Title : Gravitation
Genre : drama, comedy, romance, shounen-ai
Production : Studio DEEN
Episodes : 13
Vintage : 2000 - 2001

This was my first BL anime. At first, I didn’t know that it had a BL theme and when I saw the first episode, I was speechless. I found myself liking it so I decided to see the whole series. It’s a funny series, with a lot of fluff elements but at the same time you find there is a lot of drama and mystery. Well, the truth is I was completely drawn to this anime by the bishies, but the whole story was quite interesting too.

The story follows the young energetic singer, Shindou Shuichi, and his band, Bad Luck, on their journey to success as the best band in Japan. Along the way, Shindou falls in love with the famous romance novelist Yuki Eiri. Yuki is a very distant and mysterious person and Shindou finds himself attracted by his personality. Shindou fights to make his relationship with Yuki work but the blond has secrets from his past which continue to haunt him and is a person unwilling to open up.

The series was shown in Japan from October 2000 to January 2001 on WOWOW satellite channel. Studio DEEN produced the outfit which was directed by Shirohata Bob. The original manga was created by Murakami Maki and the anime character design by Shimogasa Miho. The voice actors who star in this series are mostly known for their drama CD works and less for their anime.

In 1999, two OVA episodes where released but were not as successful as the anime that followed. The truth is that the OVA were poorly made and the characters where plain dull. Fortunately the anime was not judged by the OVA. Overall, this anime is a love-hate story with a lot of comedy/fluff/drama and is enjoyable to watch.

What are your thoughts on this anime? Did the fact that it contains BL elements stop you from watching it? Please discuss your opinion with us.

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Sources : Anime News Network, Wikipedia, Anime Covers Fan