Jan 27, 2021
I had high hopes for Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka, but it fell victim to a few stereotypical shounen ai/BL/yaoi tropes which made it fall short of its potential.
THE GOOD--------------
This anime definitely accomplished a lot story-wise for being under an hour long. The storyline does hinge on the classic "misunderstanding that spirals out of control" set up, but the way it played out felt more unique in a way I really enjoyed. The main character, Kei, also felt unique and had some nice character development.
Finally, the animation and voice acting was very nice -- especially shounen ai usually doesn't get the biggest of budgets.
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No complaints there!
THE BAD----------------
It would have been nice to see a little more personality in the secondary character, Tsuzuki. He kind of just existed, with the most memorable thing about him being...yeah, nothing really. Really, I think this film would have benefitted from an additional 30 mins. of run time. I know this was adapted from a LN (which I haven't read) so maybe the story shown is all there is to it, but overall the relationship between the characters felt shallow and it would have been nice to have some more time to see that deepen and make me care more.
THE UGLY---------------
HEY BL CREATORS: There's one trope that's hated more than any other BL trop out there. LET'S STOP DOING IT, okay? The last scene of the movie was uncomfortable and left a bad taste in my mouth--it definitely took some points off from the overall rating for me, which is a bummer.
Still, it was a worthwhile watch and I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys the genre!
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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