Episode 51: Cherry Magic! (2020)

This week, we’re back to live-action adaptations, and this time it’s the wholesome BL drama Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Now, at the time of recording, we hadn’t watched all 12 episodes and obviously only have access to the English volumes of the manga. We talk about the importance of BL stories, how Cherry Magic! hit our hearts, and how it really showcased the depth of the BL genre. We talk about why we love the characters, consent, and more.

If you’re unfamiliar with Cherry Magic! the story is this:

Having never had sex in his life, after Kiyoshi Adachi reaches his 30th birthday he becomes a “wizard”: he develops an ability to hear the thoughts of other people by touching them. One day, he discovers that his popular co-worker, Yuichi Kurosawa, is in love with him. While dealing with the awkwardness of being able to hear Kurosawa’s rather forthright feelings towards him, Adachi comes to terms with how much Kurosawa values him and starts to develop reciprocal feelings of his own.

The manga is currently published in English by Square Enix manga and all 12 episodes of the series are available on Crunchyroll.

Episodes referenced to jump to:

• Gantz: O
• It’s Called Hentai, and it’s Art
• Yaoi 101

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