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Aniki and Me 3: Switched Hearts (Japanese)

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...

Marriage Of Inconvenience (Web Series)

In the brand new Dekkoo-Original Comedy Series Marriage of Inconvenience, two total strangers entering a witness protection program must pretend to be a happily married couple in order to hide their identities from the dangerous people who want them dead! On paper this sounds like it could be a fun match, but oh boy! This was so badly acted and directed in the name of comedy. Thankfully with only 6 episodes of 20-22 minutes each, it finished quickly, but there is imminent danger of a possible sequel, because it just ends abruptly.

Owen, is a messy, street smart dropout who was dealing drugs and having an affair with a gay married man. His anger issues faced in to this life of crime and is now in a witness protection program. We also meet Franklin, an even tempered English professor, who prides himself on his attention to detail in every area of his carefully structured life. But when one of his students turns into a stalker and would not even take a restraining order seriously, he also joins the witness protection plan. Both men are gay and are put together as “Mr. and Mr. Fulton” in a house in suburbs. The two opposite guys cant stand each other and with the scope of these 6 episodes we see how they fight, get o know each other, their neighbors, while protecting themselves form their threats etc. With their lives on the line, Owen and Franklin are stuck with each other, for better or worse, hoping that it’s not literally a “til death do we part” situation.

Personally I just couldn't connect with the show at all. The makers said that the idea was that these two total opposites can learn to have an open mind, listen to one another, and unite for the common good while they are forced olive as a gay married couple, but the forced comedy just didn't work for me. Everything seemed over the top, including the acting and all the situations that were brought in. The annoying handler, the lesbian couple, the creepy neighbor, or even the arguments and fights that these two have with each other were just so fake and made-up. Forget laughing, I found myself cringing at any such event in the show and couldn't believe that something like this is bring shown to us in today's day and age. I think I would have probably enjoyed it 15 years ago, when there wasn't much content available, but for 2023, such executions to acceptable to me. I am sure there are many folks out there who will be bawling out laughing, but it just didn't do it for me. (3/10)

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