The Day I Loved You (2023)

Fr/Eng: Un vrai BIJOU! (a real gem!)

Eng/Fr
This Filipino BL is a marvel! He approaches with sincerity and modesty the first love emotions of adolescence with the discovery of his sexual orientation. But also, the handicap and its possible consequences in a love relationship and in life, without ever losing hope.
A great life lesson where hope and the joy of living are still there, despite a dismal future due to illness.
A very beautiful series that deserves to be seen.
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Ce BL Philippin est une pure merveille! Il aborde avec sincérité et pudeur les premiers émois amoureux de l'adolescence avec la découverte de son orientation sexuelle. Mais aussi, le handicap et ses conséquences possibles dans une relation amoureuse et dans la vie, sans jamais perdre l'espoir.
Une très grande leçon de vie où l'espoir et la joie de vivre sont toujours là, malgré un avenir funèbre du à la maladie.
Une très belle série qui mérite d'être vue.

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a first love high school romance

Overall: this gave off Heartstopper vibes with its animations and tone but I wish they had chosen something less serious (I'll put more information in the spoiler). Aired on 2 episodes per week on Regal Entertainment Inc YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7SneaZWMW0otehz3rmR_7xVEaoW8yNVA

Content Warnings: bullying, transphobia mentioned, mental health struggles and a major one in a spoiler comment

What I Liked
- cute moments
- funny moments
- acting/chemistry
- how the nerdy character defied stereotypes/character cliches, he stood up for himself, had visible tattoos and the character talked about his tattoos as well
- production value
- (neutral) the animations add a sense of whimsy but it's odd because I don't think this script is based off a webtoon/graphic novel so it feels more like copying Heartstopper rather than it making sense based on its source material

Room For Improvement
- the love triangle
- some parts were a bit choppy, at the end it took me a minute to figure out where they were
- I reeeaaallly wish they had chosen something not as serious, of like all the things to choose they chose...that, ugh

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