My Sassy Princess: Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty (2022)

Time Stamps For Sweet BL Side Story Listed.

I mostly just watched the BL side story because the main one didn't hold my attention consistantly. I've listed time stamps for Talay and Sky's story below. (Talay is the brother of the main female lead.)

Sky and Talay were acted well and very naturally (8/10), and though their story was simple, it was enjoyable to watch. I would recommend it for BL fans in the mood for two highschoolers finding their safe space in each other and catching feelings (though at different paces).

I watched the full episodes (7 total) on the One31 YouTube channel (in the USA in January 2024).

I've noted Talay/Sky scenes with them individually as well as together to get their full stories.
Format example: their first scene starts at 26min & 20sec into the episode (-and goes to 32min & 10sec in).
Ep 1: 26.20 (-32.10), 35.10 (-38.40)
Ep 2: 19.15 (-22), 38.50 (-44.50), 45.45 (-47.30)
Ep 3: 4.20 (-5.30), 28.35 (-36.05)
Ep 4: 11.35 (-25.05), 56.30 (-57.40)
Ep 5: 2.20 (-23), 37.20 (-39.35), 48.30 (-50.30), 54.30 (-58.35)
Ep 6: 13.30 (-14.15), 21.15 (-23), 28.40 (-31.15)
Ep 7: 3 months later 1.10 (-7), 16.50 (-23), 36.20 (-39.10), 40.50 (-48.20), 3 years later 54.25 (-55.20)

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The ending is cute. It made me choke up and shed some tears. Her family is so wholesome.

I can’t rate this higher though, because I wasn’t really into the rest of the episodes leading up to it.

The het romance didn’t really work for me until the very end. She was 16/17 and the guy is mid to late 20s. At the time, she really had a kiddish, innocent to the world, vibe, and him an uncle vibe. Their chemistry most of the time really was that of a kind adult and the kid next door dynamic. In the end, we’re fast forward 3 years. She’s almost 20 and in university. So it’s kinda more doable then. Their bickering is cute and hilarious.

The second BL couple is cute. I think the BL crowd will be fairly happy with them. They’re both great guys who grew together through the things that were happening in their life and families.

Pepo did a really amazing job as the antagonist here.

As with the previous stories in the My Sassy Princess series, this one also carries its own message in the importance of family. Our family may set rules that may seem unreasonable to us sometimes, but most of the time, it’s because they care and worry about us.

Really great series from One31 and looking forward to their future ones. They’re really bringing it in 2023.

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