Gravitation is an old anime....
and a Yaoi anime.....
but i like it very much, i never bore to watch it again, again, again, and again......
The story surrounds an aspiring singer, Shuichi Shindou, and his band, Bad Luck (formed with his best friend Nakano Hiroshi). Shuichi wants to become Japan's next big star, and follow in the footsteps of the famous idol Ryuichi Sakuma, lead singer of the now-disbanded legendary group Nittle Grasper. One evening, Shuichi is writing lyrics for a song when his paper is blown away by the wind and picked up by a tall blonde stranger. The man dismisses Shuichi's hard work as garbage, which hurts Shuichi deeply. Despite his anger, he is intrigued by the stranger. This will be their first, but not last, encounter, as Shuichi becomes fascinated by the stranger, who soon turns out to be the famous romance novelist, Eiri Yuki (real name: Uesugi Eiri).
at first, Bad Luck only has 2 personils, Shuichi as vocalist and Nakano Hiroshias the gitarist. after the first show of Bad Luck, Fujisaki Suguru be the keyboardist of this band. Fujisaki is Seguchi Toma's-the head of N-G recording company- cousin. and as time goes by, Bad Luck be popular. and Shuichi's feeling to that novelist is more than before. and they live together in Yuki's home.
characters :
Bad Luck
* Shuichi Shindou (新堂愁一 Shindō Shūichi) - seiyuu : Tomokazu Seki , Kinya Kotani (Songs)-
Shuichi's ambition at the start of the series is to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Ryuichi Sakuma, the lead singer of the band Nittle Grasper, by creating his own successful music band named Bad Luck.
One day when, as he is walking through a park reading his lyrics of the song "Glaring Dream", a sudden breeze blows them away, where they are picked up by a mysterious man who dismisses them as "elementary-level", saying that Shuichi has zero talent and should just give up. Stung by the man's criticism, Shuichi becomes determined to make him apologize. Shortly after his friend Hiroshi Nakano helps him realise that he is attracted to the man in the park, Shuichi sees an interview on television that shows that the person in the park is, in fact, the famous romance novelist Eiri Yuki.
* Hiroshi Nakano (中野浩司 Nakano Hiroshi) - seiyuu : Matsumoto Yasunori -
A big brother character to Shuichi, Hiroshi "Hiro" Nakano is his best friend and the other original member of Bad Luck. Quiet and far more wise than the impetuous Shuichi, Hiroshi tries to serve as the voice of reason for Shuichi as he falls head over heels for Eiri. Hiroshi himself is not immune to love. He eventually finds himself smitten with Eiri Yuki's supposed fianceé from Kyoto; but it doesn't go far because Ayaka still loves Eiri.
* Suguru Fujisaki (藤崎順 Fujisaki Suguru)- seiyuu : Fujiko Takimoto -
Suguru is hired as Bad Luck's keyboard player. Though he usually fakes being polite to others, young Suguru is quite similar to his cousin, Tohma Seguchi, despite his unfortunate proclivity for being controlled by others. While only sixteen years old, he has incredible talent - and knows it. Suguru knows Eiri Yuki's past as well, but it seems that Yuki also knows a bit about Suguru himself: he has commented before about Suguru "hiding his real identity".
Nittle Grasper
* Ryuichi Sakuma (佐久間竜一 Sakuma Ryūichi)- seiyuu : Yamaguchi Kappei -
Lead singer of the popular band Nittle Grasper along with Tohma Seguchi and Noriko Ukai, and friend of Shuichi. He left the band three years ago to pursue a solo career in America but returned to Japan to reform Nittle Grasper. Shuichi is excited at the news of Nittle Grasper's reunion, but that now makes Ryuichi his rival. Ryuichi is kind and sometimes seems to have the mind of a five-year-old, until he starts singing; then he becomes a really cool, mature, vocal god. Other characters have noticed that Ryuichi and Shuichi are quite similar in their child-like manner. His best friend is a pink bunny named Kumagoro (Mr. Bear in the English version), which is from K-san, his old manager. It contains a tracking device, and is from the K brand stuffed animal line. Not much is known about his past.
