Category: Web Series

Cherries in Early Summer

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2 out of 5 stars, 2016, Adapted From A Novel, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

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Adapted from the novel “The Dark Night To Death (Source)

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Cherries in Early Summer is a short web series made from short video clips and mostly pictures. The format reminds me of doujinshi with voice actors. Since the series is so short, they’re a lot of plot holes that make the audience guess on. The flow was good at moments but awkward moments where it’s rushed. However, it was enjoyable for me. I will warn the video quality is poor, and it talks about suicide. The last episode the sound comes in and out. The ending is open for the audience. Not everything explained in the series which causes you to be put off from it. I did enjoy the music and the acting. Its something I wouldn’t expect anyone to go oh this is my favorite. It’s something that you would say like oh yes I have seen it. It is okay.

Nevertheless, I can say it something you could watch to pass the time or take a break from a long series kind of like a refresher. Would you watch it again? Maybe but most likely not. Its something I would recommend to see once.

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Me and Mr. X Season 3: Goodbye Mr. X

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2 out of 5 stars, 2016, Based On Real Life Events, China, Ching Yang Chen, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

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A group of gay guys drinks at a party and all wake up to find themselves locked in a house with a killer on the loose. (Source)

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What the f*** did I watch? Me and Mr. X Season 3: Goodbye Mr. X is very confusing and messes up towards the end of the series. I will warn that I did not see the last episode because I can’t find it with English subs. This one is if you are looking for end game cuteness you will not get it. The fact that the whole series based on true stories is quite crazy. I will warn there are murder and suicide in this season. Would you watch it again? No, not really. However, I do recommend that you watch it for yourself.

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Season 3 of Mr X and I Series

Mr. X and I Season 2

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2 out of 5 stars, 2015, Based On Real Life Events, China, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Leon, Mean Male Lead, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

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Season 2 of the “Mr. X and I” series. This time the story focuses on Xu Zhengxi, a boy who unexpectedly found himself falling in love with his straight best friend Tao Ye. (Source)

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Mr. X and I Season 2 is frustrating. I had to take a break in the middle of it because I want to slap people. One, why the f*** would you choose your new girlfriend over your best friend? Two, why would continue to invite your friend knowing he like you? Three, why would you continue to go when your ex-friend ask you to come to things? All I can say is the acting is impressive to get me this frustrated. The whole theme of this was you need to move on when someone who will not love you in public and will forever pick others over you. Would you watch this again? No, it is quite dull to me, and the ending is not the happiest.

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Season 2 of Mr X and I Series

Mr. X and I – The Groomsman

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Based On Real Life Events, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

Episode Summary

Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real-life events. (Source)

A happy gay couple celebrates their third anniversary but the relationship is threatened by a mother who wants her only son to have a proper family with kids. The other guy is willing to sacrifice the relationship so his boyfriend can be happily married to a woman. (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review) 

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Mr. X and I – The Groomsman ending is not the happiest. Mr. X and I – The Groomsman shows the dynamics of traditional Chinese culture. The fact that people have sham weddings to make their families happy is sad. Families don’t realize that arrange marriage does more bad than good. It’s worsted if the spouse that you don’t love doesn’t know from the beginning. It shows the sacrifices that Eastern civilization does to make their blood family happy. People of western culture/civilization, don’t have the duty of getting married to make their family happy by sacrificing their happiness. I don’t know how common it is in eastern culture. In this episode, the main reason for the sham marriage is gossip and respect from the community. Would I watch it again? I don’t know. I know I would recommend it to people to see how different parts of the world deal with specific situations.

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Part of Mr. X and I Season 1

Mr. X and I- Beijing Beijing

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Based On Real Life Events, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, Web SeriesLeave a comment

Episode Summary

Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real life events. (Source)

Two boys develop a relationship that is torn apart by family as one boy sacrifices their love to protect the other. Three years later they meet again.   (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review) 

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Mr. X and I- Beijing Beijing shows the sacrifices that people have to do for the ones we love. Sometimes you have to leave to protect your loved ones. If you are destined to be together, you will meet again. When? We don’t know. It shows how love is a flame that can be blown out, and It’s eternal. Would I watch it again? Maybe on a day where I want to watch something sweet and short.

