![]() ![]() The overall art of this anime is very good. I will not give out any more details for those of you who haven't yet seen Ai no Kusabi through to the end. The love triangle between Rikki, Guy, and Iason turns this anime into a tragic love story similar to the one in Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire, involving Lestat de Lioncourt, Louis de Pointe de Lac, and young Claudia. Rikki, of course, denies any accusations of said change, and brushes off Guy's concern.įrom there, the conflict evolves from a simple 'concerned friend' situation to a 'jealous lover' feud. There are contentions between the two: Guy is suspicious of Rikki's sudden return after a long absence, and is concerned about Rikki's sudden change in character. We are introduced to Guy, who is currently Rikki's best friend, and formerly his lover_or 'pairing partner'. The rest of the first OVA consist mainly of Rikki's exploits with his gang. This is where the story begins in earnest. Rikki, having a sense of pride that is made known to us fervently throughout the anime, seeks to repay Iason's deed with his own body. This being said, he is able to defeat Rikki's attackers quite easily. Now, Iason is shown as being very large in stature, probably along the lines six feet three inches to six feet seven. He is more or less overtaken and overpowered by these men, and is about to get the s*** beat out of him, when Iason Mink steps in. In the first few minutes of the first OVA, we are shown a scene where Rikki is being chased down for some unknown reason by four to five men who are of a higher class than he. The two characters meet completely by accident. ![]() Iason Mink is a high-ranking 'Blondie' from the capital city, and Rikki is a 'Mongrel' gang-leader from the slums. ![]() The main characters Iason Mink((voiced by Shiozawa Kaneto)) and Rikki 'The Dark'((voiced by Seki Toshihiko)) are from 'entirely different worlds' to use the clichéd, but totally appropriate, idiom. It bears some resemblance to the futuristic ideas shown in anime like Cowboy Bebop and Trinity Blood, but as of yet, the general plot and events are new although cliché. ![]() Now, the overall story line of this anime is semi-original. The red-heads and dirty-blondes and such are somewhere in the middle. The 'Dhalites' or 'Harijan' of this caste would be the dark-skinned, brunette, and brown-eyed men from the so-called 'slums'. This masculine society is separated into a caste system by hair and eye colour where, as is to be expected, the 'Brahman' and the 'Kshatriya' are usually blonde-headed, fair skinned, and pale eyed. The story line is sci-fi in nature_centering on a planet which consists almost entirely of a male population and over lorded by a super-computer by the name of 'Jupiter'. Okay, Ai no Kusabi is one of the better examples of Yaoi that I've seen thus far. ![]()
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