hmm..kagabi, i was looking for another good anime to watch.boring kasi eh.naubos ko na lahat ng bagong books na binili ko.feeling ko napanood ko na halos lahat ng mga cute na anime...tapos xmpre, feeling ko lang un, ibg sbhn meron pa akong hndi npapanood. so, naturally, hahanapin ko yung mga anime na un.madami pa talaga yun, im SURE.tapos aun nga. i came upon this title, "LOVELESS".okay, mejo naalala ko na nbanggit nila me-an at merylle itong anime na ito dati e.. at sa pagkakaalala ko, shounen-ai ito.pero, ang cute kasi nung characters. so, naturally, nabighani akong panoorin ung anime.hnggang episode 12 [ata] yung anime.. 5 episodes plng napapanood ko.hmm... hindi nga ako nagkamali sa pagkakaalala ko. shounen-ai nga ung anime.you're asking, "what is shounen-ai?"and i will be answering, "shounen-ai literally means boys' love."you get the idea.ang cute nga tlga nung bida. si aoyagi ritsuka. 12yrs old. sa world kasi ng anime na ito, lhat ng tao pinapanganak na merong mga "cat features" like cat ears and tails...yung cat features na yun, they symbolizes "purity". [with quotation marks]mostly, ang mga adults wala ng cat features.if you still don't get what i mean, those cat features will cease to exist after an "intercourse".okay.. backtrack.of course, si ritsuka andyan pa sknya ung cat features nya. 12 years old lng xa.tapos, meron xang nakilalang lalaki. si agatsuma soubi. friend ng elder brother ni ritsuka.ung elder brother na un, si aoyagi seimei, namatay two years ago.murder.he was burned to death sa elementary building. dun mismo sa chair ni ritsuka.two years ago, before namatay ung si seimei, si ritsuka ay isang average student.average grades.mabait. msayahin.pero ngayon, si ritsuka ay bglang nagkaroon ng personality overhaul. nagkaamnesia kasi xa e.ngayon, perfect grades na...pero he became so aloof and suspicious of everyone.tapos ung nanay pa nya, mentally-damaged.iniisip nung nanay nya na fake ung ritsuka ngayon. tpos lgi xang sinasaktan. lagi tuloy xa may sugat.basta. super pitiful yung character nya.then, aun na nga. here comes soubi.dito kasi sa anime, there are chosen people.by pair ung labanan.sa bawat pair may FIGHTER at may SACRIFICE.ung fighter, malamang sya ung lumalaban.ung sacrifice naman, sya ung nagkakainjury sa laban. kaya nga sacrifice e....bsta, ganito. si soubi, ang real name nya "beloved". xa ung fighter.tpos ang sacrifice ng beloved team ay si seimei, ung kuya ni ritsuka.nung namatay si seimei, binilinan nya si soubi na alagaan si ritsuka.eh si ritsuka, ang real name nya ay "loveless".dyan kasi, may mga real names ung bwat pair.merong beloved, loveless, sleepless, breathless, zero....aun. so, sa case nila ritsuka at soubi, magkaiba ung names nla...si ritsuka ay loveless tpos si soubi ay beloved.according sa isng nkalaban nla, hndi daw mgiging mlakas ang pair na magkaiba ng name.pero natalo nla ung kalaban nla.anlakas kasi ni soubi.basta gnun.the anime is cool. really.there's this just one minor drawback...SHOUNEN-AI ung anime.meaning nga nun literally ay boys' love dba?if you still don't have any idea about the implications of "shounen-ai", eto straight to the point na.boy to boy ang pairing sa shounen-ai.ayan. gets?okay lng sna un... pag shounen-ai naman wala lng e. comedy lng ung effect nun.pero kasi, dba si ritsuka 12 lng?si soubi kasi 20 na sya...tpos cla ung pair.mejo "whoa..." nga naman un dba?pero cute pdn tlga ung characters e. lalo na ung dalawang major characters.okay lng din ung storyline. kht mejo confusing.hndi nman plot-driven ung anime e. character-driven ito kya ok lng.super nafeel ko lng ung nraramdaman ni ritsuka...kasi dba pinatay yung kuya nya... tpos may amnesia pa xa. hndi nya maalala yung nangyari two years ago, hndi nya maalala ung dating ritsuka... tpos ung nanay pa nya brutal...kya understandable na magcling xa kay soubi.brotherly figure si soubi. fatherly figure pa. friend pa.hehe... kng hndi lng sna ngmmkhang pedophile si soubi, ok lng sna...kung sa reality yung situation na yan.. si soubi ay tatawaging isang homosexual pedophile.ang gwapo pa man din ng character ni soubi. tsk...pero, well, never mind that. yun nman tlga ung target nung gmawa ng loveless e... ignore nlng ung mga gnung parts sa anime. focus on the character development and the story.sabi ko nga dba 5 episodes pa lng npapanood ko dito... pero napag-isip-isip ko naman na mas matino naman pala na gnwang lalaki si ritsuka...mas mgmumukhang weirdo ksi si soubi kng gnawang girl si ritsuka e..shota-con? aynaco...anyway, bsta mgnda ung characters and ung story.never mind the fact na same gender ung pairings tpos mejo 8 years ung age gap nung dalawang bida...halata lng nman ksi ang matinding age gap pg bata pa e. pero pansinin nyo, kung age 40 at age 48 hndi na halata na 8 years pla ang gap.right?hmm...napag-isipan ko lng bgla. ksi sbi sa anime na loveless, before daw ipanganak, destined na kung cno yung magiging fighter at kung cno ang sacrifice... at kng anong name nung pair.what if you can decide kng fighter ka or sacrifice?what if papiliin ako?hndi ko lam kng anong pipiliin ko e.kung fighter ka kasi, ikaw yung lalaban. malamang. ikaw yung dapat na magaling at super skillful. pag hndi ka magaling, lagot ung sacrifice ng pair nyo...ikaw yung may responsibility sa pair.kung sacrifice ka naman, ikaw ung magrereceive ng lahat ng injury sa pair nyo.automatic yun.yung sacrifice lng ung nsasaktan.anhirap dba...ayokong ako ung super may responsibility sa pair.mahirap un.super guilt nun pag nainjure yung sacrifice mo dhil kulang ka sa skills...pero at the same time, ayokong ako ung magreceive ng injuries... at ayokong maguilty ung fighter kung makareceive ako ng injuries...wow...kaya pla cguro naisip nlng nung gmwa ng anime na destined na agad kng cnu ang fighter at kng cnu ang sacrifice...para hndi mhirap.anhirap kya pumili.kaya mas maganda kung wag na lang pumili. hehehe..."if an injury should be inflicted on a man, it must be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared"
-niccolo machiavelli
so does that mean that you'll just have to kill the man?
nothing is severe enough as death.
if you don't want to fear his vengeance, kill him.
after all, dead people can't avenge... unless you believe in ghosts.
BACKTRACK. i am against murder. i'm not telling everyone to kill. i'm simply stating my comments and reactions to this certain quote by machiavelli...
i repeat, murder is really a no-no.
okay...
so, till here.
OVER AND OUT.
