[JAPAN] THROUGH OTAKU EYES / ‘Boys love’ a vicarious escape for girls

In a recent article on Daily Yomiuri, writer Ishida Kanta wrote about the film ”

Ishida wrote, “In Tokyo last month, I watched an unusual movie, Moso Shojo Otaku-kei, directed by Teiichi Hori.”

“The lead character is a high school girl, Rumi Asai (Asami Kai), who loves manga and anime. She often feels excited by imagining a forbidden romantic relationship between two ikemen (good-looking) boys, who are her classmates.”

“However, one of the boys makes a romantic overture toward her, resulting in a complex love triangle–or possibly quadrangle–involving another girl in their class who loves the boy and gets jealous of Rumi.”

“Without prior knowledge, you can enjoy the film, which is based on the manga of the same name by Natsumi Konjo, as a comedy featuring young boys and girls.”

“However, it’s an epoch-making movie in terms of its direct portrayal of the world of girls and women known as “fujoshi.”

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