Audience reviews
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Omelettea
After dragging on this anime for years, I feel obligated to write a review. I read the manga years ago and started the anime but never finished it-- until now.
Sasaki to Miyano is one of those series where it takes time for the romantic relationship to build. It's indeed slow but reasonable enough to flag it as one of the most healthy romantic relationship out there. Some may see it as indecisive or dull, but I believe it's because of how calm the atmosphere is. Without drama or conflict, how else are we supposed to stay awake and be on edge? That's just how it is.
The series is surrounded by goofy yet calm, comedic, sometimes sentimental-- characters. It talks about life and the leisureness in flow of time. Nothing but fuwa fuwa vibe here.
To be precise, their relationship is made offi…
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(This review will be based on personal opinion as a straight guy and I will try my best not to give any spoiler)
Sasaki to Miyano is a romance done right. If you're the type of person who likes to enjoy a romance with good plot, being simplistic and has no fanservice or too much drama, this might be a good show. Although it's a BL, the story is literally wayy too wholesome, there's no signs of toxic relationships (which some of the bls have in common) and the character development is top notch.
The show is literally about Miyano Yoshikazu, a shy, introverted guy always being insecure about his looks being similar to girl and Shuumei Sasaki, who fell in love in first sight when he saw him. The story starts when Miyano finds his friend get beaten up by a group of guys and try thinking to…
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Sasaki and Miyano is a romance anime based on the concept of falling in love with a guy over the gay porn he lends you, which is just an inherently funny premise.
I was hesitant at first, when I found out the characters in Sasaki and Miyano were active fans of BL. This is because BL is a genre with a fraught and controversial history, so I was fully prepared for it to be full of unfunny jokes about uncomfortable tropes. Thankfully, I was wrong!
Sasaki and Miyano uses its self-aware nature to its advantage. Some might criticize it for affectionately joking about and including BL as a major part of the plot in a way that is almost entirely uncritical (as, like I said before, it is a genre rife with controversy and tropes worthy of criticism), but I disagree. I think most people would agree…
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This is the first ever BL anime I watched and It helped me come to terms with my own sexuality. Having for a long time consider myself weird or felt like something was wrong with me because I never had any strong feelings when watching hetero love stories/dating, this anime definitely open a whole new emotion for me at the age of 23 and helped in the process to accept that I wasn't straight. I enjoyed the fact that both Sasaki and Miyano are patient with each other's feelings and try their best to communicate their problems.
The fact that their relationship is focused mostly on their emotional connection up to the very last scene is just wonderful. Having surveyed the BL genre after watching this a couple months ago, I can say nothing is ever going to really compare with the simplicity o…
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It's been a while since I had a review for something, and I had the urge to write one, especially for this particular BL anime.. my first-ever review had to be on a BL anime.. lol. Well I don't mind since I'm a fujoshi, but having the chance to read and own almost all the latest volumes of the manga of this anime, I felt like I needed to say something.
First of all, some mangas are better left as mangas than animations. That's what I've been thinking the whole time I've been watching this adaptation midway through. I'm not gonna drag this out longer but I need to point out how Miyano's "Fudanshi Blabber" is so awkward and cringe when displayed with a voice, whereas in the manga it wasn't like that. Japan's way of making an excited person shout when excited about something is getting dull…
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If anyone would ask me what my favourite romance anime is, I would no doubt say it's Sasaki to Miyano (unless the person is not inclined to bl haha). I love it, so so much.
I love how slow and soft the romance is. I'm very fond of slow-burn romance, and I really can't take it if the romance develops too quickly. With Sasaki to Miyano, it's perfect.
They're such a healthy bl couple which is pretty rare to see in anime. They're very thoughtful and so so respectful of each other's feelings. It's also very sweet, the development between them from just senpai to kouhai, to finally realizing how they actually feel and what the other truly mean to them.
I've read the manga a little, and felt very satisfied that the adaptation is pretty faithful to the original material and even manages to brin…
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I am a gay man who loves GOOD boys love anime. Sasaki and Miyano is pretty fantastic.
