Ah, Gravitation. This was the first Shonen-ai manga I ever read. Then I discovered it had a 13 episode anime series with 2 OVAs. I've seen this both dubbed and subbed :D
So the story goes: a high-school boy (Shuichi) becomes a rockstar and falls in love with a romance novelist (Yuki) who just happens to be a jerk all around. Shuichi's work is 9 times out of 10 completely related to how the relationship between he & Yuki is going. The show also includes a rival band (that Shuichi idolizes) and crazy-secret-backstory!
The anime wasn't bad. I still don't really understand why Shuichi's hair is pink...but whatever. They definitely could have followed the manga better, but all in all it was a good adaptation. Also, the songs are AWESOME!
AND may I mention that Kazuhiko Inoue (who plays Kakashi-sensei on Naruto) plays Yuki in the sub....OMG I LOVE HIM!
Now, the only thing I have to say about the OVAs...NEVER, even in dreams, give Yuki a whip...it's just not right :D
So, ART!
(L:R: Sakano, Fujisaki, Hiro, Yuki, & Shuichi)
AND MUSIC!
(I picked my favorite song: Spicy Marmalade)
So, pros and cons: Pros:
- Shonen-ai (as always)
- Good adaptation
- Awesome songs
- Really nice art
- ShuichiXYuki
- OMG love the manga
- The comedy in this show...
- There's more but I just can't put the "feels" in words :D
- Should've followed the manga better (but what can we poor avid anime-fans do?) :D
Thanks for reading!
Until next time,
~Kei
