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[mousapelli]

Some of you have been asking me about the Loveless manga and Sensitive. Look within.

As for the rest of you, why aren't you reading Loveless right freaking now?

I'm an anime person, not a manga person usually. I like the bright colors and the j-pop and the slapstick humor. But for Loveless, the anime is a lot of gorgeous and damaged, but it does not compare by half to the manga.

Now, I won't lie, there is some crazy stuff in Loveless. It's not for the faint of heart. It makes Death Note look like kittens having a tea party in places. Ritsuka is 12 and Soubi is 20, and their relationship is hardly platonic, and lord only knows what Ritsuka's brother, Seimei, did to either of them before his death. not to mention the part where Ritsuka's mother beats him regularly, demanding that he give the 'real' Ritsuka back.

But the story is really about Ritsuka swearing he'll find his brother's murderers no matter what it takes, and Soubi following Seimei's orders to protect Ritsuka even after Seimei's death, and completely not planning to care about Ritsuka as much as he does.

It's about why the other fighter/sacrifice teams called Zero are created to feel no pain, while Soubi was trained to use his to protect his sacrifice at all costs. And about how much Ritsuka can be like his brother sometimes, cold and manipulative, but how other times he's nothing like Seimei at all, no matter how much Soubi wants him to be.

It's about the random assortment of characters, from Kio, Soubi's fellow art student who takes care of Soubi in the the hopes that he will finally throw over these crazy Aoyagi brothers and realize that Kio has always loved him, to Natsuo and Youji, the fighter/sacrifice team that has no where to go after Soubi beats them, and end up living in Soubi's apartment.

It's about how, no matter how many times people ask when Ritsuka's own fighter will show up, Ritsuka says he won't have anyone but Soubi and won't let a name control him. And about Soubi saying that if Seimei ordered him to kill Ritsuka, he would have to do it, but he would kill himself before he ever hurt Ritsuka.

Um, and also everybody has furry ears and a tail until they lose their innocence. Yes, you heard me, there are catboys. No, Ritsuka has not ordered Soubi to take his ears yet.

But oh, he will.

Loveless Volume 1
Loveless Volume 2
Loveless Volume 3
Loveless Volume 4

And also, since a few of you asked me:

Sensitive.

Comments

[ver2frog.livejournal.com]

thanks!
i was piecing together bits of the earlier volumes.
am watching the anime now- as i write. so so pretty (and so tempted to write 2ndary script along with) - hehe.
the Seimei/Ritsuka impilications are just so neat. hehe
:D
pls pls let the ears come off soon. kissing just isn't enough eh? no matter what the Zero girls say/
:P

[prillalar]

Dude! Am downloading. Thank you.

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

YAY! maybe this version will be easier to handle? although, honestly, maybe not. It's probably more fucked up.

but it's such a pretty ride to hell...

[vejiicakes.livejournal.com]

*worships the ground you walk on*

[chaneystarr.livejournal.com]

I usually stick to anime too, as opposed to manga, but this one I've wanted to read, mostly because where the anime left off was killing me. How much is out and is it still going, do you know?

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

In japan, it is still ongoing, and the fifth full tankoban is out, so they must be somewhere in volume six. Up to chapter 5.3 has been scanlated, and the mangaka said in an interview that we should be a little more than halfway at this point.

So there's still a ton to go (squee!), and the first english volume comes out in February.

[chaneystarr.livejournal.com]

Oh yay, that's wonderful! :D *goes to read*

[biggersandwich.livejournal.com]

Ooh! *hugs* I haven't been able to find 3&4 anywhere! (Although this maybe because I was last looking a few months ago. ^^;;) Thank youuuu~!

[marksykins.livejournal.com]

Oh, hee, I haven't quite graduated to Loveless yet, but I downloaded Sensitive, and dude, graphic. Totally cute and hot, but damn! Haha. I only watched the first one because of your warning about the second half. D:

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

haha, so completely graphic. I think it says something kind of deep about a culture when you look at its porn. like the sound effects (lord save me from japanese sound effects) or even the kinds of things people say during the act (American: "I'm going to!" vs Japanese: "i can't!") I was intrigued, but i think that just means i am a geek.

Haha, the second one is pretty much just shameless porn. the pretense for it is a bit o.O, but you can judge from how you felt about the sex in the first half whether you want to dare it.

Are Seiji and Sono not the cutest dorks ever? *cuddles*

[spoiledcat.livejournal.com]

Yay thanks!
Its like getting presents :-)

[evercool.livejournal.com]

Neh, can I friend ya? XD; I was just backtracking and looking over your fanfiction, loveless in particular- and seeing the scattered rants I agree with as well... so I'd love to be able to keep in taps with your writing and such ^^ I ♥ it all~~

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

sure, go for it!

the more the merrier.

[evercool.livejournal.com]

Alrighty then >D ♥

[ks-fics.livejournal.com]

If it's no trouble, could you put redo the download links? they expired ^^; and it's incredibly hard to find loveless scanlations anywhere.

[mousapelli.livejournal.com]

go for it (http://mousapelli.livejournal.com/250721.html).

[ks-fics.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO much!