Gravitation (グラビテーション) occurs as shōnen-ai manga and anime series.

Although shōnen-ai content is comparatively commonplace around anime, this is of these series to directly discuss a characters' homoeroticism in and of itself, like than only presenting it. Them episode OVA series was released around 1999. A thirteen-episode TV series aired around Japan from either October Four, 2000 to January 10, 2001, on WOWOW satellite channel. A original manga series is written by Maki Murakami. It continues a story farther than either of the alive series. Although it originally ended around 2002 fallowing Dozen volumes, newly chapters come today existence serialised inside an on the net manga anthology, http://www.gentosha-comics.net/genzo/index.html Spica.

A Gravitation TV series has been licensed for Northward Our contries release & is available from either http://www.rightstuf.com/ Right Stuf International on four DVDs. A OVA series is licensed per equivalent company however is non eventually available. A manga is published around English by TokyoPop.

Eight audio_dorama (drama albums) were produced for Gravitation, featuring most of the seiyū of the TV and OVA series. 5 retell cases from either a manga series, when a left over deuce-ace handle newly story poop. A drama albums besides contain musical tracks performed per Japanese voice actors.

Murakami penne500 the long dozen volume dōjinshi series called Gravitation Remix. A Remix doujinshi come very much extra sexually expressed than a manga & vary heavy from either a manga plot line. (A Remix doujinshi contain an element of parody. E.g., of these volume features the female version of the male character.)

A precursor to Gravitation was the 500ōjinshi series highborn Assist!, which followed a similar story line however cast the characters inside slightly different roles.

Story
A story surrounds a aspirant & gumptious singer Shuichi Shindo world health organization, by owning his band, Bad Luck (formed by owning his right friend Hiro), wants to get Japan's next large tool, prefer his celebrated idol Ryuichi Sakuma, lead singer of the disbanded legendary class action Nittle Grasper. 1 evening, Shuichi is writing lyrics for the bargain price once his paper is blown away per wind & picked higher by a tall blonde human. A human dismisses Shuichi's difficult operate, which hurts Shuichi deeply, although he is intrigued per unknown. This is single their foremost encounter, when Shuichi might turn into fascinated per alien, world health organization turns bent exist as the far-famed romance novelist, Eiri Yuki, & it may start the relationship.

A story expands to include a beginnings of Bad Luck & their rise to fame, besides when their competition by having a band ASK; a reformation of Shuichi's idol's band, Nittle Grasper; an extended suffering bride-to-be of Eiri's world health organization wants to eventually marry him & serves as an enemy so an ally for Shuichi; a public scandal surrounding Eiri's & Shuichi's relationship; tries by Eiri's inner circle to keep Shuichi out of Eiri within "Eiri's best interests"; & a secret of Eiri's painful past that he has condition remembering & which is keeping him from either rendering inside to his feelings for Shuichi.

Along the way there exists a select few wonderful music, a diverse placed of interesting characters, plenty of comedy & touches of drama & violence.

When is average within Japanese shonen-ai & yaoi, 1 character does all a chasing piece the more keeps refusing or even pushing the two aside. Nonetheless, therewithin pack a tables come turned when these are a guiltless Shuichi world health organization is in pursuit of a reticent Eiri, when opposed to the common setting of the other masculine character pursuing the further naif character.

Openings and endings
TV opening theme: "SUPER DRIVE" vocals by Yousuke Sakanoue TV ending theme: "Glaring Dream" vocals by Kinya Kotani OVA opening theme: "Blind Game again" vocals by Kinya Kotani OVA ending theme: "Smashing Blue" vocals by Kinya Kotani

100% of the music for Gravitation (except songs that appeared in late drama albums) was written, performed or even by Daisuke Asakura. Guitarist Kenichi Ito also appears on numbers of of the tracks.

Cast of main characters

Shuichi Shindo
Guiltless & challenging, Shuichi wants to become a great profits in the Japanese pop music scene. Notwithstanding, when meeting mysterious novelist Eiri Yuki, Shuichi Shindo lessens & then hard that Eiri is his first priority, which occurs as difficult situation because Eiri is reluctant just about their relationship and keeps pushful Shuichi away. Meanwhile, Shuichi's b& is climbing a stock and index charts and Shuichi's relationship by using Eiri is having in the way.

