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Little Loveless 1 Special chapter packaged with the Limited Edition of volume 1. Little Loveless 2 Special chapter packaged with the Limited Edition of volume 2.
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English: Loveless. Type: Manga. Demographic: Josei Josei. Score: 7. Ranked: 2 2 based on the top manga page. Ranked Popularity Members 26, Visit MALxJapan. More characters.
Jan 8, Some spoilers here: There was finally a lot of background information given and even a battle. A large chunk of the volume is taken up explaining Nagisa's relationship with Ritsu. They both went to the Seven Voices Academy and even then, Ritsu was an 'arrogant prince'.
Ritsu's fighting partner was Nagisa's sister but Ritsu was in love with a college age teacher's aide, Akio. Akio was engaged to a man named Agatsuma - and they would have a single child, Soubi. It would be years later that Akio and Agatsuma would die and Ritsu take over the raising of their son. We know how that ended, with years of abuse. Nagisa, meanwhile, would continue a rivalry with Ritsu and attempt to find a way to defeat the monstrous fighter that Ritsu created in Soubi through pain and deprivation.
There are many scenes of the typical 'quietude' moments between characters. And there are talks of finding Seimei so they can find Soubi and get him out of Seimei's 'clutches.
The art is, as always, flawless. Kouga has a way of creating beautifully tragic figures. As the heartbreaks continue to widen, they are still intelligently tied in to the other storylines. As with a ripple in a pond, the echoes of the past are slowly revealed but all radiate from a central focal point. Hopefully, further chapters will not take as long to come out and we will get another volume sooner rather than later. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.
Oct 22, Sana Burton rated it liked it Shelves: urban-fantasy , queer-fiction , dark , manga , spellcasters.
This is kind of a review for the whole series so far , in which case the score would be 3. The experience of reading Loveless reminds me, most fundamentally, of Berserk. That might seem strange since they're completely different genres. But they both have some wonderfully complex characters who aren't always utilised properly, a lot of interesting worldbuilding that never gets expanded on, are This is kind of a review for the whole series so far , in which case the score would be 3.
But they both have some wonderfully complex characters who aren't always utilised properly, a lot of interesting worldbuilding that never gets expanded on, are oddly endearing to read, yet kind of weird and dark and hard to get into or explain, and most importantly, both possess an update schedule that ensures I will probably never see their endings.
Loveless' biggest problem, from a writing standpoint, is pacing. There's a lot of pointless filler including literal dream sequences and then when things do happen, they happen all at once in a way that makes it hard to follow.
Ultimately I gave Berserk a higher rating despite my similar feelings about the two series, purely because there's enough Berserk out there to have resolved at least some subplots, whereas Loveless just builds mysteries upon mysteries.
These last few volumes feel like we're coming to some sort of conclusion, but it doesn't feel earned, because a lot of the work of constructing the story isn't there.
What is Seimei's actual goal? We will probably never know. The individual characters and their backgrounds are compelling, but the plot itself is so deliberately obtuse that the series is less than the sum of its parts. Also all these kids and young teenagers talking so nonchalantly about murder started to weird me out after a while.
Everyone who has ever been connected to Septimal Moon needs so much therapy I'm amazed it functions as an organisation. Oct 22, Lyrica rated it did not like it Shelves: manga.
If I could describe my experience with Loveless in three words, it would be "confused and uncomfortable". Apparently the series is meant to end at 15 volumes though the 13th was the last volume released and that was in I honestly couldn't tell you what Loveless is about. There is the concept of "fighter pairs", connected through a shared name, where one partner is the "sacrifice" who takes the damage and the othe If I could describe my experience with Loveless in three words, it would be "confused and uncomfortable".
There is the concept of "fighter pairs", connected through a shared name, where one partner is the "sacrifice" who takes the damage and the other partner is the "fighter" who deals the damage through spells. The main character and a large portion of the main cast are children around the age of 11 and under, and there's no reason for it.
