Short:
Pornographer is a rare mature bl that throughout my entire time watching, i felt insanely embarassed but it was worth the watch. Like porn is one thing because you're there for one thing– but this has a sincere story and characters involved. Like the headline says it pretty much porn with plot, the mature scenes are shown to a degree, so the rating is definitely something to keep in mind and the racy scenes can be a turn off to some, it can feel voyeouristic at times especially because the characters are fleshed out well. If you're really not a fan of openended endings then this might put you off a little as well but you can just read the final chapter of the manga by maki marukido which ties it up a little more by pretty much just a couple more pages although it makes a pretty big difference lmao in the experience. Either way I personally felt the ambigousness of the drama's ending satisfying, a very reasonable and impactful creative choice but also felt comforted by the manga ending haha.

Long:
With an interesting premise of a porn writer and a university student, Porngrapher peaks your interest straight away (i mean if your into that sort of thing haha) but it definitely has to have something to keep people watching, right? You come for the strange circumstance (like it's really weird, i'd /jk/ kms in that situation but being a broke college student would prolly test me) but stay for the interesting characters. Japanese bls, especially ones that suggests a mature story has characters with dept and dynamics. Kazumi is a university students that's pretty fucking weird for having accepted the request of the equally weird author; Kijima. But as you're watching the initally funny concept, the intrigue fades from that and grows more because of the ambigious charcater motivations that point out to something more, and that something is just a little off with Kijima's character– who's too composed and stone faced, with moments of teasing that peaks through making you wonder just why anyone would be like that. The weirdness and mystery to Kijima is weirdly charming. He's mostly polite despite his strange request and aware of the strangeness, that you don't find the request quite like the sexual harassment it should be ( and only becomes teasing as time goes on and his own feelings develop-- While Kazumi's naivety is charming and his sincerity almost admirable, and it's interesting to watch how he falls for Kijima. It goes from lust to genuine emotion and it's subtle and done well, I can't pinpoint when I thought, 'oh Kazumi really likes Kijima now.' It just happened and it felt like a weirdly natural progression of his feelings. Kijima provides a strange sort of excitement to his life and I think most people would be compelled by it. The complexity of Kijima's character and the growth and maturity in Kazumi is probably the best part of the show and I feel that the show did a better job than the manga-- a rare case where I think the mediums play a big role, i.e horror is better in manga or manhwas/manwas than in anime or tv shows.

The acting is superb, seriously *chef's kisses* everyone is so well played I can't even. The nuances in Kijima's tone and the eagerness and youthfulness of Kazumi is expressed amazingly by the Takezai Terunosuke and Izuka Kenta respectfully. They both beautifully express the deep and complex emotions that each charcaters feels in each event that occurs. Seriously they did a wonderful job because if the acting was stiff or awkward, there's no possible way to have watched the show- so I think they played a huge role creating such a great experience. They have amazing chemistry that is built up beautifully by both the actors and directors.

I think the only thing I'd like to have seen is Kajima's backstory being revealed a little, what experiences made him the way he was and another thing would be how did *certain plot event* affect Kazumi's life.

Music choices were great, sets the moods amazingly and adds to the entire experience. Like seriously, the soundtrack and instrumental choices is superb, it sets and compliments the scenes amazingly.

I definitely will not rewatch, i'll die of embarassment.