The plot itself was nothing much but the concept behind it was very powerful. Akino found his reason to live in Eichi because he gave him the purpose he needed and the necessary to organise his meaningless life towards the reaching of a goal. Eichi was his saviour and muse at the same time, which is a very romantic trope at my advice. Moreover Akino too became a saviour to Eichi, because the love he received from him helped him to overcome his childhood trauma and gave him a key to read his own existence and finally appreciate his own self not only as a model but first of all as a human being. But still, they both love and at same time “use” each other to leave a mark on the world in their own way. Very interesting!!
I don’t rate it with five stars only because some things were kinda confused, like the whole matter about Akino actually spreading the rumour about Eichi and his drama co-star. I didn’t really get it why he did that (I guess he was searching for visibility for his collection? but still, was it really necessary?) and what was part of his “bigger plan”? Maybe he wanted to get Eichi to open up and move on? Who knows, it’s not clear at all :/
Goodbye Harlequin