About

[Nana]

Gravitation (Gurabitēshon?) is a shōnen-ai manga series written by Maki Murakami. It has been adapted into an anime series, directed by Bob Shirohata.

The story follows the attempts of Shuichi Shindou and his band, Bad Luck, to become Japan's next musical sensation. Fitting for the subject, the anime features a large amount of music, a diferite set of characters, plenty of comedy and touches of drama and violence.

The manga originally ended in 2002 after 12 volumes, but new chapters are being serialized in an online manga anthology. The manga has been licensed and is published in English by TOKYOPOP.[1] The Gravitation novel was released in English by TOKYOPOP on March 7, 2006. [5]

A two episode OVA series was released in 1999.[3] The thirteen-episode TV series aired in Japan from October 4, 2000 to January 10, 2001, on WOWOW satellite channel.[2] The anime goes to roughly volume 8 of the manga. The Gravitation TV and OVA series have been licensed for North American release by Right Stuf International.

A manga sequel has been written under the title of Gravitation EX, published in English by TOKYOPOP.[4]

A second novel of Gravitation called Gravitation: Voice of Temptation which is written by Maki Murakami is being published in English by TOKYOPOP.

ABOUT

The story surrounds the aspiring and energetic singer Shuichi Shindou, with his band, Bad Luck (formed with his best friend Hiro), wants to become Japan's next big thing, like his famous idol Ryuuichi Sakuma, lead singer of the disbanded legendary group Nittle Grasper. One evening, Shuichi is writing lyrics for a song when his paper is blown away by the wind and picked up by a tall blond man. The man dismisses Shuichi's hard work, which hurts Shuichi deeply, although he is intrigued by the stranger. This will be their first, but not last, encounter, as Shuichi will become fascinated by the stranger, who turns out to be a famous romance novelist, Eiri Yuki (Uesugi), and they will begin a relationship.

The story expands to include the beginnings of Bad Luck and their rise to fame, as well as their rivalry with the band ASK; the reformation of Shuichi's idol's band, Nittle Grasper; a long suffering fiancée of Eiri's who wants to finally marry him and serves as an enemy then an ally for Shuichi; the public scandal surrounding Eiri's and Shuichi's relationship; attempts by Eiri's inner circle to keep Shuichi away from Eiri in "Eiri's best interests"; and the secret of Eiri's painful past that he has trouble remembering and which is keeping him from giving in to his feelings for Shuichi.

As is typical in Japanese shōnen-ai and yaoi, one character does all the chasing while the other keeps refusing or pushing them aside.[original research?] However, in this case the tables are turned as it is the innocent Shuichi who is in pursuit of the reticent Eiri, as opposed to the usual setting of the more masculine character pursuing the more naive character.

Characters

Bad Luck

* Shuichi Shindou
* Hiroshi Nakano
* Suguru Fujisaki

Nittle Grasper

* Ryuichi Sakuma
* Tohma Seguchi
* Noriko Ukai

N-G Production Staff

* Claude K Winchester "K"
* Sakano

Uesugi Family

* Eiri Yuki a.k.a Eiri Uesugi
* Mika Seguchi
* Tatsuha Uesugi

Winchester Family

* Claude K Winchester a.k.a. "K"
* Judy Winchester
* Michael Winchester

Kitazawa Family

* Yuki Kitazawa
* Yoshiki Kitazawa
* Riku Kitazawa

XMR Records

* Reiji

Others

* Ayaka Usami
* Maiko Shindou, Shuichi's sister.
* Yuuji Nakano



Shuichi Shindou (Shindō Shūichi) is the primary protagonist of the anime and manga series, Gravitation.
Shuichi's ambition at the start of the series is to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Ryuichi Sakuma, the lead singer of the band Nittle Grasper, by creating his own successful music band named Bad Luck.

One day when, as he is walking through a park reading his lyrics of the song "Glaring Dream", a sudden breeze blows them away, where they are picked up by a mysterious man who labels dismisses them as "elementary-level", saying that Shuichi has zero talent and should just give up. Stung by the man's criticism, Shuichi becomes determined to make him apologise. Shortly after his friend Hiroshi Nakano helps him realise that he is attracted to the man in the park, Shuichi sees an interview on television that shows that the person in the park is, in fact, the famous romance novelist Eiri Yuki.

