Gravitation, Vol. 9 [Paperback]

Maki Murakami (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 14, 2004 | Series: Gravitation Ex (Book 9)

As Shuichi decides to debut in the US with XMR records, his relationships with Eiri and Reiji reach an impasse. Shuichi breaks the news to Eiri that he wants to forget about his life in Japan...including Eiri!

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Tokyopop (December 14, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591823412
• ISBN-13: 978-1591823414
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #478,398 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: MAY CAUSE TOLERANCE OF OTHER HUMAN BEINGS, January 31, 2005

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A. Emanuel "yuna13" (SI, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gravitation, Vol. 9 (Paperback)

I am surprised by the review below. Allowing young adults, and adults alike, exposure to these shonen-ai and shojou-ai sources provides hope for a more understanding world. This idea of acceptance is an earlier theme in the Gravitation series. Gravitation has opened eyes to different ways of life, and gives identifiable characters to real people through the use of humor. It is the only graphic novel series that I have bought, and it is one of my favorite anime series. Shonen-ai is a genre that I hope will continue to increase in popularity. Shibby;)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad, But Last Volume Better, January 12, 2005

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C.J. (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gravitation, Vol. 9 (Paperback)

In all honestly, I adrore Gravitation but this volume was a slight let-down in a way. Starting from here or so, things just start to get a silly. Gravitation is meant for a few laughs, but this volume just pushes it over the edge a bit.

There are a few cute scenes with Yuki and such in them, and it opens quite a few new possibilities but some of the less important scenes tend to get in the way.

The artwork is changed a little bit if you dig through it and you can tell where the artist changed a few things here and there. I'm quite fond of the artwork still though, compared to the artwork during the first book.

The volume is good and I wasn't too disappointed but the earlier books were, in my opinion, better plot-wise. I've been a fan of Gravitation for over five years now, and I can safely say that while its one of the best and one of the classic BL titles, the later volumes of the series have gone downhill in quality and interest. Nevertheless, this volume is still a must-buy for long-time fans.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jumping the Shark, February 24, 2008

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C. Dickson (PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gravitation, Vol. 9 (Paperback)

Gravitation has always been a bit over the top but I think this volume pushes it a little too far. In my opinion it detracted from the series a bit. The serious aspect of the plot (yuki's traumatic past) and the goofy aspect of the plot (mega panda? wtf) just don't seem to blend. There were some great moments, so it wasn't a total let down, but I think the plot has gone way too wacky. There of course will be some people that enjoy this, but personally its not what I was hoping for.