Gravitation

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. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Energetic teenager Shuichi Shindo is the lead singer and songwriter for the smash-hit pop band, Bad Luck. He's recently moved in with his older boyfriend, Eiri Yuki, the handsome, sophisticated, and uber-famous romance novelist. Nothing goes smoothly for Shuichi, however. Yuki is inexplicably cold and cruel toward him, more so than usual; due to a rash of publicity appearances on comedy sketch shows, he can't get anyone to take his band seriously; and he's suddenly entered, totally unprepared, into a nationally televised concert with Bad Luck's rival band, Ask. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

During a break on his premiere tour for the smash-hit pop band Bad Luck, lead singer Shuichi Shindo comes home to spend some quality time with his boyfriend, Eiri Yuki, the famous romance novelist. However, he finds their apartment empty and the only thing waiting for him is a mysterious, alarming note. Has something horrible happened to his lover? Does it have any connection to that gorgeous lady who's been stalking the writer for the past few weeks? Based on the popular manga and anime, *Gravitation: Voice of Temptation* is a highly charged, hilarious story about two lovers drawn together despite the overwhelming odds. (Source: TOKYOPOP)

Riku has grown up without many friends, because everyone called him a liar after he said that his "mother" is actually a man. Now in high school, he has come to terms with his decision that it's simpler socially if this fact is kept secret. However, his mother (Shuichi Shindo from Gravitation) is supposed to come with him to school tomorrow for a parent-teacher conference!

This was a prelude to Maki Murakami's Gravitation, but is not considered to be a part of the series. Many of the characters look similar to her Gravitation cast. This comic is the original story by Murakami, which was later rewritten somewhat into the series Gravitation. Rather than starring Shuichi and Yuki, the stories star Sakuma Ryuichi--lead singer of the band Nettle Grasper--and Uesugi Tatsuha as a novelist in a romance fairly similar to the one in Gravitation.