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I always liked the anime illustrations in the original NES Zelda manual, and it saddened me to find out these weren’t actually part of a real animated promotion for the game. So I decided to take those illustrations and re-create them as if they were!

Enjoy this long-lost VHS promotion for the Legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System!

Voice narration by Streamy McDreamy

Animated in Procreate and Procreate Dreams.

The quality and range of BLs has been so so good for the first half of 2025! And there’s so much coming in the second half is the year. So here are my favourites so far:

10 - My Sweetheart Jom (Thai)

10/12 episodes - airing

Yo is a city boy and a magnet for trouble, he is sent to the countryside to be under the care of Jom, the young chief of the village. This series episodes last between 1hr-2hrs, but I love it so much that they aren’t long enough. It has such a huge cast of characters, and I love spending time with them each week! Warning: It is the slowest slowburn, but it’s really beautiful watching Jom and Yo grow with each other and heal each other.

9 - Perfect 10 Liners (Thai)

24 episodes - complete

A university series with 3 couples, 3 love stories, 8 episodes each, all studying engineering. The funniest series of the year so far for me. I got really attached to this series over the 6 months it was airing. It had a found family element which I love. And each couple story had its strong points, ForceBooks: the funniest, PerthSantas: the best chemistry, JuniorMark: the healthiest relationship.

8 - Heart Killers (Thai)

12 episodes - complete

Kant is hired by the police to seduce a hitman, he then convinces his friend to seduce his older brother… who is also a hitman. The first half of this drama was perfection, the lies the deceit, the drama! The second half didn’t quite live up to it. I went into this for FirstKhao, but JoongDunks storyline and chemistry was my obsession. Their final scene in episode 6, the confession, single tear and reveal: CINEMA!

7 - Reset (Thai)

8/10 episodes - airing

Armin is an actor at the top of his game, but on what should’ve been the best night of his life he is m*rdered, but he wakes up 25 years earlier, where he meets a man he never knew in the first version of his life. We are 7 episodes in and I am absolutely in love with this. Awesome chemistry, interesting time travel plot and the acting is so good. My favourite Pond performance so far and so happy PeterPan is back on our screens!

6 - ThamePo (Thai)

12 episodes - complete

A struggling director is hired to film a documentary about the disbandment of an idol group, but he finds out they don’t want to disband and falls for the leader. This was my most highly anticipated series and it was sooo good. Probably the most romantic series of 2025. Thame was even making my heart flutter. I loved the found family elements and the music. I need another WilliamEst drama soon!

5 - Top Form (Thai)

10 episodes - complete

A star actor, Akin and a rookie, Jun meet on set, Jun falls for Akin and decides he will convince him they should be together. But that’s when the industry turns them in rivals. This was such a good series. It was definitely stylistically trying and experimenting with some things that didn’t work, but overall it was so so good! And some of the best chemistry of the year… and it’s been an amazing year for chemistry!

4 - See Your Love (Taiwan)

12 episodes – complete

A spoiled rich guy is visiting Taiwan for business, he’s injured and hires a deaf carer to look after him. This is the most heartwarming and beautiful little love story! To see these 2 characters become better for each other and seeing them grow together so they’d be stronger. Aw just thinking about them makes me emotional!

3 - Revenged Love (China)

14/24 episodes - airing

SuoWei tries to get revenge on his ex-girlfriend and her annoying new boyfriend, by seducing him, but SuoWei isstraight. Finally an uncensored Chinese BL and I am one of the many people who’s OBSESSED! The story is so angsty, silly and campy - in the best way! And their chemistry is incredible. This series and characters are ALL I think about! I don’t know how they’ve done this!

 2 - GELBOYS (Thai)

7 episodes – complete

A love square between 4 boys that bond through their love of gel nails, this brings pain, unrequited love and teenage angst - it’s amazing! This is a visually stunning series (it’s from the ITSAY director) but it’s also painfully real . It’s got this awesome maximalist aesthetic and the cast is brilliant - Babin & Bua are my faves!!!

1 - Our Youth (Japan)

11 episodes - complete