Monday, December 04, 2006

Loveless

I have recently viewed all 12 episodes of the anime Loveless. I loved it.

Loveless is the story of twelve-year old Aoyagi Ritsuka who has lost his memory and is left with his insane mother as his only family when his brother, Seimei, is murdered. After moving to a new school, he meets Agatsuma Soubi, who claims to have known his brother. Ritsuka eventually discovers that Soubi and Seimei used to be a fighting pair, whereby Soubi was the "Fighter" (the servant as Soubi puts it) and Seimei was the "Sacrifice" (the master). Now that Seimei is gone, Ritsuka has inherited Soubi. Though the idea of a Fighter living after their Sacrifice dies and taking a new Sacrifice doesn’t go over to well with the other Fighter/Sacrifice pares. After learning that Seimei was killed by an organization known as the "Seven Moons", a school for fighters, Ritsuka decides to investigate his brother's death, with the sometimes useless help of Soubi, along the way.

The anime series has a great build up that leaves you hang for more at the end and wishing it was longer then just 12 episodes. You are literally foaming at the mouth for more. OVA and/or movie pleas.

Though a warning for any and all who may need or want it. This anime has serious Yaoi undertones. Though there is nothing explicit. Just a lot of suggesting. And besides the series is too short to go into it totally. Oh and did I mention one of the best parts. Cat boys! In this anime anyone who hasn’t had sex has a pair of cat/dog ears and a tail.

Now there is a manga series that I hope goes further then the anime series. Pleas, pleas, pleas let it be so. But unfortunately I have yet to read it. But I so want to. I just have this thing where I have no spear cash (dam college tuition bills) to buy the series (which after seeing the anime is something I really want to do), and nobody I know owns it so I can’t barrow it from them.

Overall I give Loveless four out of five dragons.