Audience reviews
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JustPayton
I am a pretty big bl enjoyer, and would recommend this to someone who also is. The story is pretty good, nothing special but enjoyable at the very least. I thought the way they showed the struggles of gay relationships for celebrities was pretty interesting, and Junta and Sajio's relationship was overall very sweet.
At the beginning I was a bit conflicted in with their relationship and how it started, but I appreciate the toned down bedroom scene in the anime v. the manga. Also, the last two episodes were really cute and fun, overall pretty good anime nothing spectacular but still good. :)
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I would like to start off this review by saying that this anime is absolutely NOT for everyone. Even if you're a BL fan, this may not be up your alley if you dislike rape tropes, yanderes, drugging and generally very unethical behavior being shown in a comedic light. There's a lot of discourse in the BL community over what's acceptable and what isn't and a general agreement both sides should settle on is that the issue is nuanced and people should just abide by DLDR/W.
This anime is a hot mess but once the messiness is embraced then it becomes incredibly enjoyable. Dakaretai should never be taken seriously and those who do should watch something else because most of the events that occur are resolved in the most nonsensical ways possible. If you're looking for a BL to pass time that has m…
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Rivalry between two top actors twists into an obsessive, tangled power game where pride and lust collide under studio lights. Fame and public image mean nothing once the cameras stop rolling, the feelings do. Tension drips from every stolen glance and backhanded compliment. One chases, the other pretends to run, but neither wants to stop.
Let me start off with this; There had been too many moments that push consent into uncomfortable gray zones, and it was quite distasteful at times. MANY of the interactions were unconsented for and we were just lucky that Saijo just so happened to like it and eventually accept the fact that he was being harassed. It did gross me out in the beginning when he was into it. Repeatedly, I stopped watching and left it on standby, not going back to it until a…
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"Consent? what consent?" this garbage of an anime said, while holding this wonderful thing called consent in it's hands. And then, said garbage, tosses it out the window as if it's not even worthy the grace of a speck of dust.
Look, I really wanted to watch some bl. But, yk, there is barely any. So then I remembered this one existed. So I was like, "hm why not?"
... Good question!
Every single minute, no, second, of watching this anime, I thought to myself "I should just stop." I HATED it. But you know what, I thought maybeee this fuck head called Junta would have some character development, and, like, you know, redeem himself in some way. Or maybe he'd get the karma he deserves. Or at least have the mc (wtv tf his name was) call the damn cops on him, OR JUST LEAVE HIM. But nope. Wasted…
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**This review comes after watching the anime series & the Spain-hen movie**
I am someone who enjoys my anime without really caring to leave a review but the review meter for this one is completely cooked on MAL so i wanna make a contribution if anyone wants to watch "Dakaichi" in this day and age, i.e., The BL space of 2024-going-into-2025.
To watch Dakaichi, you have to acknowledge the existence of anime that are "Junjou Romantica", "Sekaichi Hatsukoi", "Hitorijime My Hero", "Tasogare out of Focus" (and the likes) where the 'top' absolutely devours (pun intended) the 'bottom'. As someone who isn't a fan, personally, of the above mentioned anime, and leans more towards the types of "Sasaki to Miyano", "Given", & even "Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard" - I hav…
Read at the sourceSachoza
An arrogant dude who falls in love. i really liked this one. it was really cute.
story was actually pretty good written. a nice balance between the focus on their carrier and love life. You get to see it from both point of view further into the anime, which i like a lot. Some plot twists and some new things i wasn't expecting from this anime, which usually happens in BL. Not going to say more about that cause i dont want to spoil anything. wholesome story and i really recommend watching it. i also liked how they kept certain things very clean and simple, such has the problem with the apartments. usually i feel creators just skips these small details but this anime included everything. also i love how they last episode went through all the characters that has been through the series. its…
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I firmly believe this show could be watched episodes 7-13 and be enjoyed more than watching the entire thing.
I nearly dropped this. I was so close. I tend to have too much faith in things, so I kept going. I sat down for episode 7 and said to myself "wow, can't wait to be uncomfortable again". But was surprised that there was actual story and character development. So I finished it. Here are my problems with it.
