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(This is only my 3rd review!) This was one of the first yaoi I watched, I jumped into the deep end with Gravitation and wanted to experience something...well, shall we say more mature.

This, sadly was not it.

There was no tangible plot that I could spot, a guy sees a lovely young boy on the street and follows him around. Well, that's the impression it gave me. It creeped me out, there was no sudden revelation of feelings, no shocked faces and proclamations of "Did you see that guy? I have to find out more about him."

It was, essentially, an excuse to watch two ... guys go at it.

And if I could have SEEN the two guys go at it I wouldn't be complaining so much about this anime.

I had no idea mens genitals also came in a clear colour, with extra squelch!

If there were some form of feelings involved, an angsty plot line (C'mon people, that's the only reason some of you watch yaoi!) then I could more than likely overlook the fact that the intimate scenes look like something a homophobic person would draw who'd only heard stories of man parts.

The characters were likable, but nothing new, just the dominant, cold eyed Seme and the feminine, innocent Uke.

~~*OVERALL*~~ If you're looking for your first yaoi then this is perfect, it's not too overwhelming and the characters are a traditional mold of Seme and Uke.

If you're a fan of the genre and like more plot, character fleshing and general scenes of saucyness then I'm gonna go ahead and point you in another direction. This isn't something for the "experienced" fan.

I'm not going to lie to you and tell you the film provoked my thoughts in a massive way, I never deeply analyzed the movie but I did find it a gorgeous little story.

I found the simplicity and complexity both coinciding to be more of a focal point than a distraction. The colors are fantastically bright at one point and then disgustingly dank at others which flowed very well with the overall story.

The childlike animation led me to believe the story was going to be of the same ilk, though when it began I realized I was a bit mistaken to say the ... least xD. The events which take place throughout the film make it hard to grasp, and to be fair, I had no idea what they were looking for at the time, and wondered "Why is his sister looking at him like that?" D:

I thought it was a good story with likable, cute characters. But besides the object of the film, the recovery of his sisters soul, there wasn't much to it.

Overall, 6/10- :3~

The sequel to the Gravitation manga was highly anticipated, and to be fair, it didn't let it's side of the bargain down. For those who read the first series the second will be a welcome change of pace. It's a lot calmer, with Murakami developing her characters past their initial introduction to the series. The art work shows a dramatic change to all of the characters, re enforcing the idea that Murakami wants to shake off the old "SHUICHI IS A MORON" statement. Even though he still has his moments, I thought the first manga was fantastic, I can't wait until she carries the series ... on. There is also a very, very large twist which literally made me drop my book. If you felt hollow at the end of book 12 of Gravi, BUY THIS! You wont be let down~