Loveless (TV) Reviews
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Title(s): |
Loveless
Нелюбимый (Russian)
ラブレス (Japanese) |
Creator: |
Yuu Kou
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Genres: |
Adventure,
Drama,
Fantasy,
Mystery,
Romance,
Supernatural
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Age Group: |
Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity) |
Vintage: |
April 6, 2005 |
Status: |
Completed |
Summary: |
Twelve-year old Aoyagi Ritsuka is left with his insane mother as his only family when his brother, Seimei, is killed suddenly. After moving to a new school, he meets Agatsuma Soubi, who claims to have known his brother. Ritsuka eventually discovers that Soubi and Seimei used to be a fighting pair, whereby Soubi was the "Fighter" and Seimei was the "Sacrifice". Now that Seimei is gone, Ritsuka has inherited Soubi, who will become his "Fighter". After learning that Seimei was killed by an organisation known as the "Seven Moons", Ritsuka decides to investigate into his brother's death, with the sometimes useless help of Soubi, along the way. |
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Reviews
Loveless: Light anime with a heavy background story
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 4
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
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You’ll have to keep an open mind with this one, since there’s a light shounen-ai story behind this. In English: No offense meant to anyone, but homophobes stay out.
On to the review.
I first stumbled over “Loveless” due to a friend cosplaying Youji and looking quite cute with green hair and cat ears. Back then, I didn’t quite know what to expect from this anime except the Japanese cat hype, but seeing as there’s much more behind this anime, I’m quite glad I gave it a try nonetheless.
“Loveless” is an anime with a hidden ( read more)
You’ll have to keep an open mind with this one, since there’s a light shounen-ai story behind this. In English: No offense meant to anyone, but homophobes stay out.
On to the review.
I first stumbled over “Loveless” due to a friend cosplaying Youji and looking quite cute with green hair and cat ears. Back then, I didn’t quite know what to expect from this anime except the Japanese cat hype, but seeing as there’s much more behind this anime, I’m quite glad I gave it a try nonetheless.
“Loveless” is an anime with a hidden kind of beauty not everyone would be able to recognize IMO. The story is deep, unique, and touching, and although it progresses slow, it keeps a steady pace. It’s quite heavy at some points, but has its light moments with hope and a few very light romances as well. There’s no major plot holes, although it ends a bit abruptly, with not all major questions answered. However, I do think the manga goes on after this (… not quite sure since I haven’t read the manga…)
Through the eyes of a “child”, the negative emotions, attitudes, and actions of adults are pictured, making the story quite deep and philosophical in its weird sense of innocence and questioning at the same time. “Loveless” has this kind of beauty that makes you think about yourself, the world you live in, and question your real self. If you aren’t able to formulate some (self)criticism, the true message of this anime will probably get lost. Or as a warning: If you hate dealing with conflicting issues, you might not like this anime; though personally I think this factor adds a lot to the storyline’s depth.
Characters are well thought-out with unique personalities, and their development and dynamics are executed carefully, making the story a bit slow but easy to follow, and adding to realism and individuality of the characters. Each character has a relevant and unique back story, adding to the anime’s charm. The characters themselves relay a few quite beautiful messages themselves, keeping up love and hope throughout the story. Most relationships are quite deep and cute at the same time, though their love is easily shattered; they’ll show you that, even if life is sad, there’s always hope, and hope helps mend hearts.
Since there are a few same-sex relationship, some might shy away from this, but the relationships are kept very light (kissing at most).
The dialogue is well-done, and the seiyuu (voice actors) are doing a quite good job conveying the characters’ emotions.
Genres of “Loveless” include romance, its fantasy/supernatural/magic aspect (spell battles…), drama, tragedy, and a little suspense. It’s a very emotional anime, tragic at parts but still light at the same time – an art in itself.
Animation and art are of quite rare quality, smooth and beautifully executed. The OST is fitting as well. “Loveless” does not contain many funny moments but can be a truly worthy experience and is sure to cling into memory long after as long as you keep an open mind.
Personally, I like this best for its story, concept, and the fact how it makes the viewer question themselves and their environment. It’s a unique work, and worth a watch. Though – warning for the probably fourth time – keep an open mind. Light same-sex relationships are included. ( show less)
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13 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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even loveless love some one
Written by aono on December 1, 2011 at 12:34 PM
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
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wow this is great the story the soundtrack and anything else
but the episodes which is about those girls is not that much interesting
i love it specially the titles such as sleepless , loveless , breathless , fearless and endless and that kind of animation is too rare
you must watch it
it is great i cannot explained it
but..... i cannot promise you will like it
it is a kind of specialllll anime that not everyone like it
thanks for reading
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10 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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AMAIZING!!!!
Written by MimiChan on June 29, 2011 at 4:36 PM
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 4
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Its has one of the most beautiful art & OST in the anime world...
such a sweet story & the main characters (Ritsuka & Soubi) are so touching...
if you are an anti Shounen-ai fan this is the show for you because as it is Shounen-ai but nothing really romantic happen. Its just a magical, sweet & touching story ^^
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8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Beautiful
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
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For me, the best word to describe this anime is simply "beautiful". it's a very unique
I really think this anime is deep and worth watching.
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3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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just love it
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
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I love this serie, it's probably the best shounen ai serie what I've ever seen! I love the art and characters. The story is slow, but I like it!
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4 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Beautiful
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
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This is a very deep very beautiful story. It makes you question yourself, your real self. I wish it would never end.
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5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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good but too short
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 4
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 4
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this is a good anime. the story is brilliant but its too short and ending was a cliff hanger in my eyes. im not a fan of cliff hangers, but i still rate the anime a good watch :)
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Simply Beautiful
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 5
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
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Going into watching this anime I didn't know what to expect seeing as I rather don't like the hype in Japan with Cat-ears and tails. Putting aside that, this is a rather fantastic anime. Being a fan of the anime and the manga both, I have to suggest that anyone that is going to put time into watching this anime, that they read the manga as well. That is always my suggestion for anyone going to watch an anime that is based of a manga. There are no major plot-holes in this and the style is smooth and the characters are very well developed. Even the ( read more)
Going into watching this anime I didn't know what to expect seeing as I rather don't like the hype in Japan with Cat-ears and tails. Putting aside that, this is a rather fantastic anime. Being a fan of the anime and the manga both, I have to suggest that anyone that is going to put time into watching this anime, that they read the manga as well. That is always my suggestion for anyone going to watch an anime that is based of a manga. There are no major plot-holes in this and the style is smooth and the characters are very well developed. Even the cat-ears in this had caught my attention with their purpose and surprised me with how well they could connect them into the plot of the anime but not stand out too much beyond the actual lines of the anime. This anime is very emotional, and it is not an anime that you would watch expecting to feel happy afterward. It is a great anime with a great plot. ( show less)
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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ShadowKitsha's Review
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Overall Rating
Excellent
Story: 5
Dialogue: 4
Animation: 5
Entertainment: 5
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A sad plot that clings into your memory long after it is finished. I loved this anime, simlly because of the animation and the beauty of how life can be so sad with hope. This anime carefully depicts a cute love that is easily shattered like any other between 2 males and shows how hope can help mend a heart. Though some may shy away from shounen-ai this is still one of my all time favorites regarding the bubbling cuteness in this story.
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7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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