Dakaichi advocates for sexual assault on a crazy level. The first few episodes are literally the MC getting blackmailed for sex, being assaulted and not giving consent to any of it. He gets assaulted by 3 separate people in this show, and sexually harassed by two (yes, I'm counting the photographer). I'm extremely against this, and it goes without saying that my enjoyment of a…
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Firstly, I want to state here that I'm just a gay man who enjoys romance. I'm not a fudanshi or anything like that, although I'm aware that many BL anime tend to be written by cis women to appeal to fujoshis, who often have fetishes for homoerotic relationships. But that doesn't mean that every BL anime needs to rely on that, living off fanservice and cheap clichés.
This anime is nothing more than that: fanservice and cheap clichés. The animation is decent, and the story is somewhat interesting, but it's filled with fillers, and the plot is constantly interrupted by moments of sexual tension without much context, or worse, by scenes designed for you to think, "Look at all these cute guys together, how adorable," even though nothing there really makes much sense...
TL;DR This is one of th…
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While I could go on about BL tropes and how they play out in this anime, I'll put it aside as there's already plenty of reviews out there about this topic.
Instead, I want to focus on the main reason why the score went so low for me, despite looking forward to watching the movie afterwards. The animation was all over the place, sometimes it was beautiful and polished, others it looked even worse than the later seasons of 7 Deadly Sins (especially the weird shadow under their chins and the even weirder proportions in some scenes). I'm not sure if the studio was cutting corners or if they didn't have enough time to finish everything with the same polish, but it really pulled you out of whatever was going on since the art itself was that bad.
I really hope the movie will get better treatmen…
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I got hooked in the first episode itself and finished this one in just about 4 hours and re-watched it again from the start because i just couldn't resist myself.
Takato for me is the most relatable character i have ever met in my life. i just get him and his reasonings to the point that i now understand why i acted the way i did in my life. the way he struggles to express his feelings, his natural instinct to act indifferent in situations to avoid being vulnerable. and just how he much he is willing to give up just so u can protect the person you care about the most and how he just plays tough even tho everyone around him knows that he is struggling..... i can go on like this forever. im so grateful for cloveworks for this piece of art.
This is much more than your regular bl anime. its n…
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If I'm being fair, the Anime itself was alright. I think the music and the sound design were good along with the art. I do think that the Story is a bit lacking though. It's okay for what it is considering you're not really there for an intense story when watching yaoi, You're there for the lemon and the fluff. The characters we're alright as well, nothing special but alright. You have Takato Saijo: a Narcissist, Competetive, Power bottom. While he isn't my favorite, I do appreciate the power bottom role in this anime.. they make the role of his character in the relationship interesting enough to keep it engaging I'd say. Then you have Junta Azumaya: A soft, kind, submissive top. While I do think this anime is quite "non-consensual" like a lot of other yaois, this one does it in a way to w…
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"That's the thing about choices. You don't have to make just one."
Stealing a line from another review here to sum up something straight off the bat: " "Do people think gay relationships are like this?" Firstly no, not everyone does, it's just something to excite the mind."
It's just something to excite the mind. And I think that covers this anime perfectly.
Obviously, in real life, we can look objectively at this show. It's not healthy. Junta almost rapes Takato in the first episode (They do have sex, yes, but it's with Takato's consent /in the anime at least, the manga is another story/). And in a later episode, another character pretends he does rape Takato because of "plot". But this isn't real life. And those who are old enough to watch this show should understand the difference b…
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I thought I would enjoy this anime but no.
Junta Harrases Takato at the start.I also didnt like the plot as it had to much sex and barely any storyline.To be honest this story basically sees nothing wrong with harassment.In my opinion maybe if Junta was less of a beast and more angelic(like asking for permission or something)I would’ve liked it or if takato didn’t end up with junta 😃.Y’know I still wonder why people like junta to this day cuz he was shit.(Also looking at it why is it that almost every Seme all like rhis(at least the ones I’ve seen in manga or Yaoi)
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Honestly when I first started watching this anime I don't know what I expected really, but this wasn't it...
This anime is disgusting, the normalization of harassment and rape is just terrifying and I'm sure every normal person would agree with me. But it's a yaoi anime so of course it will be weird. I wish people stopped fetishizing these types of things but it may just be me? I'm not really into these things..