* Tohma Seguchi (瀬口冬馬 Seguchi Tōma) - seiyuu : Ai Orikasa -
Keyboard player in Nittle Grasper and Mika Seguchi's husband. He is the head of N-G recording company and demands the best from all his contractual bands. Tohma is very protective of Eiri Yuki, and blames himself for the trauma Eiri suffered as a teenager, seeing that he was the one who hired Yuki Kitazawa in the first place. He is unfailably polite to the point where he will refer to anybody (including his wife) as -san, and appears to be a friendly and even-tempered person (if also a ruthless businessman). As the series goes on, it becomes evident that much of this is a carefully constructed mask: when Eiri is involved, Tohma has been known to be far from rational and soft-spoken.
* Noriko Ukai (鵜飼典子 Ukai Noriko) - seiyuu : Ikezawa Haruna -
Noriko used to be the keyboard player for Nittle Grasper, but joins Bad Luck for a bit on Tohma's request. Once Nittle Grapser gets back together, though, she leaves for good. Noriko is rude, loud, and talented. She won't take junk from any of her band members, and demands the best out of them. Often she acts like an older sister to Ryuichi.
N-G Production Staff
* Claude K Winchester "K" (ケイ Kei) - seiyuu : Okiayu Ryoutaro -
Ryuichi's former manager and now the manager for Bad Luck, K is aggressive in promoting the band--he even carries around a big gun and hand grenades. His concern is first and foremost Bad Luck, but in his shaping of the band's career, he ends up involving himself in Eiri and Shuichi's relationship. He is American, and in the original Japanese version, they played on the stereotype that Americans always have guns and will pull them out any time, any place. K often speaks English mixed in with his Japanese. K's real name is Claude K. Winchester. Also in the manga it is shown that K has a family; he has a wife named Judy Winchester, and a son named Michael Winchester.
* Sakano
Uesugi Family
* Eiri Yuki a.k.a Eiri Uesugi
Eiri Uesugi, who also goes by his pen name, Eiri Yuki, is a popular romance novelist who met Shuichi Shindou in the park and mercilessly dismissed his song lyrics. Through coincidence, they kept bumping into each other, and eventually came together romantically. In the series (manga and anime), Eiri and Shuichi struggle with their celebrity status and their mercurial relationship.
* Mika Seguchi (瀬口 美華 Seguchi Mika)
Eiri's older sister and Tohma's wife. She's beautiful, yet cold. She looks quite a bit like Eiri except with longer hair and makeup. In book one, she wanted to make Eiri see his dying father, bribing Shuichi with her own husband (Tohma). Later in the manga series we find out she and Tohma are going to have a child
* Tatsuha Uesugi (上杉樹把 Uesugi Tatsuha)
Tatsuha is Eiri's brother, who has the same voice (though not the same seiyū) and characteristics as his older brother, but with black hair and eyes. Tatsuha is obsessed with Ryūichi and watches his Nittle Grasper video repetitively. He's quite the perverted and obsessive fan, not to mention a 16-year-old monk.
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The manga originally ended in 2002 after 12 volumes, but new chapters are being serialized in an online manga anthology. The manga has been licensed and is published in English by Tokyopop. The Gravitation novel was released in English by Tokyopop on March 7, 2006.
A two episode OVA series was released in 1999. The thirteen-episode TV series aired in Japan from October 4, 2000 to January 10, 2001, on WOWOW satellite channel. The anime goes to roughly volume 7 of the manga. The Gravitation TV and OVA series have been licensed for North American release by Right Stuf International.
A manga sequel has been written under the title of Gravitation EX, published in English by TOKYOPOP.
this anime has many soundtrack. (and i like them all)
this is the soundtrack list :
1. Super Drive by Sakanoue Yosuke ( Anime Opening Song )
2. Glaring Dream by Mad Soldiers ( Anime Ending Song )
3. The Rage Beat
4. Yuutsu no Seven Days
5. Blind Game Again
6. Shining Collection
7. Sleepless Beauty
8. Anti Nostalgic
9. In The Moon Light
10.Spicy Marmalade
11.Smashing Blue
and many more.........
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