Audience reviews
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marianasm
that kiss 8 mins in was the most unnatural thing ever omggg?? and why were they in love in literally 12 minutes? and asking for consent to kiss only to promptly ignore the "no"?? the teacher-student kiss that's only there for added ~drama~? 😭 i'm afraid this just wasn't for me (though they still had some cute scenes, for sure)
it's just, overall, quite shallow, in my opinion. there's for sure worse, but i'm sure there's 1000x better stuff out there. regarding the art style: a lot of people really liked it, but i'm clearly in the minority that doesn't think this is that pretty. it's just mediocre at best, in terms of the visuals.
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This movie sucks. I had high hopes going into as I see it recommended a lot and then was seriously let down, and had to froce myself into sitting through the whole thing. Lots of nonconsensual kissing and a pedophile teacher. If you want a cute gay high school romance watch sasaki and miyano. They have the most healthy relationship I have ever seen in anime, especially in BL which has an unfortunate history of controversial and often harmful tropes. Bro how long does this review need to be. I said everything I need to say. Let me publish. ffs
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It's been a longstanding tradition for me to review terrible yaoi anime every June. However, I'm rapidly running out of hilariously bad ones. I can't really do anything to top Kimera: Gay Vampires from Outer Space. So, this year I'll break with tradition and review the highest rated LGBTQ anime on all of MAL! Why is it the highest rated? Honestly, I have no idea.
Doukyuusei is a direct adaptation of a yaoi manga written by a heterosexual woman. A lot of the hackneyed cliches you would expect show up here. There are clear cut "seme" and "Uke" roles. The Seme forcibly kisses the Uke against his protests on two occasions. The Seme has to bust in and rescue the Uke from being raped by another gay dude. At least there's no forced sex in this movie. I don't know what the top review is talking…
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im disappointet. This movie is just the manga panel for panel word for word. For me there are to options to make a movie for the manga
1. they take there own turn and make something that isnt just a bland copy
or 2. they make it comletely the same with the perspective of the teacher and the side story. but no, they couldn't do eather one of them.
I personally loved the manga and was excited for the movie. Even though the movie was complete bullshit and a waste of my time the manga is for me a 10 out of 10. It just shows more sides to the story what makes some parts easier to understand. For example: in the movie you are propably just coonfused why the teacher kissed him when you havent read the manga. A movie shouldnt be like that its supposed to be able to stand on its own when its not…
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So this is not really a review, but a warning.
This movie was very promising, however it has dissapointed me a lot.
I was hoping for a film about love, while its just fetishization of gay people and non-con (non consent).
The mc, Kukasabe has no respect towards his love interest: he never asks for consent, and even after being told 'no' he doesnt stop.
In this movie its portrayed as something normal, or even attractive.
The art, music and design in this movie is really nice, so its easy to miss these harmful things.
If you decide to watch Dokyuseii anyway, please keep in mind what I said, and educate other people about it.
I know, this kind of thing is shown in many anime, so please if you notice it, make sure to also spread awareness,
have a nice day
Read at the sourceGoddessofmangoes
um....this movie deeply confused me if I'm being honest. I was lost in the first 10 minutes because it's very fast sense. The couple I felt had no real development at all; a good story was completely tossed away for kissing. I couldn't get into their relationship because of this and I can't list reasons as for why they were together. I tried to stay away from BL specifically because of the awful troupes it could have, like problems with consent, fan service over story, and typical miscommunication issues that could of been easily solved. This movie had all three fml. I'm not giving it a 1 because the art was very beautiful and I watched with no ads so I wouldn't say it wasted my time too much.
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Yes, I'm a homophobe (no), asshole, (I'm a member of LGBT and I'm interested in LGBT representation)but I'm sorry, I don't see the point in giving a high BL rating just for being non-toxic.
I want to praise art. It's a good styling with decent workmanship. You can see that the original style. There are no yaoi hands, characters that look the same as from a Chinese toy factory, no scary triangular faces like in JR and SiH. The colors are well-matched, and it doesn't look like a rainbow-colored glitter nightmare like in the LS.
