Completed
polishimei
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Dec 27, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

regarding the adaptation

I was very interested in watching this, as I am a big fan of the original manga, and was curious on how they'll adapt a story that had 3 volumes when the show first aired. My guess was that they would either stretch the plot out or expand the story, and they went with the ladder, which can sometimes lead to the adaptation straying too much from the source material, or in this case, risking the possibility to include any future material in sequel seasons.
While I haven't watched the second season yet, the first one managed to blend the original pieces and side stories wonderfully with the main plot, expanding the overall universe and characters in a way that doesn't ruin the story, but makes the fans of the manga feel like they received bunus content (if that makes sense).
What also helped the show keep that "Minato Shoji" feeling was the main cast's ability to perfectly portray our lead characters, as well as the editing and music that kept the summer nonchalant, slow life type of vibes.
Can't wait to watch season 2!!!

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sadpigeon
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Sep 14, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
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Unexpectantly nice

When I first read the description for the series, I wasn’t sure what to think of it. I don’t enjoy minor–adult romance stories and was expecting a series following this kind of narrative. And oh boy, I am so glad Minato Shouji Coin Laundry didn’t turn out to be like this! Instead of a weird age-gap, adult-falling-for-minor-though-he isn’t-supposed-to story, we got an adorable series.

Things I liked:

- What I probably liked the most, is that Akira never made a move on Shin before he turned 18. This is a huge deal to me since many series don’t seem to care about legal dating ages in their storylines. It is a huge part of their love story, as Shin feels mature enough to date the 10 years older Akira, who on the other hand did fall for the younger but keeps to his morals of not dating a minor.

- The intro video. A very sweet and cute, simple one that fits perfectly for the story.

- Homophobia is not displayed in this one. Holy shit I love this so much. As a member of the lgbtqia+ community seeing the characters just being able to love whatever gender they want without experiencing hatred is so amazing. The arrival of the ex-girlfriend kind of made me worry about possible homophobia happening, I’m so glad it didn’t go down this road. And though insults never happen, the directors decided to keep the inner conflicts of the characters (e.g., Akira being worried about his former classmates finding out he is gay), which is awesome. Love this.

- The main- and subplot. Both plots are good(one more than the other though), as they all connect and don’t add unnecessary characters. Let’s talk about the Akira and Sakuma-Sensei plot first. When Akira was still a student he fell madly in love with Sakuma-Sensei and even confessed to him on his last day of school. After 10 years of not seeing his former teacher, Akira thought he had overcome his feelings and moved on. But then Sakuma returns to teach, and Akira realizes he still has feelings for him. Tough this messes with Shin’s plans of pursuing Akira, he starts to root for the two, wishing his crush a happy life. Long story short, after nervously avoiding Sakuma for some time, Akira decides to finally tell him that he still likes him but is turned down. Not long after Akira realizes his feelings for Shin. You can feel the inner conflict that Akira has and feel for him since Sakuma is a likable character and lovely person. Also, seeing Shin heartbrokenly rooting for his crush warmed my heart because it shows that he is trying to mature as a person, so he can have a chance with Akira.
The subplot is about Shin's best friend Asuka and his sister Sakurako both falling for Hiiragi, an architect. Sakurako and Asuka have already become good friends when Asuka finds out about her crush on Hiiragi. He doesn’t interfere much with it, as he knows that Hiiragi will reject the girl. The architect and the student share a past as friends, so he hopes that Hiiragi will choose him as his lover. This subplot works well, I enjoyed the scenes with Sakurako and Asuka bonding as friends.

Things I didn’t like:

- This might be an unpopular opinion, but Akira’s character being all immature and goofy was a bit draining, especially when he said himself, that he wanted to be more responsible. At some point his behavior just got annoying.

- Unhealthy start of a relationship. In the earlier episodes it seemed like Shin wasn’t all that much into Akira, but more into the idea of being in a relationship. Later this of course gets explained, still, the first episodes felt weird because of that.

- The inclusion of Akira’s ex-girlfriend wasn’t necessary in my opinion. It was nice to learn about his life before the laundry store, but it didn’t contribute to the series. The ex-GF felt like a character that was only there for explaining some stuff and throwing in unnecessary clichés to make Shin feel intimidated and jealous.

- Shin leaving in the 11th episode felt forced to me as if they felt like they had to throw in another cliché, just for the sake of having one.

