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Project S The Series: SPIKE!

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Thai 2016 series Project S The Series: SPIKE! was recommended online as one of the top 60 (!) Asian BL dramas, so I thought I'd give it a look. Being a volleyball-focused series, I was hopeful it could have similarities to HIStory: Crossing the Line, which would have made it a fantastic find, but unfortunately high-school volleyball is their only point of likeness. Summary: A group of four friends in a successful Under 18 boys volleyball team at Thappanya School in Bangkok make a pact after losing a finals match: they will all play again the following year  and get their revenge on the winning team San Sebastian. When one of the boys Singha betrays his friends and transfers to San Sebastian, the team is devastated and must start from scratch to build a new team. The 'spiker' captain Puen must work closely with the new 'setter' Than, and they take an instant and violent dislike to each other. When the team coach falls ill, team manager Best takes a gamble and enga...

The Male Fairy Fox of Liaozhai

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I've read in a couple of places the 2016 Chinese movie The Male Fairy Fox of Liaozhai has some BL elements to it, but without it being the central focus of the story. It's based on a Qing dynasty era fairy tale. There's also mention of a sequel on the way soon. Summary: A mischievous "fairy fox" (a supernatural deity that seems to be a cross between a spirit, a god and a demon) enters the human world disguised as a beautiful young man, with a view to learning more about human behaviour. When he sees a young couple in love being refused marriage by her father, he is immediately intrigued. He follows the young man - a scholar - to his hometown and befriends him, then he manipulates him with alcohol. It's soon evident that the two men are attracted to each other. When the scholar's servant exposes the fox god's true identity, they enlist his help to rescue the fiancee, who has been captured by a local warlord. Danger and violence ensue, with the fairy ...