Angelo_McGee

First of all, I love chinese culture, but I also hate it. Censoring a kiss scene? Same? It annoys me. It is really annoying to watch a BL without explicit romance (this implies that it is a any friendship). But that's okay, except for that, Jie Yao surprised me! As soon as the opening started - a lovely chinese jazz - I freaked out inside: shit, there's something really good about this anime! The soundtrack is quite reasonable, but it fits perfectly all the time. The chinese accent is also very pleasant to hear. Art is a little unstable, but it's not bad. Jian Yu is reallyhandsome. And it is very interesting how Jian met Cheng Ke. The two have a completely different social status; Cheng was a spoiled "child" who, at first, did not know how to live alone. On the other hand, Jian has always been independent. But they have evolved throughout history. It was beautiful, fantastic, wonderful to see Cheng Ke drawing in the sand! Most of the time, he thought about the problems he had with his family, but when he drew he became someone else. It's nice to see a uke - who I think he is - have your own interests and exercise the profession he want. Having a life far beyond the relationship. That's right Cheng, you rocked!. He also faced dangerous people on his own, without fear (this is my booooy). But what I definitely didn't expect was that this story was about psychological problems. I believe the anime is called Antidote because Cheng Ke was the emotional healing that Jian Yi needed. But Jian Yi was also the antidote to Cheng! When Cheng Ke spent Christmas alone in his store, I could feel all of his pain. I know what it's like to be alone, what it's like to have no friends. It is painful, and life seems to lose its meaning. Fortunately, Jian was there for him, just as Cheng was there for Jian. The end was satisfactory, except for not having romance as I wanted. And the battle scenes were pretty bad - not to say terrible - but to do what if nobody invests in animes shounen-ai / yaoi. It could have been an even better anime with the necessary investment (and without the damn censorship, of course).

envoirment

This is a nice series which is now fully subbed and up on youtube. It's about the unexpected friendship between completely different men - one a gangster and the other a rich kid. My review is spoiler-free. Story 8/10 The story is relatively simple at first, but as the series goes on it gets more interesting. There are some nice twists and interesting topics raised. Art 7/10 The art is good/fine overall, but some of the animations could be a bit better - particualrly the lip movements at times.Sound 8/10 Good choice of music in certain scenes and is used to build tension at the right points. The voice acting is solid too. Character 8/10 At first the characters seemed rather generic and simple, but the story has good character development. Particualrly in the case of the main characters. Enjoyment 10/10 I thoroughly enjoyed the series for what it is. Overall 9/10 For anyone who enjoys BL, I would definitely recommend this. For those that don't, I would also recommend this! It's a heartwarming series and it's left me wanting more. I hope it'll pick up a bit in popularity now sub versions exist and that the novel it's based off will get translated at some point. :)