If you've been following along with these Japanese Pink films, you already know the deal. An hour of simulated gay sex, a little story baked in, and a premise that's completely ridiculous but somehow keeps you watching. This one goes all in on the body swap fantasy, basically asking the question, what if you woke up one day inside your hot friend's body and could finally act out everything you've been keeping to yourself? Atsushi is gay and has been quietly carrying a crush on his childhood friend Yuma for years. They fell out of touch but end up back in each other's lives when they wind up at the same company. Yuma is straight and has a girlfriend, though things between them aren't exactly great. Then one day, after some kind of signing strike, the two men swap bodies, and suddenly Yuma is walking around in Atsushi's skin and Atsushi is living inside the guy he's been fantasizing about forever. Atsushi wastes zero time taking full advantage, fooling aro...
This is the last installment of the 'En Of Love' trilogy. As with the other two, they are all pretty independent of each other and can be watched separately, even though some of the characters reappear in all three stories. This story is about love at first sight, where a playboy has an instant attraction for a high school boy and wants to pursue him despite his friends doubt whether he can ever be serious about anyone.
One night, Nuea attends a house party with his friends, where he sees Praram. HE is captivated by his smile and decides to pursue Praram, laying on the charm until his target becomes his boyfriend. Nuea introduces himself to Praram at school. He is incredibly friendly and charming around him. Praram accepts his kindness, but doesn’t understand why this stranger is so interested in him. However, Praram is actually the younger brother of Gun, who’s currently dating Nuea’s friend Bar. Gun is protective of his brother and remains skeptical whether a playboy like Nuea is right for his younger brother, but as expected, one eventually prevails.
The paper thin plot line of this story is the biggest weakness of this show. Nuea sees a guy and immediately falls for him without knowing anything about the person and relentlessly pursues him. IN my books this will be called stalking. Surely in today's day and age you would wanna know about the other person's personality before being suddenly possessive about someone and declaring your love, especially when you have barely spent anytime with the other person to get to know them. Half of the time, both of them are surrounded by their friends, who tease them throughout (which is the only decent banter that keeps this otherwise tedious show lively). The show had ample time of about 90 minutes, in which a very solid story cane be told rather than gimmicky stuff. This whole 'En of Love' series turned out to be a big bummer like Y-Destiny which was another disaster show. As a whole, the En of Love franchise has been one disappointment after another. Although the plots are dressed up differently, each series remains dull, superficial, and problematic. The makers didn't even care and so should we. Just don't bother to waste your time. (2/10)
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