (which he really did from certain angles, honestly). If you’re interested, read on! Man, I remember when news of a new Shounen Ai anime was released.
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This review will contain my opinions on what I liked and disliked about But if you’re looking for something new, refreshing or path breaking in the BL genre, look somewhere else. If you’re a fujoshi or someone who's tired of the same tropes being used in BL (abusive seme, weak MC, cliché romance), then Hitorijime is something you’ll enjoy. “It might have looked that way to you, but I’m just normal ”Īnd that’s practically ever BL protagonist ever, isn’t it?Īnyway, if you aren’t interested in reading my entire review (because who enjoys reading long reviews, huh?), here’s a TL DR version of it: