Kare ga Boku ni Koishita Wake
Two teachers work together at the same high school. Hikawa Toru is a methodical but naive elite graduate from the University of Tokyo while Akagi Masashi is a physical education teacher who is kind-hearted but a little…
Kare ga Boku ni Koishita Wake is a delightfully chaotic and heartwarming Japanese BL miniseries that flips the script by placing the romance squarely in a high school staff room. Hikawa Toru is a brilliant, straight-laced elite graduate from Tokyo University who takes a teaching job to make a difference, only to find himself pursued by the school's lovable, goofball PE teacher, Akagi Masashi. Despite Akagi's childish antics and over-the-top confessions, Toru's resistance quickly melts into a sweet, unexpected romance. Filmed during the pandemic with a shoestring budget, the show compensates with an infectious charm, a supportive cast of characters (including the most accepting principal and mom in BL), and a genuinely positive message about love and acceptance. It's a brief, fluffy escape that proves a big heart can overcome any production shortcoming.