Introduction
Bad Luck's lead singer and lyricist, Shindou Shuichi, is a total wreck. With deadlines for the band's next album looming, the pressure is on, but the normally energetic Shuichi has become listless and fallen into a writing slump. It's all because Yuki - the great love of his life - has suddenly become cold and distant. Depressed and anxious, Shuichi doesn't want to think about lyrics - he just wants to know how to get Yuki to talk to him!
Now, thanks to Shuichi's big mouth bragging to the press about how talented he is, the band can't even hire someone else to write the lyrics for them. If they don't manage to break Shuichi out of his slump soon, it could mean the end of Bad Luck for good!
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Audience reviews
6 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
I_Love_DeathNote
It's dumb fun and I love it for that. Probably isn't everyone's cup of tea, but if you like chill, sort of campy things that don't bring homophobia up, you could do a lot worse.
For the sake of transparency, I have to say the main couple is modeled after a homophobic stereotype, but it's not as painfully unwatchable here as it is in other shows. (at least for my sleep-deprived brain) Ok, apparently I need to add more words, so here are thoughts that really take away from the short review: (if you weren't interested in the show because of my previous sentences, this probably isn't gonna change your mind but whatever.)
Also spoilers ahead:
- The homophobic stereotype is way more unwatchable in the blonde love interest, than in the mc, because we get to know the main character and kind of…
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I feel like my review is biased because after watching the main story Gravitation, it left me wanting more. I feel this anime gives you what the main story is lacking, which is a feeling of greater connection with the characters. The main characters' relationship is better explained and somewhat cuter in this than in the main story, although the rating of r-17 is a bit of a stretch really because there is no explicit nudity and only one or two scenes where it is hinted at. Overall, the animation is pretty much the same as the main storyline, but I feel that the connection of the characters is better emphasised.
Read at the sourceverbicide
Gravitation: Lyrics of Love, is a 2-episode OVA aired before the actual Gravitation series. It's about the lead singer of the band "Bad Luck," named Shuuichi Shindou, whose been in a slump lately because his novelist boyfriend, Yuki Eiri, has been acting cold and distant lately. It's genres are, obviously, romance (shounen-ai specifically), as well as being a comedy.
Story: 6/10
This is an OVA tied to a 13-episode series, so there's not much to be expected in the plot department. Shuuichi is upset at Yuki for being so cold, and most of the first episode involves him being in a slump and trying, unsuccessfully, to make him open up. The second ones takes place mainly in the Tokyo Bay Music Fest, where Shuuichi's favourite band, Nittle Grasper, is playing, and has him become able to write…
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I feel like I must redeem Gravitation Lyrics of Love from past reviews. So here we go!
Story (8): Okay, just saying now. If you've seen the anime, I suggest it. If you've only read the manga, not so much. It won't make as much sense. But I really enjoyed the story behind this. I liked the first episode more than the second episode, though, because it made me cry. (I love angst...) It doesn't really have anything to do with the actual anime, but it's still an enjoyable little thing for Gravitation fans.
Art (7): Eh... it's a lot different from Gravitations art style. It's not as good or clean or bright. It's definitly not as bright. Even Shuichi's hair is a darker pink, which kinda disappointed me. Although I gotta say that it matches the art in the manga better. It wasn't horrible, but i…
Read at the sourceReborn_on_Mars
Actually I don`t watch shounen-ai but my friends recommended me "Gravitation" series. I can say that graphics and plot are much worse than in "Gravitation" although I haven't finished waching it. So I don't see any point in watching this anime. The only thing I really enjoyed was music - Shindo is great singer as always ^.^ But It'd be better to include this story in "Gravitation"...
Read at the sourceShiChelle
Gravitation: Lyrics of Love is a side-story to the main plot that was actually part of the main story in the manga. One of the main facets of the story is shounen-ai, or boy's love, a relationship between two men. Though there was no lovey-dovey kissy stuff contained, it did feature a small part heavily insinuating gay sex and domination themes(at most, it's "ecchi").
Story
Being from the original manga, the story was okay for what it was trying to do and where it came from. Some moments made me laugh, some put a smile on my face, and others were downright silly.
Art
Considering this was aired in 1999, the animation isn't all too bad. The only thing I noticed was some laziness by the animators in that there is repeated footage and they copped out to using illustrations from the manga art…
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