Loveless
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.
Seimei AoyagiHe is Ritsuka's older brother. Born on November 14, his name
comes from the lunar day "Seimei", which falls around April 4. He was
seventeen when he was found murdered in Ritsuka's classroom, although he
died under mysterious circumstances and could only be identified by his
dental records.
We later learn that Seimei had faked his death, but who the person was
that died in his place has not yet been revealed. He is also the
sacrifice of the Beloved pair. Soubi was given to Seimei (mostly at
Seimei's request) as a fighter when Seimei was only fourteen years old.
It is speculated by fans that there is some kind of rivalry between
Seimei and Ritsu over Soubi and perhaps over other things, but there's
no information in the series that confirms these speculations.
When Ritsuka lost his memory, Seimei stepped in and became an
extremely important figure in his life. He protected Ritsuka from their
abusive mother, Misaki, and was a great source of comfort and trust. As a
result, Ritsuka was hit hardest of all by the news of his brother's
death. He is very bitter and vengeful towards those who may have been
involved in the murder of his brother.
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Kio Kaiedo
He is a good friend and current classmate of Soubi's. They are both art students. They study the Japanese art of flowers. He describes himself as Soubi's only friend. Most of his early dialogue is filled with flirtations and passes at Soubi, despite being gently ignored or indirectly rejected each time. Despite his early presence as a character who exists solely to create a lighter atmosphere among a very dark story, he gradually gains depth as the story progresses. He becomes a loud voice that champions pacifism and self-worth. This contrasts strongly against Soubi's submissive nature that willingly accepts violent treatment and strongly desires to be completely controlled, albeit from only very certain people. More significantly, Kio's views are shared by Ritsuka. Together, they provide a very black-and-white atmosphere that allows only one line of thinking. It was recently revealed that Soubi only became interested in Kio because of a tattoo on his back, and a vow that he took when he got it. He has a daughter that looks to be around ten years old; she notably has no cat ears. A twin sister also appeared but he had no knowledge of her.
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