Eien no Kino (2022)

KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. has established a BL drama label "Tunk" specializing in BL (Boys Love) drama works.

From 25:29 on Thursday, April 21, broadcasting will start on the new MBS drama frame "Drama Shower", and will also be broadcast on TV Kanagawa, Cibatele, Teletama, Tochitele, and Gunma TV.

The BL drama label "Tunk" is a project launched by KADOKAWA, which has been publishing various popular BL comics and novels for many years, with the intention of delivering a wide variety of BL works as live-action dramas to the world. It will be broadcast in a new one-year limited drama frame "Drama Shower" by MBS, which handles many big hit love stories such as the dramas "liar", "beautiful him", and "fat and soap". The label name "Tunk" is based on the image of the onomatopoeia of the throbbing and pounding of the heart, and the idea is to deliver the excitement of "Tunk..." to viewers all over the world through this label.
https://nicochannel.jp/tunku-bl/
https://www.instagram.com/tunku_shower/

If you enjoy the character dynamic and how they balance each other, would I call Restart After Come Back Home the feel-good older sibling of Eternal Yesterday.

No hobbies, no friends, no lover. There are a lot of things that Kouki doesn’t have. The story begins when Kouki, an apathetic convenience store worker who struggles to find meaning in his daily life, is stabbed by a random thug. In his dying moments, he sees a beautiful angel with pure white wings.

Thinking he was being taken to the afterlife, he is surprised to wake up and find himself fully recovered. When he returns home, he discovers the same angel from before is already there. After learning that the angel has no memories and cannot fly, he takes pity on him and decides to let him stay with him for a while…

A change in the stakeout team throws Onoe, reporter for a weekly magazine, together with his contemporary, Kaburagi, a photographer. Onoe secretly considers Kaburagi his rival, and Kaburagi's haphazard way of doing things goes against Onoe's strong sense of ethics. There's nothing but conflict between them. But, in joint pursuit of a scandal, the two of them begin to care about each other...? ~~ Adapted from the manga "Ameiro Paradox" by Natsume Isaku

Traversing the cities of Berlin, Seoul, and Tokyo, a 10-year-long love story between two young men is told. It all starts when Ryu Narutaki, who left everything behind in Japan, is saved by a boxer named Johan Hwang in a foreign land.

Shirasaki Yuki, a rookie actor, finally lands an audition and is chosen to star in a BL drama alongside current superstar Hayama Asami, who was also his senior at university. Feeling anxious and troubled before his first major role, Shirasaki is approached by Hayama with the proposal to form a “romantic relationship for the sake of character development” until the filming concludes. Their pseudo-romantic involvement off-screen leads to a moving and beautifully crafted love story exploring the intricacies of relationships within the entertainment industry and among actors.

Hyakuman Kai leba Yokatta is basically the straight version of Eien no Kinou. Both involve the main love interest dying. bother are bitter sweet romantic stories told between a ghost and a still living human. Hyakuman Kai leba Yokatta includes a true crime/mystery plotline while Eien no Kinou is mainly a romance/life drama.

Set at Shidou Gakuin, a boys' boarding school situated off the beaten track. In the second year at school, Takumi Hayama is allocated a room in a dorm to share with Giichi "Gii" Saki. Gii was brought up abroad and is the school idol with his exceptional academic performance, as well as his good looks. One day, Gii confesses to Takumi that he has been in love with him for some time. This unexpected truth of events unsettles Takumi, however, he comes to realize the true sensitivity of Gii

Mutsuki Kishida and Shoko are in a marriage of convenience. Their arranged marriage was largely to satisfy their parental wishes and the general Japanese society at large. Mitsuki is a well respected doctor, while Shoko does translation work. What most people don't know is that Mitsuki is gay and even has a boyfriend named Kon that Shoko is aware of. Meanwhile, Shoko has problems of her own and teeters on alcoholism. Strangely enough affection occurs between the two ...

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!

Aoki has a crush on Hashimoto, the girl in the seat next to him in class. But he despairs when he borrows her eraser and sees she's written the name of another boy—Ida—on it. To make matters more confusing, Ida sees Aoki holding that very eraser and thinks Aoki has a crush on him!

Both dramas are on the angsty, tearjerker side. Both also involve some tragedy and "death" that changed the trajectory of the leads.

Both the series feature at least one of the main lead who have passed away and explore the concept of void left by their departure. Choco Milk Shake has a lighter tone though.