"Hitorijime My Hero - Complete Collection"
Just finished watching "Hitorijime My Hero - Complete Collection" released by Sentai Filmworks.
Now when I was a Physics Major at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, I had three quarters of Intermediate Japanese for the language requirements of my degree. One of the things we used to do is to meet outside of class to practice our Japanese language skills in random social settings and one of our favorite meeting places was Aslan's Lair, a cafe off campus. Now Lynne, my Japanese Professor who I still write to, will probably kill me for telling this story; but I was the first to arrive one day and while I was waiting for Lynne and my fellow classmates to show up, a young Japanese man started hitting on me. I politely declined his advances and he wandered off and then Lynne arrived and I told her what happened. She thought I was nuts. "You're mistaken," Lynne told me. "Japanese men aren't gay."
Then he approached me again, and asked me out. Lynne went off on him and told him off. He beat a very hasty retreat.
Nowadays Lynne is an expert in anime. So when I received this, I thought it would be amusing to review it for old time sakes.
Just to review my rules, I will watch, read, and/or listen anything just as long as it is not obscene, x-rated, and/or illegal.
"Hitorijime My Hero" does not violate my rules in any fashion despite being a BoyLove anime.
Basically Masahiro Setagawa has been having typical life problems. His dad's gone, his mom's apathetic, and the local delinquents have turned him into a lackey and errand boy. Rescue comes in the most unexpected form, however, when a street fighter known as "Bear Killer" puts the beat down on the bad boys and takes Masa under his protective wing. Yet Masa already knew his rescuer, because not only is Kousuke Oshiba the older brother of Masa's best friend Kensuke, he's also Masa's homeroom teacher.
Masa has a lot of angst with the realization that he's attracted to Kousuke and then both of them have to worry if their relationship will be discovered.
Honestly the BoyLove theme is more than a bit disturbing to me, but it is an acceptable part of Japanese culture.
Recommended.
Four Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DXS2KH8?...
Now when I was a Physics Major at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, I had three quarters of Intermediate Japanese for the language requirements of my degree. One of the things we used to do is to meet outside of class to practice our Japanese language skills in random social settings and one of our favorite meeting places was Aslan's Lair, a cafe off campus. Now Lynne, my Japanese Professor who I still write to, will probably kill me for telling this story; but I was the first to arrive one day and while I was waiting for Lynne and my fellow classmates to show up, a young Japanese man started hitting on me. I politely declined his advances and he wandered off and then Lynne arrived and I told her what happened. She thought I was nuts. "You're mistaken," Lynne told me. "Japanese men aren't gay."
Then he approached me again, and asked me out. Lynne went off on him and told him off. He beat a very hasty retreat.
Nowadays Lynne is an expert in anime. So when I received this, I thought it would be amusing to review it for old time sakes.
Just to review my rules, I will watch, read, and/or listen anything just as long as it is not obscene, x-rated, and/or illegal.
"Hitorijime My Hero" does not violate my rules in any fashion despite being a BoyLove anime.
Basically Masahiro Setagawa has been having typical life problems. His dad's gone, his mom's apathetic, and the local delinquents have turned him into a lackey and errand boy. Rescue comes in the most unexpected form, however, when a street fighter known as "Bear Killer" puts the beat down on the bad boys and takes Masa under his protective wing. Yet Masa already knew his rescuer, because not only is Kousuke Oshiba the older brother of Masa's best friend Kensuke, he's also Masa's homeroom teacher.
Masa has a lot of angst with the realization that he's attracted to Kousuke and then both of them have to worry if their relationship will be discovered.
Honestly the BoyLove theme is more than a bit disturbing to me, but it is an acceptable part of Japanese culture.
Recommended.
Four Stars.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DXS2KH8?...
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