Tag: High School

I Am Not Okay with This Season 1

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2020, 4 out of 5 stars, A'Nya Schofield, Aidan Wojtak-Hissong, Amber Phares, based on comic book, Brent Feitl, Brielle Brown, Comedy, coming of age, Daniel Choi, David Bendena, David Theune, Drama, Eric Sharpe, Erica Renae Balon, Eva Espey, Frank Wilson, Friendship, Gregg Daniel, High School, Jackson Frazer, Jacob Wright, James Lloyd, Jessica Jones, Joe Fishel, Johnna Leary, Jordan Rhone, Joseph Cannon, Justin Bees, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Marisa Davila, Mark Colson, Mike White, Miranda Beaudry, Morgan Kivlan, Patricia Scanlon, Richard Ellis, Robert Kwiatkowski, Shari Neumann Dodge, Shay Guthrie, Sofia Bryant, Sophia Lillis, Sophia Tatum, Supernatural, supernatural power, Tatyana Richaud, TV-MA, Wyatt Oleff, Zachary S. WilliamsLeave a comment

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Sydney is a teenage girl navigating the trials and tribulations of high school while dealing with the complexities of her family, her budding sexuality, and mysterious superpowers just beginning to awaken deep within her.(Source)

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I Am Not Okay with This is just a show that I fell in love with in the first episode. I love the choice that they pick for the cast. I admire how they show how small towns are, where the setting stuck in the past due to most small towns not being the richest. I love outfits that Syd and Stanely wear throughout the whole season. This tv series had my attention the entire time. The only problem I had with this show is that it was only six episodes long. I think of you fell in love with the 2017 IT young cast, you will enjoy it. It’s just something as a teen would connect within away. I love the feel of the character and their relationships. Like how IT executed, it shows more of how preteen and teen act and say. I think most writers forget that just because parents have a hold of the situation in their home and think they shelter kids from the sinful passion of the world doesn’t mean when the kids get in the world, don’t act differently. Most of the time, when kids learn to cuss, it will be from other kids or just something that they overhear. Would you watch it again? Yeah, I plan to binge the whole season(s) when the new season(s) comes out.

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The Black Devil and the White Prince

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, Adapted From A Manga, Chiba Yudai, Childhood Friends, G - All Ages, High School, Japan, Kishi Yuta, Kitamura Yui, Komatsu Nana, Kurosaki Reina, Love Triangle, Nakajima Kento, Okayama Amane, Possessive Male Lead, Romance, School, Student, Suzuki Hirono, Suzuki Miu, Takatsuki Sara, Yamazaki AmiLeave a comment

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**Sequal to Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai**

Akahane Yu moves to a dormitory room after her father’s transfer from work. She is excited that she will live in the same dorm as Shirakawa Takumi aka “White Prince.” Yet, Kurosaki Haruto aka “Black Devil” kisses her as punishment for going against him. It is Yu’s first kiss. Since then, she becomes obedient to Kurosaki Haruto. (Source)

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The Black Devil and the White Prince is funny and straightforward. The movie has some severe and just humorous moments. I love the relationship between Yu and Meiko, where they communicate and are trustworthy to each other. I do think the primary guys’ relationship ending on a good note. I do like that you can see maturity with the characters, which is fantastic because most of the time the growth is little to none or just a whole new role created. I would say watch the two episodes series; first, it just give you more information on the characters. I did love the two background guy character; they add a little humor and realistic feeling to the story. I did enjoy the whole movie and the ending. I feel like, at times, there were yaoi moments between Haruto and Takumi. However, I have been watching a lot of BL series and films. My brain is probably still on that mindset. I feel like if they want to pull a plot twist on the audience, it would we find out that Haruto and Takumi are or become a couple. Or, Meiko and Yu become a couple and end with the school finding out but put a scene where the girls who pulled the trick on Yu find out that the Princes are unavailable. Would you watch it again? Most likely not because I was wary about this series because of the different opinions that I have seen on videos and wiki pages/review sites.

