Bronze: Zetsuai 1989 (OAV) Hot

If there was any title I'd suggest more, it would be this one. Zetsuai (along with Bronze) are perhaps one of my most favorite Shonen-Ai/YAOI titles ever. Here we have Nanjo Koji, a mega rockstar, and Takuto Izumi, a soccer powerhouse. In this OVA, Izumi's point of view of Koji is explored. I admit, once I first saw this, I fell in love twice as hard for the story. Izumi has gone away to Italy to further his soccer career without telling Koji of it. Koji finds this unacceptable, figuring that this would sever the already unsteady relationship they have together. He gets into an accident that renders his voice useless. With Koji in a coma, Izumi is forced to struggle on what steps to take on next to either bring the relationship to a close, or keep on going. Overall this story was the epitome of what desperate love truly is. It's a must-watch for those who are suckers (like me) for romance.

All right I guess I have to say something cause I CANT STAND seeing no comments. Okay first of this is a pretty good anime it is very deep and into true love etc. There are several parts that just make you want to cry, and yes there are some sex scenes. The drawing is kinda weak though the heads are a bit too triangular. All in all though it is a very serious anime I give it a 3 out of 5.

The Bronze continues from where Zetsuai left off. It's still full of angst and the desperate, unconditional love that Kouji has for Izumi. Here, you can see how much Kouji really loves Izumi and how Izumi is afraid of reciprocating that love. The most beautiful scene for me was when Kouji wrote "I love you" on Izumi's hand when he lost his voice.



The ending was quite open and give the viewer free reign to imagine what happens to them; though I'd like to think that they ended up happy.

Well, the first OVA was good, and so was the second. It was very dramatic too, liked the story. it ended in a way that kinda left you thinking what really WOULD happen, if it continued. the only thing that was on the down side was the animation. The characters were all too skinny/tall and their faces were too pointy! It kind of was a little distracting! But It has a pretty good story. i'll give it that much.

My main complaint with this one is the art style. The characters have exceedingly long limbs that make them look rather odd while being too angular. Other than that its very sweet and filled with lots of angst. If you've seen Zetsuai then you should expect that somebody is going to get hurt. While the angst borders on being overdone it doesn't quite tip over. One can't help but sympathize with the characters and on many occasions I couldn't help but sniffling a bit. The story really does pull at your heart strings after seeing how much the characters go through. It's a beautiful story and the plot is really well executed. While I've heard people complain about how dramatic this is, I still say it deserves a watch. It's a good meld of love and the struggles, misunderstandings and misfortunes that is endured in any relationship (although I don't think any normal relationship goes through that much) heheh.