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Part of Mr X and I Season 1

Mr. X and I- Us Against the World

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 4 out of 5 stars, Based On Real Life Events, Bullying, China, Drama, Friendship, Gay Character, No Actors Names Available, No Actresses Names Available, Not Yet Rated, Romance, School, Web SeriesLeave a comment

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Chinese BL series with four different gay love stories based on real-life events.(Source)

Two schoolboys start dating and are faced with harassment, bullying, and violence. (Source: I got this summary from KainGuru’s review)

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Us Against The World shows the relationship between two schoolboys that started by admiring each other and fall in love with each other. We see what gossip does to a group of people. It makes people so hateful and breaks relationships off. One of the characters had someone force come out before he could be comfortable with his feelings and accepting himself. We see that the couple at the end are still together even though one of them will lose his popularity to the fact he fell in love. I wish there are more series like this where we see stories of the struggle of a group of people whether it the LGBT+ community, by the color of your skin or your gender. Us Against The World shows the innocent love between two people and the fights of the relationship. I like that fact that this is all true stories. The acting is suitable for people who are still so young. Would I watch it again? Yes, it only 10 minutes long and make you feel happy that their love is strong enough for the struggle they will face.

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Part of Mr X and I Season 1

Long Time No See

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2017, 4 out of 5 stars, Action, Assassin, Drama, Gangster, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Hidden Identity, Kim Myung Hwan, Mature, Nudity, Ra Sun Young, Romance, Sexual Content, South Korea, Steamy Kiss, Tak Woo Suk, Web Series, Won Tae San, Yeon Seung HoLeave a comment

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The renown hitman, ‘Flying Dagger’, bumps into ‘Wild Dog’, who happens to be a hired assassin for mobster ‘Black Leopard’. While both of them try to be incognito, they cannot help falling in love with each other. However, ‘Wild Dog’ has a secret that he couldn’t confide to ‘Flying Dagger.’ After all, ‘Flying Dagger’ and ‘Wild Dog’ reveal their secret identities to each other during the fight led by their bosses. They run into danger as gangsters brand them as traitors. Will they be able to overcome obstacles and keep their love? (Source)

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Long Time No See is an excellent short series that has a unique plotline. The acting is brilliant. In this series, you feel the love they have for each other. I wish it wasn’t so quick and had had the time to developed better. However, this series is an underappreciated series. This series has violence in it. Even though the series is about assassins/hitman, it has it just sweet lovey moments that make you fall in love with the main characters. I would recommend this series if you have about an hour and 30 minutes to waste. The only bad part of the series was the ending. I don’t know why I didn’t like it and its not something you expect from the series. Would you watch it again? Yes, I would watch this and get my friends interested in this. It’s so sweet and lovely.

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  • Vimeo (This is not free. I think it worth the money.)

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HIStory2: Right or Wrong

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2018, 5 out of 5 stars, Age Gap, Drama, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Han Chang, Jiang Chang Hui, LGBT+ Parents, Not Yet Rated, Oscar Chiu, Romance, Single Parent, Steamy Kiss, Student/Teacher, Taiwan, Web SeriesLeave a comment

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The story is about a cynical father and a young boy get together after some weird accidents.Shi Yi Jie is an associate professor of The Department of Anthropology and he is a divorced single man. He has an 8-year-old daughter called Yo Yo. He single-handedly raises his daughter.After encountering Fei Sheng Zhe by accident, the three of them have sparked some fire. (Source)

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HIStory2: Right or Wrong is a spectacular series that I fell in love with it in the first episode. It plays in the whole student and teacher relationship. However, they don’t make all about forbidden love. There’s an age gap of 12 years in it. I do have to say it is very jumpy in the first episode. The plot is like a slow burn story for a while. They develop over the fact that they both care about Yo Yo, which is super essential when children of a past relationship are involved with the living situation. It talks about the fear of coming out and the prior damage from involvement in any relationship. The series is the best to watch on any day because the episodes are under 25 minutes. There are eight episodes. The main focus is the fact that Yo Yo adores them. I just amazed that Yo Yo was one of the main focus. I see a lot of real-life relationships not put the kids’ opinion in becoming a new family unit. Would you watch this again? Hell yeah! The series has been one of my favorite series to watch. The acting is fantastic and looks real. It has hilarious moments. I will probably watch this again before the year is over.