Hiroshi Nakano
a large brmore character to Shuichi, he is his right friend & the other original member of Bad Luck. Quietly & far supplementary caring than a impetuous Shuichi, Hiroshi attempt to serve when a voice of understanding for Shuichi when he lessens head across heels for Eiri. Hiroshi himself is non resistant to love, when he finds himself smitten sustaining Eiri's bride-to-be.

Eiri Yuki
Eiri "Yuki" Uesugi occurs as popular romance novelist that met Shuichi Shindou in the park & remorselessly dismissed his song lyrics. Across coincidence, it keep bumping into both more, & sooner or later close romantically. Despite getting a media in the babies 24/7, Eiri (known as by his nom de plume "Yuki") struggles to treat sustaining a guilt & confusion of mudering his coach for attempted rape. This own household budget left him cold, however throughout a series, professional people understand him weaken under Shuichi's influence, & eventually look at his memories of his late private instructor.

Touma Seguchi
Member of the disbanded chart-topping class actioNorth Nittle Grasper & head of N-G Records, Touma signs Bad Luck & finds Shuichi Shindo interesting as a individual. Regrettably, he is attached to Eiri Yuki, world health organization is his brother-within-law, & proves to become an impediment in the relationship between Shuichi & Eiri. For mysterious reasons by using to wash with Eiri's past, Touma is fiercely hard of Eiri, & might defend him the least bit costs. Mysterious & shrewd, Touma occurs as human of power world health organization tends for what he wants.

Ryuichi Sakuma
Lead singer of the defunct band Nittle Grasper. He left a b& 3 years ago to produce it large inside Usa however has returned to Japan, and inspired by Shuichi's survive performance, wants to reform Nittle Grasper. Shuichi is excited at a news of Nittle Grasper's reunion, however today that makes Ryuichi his contender. But, Ryuichi occurs as full-natured competition & possibly sir thomas more naif than Shuichi.

K
Ryuichi's previous manager & nowadays the manager for Bad Luck, K is aggressive within promoting a b&--he possibly carries about a big fish and hand grenades. His concern is number 1 & first Bad Luck, however inside his plastic of the band's career, he finishes higher involving himself inside Eiri & Shuichi's relationship.

Ayaka
She was betrothed to Eiri & likes him much, however wants what's better for him, & then she lets Shuichi stay sustaining Eiri and endeavors to give au fait him. Hiro has the crush in her & late it last in the date together. She's sweetly & civilised, prefer a hone married woman, however thomas more treating Eiri than virtually all would use.

Noriko Ukai
Noriko utilized to become a keyboard streaming video player for Nittle Grasper, however joins Bad Luck for a bit in Touma's asking. Another time Nittle Grapser gets back together, though, she leaves permanently. Noriko is uncivil, loudly, & gifted. She won't require junk from either any of her b& members, and demands a right away from the babies. Typically days she acts such as an older sister to Ryuichi.

Sakano
a super accented worker, Sakathere is no worships Touma & endeavour to exist as the hone business human for him no matter what. Sakano requires each oppuritunity, though he's non when conniving when K.

Tatsuha Uesugi

Tatsuha is Eiri's brother, world health organization hwhen a equivalent voice & characteristics as his older brother by owning nigrify hair & eyes. Tatsuha is obsessed by having Ryuichi & watches his Nittle Grasper streaming repetitively. He's quite the perverted & obsessional fan, does'nt to mention a 17 season old monk.

Mika Seguchi
Eiri's older sister & Touma's married woman. She's beautiful, eventually cold.

Suguru Fujisaki
When Noriko leaves a band, Suguru is hired to replenish her when Bad Luck's keyboard streaming video player. Though he fakes super sweetly politeness, immature Suguru is quite manipulative & quite similar to his first cousin, Touma. He's lone xvi, however he has unbelievable talent - & knows it. Suguru knows Eiri Yuki's retiring also...

See Also
Anime Manga Shōnen-ai