It's a simple plot but the characters are likable and engaging. Naoya (Sato Yusuke) plays a strong lead as a guy who has no baggage about liking guys --- Kota (Sota Ryosuke), in this case. Kota is "questioning" his same sex attraction, and this is fine but his character is just a little too slapstick -- and that's the main failing of this drama, it can't seem to find the right tone. Is it a serious drama or a farce? Thankfully the Naoya character keeps us grounded for most of the series. [Update, 2 years later] So I just watched the whole series again, 2 years later, and my initial thoughts are the same. Noya's character is one of the most realistic gay characters I've ever seen in cinema. None of the kissing scenes work. I think these BL dramas try too hard to force same-sex romance into the story. A bromance between two guys is sufficiently dramatic and, since this is a Japanese movie, they could have gone to an onsen to establish their level of intimacy. The conclusion is the typical BL cop-out: to never suggest actual sex. That's why I think they should just aim for bromance because the audince never gets the implied payoff. And, for that matter, any kind of simulated sex scene in movies, gay or straight, is so cringe that I usually skip through that part. I don't think filmmakers grasp there is a vast audience of men who have no interest in women and would prefer to co-habitate with a male best friend who shares similar interests with no romantic baggage.