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Ai no Kusabi (2012)

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Main Title	Ai no Kusabi (2012) (a6303)
Official Title	javerified 間の楔 (2012)
Type	OVA, 4 episodes
Year	18.01.2012 until 18.04.2012
Season	Winter 2011/12
Tags	[similar]
Resources	Official website Official website Wiki (jp) Allcinema ANN MAL
Rating	5.10 (316)
Average	6.49 (324)
Review Rating	N/A (0)
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Edited by	hidden on 2016-08-29 14:45

Main Title	Ai no Kusabi (2012) (a6303)
Official Title	javerified 間の楔 (2012)
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Toriumi Kousuke	as	Guy
Ookawa Tooru	as	Iason Mink
Itou Kentarou	as	Riki
Miki Shin`ichirou	as	Katze
Morikubo Shoutarou	as	Kirie
Kuroda Takaya	as	Raoul Am

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Original Work:	Yoshihara Rieko
Direction:	Akiyama Katsuhito
Series Composition:	Yoshihara Rieko
Character Design:	Onda Naoyuki
Chief Animation Direction:	Onda Naoyuki
Music:	Takahashi Tetsuya
Animation Work:	AIC

The story is set in the future on the planet named Amoi which is controlled by a supercomputer named Jupiter. Among the mostly male human population, the blond-haired elite class is allowed to temporarily keep slaves as luxury pets. One elite member, Riki and decides to forcibly take him as a pet which is unusual and taboo in elite society. However, Iason keeps Riki longer than it is socially approved, and rumors abound about their possible relationship.

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approx. 1h 40m

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Watching 2a3jl

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276 (34.0%)

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OVA, 1992-1994, 2 eps, 5.65 (798), 6.98 (822)

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by Alunei on 2012-02-22 14:37

Even though the original anime was amazing and had a great ending, it left this empty hole in you once you realized it was over... This definitely is a treat for all fans out there. Gorgeous anime, great details, interesting characters. Slightly different, but still the same. I just love it!

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by nagikun on 2012-02-07 19:25

Love the original and the novels are some of the best examples of yaoi fiction to date. This new version is amazing, retold in stunning detail and despite our beloved voice of Iason Mink, I highly recommend viewing this reproduction if you're a fan of the original. You'll fall in love all over again!

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by vortex3010 on 2012-01-25 19:39

The animations is amazing! I'm so glad they chose to do an OVA of this! This isn't a fluffy shounen ai story but it's an amazing love story and definitely the most amazing animation you'll find in any anime of this series.

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by omnislash1 on 2009-08-18 01:35

if you have seen the orginal or read the books then you should totally watch this.

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Guy

male, yandereA character trait involving a personality initially loving and gentle that becomes psychotic or deranged, often brutally so. See also yangire, a sibling trait to the yandere.

voiced by: Toriumi Kousuke

Iason Mink

male, young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.

voiced by: Ookawa Tooru

Riki

male, young adultSomeone is generally considered a young adult if they are between 20 to 40 years old.

voiced by: Itou Kentarou

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Katze

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voiced by: Miki Shin`ichirou

Kirie

male, heterochromatic eyesHeterochromia Iridis is a medical condition, where an individual has at least an eye with more than one colour or two eyes of entirely different colours.

voiced by: Morikubo Shoutarou

Raoul Am

male, yellow hairThe character has yellow hair. This does not map precisely to real-life blond hair.

voiced by: Kuroda Takaya

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voiced by: Hanawa Eiji

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Credit	Name	in Episodes	Comment
Original Work (原作)	Yoshihara Rieko
Direction (監督)	Akiyama Katsuhito
Series Composition (構成)	Yoshihara Rieko
Original Character Design (キャラクター原案)	Michihara Katsumi
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン)	Onda Naoyuki
Concept Art (コンセプチュアルアート)	Takeuchi Atsushi
Mechanical Design (メカニックデザイン)	Teraoka Kenji
Chief Animation Direction (総作画監督)	Onda Naoyuki
Music (音楽)	Takahashi Tetsuya
Sound Direction (音響監督)	Abe Nobuyuki
Sound Work (音響制作)	On-Lead
Sound Effects (音響効果)	On-Lead
Editing (編集)	Migiyama Shouta
Art Direction (美術監督)	Takahashi Maho
Art Design (美術設定)	Edamatsu Kio
Colour Design (色彩設計)	Oouchi Aya
Composite Director (コンポジットディレクター)	Imaizumi Hideki
Animation Work (アニメーション制作)	AIC
Production (製作)	Ken Media

Script/Screenplay (脚本)	Yoshihara Rieko
Background Art (背景)	Studio Tulip	1-4
3DCG	Watanabe Tetsuya	1-4
3DCG	Yoshioka Tomokazu	1-4
Recording (録音)	Satou Atsushi	1-4

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18.05.2024	Yaoi801 Fansub	complete	4	0	ja it	Blu-ray	N/A (0)	0
17.12.2023	izu	complete	4	0	ja en en	Blu-ray	N/A (0)	0
09.02.2016	Neo Exorcist [NEx]	complete	4	0	ja cs	HDTV	N/A (0)	0
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EP	Title	Duration	Air Date
1	Petere: Caged Beast	25m	18.01.2012
2	Pardo: Broken Wings	25m	15.02.2012
3	Congressus: Encounter	25m	21.03.2012
4	Retino: Bondage	25m	18.04.2012
C1	Opening	1m	18.01.2012
C2	Ending 1	1m	18.01.2012
C3	Ending 2	1m	15.02.2012
C4	Ending 3	1m	21.03.2012
C5	Ending 4	1m	18.04.2012
T1	Volume 1 Trailer 1	2m	18.01.2012
T2	Volume 1 Trailer 2	1m	18.01.2012
T3	Volume 2 Trailer 1	2m	15.02.2012
T4	Volume 2 Trailer 2	1m	15.02.2012
T5	Volume 3 Trailer 1	2m	21.03.2012
T6	Volume 3 Trailer 2	1m	21.03.2012
T7	Volume 4 Trailer 1	2m	18.04.2012
T8	Volume 4 Trailer 2	1m	18.04.2012

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