The relationship of the main characters is not that someone molests someone, sexually assaults like in a typical BL. And that's where the pluses ended ...
If you think what is presented here is a real and realistic representation of a relationship, then I have no wor…
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Very much enjoyed watching! A very light yet touching watch, a feel good movie for people who seek a little bit of youth romance. Just enough fluffy, chummy, lovey-dovey stuff to compliment the story.
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Story
The story of high-school romance that happens so suddenly. It all starts in the summer when the students have to perform a song in a choir. The musical prodigy takes a liking to the smartest kid in the class, and they start practicing together. The love grows, and then blooms at the end of the performance. The relationship continues as they struggle to finish their high-school year, with college/career options, university entrance exam preparations, and their own respective hobbies.
The settings are kept simple, and they perfectly fit the ups and downs of a relationship in such…
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I do not enjoy this movie as much as other people do, just because I found the pacing to be too quick. If this were episodes, I would probably enjoy it more than I do.
The story is not something new as if I have never seen it before, and the plot was predictable. Everything does not excite me as much as I do when I first watched the first few minutes.
This is just a typical light BL story, and everyone probably knows the drill. Characters meet each other, characters feel insecure, side character intervening, characters cannot be together, characters will be fine.
I do appreciate that this movie tells us the struggles of being at school. Balancing love life, work and relationships at the same time are hard. And it was clearly shown in the movie.
Other than that, nothing more.
Is th…
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This is the type of movie you watch when you want to put a smile on your face! It's very sweet and all around a very pleasant movie to watch! The animation looked great (when the characters would run on screen they did look slightly wonky but that's fine) and the backgrounds were all very nicely done. The characters I really enjoyed. Also if you already watched the movie.. did you think it was weird how that teacher guy kissed the student and then nothing ever happened after that?? I thought that was kind of odd! I mean the teacher never got in trouble and the rest of the time the movie acted like it never happened..
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Art- 4/10. Probably (and controversially) the biggest con for me was the simple art style. Kusakabe's character design wasn't all too much to my appeal either, but of course, this all comes down to a matter of personal taste. Gradually, it started to bother me less and less as their personalities and emotions started to overpower their appearances.
Story- 6/10. Simplicity. It's something that could either make or break a film, but in Doukyuusei, it's what carries the story up. There's nothing special or outstanding to be found here, but this is a film that deals with feelings of first love, inner turmoil and a coming of age growth. If you're looking for soap opera worthy drama or angst, this isn't for you. If you're looking for deep, intricate relationships that delve into serious matters…
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Well, you can definitely say that Doukyuusei is aesthetically pleasing. The colours used for backgrounds are generally muted, but the characters are vivid. Expressions are adorably drawn and very clear through a distinct art style.
Music and sound are gentle and well picked to bring out emotions , so that in combination with the art means that moments lacking in plot-driven interest often make up for it through pure atmospheric value.
Really, it's good that the aesthetics can carry the movie, because the characters can be frustrating and the plot is feeble at best.
As this was the highest ranked shounen-ai, I entered thinking this would be a genuine romance with a fairly realistic story - barring cute coincidences. Instead, I got something pretty typical - boy meets boy, they run into…
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I was really excited about this anime. I heard great things about it, and having been monumentally disappointed with the BL genre in general, I thought that FINALLY a gem had been made.
Eh. Not really.
The thing is, when a story is entirely centered on romance, I want that romance to BLOW ME AWAY. If there's no bigger or more intricate plotline, I want the story to put everything it has into the relationship I'm being shown and really move me. I want poignant interactions, whether it's deep conversation or cute moments. I want to see them be charmed by each other, surprised by each other, and, sure, maybe a little lusty for each other. I want to see them fall in love.
Doukyuusei just kinda...skips all that. And then boom! They're together. And I sigh because once again it's a story of,…
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I was really pumped when I heard there was a decent, cute BL anime movie coming out. I was a little disappointed. Not because it was bad, because by any means it's a decent flick, but because it was only merely okay.
I want to start off by saying I'm a (bi) girl, and I didn't check to see if this BL is aimed at girls or boys, but I think that all genders would be able to enjoy the movie.
