A World of Asian "Boys Love" Drama

How's everyone going these days? I hope you're all keeping safe and well, with plenty of BL to keep you company. I've been less motivated to write about the BL series that I've been watching lately, but I'll try to get around to it soon. In the meantime, here are some viewing tips for you: Cherry Magic: Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?? : only two episodes are out at the time of writing but this series is already one of my favourites. This strange workplace romance story with a supernatural twist is Japanese BL perfection, and brilliantly funny too. And it has the best BL title ever. Gameboys : believe the hype. This powerful, emotional, adorably cute Filipino series is THE best BL of 2020. If you liked Hello Stranger, multiply your feelings about it by 100 and you'll be somewhere close to how good this series is. Like In The Movies / Gaya Sa Pelikula : Pinoy BL is taking over the world! Another fantastic series that's still unfolding at the ...

After months of focusing on Thai BL series, it's time to cross the sea to The Philippines for hopefully something completely different. Hello Stranger is a fresh short series made in 2020 from production company Black Sheep. Here's hoping we see a lot more from them, because this series brings the feels. Summary: Nerdy uptight university student Mico is the best student in his year, though his keen focus on his studies gives his friends some concern that he might be lonely. When his Literature teacher forces him to work on a project with Xavier, a self-centred basketball jock who is slacking off from his studies, neither of them is impressed but they find a compromise to work together. Over time, the men become close friends, and as Xavier opens up about his tough life, Mico finds he has feelings for him. This very sweet, simple series keeps its plot, character development and structure to a minimum and focuses instead on the emotion. And boy, what emotion! The 'opposites ...