8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Sasaki and Miyano (2022)
Sasaki and Miyano (2022)
Overview
When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
When bashful Miyano meets brash Sasaki, it feels like a teen romance manga come to life — but for these boys, real-world love is messier than fiction.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values through its positive and normalized portrayal of a same-sex romantic relationship, emphasizing emotional honesty and self-acceptance within a personal narrative.
The movie, set in Japan with Japanese characters, prominently features a same-sex relationship as its central narrative. This explicit focus on an LGBTQ+ theme is integral to the story, providing strong representation of a DEI characteristic.
Secondary
Sasaki and Miyano offers a deeply affirming portrayal of a gay relationship, focusing on the genuine emotional development and mutual support between its two male protagonists. Their romance is depicted with dignity and complexity, free from external prejudice or internal conflict regarding their sexual identity, presenting a wholesome and validating narrative.
Sasaki and Miyano is a Boys' Love (BL) series centered on the romantic relationship between two high school boys. The narrative focuses on their developing feelings and the nuances of same-sex romance. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or explicit transsexual themes present within the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The anime "Sasaki and Miyano" is a faithful adaptation of its source manga. All main and supporting characters retain their established male gender from the original material in the on-screen portrayal, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
Sasaki and Miyano is an anime adaptation of a Japanese manga. All characters, including the protagonists, are consistently depicted as East Asian in both the source material and the 2022 animated series, with no changes in racial portrayal.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
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