Gravitation

All Shuichi ever dreamed about was following in the footsteps of his pop idol, Ryuichi Sakuma and the band Nittle Grasper. Together with his best friend Hiro, Shuichi's formed a band called Bad Luck and they've even managed to get signed to a major recording label! Unfortunately, the studio deadlines are looming and Shuichi still hasn't finished the lyrics for any of the songs. What he needs is a little inspiration...

Contains episodes 1-3 plus a high-quality DVD Artbox to hold the remaining discs in the series!

Walking through the park, aspiring rock star Shuichi's latest lyrics flutter away and land at the feet of a stunning stranger who takes his breath away. The stranger happens to be the famous novelist Eiri Yuki, and he completely crushes the young singer by telling him he has "zero talent." Now Shuichi's so annoyed that he's managed to finish his song just so he can find and confront Yuki! But are his actions really motivated by anger, or has he fallen in love?

In order to heal the wounds in Eiri Yuki's heart, he and his vocalist lover, Shuichi, travel to New York to visit the grave of Yuki's first love and tormentor, Yuki Kitagawa. They discover that the first Yuki has left behind a young son, Riku, and so the odd couple take the boy back with them to Japan. When Shuuichi receives a kiss from nutty rival band leader, Ryuuichi, Yuki flies into a jealous rage, and he and Riku disappear, leaving Shuuichi to search for them in vain.

Shuichi returns to Japan and to his surprise, Eiri has come to greet him at the airport. Shuichi reveals that he just wants Eiri to open up to him. Hearing this, Eiri offers to say "I love you" - if Shuichi agrees to pay him every time he says it. Although Eiri is joking, Shuichi is dead serious about raising the money to hear those precious words. However, Eiri says something else that will leave Shuichi so shocked he will be unable to sing!

When it rains, it pours... Shuichi keeps digging himself deeper into the hole - the plans to release 5 singles in 3 weeks have been bumped up to 10 singles!! Talk about working hard for the money - Shuichi's responsible for 80% of the work for their upcoming, super-ambitious release schedule! Can Shuichi withstand the pressure, or will he crumble?

Just when Shuichi Shindou's rock star dreams seem to be coming together, everything falls apart. First, his gifted guitarist Hiro quits the band to concentrate on his studies. Now the new manager wants to take Shuichi off of keyboards so he'll do nothing but sing, and Shuichi finds himself constantly berated by their producer.

When he hears Ayaka say that Eiri is her fiance, Shuichi goes into a total tizzy. In fact, during his band Bad Luck's debut show, Shuichi starts to announce to the entire crowd that Eiri is his and his alone, but thanks to an impromptu appearance by Shuichi's idol, Ryuichi, his secret stays hidden.

Shuichi's debut single is rising on the charts, but Taki Aizawa, the leader of rival band ASK finds out about his relationship with Eiri. On top of all that, Eiri has suddenly declared their relationship over! What's going on...!?

Shuichi and his band, Bad Luck, are a rising star in Japan's pop scene, and their chief rival, ASK, seems doomed to the has-been status of an 80s hairband. But just when it looks like the top spot on the Billboard charts is Bad Luck's for the taking, a completely unexpected competitor emerges - Nittle Grasper is reuniting! Now Shuichi finds his idol (not to mention his band's keyboardist) his biggest rival.