Love Sea: The Home for Lovers

**JBL versus Thai BL:** I liked both versions of this story, they both have their pros and cons. The Japanese version is shorter which means the amount of time spent on the island is nearly the same as the time spent in the city. This creates a more balanced story in comparison to the Thai version imo, but also the shorter run time means that there's a lot of dialogue cut from the story. The Thai version spent a fair amount of time building the characters and exploring their backstories which is lost in the Japanese version. We are at best shown a brief snippet, given a few words of explanation, and then the story moves on. It's not bad, it's typical JBL storytelling, but if you're used to watching Thai BLs and aren't familiar with the the way JBLs are filmed than you probably won't like it as much the original. One thing I really did like about the Japanese version more than the Thai version was the music selection (which no one seems to be talking about). The song that stood out to me the most was I Want You to Stay by Victor Lundberg. There were a few other decent tracks which added a nice ambiance to the scenes, but I wasn't enamored enough with them to hunt down the titles and artists for them. General info for anyone wanting to know: • Is the series spicy/nsfw? Yes, the full sex scenes are shown and there are a few of them throughout. • Is there noncon or violence? Yes, there are a few fight scenes which lead to blood shed and depictions of child abuse. • Is there a love triangle? Nope. • Should you watch the special episodes? Yes, they're cute. • Should you watch the Thai version before watching this one? Actually no. I'd recommend watching the Japanese version first and then watching the Thai version. It's like the equivalent of reading a summary of the book before reading the book.