- Shin's personality at some points in the series (not all the time!). Oh my god, if he doesn't want to kiss you, take a goddamn hint. Akira always acted reluctant to perform skin-ship with Shin which I, as said before, loved. The counterpart to that is that Shin always seemed to force himself onto Akira, trying to make him uncomfortable BEFORE becoming an adult(!!!). Didn't like that at all.


To sum up, I did enjoy watching it, it’s very sweet and wholesome (The scene when they held hands in bed>>>). Though I wish I would’ve watched it once all the episodes were released because waiting made me forget some stuff about the previous episodes. Not really rewatchable IMO, but lovely for a one-time-experience.

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Ongoing 4/12
Brighter Mew
1 people found this review helpful
Jul 24, 2022
4 of 12 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 9.0

This is going to make your heart flutter

This is cute and filled with a lot of emotions, with each episode they touch on topics of heartbreak, love, jealousy, self-love, friendship, and family, Now, I would recommend watching if you're looking for a Japanese bl that has that soft melodrama romance with some funny scenes in between filled with all sorts of emotions with a teen and an adult at the center of it all.

The age cap is alright and pretty much valid from Minato's perspective, for reasons I will explain:
Majority of the show (mostly in the beginning cause this is still ongoing) Minato is very reluctant to show any emotions towards Shin regardless of how he feels when he's with him. Minato is more mature and an adult, who's outgrown his teens and is going through that self-acceptance stage in his life after overcoming his past. He's well aware that his actions will have repercussions he'll have to face and live with for the rest of his life and as such he is very cautious with the choices he makes.

(Take my word for it your going to fall in love with Shin's death stare) Shin is super charming yet aggressive at times and somewhat overly protective with his love for Minato-San. I do think Shin will at least wait another year before anything too serious he's still a high schooler after all. Minato-san is not overly dramatic but has super high gay panic with Shin that will make you smile at your computer screen like crazy.

The storyline is short and cute with sad moments here and there. We get to see both Shin and Minato's stories and Minato-san's past with his sensei. Shin's friendship with Asuka is super adorable and their bickering is not overbearing it's cute. Asuka is so precious we also get to see his side story too.

I think you should give it a watch, it's going to make your heart flutter, and who knows this might be the cutest Japanese bl you watch this year.

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Ongoing 2/12
St Yoongi
2 people found this review helpful
Jul 11, 2022
2 of 12 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 9.0

Heart-Fluttering Moments Ahead in this

I'm not lying when I tell you that this series has made my heart flutter several times within these first 2 eps. And that rarely happens. The acting and dialogue at the most significant parts catch me off guard in the best way possible, just like they do for Minato!!!

Something else I find very charming and unique is the heart-warming moments from Minato interacting with the older adults and everyone else in the town. It's common for BLs to forget that their characters are real people who interact with and live lives that don't solely revolve around their love interest,? so this smaller detail is really refreshing. And the story has already progressed so much in only 2 eps that I feel like I've watched an entire season - no need to worry about being bored or feeling like no progress is being made! The only negative I can see is that Shintaro (the love interest) is a minor (17 yr), but I'm hoping the series handles that aspect well.

Overall, I'd recommend this Japanese BL to anyone looking for something youthful, light-hearted, funny, calm, and slice-of-life.

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Ongoing 4/12
tuba
1 people found this review helpful
Jul 27, 2022
4 of 12 episodes seen
Ongoing 0
Overall 10
Story 9.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 10
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A shame

It's a lovely drama. I binge watched all 4 episodes in one night. You don't even realize there aren't anymore episodes left because it's so heart fluttering. I can feel that episode 5 and the next next few ones are gonna be rather emotional. I got goosebumps by the end of episode 4. I could really sense Minatos feeling and how much of a weight he must have been going around with.

Its such a shame that people only pay attention to their age gap. 10 years really isn't anything and it wouldn't matter either way if they both want it. Minato also scolded himself for finding a minor attractive. The Series doesn't make the relationship between a minor and an adult look normal. They don't romantice it. Obviously they know what they're doing.

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Dropped 1/12
Mizuki Lea
8 people found this review helpful
Aug 9, 2022
1 of 12 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

I had to drop this, one episode was enough.

I know that a lot of people love this show but I simply can't get over the fact that an adult (who's nearly 30) is into someone who's still in high school.

I know that this is not reality, it's only series, but I have met way too many creepy men when I was a teen, I have heard way too many real life grooming stories. I find this concept creepy and disturbing. As someone mentioned to me, there might be a time skip but I'll still know that almost a 30 year old man used to like a teen who's below 18... there are way too many real life people who are only counting down the days for someone to become legal. Maybe to teen viewers such concept can still be cute. Because I know that I had celebrity crushes as a teen, and those celebs were +10, 15 years older than me. But as an adult I think it's disturbing when an adult goes after teens.

