Gravitation

All Shuichi ever dreamed about was following in the footsteps of his pop idol, Ryuichi Sakuma and the band Nittle Grasper. Together with his best friend Hiro, Shuichi's formed a band called Bad Luck and they've even managed to get signed to a major recording label! Unfortunately, the studio deadlines are looming and Shuichi still hasn't finished the lyrics for any of the songs. What he needs is a little inspiration... but he's been running a little low in that department lately. While Hiro recommends finding a girlfriend, fate has other things in store for him...

Walking through the park late one night, Shuichi's latest lyrics flutter away and land at the feet of a stunning stranger that takes his breath away. Unfortunately, that mysterious stranger happens to be the famous novelist Eiri Yuki, who completely crushes the young singer by telling him he has "zero talent". Now, Shuichi's so annoyed that he's managed to finish his song just so he can find and confront Yuki once again. But, are his actions really motivated by anger, or has he actually fallen in love?

(Source: RightStuf)

Yuki, Eiri Main

Inoue, Kazuhiko Japanese

Shindou, Shuuichi Main

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Nakano, Hiroshi Main

Matsumoto, Yasunori Japanese

Sakuma, Ryuuichi Supporting

Yamaguchi, Kappei Japanese

Seguchi, Tohma Supporting

Orikasa, Ai Japanese

K. Winchester, Claude Supporting

Okiayu, Ryoutarou Japanese

Uesugi, Tatsuha Supporting

Ishikawa, Hideo Japanese

Fujisaki, Suguru Supporting

Takimoto, Fujiko Japanese

Seguchi, Mika Supporting

Tsuru, Hiromi Japanese

Sakano Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Shirahata, Bob Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Sayama, Kiyoko Episode Director, Storyboard

Kosaka, Harume Episode Director

Yanase, Yuuji Episode Director, Key Animation

Reviews

Nov 6, 2023

Moshimochi284

Recommended

The problem with most BL anime is that they are just not that good. They tend to have excessive amounts of fanservice, poor character writing, and are usually of a rather subpar quality. However, every now and then there comes a show that truly makes an impact on the community and redefines the genre. Unfortunately, this is not that show. This show is still pretty good though, and I genuinely think it is worth a watch.

Visuals: I'm not going to lie, if you don't like the aesthetic of most early-2000s anime, you will hate the look of Gravitation. Although, for me personally, some of my ... favorite anime are from the early-2000s, so I really enjoyed the look of this show.

Characters: I really liked the characters in Gravitation. Like a lot. One of the reasons I enjoyed this show so much, in fact, was probably because of the characters. For starters, the main character, Shuichi, was very fun to watch grow and develop over the course of the show. And while I do feel like the true resolution of his characters of his character arc can be found in the OVA, Lyrics of Love, the show does by all means do him justice. And while some people may find him annoying towards the start of the show, he really does grow on you as the anime progresses, and I truly feal that he is the heart of gravitation. Moving on to Shuichi's best friend, we have Hiro, who often played straight man to all of his Shuichi's crazy antics. Now he could have simply remained as such for the duration of the show but we actually also get to see a more serious side of him as the anime goes on, and he actually ends up becoming one of my favorite characters. The final character i want to talk about in this part of the review is... Yuki. Yuki is Shuichi's love interest. When i first met Yuki in the anime I hated him. And to be honest, for a large portion of the show Yuki is a very dislikable character. And if the show never bothered to delve into his backstory or why he is the way he is, he probably would have remained dislikable for the whole anime. Fortunately, for us viewers though, the show does a wonderful job of explaining his origins and past, and watching his relationship with Shuichi bud and grow throughout the course of this anime was easily one of the pest parts of this show.

Sound: I can't not talk about the OST in a show about music. First of all, I just need to say that this anime has one of my favorite openings of all time. It has a very nostalgic feeling, and almost reminds me of the openings from GTO. The ED is worth a listen as well, not to mention all the songs played by Bad Luck and Nittle Grasper throughout the course of the show. And this is yet another reason why I like this show so much. This anime could have easily chosen to focus on the BL portion of its story, and have just included one or two good songs, but the fact that it provides an equal amount of care and attention to both the BL and music portions is proof that it goes above and beyond in its execution.

Overall Thoughts: Gravitation is an anime that I would recommend to not only any BL anime fan, but just any romance anime fan in general, and I guarantee you will not regret putting any time into this honestly really well-made rom-com anime.

