Ossan's Love (2018)


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Both main protagonists tend to put others first, and we as audiences hear their internal thoughts throughout the series. If you are seeking for another show that involves workplace setting this show may be for you. Other similarities include: Both include a comedy genre Confused male lead Gay character Discovery of co-workers feelings Both ML's surnames are 'Kurosawa' o.o Confident ML's are considerate of Confused ML A similar pattern of relationship build-up (Slow burn) Features well-known actors The gap between Cherry magic and Ossan's love: A smaller circle of characters introduced in Cherry magic compared to Ossan's love's range of AB list actors. Ossan's love tends to explore more topics that touch upon reality while Cherry magic focuses on the fantasy elements Cherry magic has a fitting ost and the opening song Cherry magic's Kurosawa is portrayed to have common sense and understanding of ML
• Over-the-top comedy - very entertaining • Centres around a developing office romance • Latter portion of both deals with jealousy because of a love triangle
Both are cute Japanese BLs. If you like Kieta Hatsukoi's hilarious plot you'll definitely like Ossan's Love as well. Both can he funny when needed but can also be emotional and feel authentic. Both have at times the 'over the top' type of acting that has you laughing to the floor and is so common with jdrama. It has real struggles and makes you immersed into the story. Definitely worth watching.
If you're looking for an alternative gay office romance, you may watch No Touching At All. Similarities: * based on a manga * two people meeting, hooking up, falling in love, and the prejudices they must overcome * boss/employee relationship * age gap * happy ending Differences: * Ossan's Love has funny and warm characters, in No Touching they are more prickly * No Touching is more physical in the beginning
Ossan's Love perefer to tell its story with more quirky way but overall both shows has similar aura with kinds of relationships and making decisions to find right happiness naybe
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An office romance and mature love story between two people, they're both japanese series also and really really good
While not in the age bracket, OL covers themes of love and society's views of same sex characters. Also shows confusion about feelings and development of characters over time.
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