The characters are straight up annoying.. Of course the bottom is a whiny boy and the top a strong one. It's just very stereotypical and dumb in my opinion.
Everything is a 1/10 for me, I don't recommend it if you're a normal person.
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i liked it. re-watching this was a splendid experience. i love the characters and how we get a little look into the acting world.
my favorite part is with the photographer Jirou Hasegawa san and how Azumaya kun tricked him, the Toubn and even Saijou kun and made everything work again. he's a devious angel and i love how he'll do anything for Saijou kun:)
i think my only complaint to the show is the way they showed matters like rape and stalking. Takato Saijou had practically been raped by three people, in the second time he'd been passed out but his reaction when he woke up was very realistic. my actual problem was with how he didn't fight Azumaya -who *actually* raped him- and Usaka. he didn't try fighting and acting almost as if it was alright. that conveys a wrong message, especially t…
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****************Spoiler free review*******************
-Awesome if you like this genre (if not, don't waste your time)
-Happiness
-Writing this because the anime is really good in my opinion.
-I rewatched this once or twice every year that's just how good this is.
Story(8)
This is about an actor named Takato Saijou who met a fellow actor Azumaya Junta while filming. They fell in love due to some things which make the story very real and interesting. Definitely, a must-watch therefore i will not spoil anything!!
Art(9)
The art is really well done the background are nicely done as well. They did not brush them off or just put blank faces on people in the background. The colours are nice too.
The sets (hospital)
The background
The room
The streets
All the places, the details are there, it'…
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I find comfort in reviewing a Yaoi without judgment, because I'm assuming if you're reading this, you like this genre.
This was my second Yaoi ever, and I honestly had a good time watching it. My biggest grievance was the art: it's hard to get into. I spent way too long analyzing the lines on their necks, wondering it was there, and waiting to grow accustomed to it, but once I did, I loved it.
The sound is beautiful. I literally scoured the internet looking for the soundtrack after the show, and now I use it to study. There are some hauntingly gorgeous violin pieces in this show that gave me chills. For a simple short show, they went all out on the music.
The story was definitely cute, but also really realistic. I genuinely loved the main character because I felt like he did and said…
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Okay, don't know if my point of view is especially noteworthy. Gay man here, but nobody speaks for such a broad category. Yes, Yaoi or shonen ai is followed by some gay men but often it's problematic. Japanese have such a fetish for "No! No! No!...yes" That seems to be true straight romance or gay but it seems especially so with gay material. There's one you probably all know that the two characters live together for three years and still every time his boyfriend touches him he jumps! It's depressing sometimes... but I watched all three seasons. Obviously you know what I'm going to say about the first half of this series. What do you want to call it? Date rape? Harassment seems an understatement. I began to think I really should be offended by this. But I kept watching. Something happened…
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I was planning on watching a yaoi series, this is the first yaoi series I have watched. It was cute and funny, I planned on watching it because I also loved the art and it attracted me. Hmmm we have different reviews, and it was weird at first that Junta tried to rape Takato and was rushed at that part lol. If the confession was a bit more normal or romantic it would have been a lot more nicer, but I'm not saying it's bad though. I saw some reviews and they said it was horrible, but it's not that bad but I'm also not saying that Takato getting raped is good, anyways he liked it that way the more the episodes continued and he even said "I want him to touch me again!" lol so it's not that horrible and I absolutely think some reviews was exaggerating. The way Junta treated Takato is sooo cute…
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I'd like to say that this isn't a terrible show. At its core, it is terribly generic yes, but not terrible. So why the 2? Because it heavily romanticizes r*pe and sexual assault. Even if this anime was top tier(which it was not), that isn't something I can overlook.
Story: Each episode within the series has a pattern. Some sort of drama -> sex -> missing each other/being horny -> more drama -> resolution/sex. The plot mostly revolves around their relationship and them going at each other like rabbits. The rest of it largely feels like an afterthought.
Art, Sound, etc: I don't really have anything negative to say about the art or sound. Both were adequate and I didn't notice any major flaws if they were present.
Characters: I know this is shounen ai and one should not expect depth from c…
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