>>281481564
Unpopular opinion, but it's more enjoyable when there's more to talk about an imperfect series that has the skeletal structure of a homo romance, than when a series pulls off the BL romance and story flawlessly. Hell, you can see that sort of being true in fandoms too, as the strongest and longest-running fandoms depict yearning and frustration with the material, while those satisfied with its closure tend to die off quicker.

However, it is true that there needs to be a balance to the shittyness, as going too far makes it way too frustrating to even keep up with the material. You gotta dangle some good and interesting ideas every once in a while, or the fandom dies off. Whether the balance is achieved is subjective, especially for a work like Hikaru. So you'll unfortunately get the schizos shitting the thread, causing some blind hatred.

I personally enjoy the work a lot. It's not better than some of the BL which I think is of higher quality, but it still is more enjoyable to discuss than many of them in other places.