I don’t like being represented by the most grotesque stereotypes possible, i.e., rape-to-romance (Love Stage!), pedophilia (Super Lovers), possessiveness (My Very Own Hero), and endless ambiguity (Gakuen Heaven). Watching these anime elicits the same repulsion in me as being called a slur on the street by a drunk. This is not one of those anime. The show follows the eponymous high school students Miyano, a fudanshi (a male fan of boys love manga), and Sasaki, his slightly older delinquent classmate. They meet when Sasaki breaks up a fight between Miyano’s friend and trash-talking jerks. The random encounter immediately subverts a BL trope; the older love interest protects the younger man’s friend rather…
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I'll start with that, there is continuation after the couple gets together. The manga is currently covering it and still running, and a movie is planned for this series in 2023.
Apart from that, my review is that, I tried to think but I can't find any place that was done half heartedly or less than that in this anime. Every aspect of it exceeded my expectations from a good anime, and there were many added surprises that I never really thought of or seen somewhere else. Watching it was also just about every emotion I can think of.
I really like this. And I'm really happy that anime seems to be evolving in a way. New series are taking inspiration from previous works and becoming more and more great.
Thank you and good job to all of the staff related to this anime. May you keep bringing us…
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This was a great anime like very great. It has a non-toxic relationship which is rare in Bl. It's cute, it's fun, it does it's job quite well. I loved it. Sasaki and Miyano are adorable. It has a fun and unique premise. It did drag in the middle tho, but the start and end (esep the last episode) make up for it a ton.
Story: 8. It is not the most complicated. It's easy and simple. It's cute, very cute.
Art: 9. idk why a lot of people do not like the art, i enjoyed it.
Sound: 7. It's fine but not my fav
Character: 8. They are definitely not deep, but they were still enjoyable and that's what matters.
Enjoyment: 9. One point off for nothing happening in the middle. But I really enjoyed this anime for the most part, I would have given it a ten if it was not f…
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I watched this anime on a whim, it's not even the kind of series I usually watch, but I'll try to be objective.
- Honestly, the style of drawing or animation is good, if you like the "cute" and colorful side, you'll like it.
- The opening is good, overall the music are very cool.
- The scenario is nothing special. I wasn't attached to the characters either, they were simple.
It's still a simple and pleasant anime to watch if you want something relaxing.
I also specify that I never read the manga, and that my opinion is entirely based on the anime.
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I don't think I've ever been more happy to finish a show in my life, and not in the kind of way where you're excited for the ending. This show is the kind of show that starts out promising but over time you slowly realise quite how bad it is, and from about the half-way point every minute I spent watching it made me want to fall asleep, cry, or do literally anything else. Why didn't I drop it? Well, is there much point dropping a 12 episode show when you're already half way through it? But thinking about it, it takes over 2 hours to watch 6 episodes and I'm never getting those 2 hours of my life back, so maybe I should've dropped it after all.
This is a 12 episode long will-they-won't-they story with characters so either bland or dislikeable that you hope their relationship fails. It's al…
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Sasaki and Miyano is a shallow romance series, where our two leads consist of one guy working up to a 10-year-old's understanding of love and another guy who never learned about boundaries or self-reflection. But worst of all, nothing frigging happens over the whole show.
Let's start with that. The pacing is reminiscent of an adaptation of a never-ending light novel series. It's obvious the kids fall for each other pretty much immediately, yet they'll still waffle over what it all means for the majority of the show's total runtime. The grand feelings realization scenes that should be pivotal for any romance series have zero impact because they get recycled so frequently by the show, sometimes even in back-to-back episodes. On top of that, we get multiple instances of Sasaki telling Miyano…
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Possibly one of my favorite Shonen-Ai's along side Given. This series does things different than other Shonen-Ai's does and its very refreshing. I already loved the manga and they handled the anime so well.
I loved the characters and the anime made me love both Sasaki and Miyano even more, even the side characters like Kuresawa, Hirano and Hanzawa just lovable characters but I especially love Sasaki, his cute reactions and face just made me love him more and more.
The visuals and animation was really good not over the top, but they made sure to capture the mood with the right colors and visual even the soundtrack was very pleasing to listen to so I have to praise them
They handled the story well and it didn't even feel rushed they handled every moment well, even adding little moments tha…
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I'm pleasantly surprised with Sasaki to Miyano! It's a slow burn romance, which I haven't seen much of at all in the BL genre. It's like a breath of fresh air, and I think the way their love for each other develops is pretty realistic.
Story: I'd give it an 8. It's pretty good. I enjoy the way Miyano slowly comes to realize his love for Sasaki, and how Sasaki is patient. Sure, Sasaki wants to be around Miyano a lot, but he isn't very pushy and doesn't force Miyano to do anything sexual. I also like that not all of the characters are automatically gay because it's a boy's love story, and that some characters have girlfriends. However, there's some points off in this category because I feel like sometimes the show can be a bit boring at times, but it's no big deal.
