This Hindi movie is a pretty straightforward slice-of-life story that tries to give a modern look at what it's like to be a single, professional gay man. It dives into how he understands who he is, the chances he missed out on, and the personal choices he’s made along the way. The director used three parallel timelines to tell the story, which honestly didn't make much sense to me. While the core idea was actually pretty interesting, I really feel like this would have worked way better as a short film considering the point it was trying to make. Still, it wasn't a bad watch. The plot centers on Rachit, a city professional, and his friend Shikhar as they hang out for an evening. Rachit is a polished, urban guy, while Shikhar has more of a "small-town" rustic vibe, and you can really see the contrast between them when they talk. As the night goes on, Rachit starts thinking back to some old memories from a long time ago. He remembers being an intern after college in ...
Mio is a high school, recently orphaned student, who spends every night sitting on a bench by the beach. Shun Hashimoto sees him every night while working at his grandma's cafe and decides to approach him. After initial awkwardness they are able to make a very small conversation. However, Mio's reaction towards Shun reaching out to him reminds him of the estrangement from his parents after they discovered his sexual orientation. Soon after, Mio moves to mainland to study but comes back after three years as a tenant in Shun's grandma's house. Mio, honestly confesses his love for Shun, but Shun is not very sure. Although after sometime he eventually gives in. Some time passes, and out of nowhere, Shun's ex-fiance appears on the island to persuade Shun to visit his father whose health is not doing too well. Given his past experience Shun is wary of going back, but Mio urges him to return to reconcile with his family. Finally Shun realizes that Mio is truly and deeply in love with him, although both have their share of doubts. In the end, Shun asks Mio to join him in the trip to visit his family.
My big problem with this anime was that it would go suddenly into flashbacks (and there were plenty of those), and you really have to pay attention on the fact that it has suddenly gone into flashback plus whose story they are showing and all that. Besides that, it was just really a cute little story. The story does move at a fast pace and there area lot of characters, which keep coming and out. There are 2 girls who keep appearing and we are never told who they are. Its like they are Shun's side kicks. The anime was nice, I guess. Some situations were interesting, for example the whole thing about them wanting to have sex and talking about it. I also loved how they support each other in the relationship. But besides these cute little moments, overall this has nothing new to offer. Its pretty run-of-the mill standard stuff that we have seen multiple times, this time just in anime format. (5/10)
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