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Manga junjou romantica english11/4/2022 ![]() ![]() So, in a rather unprecedented turn of events I’m actually going to attempt to write a proper anime review here on Nice Job Breaking It, Hero ( I already write reviews over at MANGA.TOKYO, so don’t get used to it)… Also, y’all can thank Kat over at for this, this is purely for her… Let’s get this review on the road, shall we? MANGA JUNJOU ROMANTICA ENGLISH SERIESSpoiler Alert: I was not amused, in fact I was horrified to discover that this was the series that sparked many a BL journey! This is the BL anime that people fondly celebrate and praise… Junjou Romantica is problematic as hell! But, does that really make it a bad anime? Or is it a seriously flawed, but ultimately salvageable anime?Įh, that’s still up for debate. ![]() So, when I finally sat down to watch Junjou Romantica, a series people have been recommending to me for years, lets just say I had high hopes. To make matters worse, I have read and watched some truly amazing BL/yaoi over the years, and it has spoiled me a bit for some of the older much more flawed “classics” the genre has to offer. On the other hand, I started Junjou long after I’d been in the BL fandom, so I just don’t have any nostalgia for the series the same way I do with Finder. The steamy smut, was definitely appealing, but upon subsequent readings (especially those first few volumes) I find myself actively cringing at how… problematic the whole thing is. I started Finder rather early on in my BL/yaoi journey, at a time when I was still figuring what I liked and didn’t like from the genre. So why am I “okay” with Finder, but not okay with Junjou? Well, part of it has to do with when I started both series. But, the infinitely lighter BL classic Junjou Romantica just rubs me the wrong way. I should clarify that I rather enjoy problematic BL/yaoi, hell, I absolutely adore Yamane Ayano’s Finder Series, it’s a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine. So I don’t usually write anime reviews here, but, after watching season 1 of Junjou Romantica I have some strong feelings about the series as a whole, none of them good. ![]()
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