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Part of HIStory Season 2

HIStory2: Boundary Crossing

On By randomfanreviewsIn 13+ - Teens 13 or older, 2018, 4 out of 5 stars, Fandy Fan, Friendship, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, Han Chang, Hana Lin, High School, Meng Lin Yang, Nemi Sumiya, Obsession, Patrick Shih, Romance, School, Sports, Steamy Kiss, Step-Siblings Love, Taiwan, Volleyball, Web Series, Yan Ze Lu, Yi Hong Xie, YouthLeave a comment

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Wang Zhen Wu is Wang Zhen Wen’s older stepbrother, Zhen Wen likes him, but Zhen Wu can’t show his feelings to his younger brother because of them being stepbrothers.Qiu Zi Xuan was an excellent volleyball player in the past, but he had to give up on his dreams due to his injuries, but he still participates in the volleyball-related training, arranges and helps them to get into training, watching them improve. During the training, he meets a guy, Xia Yu Hao, a guy with a really bad temper who gets easily infuriated with people that make him angry, but he strives to acquire what he persistently wants to achieve.Zi Xuan thinks he’s the one who can reach his dream instead of him. He hopes that Yu Hao can achieve what he couldn’t in the past. (Source)

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HIStory2: Boundary Crossing is realistic to the lives of teenagers where they do have to balance out the responsibilities of school, work, and sports. HIStory2: Boundary Crossing starts where you have the bad boy getting noticed by the volleyball captain and manager because of his high jump. The series begins with the funny and determined captain into convincing the bad boy into joining the team by bothering him. He later joins the volleyball team starting the main plotline. It’s a comic series to watch and talks about romance. There is a real-life moment where they talk about dating someone who is leaving high to go to college. It has its cheesy moments, but it enjoyable. There are two plots arrive in here. I would say this series is too short. I feel that if the series had additional episodes, it would have more process on both relationships and the characters. The acting is more convincing than most series I have seen. Would you watch it again? I will mostly watch it again to refresh my memories since there is going to be a sequel. I have heard a few times it going be a movie or just another season. We will have to wait and see.

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Part of HIStory Season 2

HIStory: Obsessed

On By randomfanreviewsIn 15+ - Teens 15 or older, 2017, 4 out of 5 stars, Charles Lee, Clark Kent Syndrome, Clingy Male Lead, Confusion, Consent, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, He Bernard, High School To College, Obsession, Romance, Secret Crush, Steamy Kiss, Strong Male Lead, Taiwan, Teddy Ren, Time Travel, Weak Male Lead, Web Series, Yee ChenLeave a comment

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Another part of the HIStory web series follows the story of Shao Yi Chen, a man who dies in an accident involving his boyfriend, Jiang Jing Teng. Shao Yi Chen is reborn and sent back 9 years. To save his future self he avoids Jiang Jing Teng and avoids his feelings for him. Problem is Shao Yi Chen has loved Jiang Jiang Teng for a long time and has written about him in his diary. While destroying the diary, Jiang Jing Teng discovers a few pages. Causing Jiang Jing Teng to become curious about Shao Yi Chen. Will he resist the love of the handsome man Jiang Jing Teng and save his future self, or will he fall for the same man twice and risk his life? (Source)

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Okay, I am going to be upfront with everyone. If you have any terrible experience with rape, consent, or stalker-like obsession with someone, DO NOT WATCH THIS!!!!! HIStory: Obsessed has the key components to cause someone who has been through that situation to have a panic attack. I know that the writers, producers, and directors were trying to play this off like they were destined to be together. The story is a beautiful theme. It just hits on the line on consent and nonconsent. I appreciate the work that when to the series. Still, I would be careful about watching this if you don’t like or can’t stand those themes. The acting is incredible and realistic that it made me cry. I warn but still, encourage people to watch this. Would you watch it again? Most likely. I enjoyed the facts of destined love. This series is where love is never changing.

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Part of HIStory Season 1