Initially, Yuki treats Shuichi coldly, but Shuichi perseveres through Yuki's icy demeanour and eventually the two begin a relationship. Shuichi's band also begins to rise in fame, and a major portion of the series focuses on his attempts to balance the demands of his job with his pursuit of Yuki's affections -- this can be seen at the beginning of the series, when Shuichi cannot seem to finish the record because of his struggle to realise his feeling for Eiri Yuki.

Eiri Yuki ( Yuki Eiri) is one of the main characters in the popular shonen-ai anime and manga, Gravitation.
Eiri Uesugi, who also goes by his pen name, Eiri Yuki, is a popular romance novelist who met Shuichi Shindou in the park and mercilessly dismissed his song lyrics. Through coincidence, they kept bumping into each other, and eventually came together romantically. In the series (manga and anime), Eiri and Shuichi struggle with their celebrity status and their mercurial relationship.

Eiri's father is a monk, who runs a temple in Kyoto. He has one younger brother, Tatsuha Uesugi, who is a monk-in-training. He also has one elder sister, Mika Uesugi, who is married to Tohma Seguchi. At the beginning of the series, Eiri is engaged to Ayaka Usami.

In the Gravitation EX first book, Yuki is temporarily, according to Yuki, blinded. It is unknown whether or not his eyes will heal. He did it to save a small child which is unlike his autentic character.((He saved the child from being hit by a semi-truck. ))(The same child he saves is Yuki Kitazawa's child that and Yuki kicks the kid in the face for trying to sit in Shuichi's lap earlier in the book then saves him after trying to make him cry)
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~Uruha.. i need your love...
i'm a broken red rose...~

[Kikyto.O]

cel mai tare anime ...

am murit de ras cand l-am vazut
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[Nana]

mie imi zici?
de fiecare data radeam de Shuici in ce stil se stramba...
si mai ales atunci cand era cu Ryuichi
2 nebuni nu alta
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~Uruha.. i need your love...
i'm a broken red rose...~

[Kikyto.O]

yeah ... penali rau ...

Yukiiiiiii !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[Huffy]

Ala zice Yukiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!
Eu zic Rukiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!
Nu difera prea mult

oricum e nespus de tare ..... matusamea se mai uita si ea la anime si cand vedea pe Yuki si Ryuichi sau cum il chema [pacata k nu mai e ] cum se pupau si eu strigam Yukiiiiiiii!!!!
Si matusamea: Rukiiiiiiii!!!!si eu radeam ca tampita

[Nana]

vai... Yuki are niste ochi " border="0" /> " border="0" /> " border="0" />
eu ii dau dreptate lui Shuici
btw... atunci parca in 1 sau al 2 episod... cand s-au culcat ei 2
CAT AM MAI PUTUT SA RAD
si alta faza.. cand a plecat Yuki de la Shuici... atunci cand a fost faza cu tipa aia... ca trebuia s-o ia Yuki de soata... si s-a dus Shuici dupa el imbracat in geisha=))))))))
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~Uruha.. i need your love...
i'm a broken red rose...~

[kage]

nam vazut gravitation pana acu da in halu in care radeti...tre sal vad :lol:lol:
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If the world didn't suck we'd fall off !!!

[Kikyto.O]

e cel mai panarama desen posibil ...

sa te uiti la el
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[kage]

ok...mam uitat deja la primele 2 ep o sa ma uit si la restu....k e marfa
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If the world didn't suck we'd fall off !!!

[Nana]

sfat..... UITA-TE la TOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
e rasul de pe lume iti zic
bine... e si un pic mai... uhm... ai sa vezi
Yuki al meu
gata gata ca se gelozeste Uruha
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~Uruha.. i need your love...
i'm a broken red rose...~

[Kikyto.O]

st 13 episoade ... da razi de mori !!!

eu eram pe jos de ras
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[kage]

ok...am ajuns p la ep 3 o sa ma uit la tot k si asa nam c face
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If the world didn't suck we'd fall off !!!

[Kikyto.O]

eu in ultima vreme, de plictiseala ... m-am apucat sa downloadez ep ...

de la diferite animeuri ... pe care le mai vazusem ... dar le-am revazut

ce sa fac si eu ...

[scz d offtopic]
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