I don't know if the older love interest acts creepy, like I said I dropped the show because I simply would not be able to enjoy the show because of teen-adult love interest concept.
I don't judge anyone who likes this show, because like I said it's not the reality. Some people just want to watch cute guys and fluffy scenes. But I do judge everyone who's in their late 20's or 30's (and older) and finds teens attractive. Or the ones that romanticize teen-adult relationships.

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Completed
summy
1 people found this review helpful
Oct 30, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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minato niyo pabebeng immature :((

Minato's Laundromat (2022)

• Japan | 12 eps
• it has a runtime of 26 min each
★ Starring Kusakawa Takuya and Nishigaki Sho

• about kay minato akira na may laundry and isang high school student, shintaro katsuki. for me, this season is not a love story at all.
• isa rin ito sa nai-drop ko last year bc i didn't find its ep 1 promising, pero dahil nasa mood na me panoorin ito nagustuhan ko naman na hanggang mag end
• altho naiintindihan ko naman si akira na pinipigilan niya sarili niya makipagcommit kay shin, naiinis pa rin ako sa kaniya kasi naaawa na ko kay shin hmp naging ship ko tuloy si shin at asuka HSHAHHAHSHAHS may spark kaya^^
• ako lang ba nakapansin na may hawig si Kusakawa Takuya kay Zhang Zhehan?
• i love shin's expression, kitang kita talaga sa face niya kung ano nararamdaman niya. hindi ba bumibigay si akira do'n? paano niya natitiis 'yon?!!
• sa last ep na inamin ni akira feelings niya towards shin, pero mag study muna si shin kaya hindi pa official label nila, ig. i can conclude na hindi talaga 'to love story kasi puro pagpapakipot lang ni akira nandito hahahhaha
• i think 10 yrs yata age gap nila pero okay naman sa'kin 'yon bc i believe in love, age is just a number ^__^
• i give it 6/10!

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Completed
Garcial
0 people found this review helpful
Jul 22, 2024
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10
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Reseña sencilla

No no no ustedes no están para saberlo y yo para contarlo pero ame con locura y pasión esta serie, neta que me dio todo cuando yo no tenia nada, me encanto todo desde los personajes principales y los secundarios como los dramas y el photoshoot, que los "menores" sean mas aventados y los "mayores" sean mas tímidos le da un giro por completo además de sorpresa, tmb estuvo padre como ver el proceso en el que Akira se va dando cuenta y acepta mas sus sentimientos y Shin la persona mas aventada por Akira, la pareja secundaria Asuka que es un amor de persona y Shu que tmb es bn timido su relacion tmb se ve bn bonita y para mi personaje icónico Sakurako la hermana de Shin que bn me cayo, en general la 1ra temporada es hermosa al igual que la segunda.

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Completed
Apaixonada por BL
0 people found this review helpful
Mar 12, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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Ora, ora, o Japão tem adolescentes atrevidos assim?

Essa série é japonesa, portanto existem muitos características que não existem nas séries dos outros países da Ásia, que podem causar estranheza em quem não está acostumado. Primeiro, os clichês de lá são diferentes... uma atuação muito afetada, uma timidez excessiva nas personagens femininas, e sempre, um dos dos meninos BL é muito tímido, ou os dois são.

Alguns desses estereótipos são quebrados aqui, por exemplo, os meninos que fazem papéis de colegiais claramente são bem mais velhos do que a série supõe, isso me incomodou muito, não existiam atores em idade colegial no Japão?
Outra coisa, é que os adolescentes da série se apaixonam por personagens mais velhos, mas são extremamente atrevidos e assumem seus sentimentos na maior, enquanto os adultos são apáticos, assustados, sem atitude, esperando que os jovens mudem de ideia ou que a sociedade mude para que os aceite, achei isso péssimo... O personagem principal, na minha opinião não deveria ser Minato, visto que ele não fazia nada além de existir e correr com medo de Shin, por essa apatia dele, o núcleo principal acabou ficando sem graça, e sinceramente, a única cena decente de Minato foi a última.

A série tem muito alívio cômico, com o humor próprio do Japão, atuações exageradas, afetadas e caricatas, mas tem personagens bem cativantes. Esses personagens são Shim, o colegial atrevido, maduro e sem medo de julgamentos. Que amava tanto, que quando achou que Minato amava outro decidiu ajudá-los, se era isso que faria Minato feliz. Outro personagem que me cativou foi o observador e intuitivo Sakuma, porém o personagem do professor foi uma decepção pra mim, tendo o mesmo problema de Minato, sua história só se arrastava e nada acontecia.

