Takara's Glass Takara no Vidro (2024)

Emanuelafriggi ~ 23 months Ago.

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Rating: 10. The Japanese have become a sure bet when it comes to emotions and drama. They manage to pack it all into just a few episodes lasting only a few minutes, but to me it’s all perfect, because you can tell there’s a story behind it and the dialogue never falls into clichés. Of course, some things and behaviors seem absurd to us, and I’ve often urged them to just get a move on and drop the formalities, but by now I’ve learned that they’re a very reserved people who are afraid of showing their emotions. Taishin, the protagonist, is clearly from the countryside—you can tell a mile away—and his naivety is almost embarrassing. He’s not a confident character, and he’s often childish and simple-minded. Yet it’s his dark, innocent eyes that made Takara fall in love with him. He, too, is no stranger to shyness and insecurity—feelings he hides behind a cold, aloof demeanor. He’s afraid of being selfish and greedy, but he doesn’t realize that love has the power to make people possessive, and it’s up to them to balance this feeling, which can be either wonderful or destructive. I would have liked to see what happened to them after they both graduated; I wonder if Takara took Taishin with him to the mountains or if they both became office workers. I’d like to imagine them as naturalists, searching for new species of plants and animals in the mountains of both Japan and the world, including the famous Matterhorn. It’s worth noting that the success of their BL stories is largely due to the manga that inspired them, and yaoi manga are a sure bet. A highly recommended series.