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MagicPolly
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 Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 12:10 pm
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I really need to read the manga at some point, I absolutely loved the movie despite the criticism I've seen of it. Now that Seven Seas finally licensed it for print I might have to start picking it up
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Redbeard 101
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Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2021 11:00 pm
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| Quote: | | If you enjoyed I Hear the Sunspot, Seaside Stranger should definitely be on your reading list. |
I have said a few times I enjoyed I Hear the Sunspot and wanted more titles like it haven't I? What's 1 more new series to add to the pile the size of Mt Everest right? 
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wolf10
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:42 pm
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Not entirely sure if this is the originator of the "self-deprecating gay guy meets better adjusted love interest" BL subgenere or just the definitive work. Being basically Shun IRL (for better or worse), I find this is the one I keep going back to.
| MagicPolly wrote: | | I really need to read the manga at some point, I absolutely loved the movie despite the criticism I've seen of it. Now that Seven Seas finally licensed it for print I might have to start picking it up |
The movie is cute, but the manga is better. A lot more graphic (which you wouldn't expect from something so cute), but the extra details in the lead couples' intimacy definitely makes a difference.
| Quote: | | (Mio seems to be bi or pan, although it could just be the “gay for you” trope rearing its ugly head) |
It's not really a "spoiler" as such, but the sequel series does take some steps to clarify that he is, in fact, pan (he admits that gender isn't really a factor for him), and just very inexperienced in general. It may be a retcon, but a lot of the unfortunate things he says in this volume can be taken as really bad phrasing. 
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FireChick
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 7:55 pm
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I wonder why this doesn't have a digital release version?
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 9:13 pm
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| wolf10 wrote: | | The movie is cute, but the manga is better. A lot more graphic (which you wouldn't expect from something so cute), but the extra details in the lead couples' intimacy definitely makes a difference. |
Generally speaking, filmmakers will try to make movies more accessible to a wider variety of audiences, so it's going to be more youth-friendly (unless the intended rating is more explicit).
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MagicPolly
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:26 am
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| wolf10 wrote: | | The movie is cute, but the manga is better. A lot more graphic (which you wouldn't expect from something so cute), but the extra details in the lead couples' intimacy definitely makes a difference. |
Generally speaking, filmmakers will try to make movies more accessible to a wider variety of audiences, so it's going to be more youth-friendly (unless the intended rating is more explicit). |
I would agree with this if it wasn't for the fact that there's still a sex scene at the end of the movie, and it's not subtle at all. There's also a few less explicit passionate moments that I'll admit aren't very well built up to though these issues seem like they're not there in the manga like wolf10 said.
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