Yorae wrote:I've never seen the show, so I'd appreciate some info on it. Like, is it hard core yaoi or slight shounen ai?
Slight shounen-ai. The OVA has a harder scene, and I can't speak for the manga, but the series is tame. Quite a bit of kissing. Everything else is offscreen. Like scattered clothes
implying something, but it keeps a firm hold on its 13+ rating throughout. ...oh, well, some alcohol use, a little swearing IIRC, some veiled references to sexual assault, and one of the leads is a chainsmoker. But as for the porn, there isn't any.
It's essentially the story of a kid who wants to be a pop star, and all the things that pop up around that. They have to scramble to get media attention, his friend tries to quit the band, he gets writer's block, he winds up being a rival to a band he idolized as a kid, another band gets jealous of their success and tries to blackmail them, yadda yadda. And the major sidestory is this romance with Mr. Angstbucket.
It's comedy (the lead defines "genki") / drama (CAN he keep up a successful career and keep hold of the person he loves?! tune in next week!).
So, that's some info.
