Protagonist Shuichi is lead singer in up and coming Japanese pop group 'Bad Luck'; one day his life is changed when he drops the piece of paper with his latest lyrics written on. It is picked up by a man who tells him that they are trite
rather than taking offence or just ignoring the uninvited criticism he finds himself strangely drawn to the man. It turns out the man was author Eiri Yuki. Shuichi goes to see Eiri and is surprised when they end up kissing
surprised because he didn't think he could feel that way for another man. A relationship gradually forms but Eiri can find Shuichi irritating and it is complicated by the fact that he has a fiancée already
even though he hasn't seen her for some time. Away from this relationship the band is getting more successful which leads to animosity with the lead singer of the rival band 'Ask' who doesn't want to see their dominant position usurped.
When I started watching this series I knew very little about it; I certainly didn't realise it featured a gay relationship at its centre; when I learnt this I decided to continue watching despite realising I was not part of the target demographic. It turns out the series wasn't bad at all; there were plenty of funny moments and a decent enough story. Most of the characters were good although I couldn't help thinking that Shuichi was far too obsessive; had Eiri been a woman Shuichi's actions would have seemed creepy rather than funny. As one might expect from a series about a band there are plenty of musical numbers and these were quite fun thankfully these songs were left in the original Japanese in the English dub.
On the subject of the dub; I usually prefer to watch in Japanese with subtitles but this dub was watchable despite sounding a little bland at times. Some things grated though; it seemed odd when people who were talking about people they knew well referred to them as Mr This or Mr that when English speakers would be unlikely to do that; it would have been better to either use the Japanese honorifics or use the characters given names.
Over all I'd say this is worth watching once even if you aren't part of the target demographic (it is officially Shojo). There is nothing that could be considered offensive in the story; it is certainly far less graphic than series aimed at boys where it seems de rigour to show female characters in revealing clothes at some point.
When I started watching this series I knew very little about it; I certainly didn't realise it featured a gay relationship at its centre; when I learnt this I decided to continue watching despite realising I was not part of the target demographic. It turns out the series wasn't bad at all; there were plenty of funny moments and a decent enough story. Most of the characters were good although I couldn't help thinking that Shuichi was far too obsessive; had Eiri been a woman Shuichi's actions would have seemed creepy rather than funny. As one might expect from a series about a band there are plenty of musical numbers and these were quite fun thankfully these songs were left in the original Japanese in the English dub.
On the subject of the dub; I usually prefer to watch in Japanese with subtitles but this dub was watchable despite sounding a little bland at times. Some things grated though; it seemed odd when people who were talking about people they knew well referred to them as Mr This or Mr that when English speakers would be unlikely to do that; it would have been better to either use the Japanese honorifics or use the characters given names.
Over all I'd say this is worth watching once even if you aren't part of the target demographic (it is officially Shojo). There is nothing that could be considered offensive in the story; it is certainly far less graphic than series aimed at boys where it seems de rigour to show female characters in revealing clothes at some point.