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One is a movie and one is a drama with multiple episodes, but both did a wonderful job of representing asexual (ace) and aromantic (aro) characters.
There are similarities between these 2, not just because the main character (or in the case of Koisenu Futari, the 2 main characters) is aroace, but also in some plotlines of the story.
The main difference between these 2 is the way they are about asexuality and aromanticism.
Koisenu Futari is a story about finding your identity and learning what that means for you and the way you choose to live your life in, perhaps, a very non-traditional way.
I Am What I Am however, is a story that focuses more on how society focuses so heavily on romance and shows how people can have different responses when they learn that the main character is aroace. Here, the main character is already very confident in her identity, it is just other people who struggle to understand and accept it.
There are similarities between these 2, not just because the main character (or in the case of Koisenu Futari, the 2 main characters) is aroace, but also in some plotlines of the story.
The main difference between these 2 is the way they are about asexuality and aromanticism.
Koisenu Futari is a story about finding your identity and learning what that means for you and the way you choose to live your life in, perhaps, a very non-traditional way.
I Am What I Am however, is a story that focuses more on how society focuses so heavily on romance and shows how people can have different responses when they learn that the main character is aroace. Here, the main character is already very confident in her identity, it is just other people who struggle to understand and accept it.
In Koisenu Futari, one character, Sakuko, figures out she is aromantic and asexual while the other main character, Takahashi, has already known that he is aroace for a while and is comfortable in his sexuality.
In Konya Sukiyaki Dayo, the main character Tokomo is aromantic and more like Takahashi in the way that she is already secure in knowing who she is.
Konya Sukiyaki Dayo and Koisenu Futari both focus on main characters who dismantel expectations and stereotypical ideas of how you should live and what you should do as an adult and in a relationship, and end up figuring out what works for them personally, even if it goes against typical roles of what society expects of them.
In addition, Konya Sukiyaki Dayo focuses on how a romantic and platonic relationship can be equal and the role of women in the workplace, while Koisenu Futari focuses more heavily on aromantic and asexual issues specifically.
Both have done a truly amazing job of representing how someone can be aromantic (and asexual), with characters that feel very real and create an example for a way of living as an aromantic asexual person in a world that focuses mostly on romantic relationships.
In Konya Sukiyaki Dayo, the main character Tokomo is aromantic and more like Takahashi in the way that she is already secure in knowing who she is.
Konya Sukiyaki Dayo and Koisenu Futari both focus on main characters who dismantel expectations and stereotypical ideas of how you should live and what you should do as an adult and in a relationship, and end up figuring out what works for them personally, even if it goes against typical roles of what society expects of them.
In addition, Konya Sukiyaki Dayo focuses on how a romantic and platonic relationship can be equal and the role of women in the workplace, while Koisenu Futari focuses more heavily on aromantic and asexual issues specifically.
Both have done a truly amazing job of representing how someone can be aromantic (and asexual), with characters that feel very real and create an example for a way of living as an aromantic asexual person in a world that focuses mostly on romantic relationships.
These shows are both adapted from a BL novel. Within both shows, discussions are being made about what is right and what is wrong with the leads asking that question.
The overall feeling of the shows are pretty similar too. It is serious, but leaves room for a joke here and there. It has intricate plotlines of betrayal.
And, of course, love interests who stare at each other for eternity.
The overall feeling of the shows are pretty similar too. It is serious, but leaves room for a joke here and there. It has intricate plotlines of betrayal.
And, of course, love interests who stare at each other for eternity.
