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Now in Japan
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Written by maehara
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Friday, 13 May 2005 12:54 |
 Yaoi fans rejoice - this one's for you. It also seems
to have a healthy dose of shounen fighting action and an obsession with
catboys and catgirls, so it seems that Loveless's
creators are trying to balance out the "Eww! Yaoi!" factor by throwing
in a few other aspects that will hopefully appeal to a large
audience. No matter how cute the lead catgirl may be, though, it
doesn't really work for me...
1 - Breathless
There's a new boy in class - Aoyagi Ritsuka, who's transferred from
another school under somewhat dubious circumstances. He
immediately makes an impression on class cutie Hawatari Yuiko, but
despite her best efforts she doesn't seem to be able to get much of a
reaction from him, other than some scathing criticism. Just the
way to be a hit with the girls, Ritsuka-kun. Part of the problem
is that he doesn't seem to have gotten over the murder of his brother,
Seimei, a few years earlier - so it's a surprise to him when he's
accosted on leaving the school by a man, Soubi, who claims to have
known his brother. The connection to the person he's lost leads
Ritsuka to try and strike up a friendship with Soubi, but Soubi seems
to be looking for something more when he kisses Ritsuka & declares
his love. Soubi claims to be a Fighter, willing to protect him -
and Ritsuka gets his first experience of what that means when another
Fighter appears & attacks them...
They lost me with the fighting side of things, I'm afraid - I saw that
side of the story coming to the fore and pretty much lost
interest. Even the rather cute catgirl / catboy setting couldn't
quite save it, no matter how cute it may make the show appear.
Soubi is a Fighter - what he's fighting for isn't revealed yet, but I'm
guessing that since he's drawing power from Ritsuka it may not be a
good thing. Soubi's previous source on energy was Ritsuka's
brother, Seimei - perhaps Soubi was involved in his death? Who's
to say, but it may be a pointer to where the show is going.
Yuiko makes for some good eye-candy and provides the comic interest,
with the potential for some love interest there as well, providing
Soubi doesn't get in the way.
There are some interesting angles tucked away in Loveless, but it's just not presented in a way that made me want to keep watching. Pass.
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