#the night beyond the tricornered window

Hiyakawa Rihito | Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru, ep 12

Hiyakawa Rihito| Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru

I see

Screaming since i saw the news.

This Manga deserves to be animated ❤️

chapter 30.

Well let’s rate these movies/series

We start with this japanese erotic movie

Dangerous Drugs of Sex (2020) I really admire actors who played the main roles. (I wanna read the manga)

So, in my opinion it is very well done. I enjoyed the sex scenes. Like THESE SCENES WERE ALMOST THE WHOLE MOVIE. And I love that even it was explicit as fuck you couldn’t see anything.

As for the story, it was weaker but I didn’t mind. It was a nice break.

So 7/10

Method (2017)

Okay this is EXACTLY what I need more in movies where are two male characters together or not but actually they have something between them. (Not only stupid queer bating right?) And it’s drama thriller and some similar genre.

But THIS movie is a gold. I really love it and I’m gonna watch it again and again and again.

I really recommend. (And I love the age gap between them)

9,5/10 ✨

A Round Trip to Love (2016)

It’s toxic, sad but good. (Almost every series/movie what I have here is more less toxic :’)))

Idk why but a version what I downloaded hasn’t got some scenes what were in version on YouTube.

7/10

Another toxic movie

Double Mints

First time when I saw it was in 2018 I was 18 y.o. And I remembered that I saw it and I wanted to repeat it so, I watched it again and it’s still good. My taste in movies didn’t change at all. But I would love to know how their ,something like relationship, continue.

7,5/10

HIStory 3: Trapped

What I started doing was that I stopped promising from BL series so much. Then I’m not disappointed when it’s not that good. Or when it’s filmed according to some BL “pattern”. (You know what I mean right :’) but damn girl…this was really good.

And the plotwist surprised me too. It was really good and I love the pairing and I would love to see another series with them. Or to see these two actors to play a couple together again. Please. Please???

9,2/10

Manner of death

The statement I wrote about History 3 Trapped fits into this Thai series. Dude, here the actors are hot af. And the plot I would say that is a little bit better than in the mentioned HIStory. I know that the two actors have played together a couple already, but I would like to see them again. in some other project. Again, pretty please.

9,5/10 ✨

Innocent

Oh well, I’m not sure by this one. I just watched it for two good looking actors. I’m sorry. Don’t get me wrong. It wasn’t bad but I think I don’t need to watch it again. But I like the aesthetic of the serie.

5,7/10

Long time no see

Uhhh, yeah this one, was good. It has simple plot. It wasn’t bad, it was average. 6/10

The night beyond the tricornered window (2021)

I have to say that it was good and I really like aesthetic of the movie. Again. And here it comes the ‘but’ BUT it has lot of dead spots, sometimes I had problems with behavior of Erika Hiura. Mainly in the end of the movie. Some parts of movie should be described a little bit more and some of them shouldn’t be there.

I think it needs another movie. Maybe they could do it better than this one. So my rating is:

6,5/10 ✨

Color Rush (2020 - 2022)

I’ve seen only first season but I have to say I was a little bit disappointed. It’s really good idea but there are a lot of dead spots and sometimes it was a little bit boring. But I’ll watch the second season. Maybe it will be better this time.

So my rating after 1st season is 6/10

(sorry for killing the English language✌)

It is spooky season and appropriately a new adaptation of the paranormal Japanese BL comic series The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window by Yamashita Tomoko has begun airing, streaming in several countries. The ten volume comic series from which this newest adaptation derives is a very underrated work, at least overseas.

This paranormal series focusing on an assortment of characters who have spiritual powers, plus a yakuza and one veteran skeptical cop who nevertheless ends up needing to seek out special consultants, sometimes sets itself apart from many titles in its genres. A slow burn, creepy, engaging mystery with allusions and metaphors this BL comic gradually starts to peel back layers with the characters revealing why they might complement and belong with each other. In particular, the powers of the two lead characters, bookseller Mikado Kôsuke with special sight and exorcist Hiyakawa Rihito, are enhanced by (intimate) physical contact. This at times with a manner in comparison to sexual coercion or assault, among other aspects, raises eventual conversations on consent and boundaries. 

However, the animated adaptation set for 12 episodes is so far underwhelming, uneven, and making curious choices (particularly in pacing and character dynamics) but has potential perhaps. It’s worth here bringing up the previous live action movie directed by Morigaki Yukihiro was released on home video in Japan this July.

Again, choices made there but I rather appreciated the film with Shison Jun and Okada Masaki in the lead roles alongside Hirate Yurina as necromancer Hiura Erika. While the comic also sits in the horror genre something about adaptations on the screen up the creepiness and gore factor. Yet, the supernatural aspects aren’t actually the scariest thing in Tricornered Window, and that film still understood this well. In contrast the anime doesn’t quite seem to know what to lean into or necessarily how.

But dear English speakers I can at least recommend the comic. Yamashita Tomoko is one of my favorite artists whose work one might often consider a little bit different and offbeat while at the same time part of traditions. And a creator who I respect for also considering the ethical questions of art. She knows what she’s doing and started something not only entertaining but truly interesting with this BL title way back in 2013. The ‘problematic’ as we might name is a conscious and whole integral theme.

Yamashita’s art, effectual and reminiscent of more minimalistic styles frequently seen in titles for women’s comics (a category which she also has many titles to her name) is animated in situations of comedy and starkly gripping during moments of horror. Examples of her colour work also captures an ethereal quality. 

I have described Tricornered Window as one of the best of the decade. If nothing else here’s hoping the comic’s English edition will move from digital-only to also print one day. (The series also is/will be translated in other languages too.) I wish (in vain possibly) with greater exposure now for this story the good out of that will outweigh the bad.

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window by Yamashita Tomoko is available in English translated by Jocelyne Allen with lettering by Vanessa Satone, digitally from SuBLime Manga

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window live action film is available on Region A BD, Region 2 DVD (no subtitles) or streaming in Japan, view a trailer here

The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window TV anime series is currently streaming in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS on Crunchyroll, view a trailer here

I’m a mess..

https://youtu.be/KON8hrmD55U