Crimson Night's Animation Galaxy: Embracing Love: Cherished Spring 春を抱いていた (Haru wo Daiteita)

Friday, 10 March 2023

Embracing Love: Cherished Spring 春を抱いていた (Haru wo Daiteita)

Alternative Name: 拥抱春天的罗曼史 (Yǒng Bào Chūn Tiān De Luó Màn Shǐ)

Genre: Smut, Yaoi, Drama, Romance, Erotica, Military, Action, War,

Alternative Version, Historical, Samurais

Description:

Kyousuke Iwaki and Youji Katou who are both in the film industry, having starred in various adult video films and are trying to climb the ladder of success and become greater actors. Iwaki is accepted to star in a popular movie, having beaten Katou in the auditions. During their time together, Katou believes he is in love with Iwaki-san, who on the contrary refuses to believe that he is in love. It is later on that another gay actor comes back to Japan and co-stars with Katou that problems starting arising. And it is from then on that the two realize where their hearts are set.

Episode

Series: 2

Alternative Version: 3 + 1 Special

Original Run

Series: March 31, 2005 – May 27, 2005

Alternative Version: February 23, 2007 – April 27, 2007

Special: March 26, 2008

Studio

Series: Trinet Entertainment

Alternative Version: Venet

Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter 冬の蝉 (Fuyu no Semi)

Alternative Name: 冬之蝉 (Dōng Zhī Chán)

Description:

During the late Tokugawa period, tensions between the bakufu and Chōshū clan are rising due to arguments over how to deal with foreigners in Japan. However, unlike the rest of the Chōshū clan members, Touma Kusaka wants Japan to develop good relations with foreign nations. To achieve this, he attempts to learn English behind his clan's back. A man named Keiichirou Akizuki decides to become Kusaka's teacher, but their relationship soon grows into something stronger, despite the fact that Akizuki works for Kusaka's clan's enemy, the Tokugawa bakufu.