There is so much internalized homophobia in this movie it's downright frightening. It doesn't look like it in the beginning, but it should come with all the trigger warnings. Also, it's an absolute tearjerker. I hated it for it, but it is what it is.
There's a lot of authenticity to it too, especially in terms of the main theme, which I suppose is tolerance and acceptance, but it makes sure we properly suffer till it comes to that conclusion. It also uses some of the usual teen drama tropes, with a twist, maybe for a different effect. The only one that bothered me was the public humiliation/confession scene in the school assembly. I appreciate the sentiment, but it's too sappy and I loathe public displays of this kind, they make me cringe so bad. I wish it had been done in a smaller crowd. The last part of the speech was good, but I don't think she needed to out herself as a fujoshi to get there. Well, I don't think anybody should out themselves or be outed. That's also a trigger warning.
Ryuhei is the GOAT for friendship goals. He annoyed me at first, but his friendliness and acceptance are almost unreal. It's almost like it's fiction right? Also, usually these hyper-happy people turn out to be secretly depressed. I don't know why my mind goes there, but whenever I see a class clown of such caliber I think of people like Robin Williams.
Onno did not deserve forgiveness. I still don't understand what his issue was, but it is not excusable.
As for Miura, well, I'm glad BLs weren't around when I was growing up. I don't understand the obsession and I do watch live-action BLs. But I steer well clear of the explicit ones cause they're obviously very exploitative and so cringe. Regular ones are cringe enough, but maybe not more than regular romance dramas. Anyway, fujoshi or not, I guess she needed a taste of the real gay world. And boy did she get it.
It may sound like I'm really picking at this movie, but seriously it packs a lot.