The implied romantic relation between Ritsuka an elementary school student and Soubi a college student made me so uncomfortable!! The cast could have been aged up to adulthood without effecting the story, so the decision to make them children is just??? Also, in this world, people are born with cat ears and a tail, which they lose when they lose their virginity. What's the reason to make this a thing???? Overall, give this series a hard PASS.
The story makes no sense at all, the worldbuilding is vague and leaves you more confused than anything, the relationships depicted will make you uncomfortable, and the characters have as much personality as wet cardboard. The only positive thing I can say about Loveless is that the art is really nice.
Feb 24, Briar Lynn rated it it was amazing. I devoured this as soon as it arrived. I had read bits and pieces of scans leading up to this, but the translation is beautiful. I wasn't expecting much of Soubi, but he broke my heart. His incantation was so powerful that he didn't even need to lay down another spell while fighting for Seimei. When the Zero boys said that Soubi was unbeatable with Seimei, they weren't speaking in hyperbole.
No release date for Volume 13 yet in Japan. Loveless chapter. Names Discussion, Moonless theories? User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]. You must login to comment for this series! Register an account. Like child abuse, raped etc. It's mostly more depressing than those yaois. Spoiler mouse over to view. Soubi is such an ass to Ritsuka. He doesn't want to be abandoned, but he abandoned Ritsuka?
Ritsuka was abused too. I don't want Ritsuka to end up with Soubi. Was this comment useful? Yes No. Loved it when I was younger, but Rating: 6. Edit: Removed and rewritten to a higher standard of quality! Loveless was my first shounen-ai anime and later manga, and what principally captured my interest in the series was the gloomy atmosphere, the tantalizing scent of a mystery needing solving, and, of course, the boys kissing.
And on those levels, Loveless succeeds — it has a unique premise, and the story is woven with suspense and undertones of soft horror.
Oh, and the boys kiss. A lot. Throw in a tragic yet very likeable and well-developed protagonist and unique, beautiful artwork, and you must come out with a masterpiece, right? Weeeeell… Let me start by praising what Loveless does right — because it does a lot right. First of all, Ritsuka. His is a struggle that is both relatable and endlessly sympathetic.
Now, before you label me a prude and burn me at the stake, please at least hear me out. I have no issue with depictions of taboo relationships — incest, underage, what have you. In fact, I find them fascinating. And the relationship between Ritsuka and Soubi is fascinating. Ritsuka is twelve. Soubi is a twenty-year-old university student with a clear masochistic sexual preference, which he then forces onto said twelve-year-old. That, Ms. Kouga, is not how a healthy relationship starts.
As time wears on, so does he, and he becomes increasingly more receptive toward them. This is an excellent portrayal of the erosive nature of Stockholm syndrome, and I love it. But again, that is not a healthy relationship. I find it fascinating, psychological, and beautifully destructive. I might even pick it up again once if it finishes, just to see how everything washes out. Complex and amazing, but not for everyone. Personally, I love the series In fact its my all time favorite.
It takes an interesting perspective on fate. Often, fate is thought of perfect and bringing to people together and love forever, and so on. But in this manga, the main character, Ritsuka does not want to be controlled by fate and wants to decide his own destiny. I like the act that words are used so precisely as spells and Ritsuka believes there is meaning to words, and they aren't things to be thrown around.
There is a wide variety of character personalities, and each of them with their relatable characteristics and backstories. It is interesting that the manga shows all the different characters definition of love. The plot is rather complex, which by all means is not a bad thing. It is nice to see there isn't a real villain at first, and even as the plot develops, you can identify that there are definitely people doing bad things, but nobody is completely evil it seems.
Every time you read the series, or reread it Which I have done time and time again , you notice something different. Every person who reads it notices something different. All in all, it is incredible and you should at least take a look at it. Overrated - terrible plot.
Rating: 2.
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