Comments on: Junjou Romantica Episode 1 – BL bordering on Yaoi

By: Mizutamari

Mizutamari — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:07:18 +0000

Thanks for a your review. Very informal for those yaoi fans out there who want to know about Junjou Romantica. I love the ending. It’s really catchy.

“sou junjou baby love”

By: iruka

iruka — Mon, 26 May 2008 10:45:24 +0000

i love love love love love THE ANIME!!!!
*an avid yaoi fangirl who craves for usagi*

By: puppypet-chan

puppypet-chan — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:00:36 +0000

I’ve read junjo romantica since when it first came out…and as a yaoi fangirl i really want to watch the anime but i can’t seem to find it anywhere!!!! please reply~!!

By: soulnirvana

soulnirvana — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:27:38 +0000

it sounds like gravitation and kyou kara maou ^__^

i loved them so i’m gonna love this too!!

btw… where can i read an online manga of this anime?? please reply ^__^

By: bamboowitch

bamboowitch — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:07:36 +0000

Yah thanks for writing up an entry for this anime ^0^
I’m glad the ’scenes’ have toned down…but i guess I won’t get away with watching with my mother even though she doesn’t mind watching Kyou Kara Maou *sighs*
I guess i’ll just survive on these blogs or putting the anime on silent or something XD The screen caps you’ve posted are quite nice- thank you

By: suzakumustdie

suzakumustdie — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:43:45 +0000

I have become a yaoi fan ever since Papa To Kiss In The Dark.Since then,i have watched all the yaoi shows i can get my hands on,and this one seem to be too good to miss.

I don’t care about those people that think yaoi stuff is eww.Because be it in anime or real life,i don’t look down on gays.And this is just an anime.

The snow scene looks great.Looking forward to the subs.Hopefully Aarinfantasy will pick this up

By: Becky

Becky — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:53:50 +0000

Thank you for your thoughtful review of the episode. I enjoy Junjou Romantica. It’s obviously not deep and meaningful, but I find it quite funny and cute. And I was getting really sick of bloggers posting about this series just to mock and flail because a romance series has - guess what - ROMANCE.

It’s getting so irritating to see people complaining about romantic pairings on the basis of the genders of the people involved. And that goes for people who bitch about het and yuri, too.

Whew, sorry for that rant there. Anyway, thanks Briar, for finally giving me an intelligent post on this show!

By: usagijen

usagijen — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:01:32 +0000

I facepalmed at the yaoi parts, but I found the other scenes cute and sweet. It’s the exact same feeling I had when I was reading the manga… that crying/hugging scene moved me too. :3

By: Cherubium

Cherubium — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:12:41 +0000

Yay there are people who are blogging this, even if it’s like the first two episodes.

I kinda like the OP it is upbeat.

By: rita

rita — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:56:17 +0000

I do wonder though, why is it acceptable in anime culture for a guy to molest another guy like that, but totally horrendous (for a normal, mainstream anime anyway) for a guy to so molest a female? There’s something rather double standard-ish about this.
It’s either unacceptable or acceptable depending on what kind of audience it panders to. Think about it, would a female being molested in hentai be acceptable to its specific audience than it would be on a general anime? The answer to the first is yes, and the second no. As for the guys, it’s easily common knowledge that guys getting molested in Yaoi isn’t supposed to be sympathized. Girls love this kind of stuff. It’s consensual sex disguised as rape/molestation. Unless the rape scenes are TRULY rape scenes (think Gutts of Berserk when he got raped by that guy in his teens), then that’s a different story.

By: eipu

eipu — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 23:00:48 +0000

Finally..a well thought off review. The artwork was lovely, at least for me. The scene under the snow was sweet and moving. The manga did a great job in that part but seeing it animated was more powerful, as you put it.

By: rita

rita — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:51:16 +0000

Yes, congrats for a decent review. I’m still trying to see how it can be appealing to resort to failed jokes so their homophobic readers find them funny.

It wasn’t as bad as I expected. The character designs are weird as hell, but it was tolerable. Animation suggests it’ll take a nosedive in future episodes, but at least it looks like I won’t cringe at certain parts much. I personally think it was WAY TOO RUSHED for the main character to develop feelings for the other guy so quickly, but let’s just mark it as one of its flaws. I agree with Impz, the OP is great and tongue in cheek humor is a gem. From what I see, the pros>cons, so I might stick around longer.

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By: Ee

Ee — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:12:42 +0000

The OP was horribly off-putting, but I’ll take a peek at the first episode and go from there. I usually stay away from yaoi shows but this one doesn’t sound too bad.

Thanks for writing this up, btw.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:08:55 +0000

OK, I’m not a yaoi fangirl, but I love the first episode! It’s funny and sweet, and yes, the snow scene was just… wow… But I do feel that the steamy part is kinda out of place in the whole episode though… I don’t really get why Usami had to do that to Misaki… (Is it just fanservice for fangirls?) And I’m wondering whether it’s just the quality of the clip I downloaded, or is it the problem of the anime itself, but the art seems rather blurry… But the OP and ED songs were great! So, i’m gonna watch this anime! PLEASE PLEASE blog it!