Sincerely, Moshimochi284

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by Moshimochi284 (6)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Dec 7, 2020

Golichaniku

Mixed Feelings

I've always wanted to write reviews on anime I watch, and here I am finally doing it. To make things clear, I didn't decide to start writing now and on this anime all of a sudden because I liked or disliked it. It just happened to be this one.
I remember searching through the internet to find an old-style shonen-ai or Yaoi anime because I aesthetically enjoy this format, which lots of people don't. A matter of taste truly.
You should not have high expectations of such anime. As expected the story is not great -maybe it is in the manga, I haven't read it and I'm ... not going to, so I don't know - but it's not complete nonsense either. At the very least it doesn't only revolve around two guys falling in love and their relationship. (The drama in the plot is more than what it should've been so it loses its effect. Or maybe it's just due to poor directing.)
What I enjoyed about this anime was the sense of comedy although it was a little bit too much sometimes. I liked the fact that some things -Not the story or main incidents- didn't make sense and were so out of blue. That's one of the reasons I like older anime.
the last thing I want to mention is that I enjoyed the music in this anime. not a fan of vocals but the OST was beautiful and enjoyable.
Overall, I think it stands a chance to give you a good time, only if you consider the cliches of the genre.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by Golichaniku (2)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Aug 16, 2021

chocimilk

Not Recommended

This is my first review so I'll keep it short :D

I wouldn't wish this show upon my worst enemy. I was generous rating this a 3 since there were a few funny scenes, but getting through this show was rough. The main character was cute plenty of times, but every episode I found myself mad at them for doing things that made no sense whatsoever. I understand why the second main character, Yuki, acted the way he did later on, but their relationship was messed up throughout the whole series. This show makes it seem like it's supposed to be sweet how Shuuichi is ... fighting for his love yet he's treated horribly 90% of the time.

Okay I'll leave it there, I know a lot of people like this show so I'm not trying to stop people from watching it. Personally, the execution of this show was extremely disappointing to me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by chocimilk (1)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

The Ultimate Music, Musicians, & Band Anime Stack

by Aegidrom

50 Entries · 6 Restacks

Nostalgic Retro gold anime

by Hiru_Napyeer

33 Entries · 6 Restacks

Yaoi / BoysLove

by rt_lf

33 Entries · 18 Restacks

North American Anime & Manga Releases for September

Here are the North American anime & manga releases for September Week 1: September 3 - 9 Anime Releases Boku no Hero Academia 3rd Season Part 2 DVD Boku no Hero ...read more

Sep 2, 2019 7:49 AM by Sakana-san | Discuss (6 comments)

	Poll: Gravitation Episode 13 Discussion suki78787 - Aug 30, 2009	25 replies	by senekohan »» Sep 22, 2023 7:11 AM
	Poll: Gravitation Episode 2 Discussion suki78787 - Aug 23, 2009	10 replies	by SilverCrono »» Sep 20, 2023 8:46 PM
	Poll: Gravitation Episode 11 Discussion suki78787 - Aug 30, 2009	6 replies	by Dawizz »» Jun 27, 2023 1:42 AM
	Poll: Gravitation Episode 6 Discussion minkie - Mar 20, 2011	5 replies	by BurntFlower »» Jan 26, 2023 5:44 PM
	Poll: Gravitation Episode 12 Discussion suki78787 - Aug 30, 2009	2 replies	by CalmTeaTime »» Jun 4, 2021 5:25 PM

Top 15 Best Yaoi Anime: Why is Boys Love Beloved By Girls?

Yaoi anime and Boys' Love (BL) anime are some of the most recognizable and popular genres in the medium. Have you ever wondered why they are mostly aimed at female audiences and what makes them so irresistible? Come to the dark side for a moment and peek into the magical world of BL fandom.

by FreeNightFalls

1,440,902 views

RecommendationCollectionAnime TermsCute GuysLoveHot

Top 9 Rock Anime: Explore the Evolution of Rock 'n Roll in Anime

It's time to plug in those electric guitars and shred 'em like there's no tomorrow. We'll be taking Hell's highway on a journey through a rock music compendium of some of the most rockin' anime shows out there! Get ready for some hardcore rock anime!

by MisterD98

241,651 views

CollectionMusicVideo