i don't think i've seen anyone post the video itself yet but once again zettai bl proving its utter unseriousness by committing to a bit for the latest OP
'A Man Who Defies the World of BL' returns with a new sequel, which is set to premiere in 2024. Will Mobu still defy the world of BL?
Atsuhiro Inukai (Our Dining Table), Yutaro Goto (Naked Dining), Asahi Ito, and Akihisa Shiono are reported to reprise their roles from the previous season.
shen qingqiu from svsss 🤝 protagonist from 'a man who defies the world of BL' with...
- realizing you're in a (sorta crappy) book/specific genre
- doing thorough research about the world and actively avoiding as many stupid plot points as you can
- running away from problems and constantly lying to save you and your poor ass from raging homosexuals
- low-key being the only "sane", "normal", and "straight" one there
- just trying to live life peacefully as an unimportant character to hopefully be forgotten about
- somehow, someway, despite all of your efforts, have a mentally ill queer teenager fall utterly and hopelessly in love with you. just because you helped 'em once by giving them a small amount of basic human decency and *insert lonely backstory and an older man thing*
I was just watching the last episode of Absolute BL 2
It really is such a genius show.
I mean in the last season we saw the Japanese bl 'last episode run to confess'
This time we got 'a misunderstanding due an ex', 'going abroad' and finally the 'rain'.
I was so hoping for a 'airport confession after driving in rain'
I thought I had to settle for the 'last episode run to confess' again
But of course this show has to do every trope earth. I got my 'airport confession'
It would not be Absolute BL if you are not literally tripping on an a trope every 2 minutes.
There are the obvious tropes that the episodes are named after but there are also the subtle romance tropes that we take for granted and dismiss.
This show just makes you look at all machinery behind the scenes by treating the narrative like a semi transparent film.
Also this gave me two of my most favorite lines in all of history
Returning to my campus life, where B's will L.
Even in this world set on being a BL, a B like me won't L.
I just love this show so much!
It is a true work of genius, I don't care what others say, parody is the true soul of narrative. It has to understand EVERYTHING so perfectly in order to call it out.
Inukai atsuhiro is such an amazing actor, his acting range is so impressive... specially if you compare his role in kei x yaku to our dining tables, like that's an Actor right there
Zettai BL posted a photo from the set of the opening credits. Y’all, it is something else.
That’s Sekoguchi Ryo on the far left in the outfit with the yellow/orange fringe. And quite the ensemble it is!
It always seemed pretty danged likely he’d be in the credits number, but it’s nice to have that confirmed. If things go the way they did in past seasons, this also means we’re going to see him dancing and singing. And doing at least one of those absurdly flirty interstitial bits.
I still haven’t heard any news about international distribution/streaming, but hope springs eternal.
Heya, I’ve lurked on your blog for a while (not signed in lol). Love everything and I adore the insights into linguistics, I have a lot of linguistic nerd friends who I fear are becoming Tired of me asking questions and this is a great resource so I can ask deeper questions.
Anywho, I’m trying to compile a list of scenes or lines where the characters themselves speak on BL, like the international impact, the effects on LGBTQ+, anything. I know Cutie Pie did it in that boardroom scene where Lian says something relating to BL, in Step by Step someone says BL couples profit off the identity of LGBT+.
All this to say, I’m wondering if you have any favorite lines or scenes that get meta and talk about BL!
A list of scenes or lines where the characters themselves speak on BL
Gottcha, here are my favorites from last year:
I call this BL getting meta or self referential. I tracked it as a trend in 2021 my #1 pick & 2022 my # 2 pick, so that's the place I would mention those shows that do this. Also there are some more screen caps of my favorites.
Most of my personal favorites would come from Absolute BL 1 & 2. There is a reason I named my blog after that show.
We had full on meta shows too, wither that had a BL within a BL or BL actors or were all about BL like Call it What You Want, Lovely Writer, etc...
I will also call your attention to GMMTV's 55:15 Never Too Late, it has a gay sub-plot that also deals with BL directly, you might find it interesting.
I'm not really tracking it this year except when someone drops one in a series I like and I screen cap. It's become so common now!
But I do have a collection of images i keep of my favorites that I reuse here in my blog regularly, here they are: