Dagger Posted November 20, 2004 Share Posted November 20, 2004 [quote name='Wasabi][size=1][color=darkslateblue]So far, I just ended from the episode when Shuichi (whatever how you spell his name), Hiro, and the other guy (yeah, not paying attention -_-), went on that game show. They bleeped out a word, what's Japanese for cat or something. I still don't get it. XD And plus, I wanna get farther in the series, because mentioning of "Yuki's Past", and you know the dramatic stuff will come in then, lots of drama. I love drama. ^_^[/color'][/size][/quote] I don't get it either, haha. I'm sure there's probably an explanation for that (not to mention Ryuichi's bad puns) online; the DVDs come with extmremely helpful translators' notes, but if I remember correctly they never mentioned that particular scene. I actually think the game show episode is one of the funniest--after that things gradually start getting more somber. No, that's not the right way to put it... Let me try again. Although the anime never goes without its share of silly humor, the serious parts steadily become more and more serious (while the comedic parts arguably become more wacky; just wait til you get to the [spoiler]sumo wrestlers pile-up[/spoiler] gag!). I can virtually guarantee that you'll enjoy the upcoming drama, especially if you are--like myself--a big Yuki fan. I nearly cried the first time I watched the final episode of this show. [quote name='Wasabi][size=1][color=darkslateblue]I remember, like coming across some reviews for Vol. 4 of Gravitation, and people said it was the best volume that was ever released. (Manga) I am trying not to read you guys' spoilers, hard to resist.[/color'][/size][/quote] Solely because you said that, I went back and re-read volume 4. Whoever told you that was right--it's definitely one of the most important installments of the series. A lot of stuff happens and a lot is revealed about why Yuki acts the way he does. It's also, of course, very amusing... the only thing it's lacking in is K. Be sure to tell me whether or not you like the plot twists. ^_~ ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miryoku Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 LIKEOHMYGOSH. Gravatation is like the best. :wigout: The series is ok but I realy liked the manga. I'm one of the only Guys I know that actualy likes it. yuki-kun is so cute and shuiichi reminds me a lot of myself. hiro is awesome and K is way cool. the worst thing about the anime is that it doesen't have shuiichi's sister in it shes way cool. I hate tohma hes a J E R K.the manga is also a lot more yaoiish, I f you like that kind of thing (I do)I would recomend reading the second manga its so cute I like the OVA too. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY :love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice-kitsune Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 i love gravitaion. its the best yaoi anime ever!(well maybe not the BEST but you get my drift) im madly in love with ryuuichi and hiro... i think that's their name... the songs on there are just great. well... yeah... ive only seen little clips of it here and there, but it seems great. my friend (whose a girl) is obsessed with eiri, not sure what she sees in him, but what ever. his just really not that great mostly because all the girls are crazy about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted December 4, 2004 Share Posted December 4, 2004 Miryoku and ice-kitsune, please clean up your posts a bit--due to the lack of paragraph breaks and clear punctuation, they're not very easy to read. ice-kitsune, you should probably watch the full series before passing judgment on Yuki. He's a genuinely complex character and can be very difficult to understand--I didn't fully "get" him until I had seen the anime several times and read about three-quarters of the manga. The main problem is that his mental/psychological problems are never clearly articulated in either the anime or the manga; if you pay careful attention, however, it's easy to come to the conclusion that [spoiler]Yuki has multiple personalities. Obviously the fact that he's [i]named himself[/i] after the man he killed could only serve to exacerbate that.[/spoiler] This explains the inconsistencies in his behavior, and the fact that he has such an incredibly hard time handling Shuichi's adoration, not to mention their relationship in general. In my opinion, Yuki is actually a surprisingly selfless character, putting up with Shuichi to the point that [spoiler]he relives all of his repressed memories and eventually becomes physically ill.[/spoiler] He acts like a complete *** most of the time, but if you consider how much he's suffering, he starts to seem almost kind. ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkOtakuBoy Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 [quote name='Miryoku']LIKEOHMYGOSH. Gravatation is like the best. :wigout: The series is ok but I realy liked the manga. I'm one of the only Guys I know that actualy likes it. yuki-kun is so cute and shuiichi reminds me a lot of myself. hiro is awesome and K is way cool. the worst thing about the anime is that it doesen't have shuiichi's sister in it shes way cool. I hate tohma hes a J E R K.the manga is also a lot more yaoiish, I f you like that kind of thing (I do)I would recomend reading the second manga its so cute I like the OVA too. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY :love:[/quote] Yeah, I'm also one of the only guys I know who like Gravitation. I showed it to a few friends, and they were turned off to say the least. I think, however, since this came state-side and was a mega sucess, hopefully we'll be seeing more [I]shonen-ai/yaoi [/I] titles in the near future. ^_^ Hehe...I'm also very much like Shuitchi, especially after I have a few cans of Pepsi in one sitting. You know....After watching the anime again, a few weeks ago, (going in with knowing the ending from the start), it amazes me how such a dark and gritty (and sometimes downright heart-wrenching) plot, can be so cleverly hidden in a covering of sweetness and comical goofery. When you really think about it, Gravitation has a deep surreal atmosphere. Maybe this is obvious throughout the show, but I didnt really pick up on the subtitles of it all until my second viewing when I looked beyond the love and music aspect. OtakuBoy "Although one is too much.... you know 10 is not enough. I'll introduce myself today: I'm the demon, Alcohol. Lets party." ~ Ozzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 [QUOTE=DarkOtakuBoy]Yeah, I'm also one of the only guys I know who like Gravitation. I showed it to a few friends, and they were turned off to say the least. I think, however, since this came state-side and was a mega sucess, hopefully we'll be seeing more [I]shonen-ai/yaoi [/I] titles in the near future. ^_^ Hehe...I'm also very much like Shuitchi, especially after I have a few cans of Pepsi in one sitting.[/quote] Speaking of more shounen-ai... I think that the two-episode Gravitation OVA is supposed to come out some time in the first half of 2005. Its character designs are slightly different from the television show's--Shuichi has red hair, green eyes and generally looks more like his manga self. The animation is markedly better and (at least in certain parts) the shounen-ai content is a bit more pronounced. It also has some fantastic music. So the Gravi OVA is definitely a title to watch out for. ^_^ That aside, here's a general question for everyone: how does Gravitation compare to the other shounen-ai series and OVAs you've seen? ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PainfulLife Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 *sniffles* I remember reading throught the 6th 7th and 8th mangas and practically yanking my hair out at each page turn! I love the series soo much and I have just started to watch it on anime dvd... I don't have much money tho so it is hard to get all the stuff.... :( boo for being broke...Ok well then apart from the horrible expenses... *grimace* I love htis so much and I'm glad it is up for discusion... and I'm also relieved ot find I'm not the only guy out there who likes this series... or shonen-ai/yaoi stuff.... *blush*... Ok then I'll be back in laters to scream about some more stuff later! byes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey_Orange Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 [quote name='Dagger IX1'] Speaking of more shounen-ai... I think that the two-episode Gravitation OVA is supposed to come out some time in the first half of 2005. Its character designs are slightly different from the television show's--Shuichi has red hair, green eyes and generally looks more like his manga self. The animation is markedly better and (at least in certain parts) the shounen-ai content is a bit more pronounced. It also has some fantastic music. So the Gravi OVA is definitely a title to watch out for. ^_^[/quote] [COLOR=DarkOrange] The music is REALLY good in the OVAs. Although...there were definitely times when I kinda wanted to shake Shuichi because he was being whinier than usual ^^;; Other than that, I enjoyed it *^_^*[/COLOR] Oh yeah...you also get to see Eiri in a thong. Teehee! [quote name='Dagger IX1']That aside, here's a general question for everyone: how does Gravitation compare to the other shounen-ai series and OVAs you've seen?[/quote] [COLOR=DarkOrange] Most of the Shounen-Ai shows that I watch are generally tame and involve viewer speculation. Gravitation was perhaps the first show that I watched that revolved around people who are openly gay. I think that if I were to go deeper into Shounen-ai, then I might find myself on the doorsteps of watching Yaoi ^^;; -- a line that I'm not willing to cross...yet ^^;; [/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duoikari Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I have just since Gravitation thanks to my friend yunasgrace being able to download it. And i was just wondering what was in the photo that the guy from ASK took does anyone know. Plus give me your opinions on the characters!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 [QUOTE=duoikari]I have just since Gravitation thanks to my friend yunasgrace being able to download it. And i was just wondering what was in the photo that the guy from ASK took does anyone know. Plus give me your opinions on the characters!!![/QUOTE] This was implied more strongly in the manga, so some confusion is certainly understandable. Aizawa (the guy from ASK) took pictures of [spoiler]Shuichi being molested and/or raped.[/spoiler] The latter is canon, but given what's shown in the anime I can see why one would interpret it either way. Anyway, my opinions of the characters are somewhat tainted by reading the manga. Yuki is by far my favorite member of the cast. I admire Tohma's poker face and his quiet ruthlessness, but that aside, I can't say I care for him very much. I guess you could say that I respect his intelligence and methods but don't like his personality. Hiro, Ryuichi and Shuichi would fall somewhere between the two extremes, with Shuichi and Hiro being closer to Yuki and Ryuichi being closer to Tohma. ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yunasgrace Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 thankyou for answering the question about the photo YAY my questions have been answered :catgirl: [COLOR=#503F86][SIZE=1][b]I understand you're appreciative, but please try and keep replies to the topic at hand, heh. As this stands on its own, it's pretty spammy. -Solo[/COLOR][/SIZE][/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakurachi24 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]uhm... hello this is my first post and all. well i was informed by a friend that there were only 12 episodes of Gravitation. i cant help but like that show. :animeswea heres my problem, i saw episode 13 the other day on the anime network and thats why im asking. :animesigh so how many episodes are there really? this topic stresses me out, :animeangr i really want to know what happens to shuiichi and yuki. the're so cute together.[/SIZE] [/FONT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 [quote name='sakurachi24][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=2]uhm... hello this is my first post and all. well i was informed by a friend that there were only 12 episodes of Gravitation. i cant help but like that show. :animeswea heres my problem, i saw episode 13 the other day on the anime network and thats why im asking. :animesigh so how many episodes are there really? this topic stresses me out, :animeangr i really want to know what happens to shuiichi and yuki. the're so cute together.[/SIZE'] [/FONT][/quote] Gravitation consists of thirteen television episodes plus a two-episode OVA. The OVA is not a direct sequel, but rather a side story (while I'm not sure where it belongs on the TV show's timeline, it'd be best to watch it after finishing the series). If you really crave more material, you might also want to check out the hilarious manga. It gets off to a rough start, but the later volumes have stunning artwork, and Maki Murakami's humor is simply priceless. As of now the manga is twelve volumes long and technically incomplete. However, it was recently reported that Ms. Murakami has decided to return to the series after a very extended break, and will finally start putting out new chapters. So it looks like fans can hope that there will someday be a real ending. This all having been said, I think the TV series wraps up its part of the story satisfactorily. ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper123 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 gravitaition is so funnny!!!^_^ i read the manga books: volume 1 and 2 of gravitation! i am going to borrow the dvd from my friend to see the anime version fo gravitation! it seems like it is differ then the manga! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakurachi24 Posted April 11, 2005 Share Posted April 11, 2005 [QUOTE=Dagger]Gravitation consists of thirteen television episodes plus a two-episode OVA. The OVA is not a direct sequel, but rather a side story (while I'm not sure where it belongs on the TV show's timeline, it'd be best to watch it after finishing the series). If you really crave more material, you might also want to check out the hilarious manga. It gets off to a rough start, but the later volumes have stunning artwork, and Maki Murakami's humor is simply priceless. As of now the manga is twelve volumes long and technically incomplete. However, it was recently reported that Ms. Murakami has decided to return to the series after a very extended break, and will finally start putting out new chapters. So it looks like fans can hope that there will someday be a real ending. This all having been said, I think the TV series wraps up its part of the story satisfactorily. ~Dagger~[/QUOTE] Thank you very much ill be looking out for the two OVA next!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emiko of tokyo Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 i have the dvds and the mangas i think that it is a good anime and i like it because it takes it to a whole different level , many boys r like its gross but it has more in it than just two boys together thats not really the whole concept of it. overall i give it a thumbs up. :animeshy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruggie89 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 lol oh well I love yaoi anyway! :animesmil and yea I loved this show so much!!!!!!!! Im looking forward to the ovas too!! I still havent read the manga thou...... :animeangr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekinthecloset Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 The OVA is being release on 8-30-05 you can preorder now!! PM me in a couple of days I'll know who has the cheapest price on it!! Oh, I can't wait!! :D Just found out about the features: Again the dual side cover, liner notes, art gall., production commentary, anime vs manga comparison, gravitation "sneek previews", textless