This BL is genuinely set my standards high. The plot and the messages behind it is just wow.

The series follows Andou Jun's road to being confident in his own sexuality, having ups and downs along the way. I love how this show is showing real life events people part of the LGBTQ go through, all the homophobia and just plain rudeness people are treated like. I personally do not like the fact he slept with a married man, but the boy was obviously confused with being 18 and not growing up with a dad and so saw this man as a father figure (please don't take this the wrong way, he used Sasaki Makoto to talk to about his sexuality and to just talk about like, as he didn't come out to anyone yet.)

It also follows Miura Sae, a BL manga loving girl. I personally did not really like this character as I feel she only really saw Andou Jun as a 'BL character' (at this point not knowing he is gay), and shipped him with others. But as the show went on she began to grow likeable as she sort've started seeing Andou Jun as an actually person, not a 'manga character.'

Homophobia in Japan is so normalised and I really liked how this show showed what people part of the LGBTQ face in Japan, not having anyone to talk to, or anyone to come out to, comfortably.

The last couple episodes were reall tearjerkers, people in Andou Jun's class found out he is gay and one person in particular was really messing with him, Ono Yuusuke, who is really homophobic infront of Andou Jun's classmate and best friend, Takaoka Ryohei, who is acting different, despite knowing him all his life, again highlighting how homophobia is normalised. Classmates are now frightened and grossed out by Andou Jun's sexuality, which ends up in him trying to end his life. This scene was really heartbreaking, genuinely, as he says to his friends, being Miura Sae and Takaoka Ryohei, about how much he is sorry for being, and liking the people he likes.

In the last scene, it really touches on the impact, high school children and how many people in Japan are brought up, to hate people 'different' to the normal stereotypical people.

Andou Jun, end up in hospital after his attempt, seeming cold and doesn't really like talking. He tells his mum that he is gay and she is somewhat supportive (?) His friends, come visit him, which makes him miss being at school and miss being around his friends.

Overall this drama, is a really good example of how homophobia in Japan is normalised and how hard it must be for people part of the LGBTQ community to come out to friends and family. I would definitely watch this again, as I relate a lot with Andou Jun and his story.