

The few humans that survived the long battle against vampires live in a small community closed off to the rest of the world, but the circumstances remain dire for everyone involved. Synopsis: There was once a time when vampires and humans co-existed peacefully, but now those days are long gone. Sweet, wistful and beautifully executed, this is one of the best Japanese LGBTQ+ films on Netflix to date. It also veers away from gratuitous intimate scenes that only exist for the sake of fan service.


While the original story has been classified as a BL (boys love) manga, the anime has a surprising amount of depth to it.
Japanese drama series#
Overview: ‘The Stranger by the Beach’ is a 2020 anime film adaptation based on the 'L'etranger' manga series by Kanna Kii. Mio eventually returns to Okinawa as a 20-year-old with the intention of professing his love for Shun, but it’s been three years since the two last met and a lot of things have changed for Shun in the interim. One day, he meets an orphaned high schooler on the beach called Mio and the pair slowly get to know each other before Mio abruptly announces his plans to relocate from the island into the city on the mainland. Synopsis: Shun Hashimoto is an aspiring novelist who lives in Okinawa after his parents disowned him for being gay.