opening, and textless alter episode 1 closing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 [QUOTE=geekinthecloset]The OVA is being release on 8-30-05 you can preorder now!! PM me in a couple of days I'll know who has the cheapest price on it!! Oh, I can't wait!! :D Just found out about the features: Again the dual side cover, liner notes, art gall., production commentary, anime vs manga comparison, gravitation "sneek previews", textless opening, and textless alter episode 1 closing![/QUOTE] TRSI is awesome, aren't they? I'm looking forward to seeing what the back side of the cover looks like. Anyway, if you order directly from their store, chances are good that they'll ship you the DVD at least several weeks before its official street date (since it's one of their own products and all). The discount won't be that great unless you shop at TRSI regularly, but hardcore Gravi fans may find the trade-off to be worthwhile. Also, don't forget that the final volume (for now, anyway) of the manga is coming out on July 12. ~Dagger~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekinthecloset Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 [QUOTE=Dagger]TRSI is awesome, aren't they? I'm looking forward to seeing what the back side of the cover looks like. Anyway, if you order directly from their store, chances are good that they'll ship you the DVD at least several weeks before its official street date (since it's one of their own products and all). The discount won't be that great unless you shop at TRSI regularly, but hardcore Gravi fans may find the trade-off to be worthwhile. Also, don't forget that the final volume (for now, anyway) of the manga is coming out on July 12. ~Dagger~[/QUOTE] From what price ranges I've seen they're the second cheapest($22.49)!! I was suprised, because like you said if you don't shop with them regularly (or hit a really good sale) it's normally msrp from them! The manga (if you're looking) are $7.04 ea. at overstock, the only down side is that they don't have them numbered so you need to go ahead and figure out the vol. cover before you get ready to order! Just found out TRSI has the Kumagoru plush!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NashvilleDream Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I've read the manga and have 5 DVDs... what can I say, I'm Gravi obsessed ^_^ one question though... who's Yuri? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelbyday Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 [B][COLOR=Navy][SIZE=2]Sorry for bring this old thread back, but I was too lazy to start a new one! Has anyone watch the ova? I found it was a bit disapointing compared to the series, I'm not sure why, maybe I had it built up in my mind, but it just didn't reach my expectations of what could have been done. Does anyone else feel that way?[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] :animecry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadow_yuri Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 [B][SIZE=1][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=DarkOliveGreen]Like it? Love it? Hate it? Give you opinion and chat with others here![/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/B] ------ I personally love Gravitation. My favorite characters are Suguru Fujisaki and Claude K. Winchester. They're awesome! I have an account on [url]www.gurabiteshiyon.net[/url] (username: Ryuxin). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpy3922 Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I have a question. See I was watching Gravitation when I saw this Gravitation OVA and it only said that there were two of them. Is it the movies or something??? :animestun. Please help me out and explan what Gravitation OVA is to a lost anime fan. :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horendithas Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 [COLOR=Indigo][B]lumpy3922,[/B] I am moving your thread to the existing Gravitation thread for the following reason: To avoid confusion we ask that you do not create another thread. Please go ahead and post in the current one no matter how old it is. Before you post any thread, please check the [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=38208][COLOR=Indigo][B]Official Threads Directory[/B][/COLOR][/URL] and perform a forum search if neccessary to see if there is already a thread on that topic. Which by the way already has the answer to your question: [QUOTE=Dagger]Gravitation consists of thirteen television episodes plus a two-episode OVA. The OVA is not a direct sequel, but rather a side story (while I'm not sure where it belongs on the TV show's timeline, it'd be best to watch it after finishing the series). ~Dagger~[/QUOTE]Anyway, please take a moment to review this sticky on [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?t=37269] [COLOR=Indigo][B]How to Post in Anime Lounge[/B][/COLOR][/URL] . Also please take a moment to review the [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/rules.php?][COLOR=Indigo][B]Rules[/B][/COLOR][/URL] and [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/faq.php?][COLOR=Indigo][B]FAQ[/B][/COLOR][/URL] If you have any questions feel free to pm myself or another member of the staff. ~indifference[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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