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Senior Secret Love: My Lil Boy 2

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2 out of 5 stars, 2016, 2017, Age Gap, Chimon Wachirawit Ruangwiwat, Comedy, Female Chases Male First, Fluffy, G - All Ages, High School, Innocent Man, Kapook Phatchara Tubthong, Nanon Korapat Kirdpan, Nara Thepnupa, Older Woman/Younger Man, Rojjindangam Paveena, Romance, Ryu Ingkarat Damrongsakkul, School, Thailand, Thanaerng Kanyawee Songmuang, Toptap Jirakit Kuariyakul, White Nawat Phumphothingam, YouthLeave a comment

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Belle is enjoying her life as a first-year student in university, while S is still in high school. However, now that Belle’s attention towards him seems to have decreased, S realizes he has feelings for the girl. S is now the one chasing after Belle and he will do his best to win her back. But it’s not as easy as he thinks. (Source)

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My Lil Boy 2 gave me mix feelings that I can’t explain. I was only watching to see how it would end. I still have second-hand embarrassment for the characters. One of the main problems in this season is S is changing himself for Bella which in the first season Bella had tried and realized that is exhausting to be someone who you are not. I wish that they didn’t introduce new characters like Toy and Mayrin, to have add drama. I wish they had just worked with the characters that they had from season 1. I would say they drew season 2 out for a good reason except for that season 1 was too short of putting all the drama they want in 6 episodes. However, I think this is the writers’ style for Senior Secret Love Series because Puppy Honey 1&2 is the same way. My attention was lost a few time in this show. I was mostly rolling my eyes at the characters for their dumb decisions and what they were saying. I hate that the characters would ask yes or no question like do you like me and then get an answer like I don’t you should change to fit in my life, you should be you.
As an audience member, I just thought how is that a right answer to a yes or no question. If someone you like can’t answer a yes or no question with yes or no, then move on, they are just wasting your time. I love the characters of Bella’s friends, P’Pang and Aom, S, and Taewin. This season just made me love them. I hate Bella, P’Boss, and P’Orn. Would you watch this again? No, I had an awful time keeping my concentration on this show.

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Senior Secret Love: My Lil Boy

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2 out of 5 stars, 2016, Age Gap, Bell Sawanya Liangprasit, Comedy, Female Chases Male First, Fluffy, G - All Ages, High School, Innocent Man, Nanon Korapat Kirdpan, Nok Supakan Benjaarruk, Older Woman/Younger Man, Rojjindangam Paveena, Romance, Ryu Ingkarat Damrongsakkul, School, Thailand, Thanaerng Kanyawee Songmuang, White Nawat Phumphothingam, YouthLeave a comment

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Belle is known for her beauty throughout the whole school and she has always been successful in getting the man that she wants. Yet her charms don’t seem to work when it comes to a junior boy named S that she has taken a liking to. Determined to get S, Belle asks for the help of her two best friends. (Source)

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Senior Secret Love: My Lil Boy starts very dully and sluggish. It just couldn’t keep my attention, and I got distracted easily at the begin. It has a lot of moments throughout it that is cringy and gives you second-hand embarrassment. However, once I got close to the end of the second episode, it started to catch my attention. I will say that the romantic plotline is lacking excessively, but the friendship plotline has more depth to it. I feel S and his friends had a normal healthy relationship. However, at times, I didn’t like Bella and her friends’ friendship. I did love the personalities of Bella’s friends. I feel as being part of the western culture to watch it has a lot of red flags about an unhealthy relationship. Bella lies, stalks, and forces her self in S’s life. Senior Secret Love: My Lil Boy does not have an unsatisfactory ending. Would you watch it again? No, I feel like for me this is just a one time watch.

