BL Metamorphosis (2022)
Overview
Ichinoi, a 75-year-old woman living a peaceful life, unwittingly buys a Boy's Love manga one day…and is fascinated by what she finds inside. When she returns to the bookstore to buy the next volume, the high school girl working there–Urara, a seasoned BL fan–notices a budding fangirl when she sees one. When Urara offers to help Ichinoi explore this whole new world of fiction, the two dive into BL fandom together, and form an unlikely friendship along the way.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 4.176 |
Directed By
Shunsuke Kariyama
Crew
Shunsuke Kariyama
Yoshikazu Okada
Kaori Tsurutani
Kawano Hidehiro
Yutaka Tanito
Yasuo Tani
TOP CAST
Nobuko Miyamoto
Yuki Ichinoi
Mana Ashida
Urara Sayama
Kotone Furukawa
Yu Komeda
Tomoko Ikuta
Hanae
Taeko Ito
Mika Sayama
Asumi Kikuchi
Chimaki
Ken Mitsuishi
Numada
Yuki Shioya
Eri Hashimoto
Kyohei Takahashi
Tsumugu Kawamura
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