![]() While sneaking to Mistral Park to see a Pet Auction, Riki saw Iason again for the first time since his release. Easing back into his former life, Riki kept silent about his time with Iason and met Kirie, Bison newest member, who he developed an intense dislike for. After three years, Riki returned to Ceres and reunited with Guy, his former pairing partner, and his gang. Not willing to be indebted to him, Riki offered his body to Iason, only to have the Blondie kidnapped him from his home and forced him to become his pet. Both shows feature a tragic end and sacrifice, leaving the viewer with a profound sense of loss.Synopsis Riki, a dark-haired mongrel from the slums and proud leader of the street gang Bison, is attacked by another gang when Tanagura elite Blondie, Iason Mink, saved him. However, there is also a touching, explicit scene between each pair of main characters. The rape in Aoki Ookami is first off more graphic and secondly harder to watch, especially with how long and vehemently Jonathan fights against it, unlike Riki slowly getting turned on despite his hatred for Iason which the watcher can at least take comfort in knowing their feelings for each other will change. Jonathan and Leonard have a mutual relationship unlike Iason and Riki at first, but both Iason and Captain Continental in Aoki Ookami find themselves obsessed with bending a reluctant man to their will rather than utilizing much more willing people to fulfill their desires. In both anime, those in charge are corrupt and feel that they can exact their will over those they perceive to be lower than them. While war is absent from Ai no Kusabi, neither of the settings are supportive of the idea of love. Riki and Iason are not brought together out of mutual interest, or even one chasing after the other. ![]() A remake was done in 2012 which does not show the ending of the 1992-1994 version and elaborates more on the events in the middle of the first OVA. ![]() Iason, the Blondie, and Riki, the Mongrel, are both muscular and imposing men, instead of the usual pairing of a well-built manly man and a boyish/girlish man pairing. Ai no Kusabi presents us with a unique setting in which there is a huge class divide among not just the main characters, but everyone, and it very much affects their relationships. In a lot of yaoi, we have a separation of societal class, such as college students and high society elites in literature or business. The Blondies live in a clean, technologically advanced environment while those with darker hair, often called Mongrels, are forced to live in slums rife with violence. Ai no Kusabi is a haunting tale of twisted love in a world where one’s status in society is based on the color of their hair. ![]()
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