The pacing seemed really off. It moved too slow and too fast at different moments, and I think it's because it's a movie instead of an OVA. Had it been an OVA, say, a 6-episode OVA or even a 3-episode OVA, a lot of the plot would have moved much smoother.
The story itself is pretty okay. It's about a kinda flashy guy in a rock band and a shy cute guy who fall in love after the rock guy decides to teach…
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A very good movie to watch on a summer day. It's light, with a little bit of pain. The art is wonderful. I actually never read the manga of this movie, because I don't like to read things that make me sad, and I knew this story will most probably make me cry. But in the movie it was actually what added the deeper layer to it. It's a very simple movie, and watching it definitely made me think of "youth". Also a note that I believe is important: there are no homophobic slurs in this film. This film is about love between two people, two men, and it's completely acknowledged to be so. They also kiss. Several times. Honestly, this is probably one of the best BL movies I've ever watched.
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To be honest i never actually thought i would like this when my friend recommended this to me as I was never really into the yaoi and romance genre. But I was wrong.
The reason why I didn't like the yaoi genre was mostly because of those highly unrealistic story lines. I know I know, "this is anime just turn off your brain and enjoy the show!!!". But seriously, in anime like sekai ichi hatsukoi and jinjou romantica, they act like the whole fucking world is gay and focus only on the romantic scenes between the protagonists to satisfy the fangirls. It's just basically like changing the girl into a dude and BANG you get shounen ai.
However this show managed to not only portray love scenes that will bring a smile to your face but also the difficulties and and differences of loving someone of…
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Reading the manga, a lot of stuff bugged me. Mostly how quickly the storyline just moved on. The characters and relationship didn't get time to properly develop or even be introduced well. The idea of this story was cute, but the way it was told turned the manga pretty shitty. However, in the movie they changed all of that. The creators stretched out all of the "soon-to-be-over" scenes, and ended up spending their time very well. This way it was easier for me to really get to know the characters, and for their relationship to build. They also managed to not stretch anything too far. They changed some of the moments in this story from being weird or feeling unnecessary to being absolutely adorable.
The artstyle is unique and simpler than what we're used to, I really liked it. It's very si…
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(Intro is spoilers sorry even then it doesn't take away enjoyment.)
Asking your teacher at an all boys school how two guys do it. Basically. Dating someone who's really popular and has good looks, Unlike you. Not talking about your future, and falling out. ⠀
⠀Where do I begin with Classmates?! (English title) Actually the plot isn't anything new, it's been dried out like a fruit. Even so if you put enough emotion and love into something it's bound to hit some heart stings!
The characters drove this movie till the end. If anything I'd like to say well done to Kamiya Hiroshi, for always putting in 100%. It's honestly a treat to hear his voice acting.⠀⠀⠀
⠀So the animation is fluid, or how I like to explain it. Not really detailed but the running and backgrounds all were pleasing to look at. H…
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You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this. I've been familiar with the source material for more than a couple of years and have read it over and again multiple times. I've even listened to the Drama CD more times than I would probably ever confess to.
I am what you would call "biased af".
So yeah, no effort to be objective here.
Simple story, "a boy meets a boy, they were in the blush of youth", but it is that simplicity that keeps it fresh and sweet without making it too mushy. The movie covers only the first volume of the series, but it is enough to appease my fangirl heart.
I don't think I've ever seen a movie before that just has me grinning from side to side for the whole time looking like a psycho.
As an interesting point that can also be a bit of a minus, you can clea…
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Doukyuusei is a very simple romance story that will leave a big smile on your face.
Based on the very popular manga of the same name, this movie follows Hikaru Kusakabe and Rihito Sajou, two high school students of the same age, through their journey of self-discovery and their first love.
Story (8/10): Even tho this movie is good, the story isn't very deep or emotional. In real life first loves can be a very complicated thing, but not for these characters. The story flows as it should be, there's isn't a "dramatic twist" or a "love rival" or a "love triangle", this movie didn't need that at all, it's just them falling in love and enjoying each-other. Nothing more, nothing less.
Art (9/10): Doukyuusei has a very unique kind of artstyle. I personally think it works PERFECTLY with the mov…
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