Art: The art is very, ve…
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This anime is basically the BL version of Horimiya.
Shumei Sasaki is a cool upperclassman with an aesthetically pleasing color palette. He’s so innocent, he has no idea what BL—and by extension, yaoi, fujoshi/fudanshi, moe, etc.—is until he’s introduced to it by an enthusiastic kohai…
Yoshikazu Miyano is an adorable boy with a doll’s face, and he is passionate about BL manga. After almost getting into a fight to defend his friend, he befriends the boy who stops the fight in his place—none other than Sasaki, because every fluffy romance needs a heartwarming meet cute. Miyano begins lending Sasaki his BL manga, leading to a lot of wholesome and comedic moments.
One of my fave moments in this anime was Miyano’s assessment of Sasaki. As a passionate fudanshi, Miyano likes to daydream BL sce…
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Loved the manga but this is better. I am loving every second, especially episodes 3&8. It’s funny, it’s extremely cute, it’s relatable. This isn’t some weird bate for women to project themselves onto. This is something I would say is more akin to horimiya.
The characters are cute and interact great with each other. A great contrast is between the leads, one is shy and the other is a lot more extraverted. So we get to see sasaki be a lot more forward in his feelings in a extremely realistic way. And we get to see cute little miyano cook his brain thinking about his actions and there meaning. Which again again is extremely realistic for a high school gay romance.
The art is just a perfect mach for this stile of show, colourful, light, fluffy and cute beyond belief. I legit sometimes paus…
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A very heartwarming story with enjoyable characters!
Normally I do not make posts about any anime I have watched but this BL was so good I had to.
Sasaki to Miyano is a great representation of a LGBT relationship. Their relationship didn’t feel forced or rushed in anyway. The way Sasaki and Miyano interacted with each other always felt natural and positive.
Characters:
I loved all the characters in this anime!
I have seen a quite a few BLs and I was glad to see they skipped the toxic relationship trope that most BLs love to included for the drama. *cough* *cough* Gravitation… It was relatable to see Miyano’s journey in discovering who he is as a person and really growing into himself. You get to see Miyano start to question his sexuality, and sometimes he even asks himself what woul…
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Sasaki to Miyano feels dragged out, like a class on a Friday afternoon that never seems to end. The first few episodes draw you in as an archetypal BL story would, with a protagonist and love interest clearly established in the opening scene. The anime doesn’t stray too far from this, which isn’t an issue in and of itself; however, due to how stagnant the story remains throughout the show’s 12-episode run, it feels like the storytelling lacks development. In typical BL fashion, plot points that could easily be resolved through open communication prevail for multiple episodes. While this is understandable to a certain extent, since the anime doesn't attempt to tackle multiple storylines the episodes feel repetitive. Let’s attempt to dissect this a little bit. It’s difficult for me to believ…
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This review of Sasaki to Miyano contains spoilers!! If you’re still interested in watching this anime, then please do so before reading this. There will also be a spoiler free TL;DR at the end of this review for those interested in a short summary of my feelings about this anime.
To start off, I supposed I’d call myself a fan of BL. I have read quite a few BL manga and watched some of its anime and live action adaptations, but I wouldn’t say that I’m someone who obsessively consumes every piece of media that stars a romantic or sexual relationship between two men. By that I mean, I’m not a fujoshi and I absolute DESPISE the terminology surrounding BL. Uke, seme, fujoshi, fudanshi, it’s all very reductive and has a lot of uncomfortable baggage attached to it that I really don’t enjoy. Same…
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For the longest time, I've been looking for a BL series that matches as closely to the very first BL anime that I actually enjoyed: Junjou Romantica, produced by Studio Deen all the way back in 2008. And come this Winter season, Sasaki and Miyano brings all that nostalgia feeling back into my senses(that's even better because Studio Deen is back), greatly enhancing the enjoyment values that I've experienced with more recent BL-centric shows like the musically-inclined Given.
Judging by the way that this show is titled, most of you would've realized that mangaka Shou Harusono's styling is very reminiscent of mangaka HERO's work on Horimiya, and that's not because of plagarism, but of immense inspiration taken from it. From the series' title to the overall sensation as a whole, Sasaki and M…
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