Soubi and Ritsuka - the fighter and his master
Just recently, I have been hooked up with this shounen-ai series: Loveless. (Picture on right: Soubi and Ritsuka from boysonboysonfilm.com)Actually, I was just surfing through youtube on some
...and whoa! What is this anime?!
So I went back to my shounen-ai/yaoi guide on anime and manga and looked up Loveless... then went back to youtube to watch the 12 episodes. :)
See that kid right there? He's only twelve. The series itself has a few controversial issues but it's really fairly good in terms of plot. The story is really deep and there was a time I couldn't grasp what they were trying to say. (hehehe... gomen gomen XD ... my brain is functioning on low processors sometimes)
Ritsuka (the 12 year old) had a brother named Seimei who died two years ago. Seimei had a fighter unit (which was treated as a slave) back then whom he called Soubi (that drop-dead gorgeous blonde guy). Now in this universe, a fighter and its master must share a same name in order to be bonded and you know, be powerful and stuff.
Seimei was "Beloved" and so Soubi also was named Beloved. His name was etched on his skin on his neck. O_O
Now when Seimei died, he left in his will that his younger brother Ritsuka shall get his fighter unit Soubi.
The series starts with Soubi, meeting Ritsuka. But Ritsuka has a different name.
^_^ Whee!
I think the anime series that was made covered only the manga volumes 1 - 4... they have just released volume 7 recently. But it's not yet translated. Tokyopop has made volume 4 available last February. :)
Once you've seen the anime (or you've read the manga), I recommend reading this fic: How To Lose Your Ears In Ten Days from Yaoikitten. Because in the series, if a person still has their ears and tail, it sort of means that they're still a virgin. :D heheheh.
Ne, I highly recommend this series. :) The story is good, characters are wonderful and the art is lovely. :D
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