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Cutter

On By randomfanreviewsIn 18+ Restricted (violence & profanity), 2016, 3 out of 5 stars, Bromance, Bullying, Choi Tae Joon, Crime, Drama, Friendship, High School, Human Trafficking, Jang Seo Kyung, Jung Ah Mi, Jung Jong Yul, Kim Shi Hoo, Kim Yoon Joo, Kwon Jung Min, Lee Seung Yeon, Mature, Murder, Obsession, Park Jin Soo, Rape, School, South KoreaLeave a comment

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Yoon Jae moves to a new high school and starts hanging out with Se Joon, a mysterious student. Needing money for his sickly mother, Yoon Jae accepts a job offer by Se Joon. However, he doesn’t exactly know what it is. This movie will bring out cold sweats as tension never ends. (Source)

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Warning rape and human trafficking is a central problem and topic in Cutter. I warn the audience to be wary when watching this film since it does have triggering themes. Eclipse/Cutter first off is difficult to describe. It starts precisely how the summary describes. The acting is severe throughout the whole film. It makes you think it based on a true story. However, from my knowledge that it is not. It sounds like something found on several reports that you hear from the news, articles, and so forth. The ending is quite bittersweet if you can get the message that the actors and writers were trying to get through without saying any words. Would you watch it again? I might if it come back to my attention. However, most likely not since it shows a rape scene that leaves a bad feeling in your stomach.

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Seven Days: Friday – Sunday

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Adapted From A Manga, Bisexual Character, Calm Male Lead, Drama, First Love, G - All Ages, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, High School, Hirose Tomoki, Hiyori Yuki, Japan, Romance, School, Takiguchi Yukihiro, Tanaka Hinako, Yamada James TakeshiLeave a comment

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Yuzuru asked Touji out as a half-hearted joke, not expecting to be taken seriously. Touji accepted, and Yuzuru knew he was like the rest, the relationship began on a Monday, and dumped on a Sunday. What he did not expect were the feelings that went beyond friendship that emerged. It’s now Friday, and the end is approaching. But is it? Yuzuru may be mourning the inevitable, but what about Touji? Friday begins the end, but Sunday reveals all.  (Source)

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Seven Days: Friday – Sunday is the second part of the Seven Days movie series, and I feel like it ended on a sweet note. The movie has the overused plot pointer. The “they don’t communicate their feels which cause a disconnect.” The kisses have a lack of romantic feelings. However, you can look at it like this is their first real relationship which causes the whole am I doing this right feel. I want to say this movie has that innocent and first true love feeling to it. Their passion is what most people who want to fall in love want to have. Would I watch this again? Yes on a rainy day where I want to see the love between two people. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to feel a relationship in a short amount of time.

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Seven Days: Monday – Thursday

On By randomfanreviewsIn 2015, 3 out of 5 stars, Adapted From A Manga, Bisexual Character, Calm Male Lead, Drama, G - All Ages, Gay Character, Gay Relationship, High School, Hirose Tomoki, Hiyori Yuki, Japan, Nice Male Lead, Romance, School, Takiguchi Yukihiro, Tanaka Hinako, Yamada James TakeshiLeave a comment

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Bright and early one Monday morning, Shino Yuzuru asks Seryou Touji out on a lark when they run into each other at the school gate. Seryou, who’s immensely popular, has the odd habit of going out with anyone who asks him out first at the beginning of the week, then promptly dumping them at the end of it. “Anyone” apparently includes male upperclassmen like Shino, and as a boyfriend, Seryou is perfect–unfailingly thoughtful and kind. Shino, obviously, has no intention of being in a serious relationship with Seryou. (Source)

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Seven Days: Monday – Thursday is the first part of the Seven Day movie series. Seven Days: Monday – Thursday is a sweet and innocent movie that shows the emotional part of the relationship. You start to fall in love with the main couple in the film. The ending is a cliffhanger because there is a sequel. The one thing that the summary gets wrong is that Seryou is not the one doing the dumping it the girl he dates that drop him. Seryou does have some drama with his brother’s on and off again girlfriend. This movie showed in Seryou’s point of view of the relationship. You start to see him fall in love with Shino. Would you watch it again? Oh yeah, it shows more of the build-up of a relationship before doing physical things like kissing and holding hands. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to watch something that is more developed in a relationship. I would warn that the kiss is awkward.

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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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