Gakouen Handsome ... or Heaven?

 If anyone hasn't heard of or watched the masterpiece that is Gakouen Handsome i advise prompt action towards that end. It's crucial to experience it. A parody of the BL genre as a whole around the early 2000's. While scrolling through an anime streaming site with my cousin, i found something that caught my attention but my wifi was being slow so i gave up on it and just decided to search through the Shounen Ai genre until both my cousin and I landed on Gakouen Heaven cause we thought it might be related to Gakouen Handsome- I mean it obviously is in the sense that it's a cliche weird BL anime but Gakouen Handsome was a broad parody of everything. Anyway I hope the main character's love interest isn't actually his brother, cause so far he is also a first year highschool student, the fucking chairman and the person the main character keeps having childhood flashbacks with. The soundtrack is way too good for what it is. It nailed that feel good vibe with a lovely mix of pianos, drums and synths..truly early 2000's anime never skimped out on the soundtracks.

https://youtu.be/aim4bbUpwq0?si=FLgWa-02cWJfTSCT  

These might be my favorites so far:

https://youtu.be/9Io3iO4uXLU?si=ryTS0ys3NPxx4uIw 

This could be an intro or an outro to a prefab sprout song easily: https://youtu.be/mOmG7XCzdKY?si=qUkSqOADE8VNN7qr

 

FIRST DAY BACK - FORWARD

This is my 3rd listen of the album[dl] and it just gained new life to me as i listened with my window open to a rainy afternoon while doodling on my notebook with the crayons i bought not too long ago. I love this album and the feel this band has, the live performance was very sweet to watch as well. "Us" was the first song i ever heard and the lyrics immediately pulled me in, like a childhood friend talking about something we both experienced but were never allowed to talk about it..then forgot about it.. until we became adults and it naturally came up. At least thats how it made me feel, like i was pulling something from underneath. "Paint" is one of my absolute favorites, maybe because i feel it sort of expands on that feeling, like something i started when i was kid and im only just realizing i can finish now..because i'm more in control now..but still lost..in a new way.