Manner of Death

Unlike any other BL I have watched this is definitely one for the books not an engineering student insight or a school setting which kind of threw me off in the beginning.. but I loved the fact that this drama was more mature and realistic.

It can be hard to compare shows like this to others because the genre is still developing, and unfortunately productions tend to focus too much on fan service and often shy away from meaningful depictions of, well, anything.

Manner of Death manages to do justice to it's mystery / crime plot, deliver well developed characters, explore (if briefly) issues around reproductive rights, familial duty, sexuality, and abuse at different levels of society - and still deliver on the more conventional expectations of the BL genre.

It's not perfect and the last few episodes betray a sharp turn toward the melodramatic, but by that point I was solidly invested and, honestly, grateful for the effort put into this series on all fronts that i could forgive it almost anything.

This series made some great strides for the genre and I hope newer productions follow it's lead.

Manner of death, I don't know why I took so long to watch this series because it is so so good!!

I mean it will keep you at the edge of your seat and make you want more and more. Definitely some things can be triggering for some viewers so please watch accordingly but if you are a crime, action fan then this series is for you.

It is not a mere BL that just focuses on the relationship of the protagonists but also has a very very beautiful story which portrays the political condition of some countries perfectly!

Altogether I think you should definitely give it a watch!!

I wish there can be a season 2 so that we can watch more of quality stuff like this but I don't know if that's gonna happen.

P. S. I've rated it a 9 RN because I saw it a while ago and some small flaws are obvious, but might change it to 10 in near future :)

Only a small point is really missing from complete perfection. Otherwise, Manner of death is a perfect drama worth watching. As already mentioned in one of the reviews, crime fiction and BL don't usually go together, but that's not the case with this work. The relationship, or whatever the characters had between them, fit perfectly into the plot and without it, it might not have worked, since the situations were specially adapted to the two main characters. Unfortunately, I did not understand the chemistry between them. There were moments, or maybe rather specific scenes, where it sparkled beautifully, but then there were those where I felt like Bun was keeping the distance and actually didn't want them to continue with the relationship. Maybe that was the goal, who knows, and maybe I just missed something, that's why I don't want to deduct a too many stars since that's really probably the only thing that bothered me about the series. The rest, the story, the plot, the interweaving, the development of the whole case... Everything fit together beautifully.

This BL series is just so refreshing to watch, it also tackles social issues and violence. The casts are awesome to watch, credit to the subtitles I manage to comprehend it. The MaxTul tandem has always been endearing since I last saw them in "together with me". BTW i watched it on WeTV.