Sobre a atuação, não tenho críticas, minha crítica é somente quanto à escolha dos atores do núcleo adolescente, que apesar de bons atores não tem a idade apropriada e isso ficou claro. A ost não é ruim, é até coerente, mas podia ser melhor, e a filmografia japonesa normalmente é em película, isso dá um ar singular à série.

A série não é ruim, só um pouco chata, não acho que vou assistir novamente. Mas não deixo de indicar para pessoas que podem vir a gostar.

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weirde
0 people found this review helpful
Nov 4, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 5.5
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.0

Carino ma troppo lento

Carino, e con bravi attori, ma la storia è veramente troppo troppo semplice per riempire dodici puntate anche se brevi. Il tutto si sarebbe dovuto tagliare e con 5 puntate al massimo, si sarebbe ottenuto un prodotto veramente piacevole e leggero. Invece tutto è stato allungato, diverse scene si ripetono molto simili o sono del tutto inutili ed è un vero peccato. Perchè invece la trama è legera e dolce nella sua semplicità e sarebbe stato un drama da vedere e rivedere velocemente per tirarsi su il morale.
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Nata-Stay
0 people found this review helpful
Mar 19, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 10
Story 10
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 10

то что точно будет на повторе

Япония в очередной раз унесла в красивую, легкую и добрую историю. Лишний раз Япония подтверждает, что у них театральное искусство на первом месте, так как актеры играют не сериально, а театрально круто. Чтобы добраться до самых дальних уголков души каждого зрителя. Каждая эмоция проигрывается не только лицом, но и интонацией, голосом. Здесь нет путаницы сюжета, здесь все идет плавно, логично и с расстановками. Снова показано много о культуре Японии. Сама история прекрасна. Отдохнуть и насладиться эти не большие 6 часов. Не смотря на возраст актеров и стаж актерства, здесь не чувствуется этой разницы. Играют восхитительно и красиво. Оку Томоя. Ох уж этот ребенок сс россыпью соблазнительных родинок. Надеюсь увидеть еще работы с его участием. Ну а Нисигаки Сё и Кусакава Такуя. Эти двое с их улыбочками, глазами кота из шрека.... Потрясающе. Насладилась, кайфанула. С сабов Либертас орала, что слышали в Японии. Я в раю.

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El Ultimo Fudanshi
1 people found this review helpful
Sep 14, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 2
Overall 5.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 5.5
Rewatch Value 4.0
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DESPERDICIO

La trama se basa en un chico, Minato que vuelve a su pueblo para regentar el negocio familiar y tal. El caso, se encuentra allí a Shin, un muchacho de 17 años que le tira la caña.

Él se resiste pero el otro sigue ahí intentándolo, porque aunque le gusta, es menor. Hasta ahí la trama principal de los capítulos del 1 al 11

En cuanto a personajes, tenemos un gran problema, se supone que Shin debe parecernos adorable y Kawaii,supuestamente, pero es el maduro de la relación, el centrado y el cual tiene las cosas claras , con 17 años.

A mediados de la serie nos cuenta que se enamora de Minato porque le salvó de ser ahogado cuando tenía 10 años y él 17.

Y luego tenemos a Minato, qué tiene la madurez mental de un tomate, ya que lo único que hace en toda la serie es comportarse como si tuviera 15 años , dándole largas a Shin, poniendo escusas, que no está listo para enamorarse porque siente algo por tu antiguo profesor (trama que me salto porque tampoco aporta)


Y ya es en el último capítulo, en el que se supone Shin se va a Tokio a estudiar cuando él de le declara porque ya si tienen claro sus sentimientos, pero al final resulta que la universidad está por allí cerca y que no se muda !! Que casualidad, y nada, qué se quieren mucho.

Todo esto en 12 capítulos, que es tiempo suficiente para desarrollar una buena trama .

Pero es que tiene una trama secundaria super pequeña con un compañero de clase de Shin y un profe que resulta más interesante que la trama principal, creo, que porque el actor actúa mejor.

Al final es una serie donde no pasa nada y no hay desarrollo de personaje alguno . Nadie aprende . Al final acaban juntos porque la trama lo marca asi, pero vamos, poco más.

No la veais, Mirate Cherry Magic, que dura igual y es mucho mejor

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