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If you are looking for graphic yaoi, this is not the showВ for you. Here there isnвЂ™t any such censorship, but their second go at it is still pretty tame.

For some reason, whenever things would get hot and heavy in the first season, they would simply turn one or both characters transparent against a brightly colored cloudy backdrop. This is also the point where the OVA differs slightly from what the first season established in regards to censorship. Can we just take a moment to вЂњawwвЂќ over this? Because aww. Ryouma, being the determined perfectionist that he is, actually studies homosexual sex. This is where things go from hilarious and awkward to incredibly sweet and fluffy. The poor kid takes a mighty blow to his ego. This is where the previously mentioned вЂњIT HURT MY BUTT REAL BADвЂќ line comes in, which doesnвЂ™t go over well with Ryouma. When Ryouma gets clever and ditches Shougo and Rei, poor Izumi is forced to confess that having them come along was part of his plan to avoid being alone with Ryouma. The first season already established that if youвЂ™re going to date Izumi, Shougo and Rei sort of come as part of the package, but this seems extreme even with that in mind. As Shougo is the quintessential Protective Older Brother, he accompanies them to the theme park and rather blatantly ruins poor RyoumaвЂ™s plans. He assures their date isnвЂ™t a solo endeavor by having Rei inform Shougo that Ryouma and Izumi are going out.

Anime love stage episode 1 how to#

Izumi doesnвЂ™t quite know how to break the news to poor Ryouma, so he does the next best thing he can think of. If itвЂ™d been a magical first time itвЂ™d have been nice, but not remotely realistic. Inexperienced, eager, idiotic young adults in love. Most stories, whether they are BL or not, tend to depict a coupleвЂ™s first time as something magical and wonderful, but thatвЂ™s not really the reality of the situation.

Anime love stage episode 1 series#

Izumi and Ryouma are both very young and very inexperienced in the bedroom, which means poor Izumi didnвЂ™t exactly have a wonderful вЂfirst time.вЂ™ As unfortunate as this speed bump in their relationship may be, it did lead to my favorite line from the entire series to date: вЂњIT HURT MY BUTT REAL BAD!вЂќ This series has never shied away from being self aware that itвЂ™s a BL story, often having references to the genre rather directly in the text, but IвЂ™m always impressed when it manages to go against the genre in these small ways. WARNING: This review contains spoilers for the OVA and vague discussion of sex acts. It was an absolutely perfect follow up to the first season of the show. The best part is that this story also included Shougo and Rei (my favorite pairing of the series) and all of the wonderful traits that come with them. Of course, even this вЂњdifficultyвЂќ is pretty light hearted and humorous. The first season of the show focused on two idiots falling in love, and the first OVA tackles their first major difficulty as a couple after they both managed to get on the same page about their feelings towards each other. The first OVA, which was released with the fifth Love Stage!! Tankoban, lives up to my fun, fluffy, joyful expectations. Love Stage!! is one of the fluffiest BL series IвЂ™ve ever enjoyed.