Love Pistols
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese manga
series written and illustrated by Tarako Kotobuki. It was renamed from "Sex Pistols" to "avoid any legal trouble". The premise of the story is that 30% of humans are not descended from apes but from other animals (these people are called "Zoomans"), and they can interbreed with humans, and with other male Zoomans by the use of a symbiote. Norio, an ordinary high school student discovers his Zoomanity and deals with the advances of many male Zoomans who want him to have their babies. The series was licensed and published in English in North America by Tokyopop
's Blu imprint. It will be one of the first titles in Viz Media
's BL imprint, SuBLime. Geneon
released a series of four Drama CDs for Sex Pistols between November 27, 2004 and April 25, 2008. A two-episode original video animation
adaptation will go on sale in 2010.
He is the main character of the story who doesn't seem to understand that he's a returner to ancestry and has trouble hiding his scent. He usually relies on Kunimasa's blind in order to hide his scent. He loves Kunimasa and tends to do stupid things and apologize for them later on. One incident involves his Bear oak Madararui senpai who was deeply in love with him and whom he fully rejected.
Kunimasa Madarame
A heavy seed- were cat Madararui, he's claimed Norio as his mate. He's usually stoic or conceited but his feelings for Norio are genuine. He's the very smart younger half brother of Yonekuni. They share the same mother but have different fathers. His mother tried to make him mate with another were cat in another chapter by lighting incense that made him go into a 'heat' spiral.
Yonekuni
The older half-brother of Kunimasa, he is a heavy seed and a dragon shape, the half between a snake eyes and were cat with some fish madararui background. He has an extreme fear of men to the point where Kunimasa points, "It's to the brink of disease!" In doing so as he tries to keep Norio in check about his soul and scent he makes Norio dress up as a girl or in girls' clothing, though he is dating Shiro Fujiwara from his class.
Shiro Fujiwara
He was adopted by the Fujiwara household because his parents' bodies were too weak. He is a wolf or Godmen Madararui. He's a heavy seed class. He told Yonekuni after they made love that his spell was broken. His parents put a spell on him when he was a child when they gave him to the Fujiwaras so no one would see his Madararui side and make him choose to breed early or late.
between January 10, 2004 and December 9, 2006. Libre Publishing
published the manga into 4 kanzenban volumes between June 1, 2007 and September 1, 2007. In December 2009, a new chapter ran in Magazine B-Boy, now owned by Libre. Blu released the manga's 5 tankōbon
between January 2007 and May 2008.
released a series of four Drama CDs for Sex Pistols. All four CDs were voiced by Hiroki Takahashi
, Jurouta Kosugi, Sayaka Ohhara, Kentaro Ito
, Koji Yusa
and Naoki Bandou. The first was released on November 27, 2004. The second was released on March 26, 2005. The third was released on February 24, 2006. The fourth and final was released on April 25, 2008.
, called Sex Pistols. The first volume went on sale in March 2010. The Sex Pistols OVA2 was released in early 2011."
's Casey Brienza commends the manga as the "most original--and weird--BL manga series on the market today".
Sequential Tart's Margaret O'Connell criticises the manga for its characters's occasional "disproportionately small heads". ActiveAnime's Sandra Scholes commends the manga's "skilfully drawn" art. Comic Book Bin's Leroy Douresseaux criticises the manga approaching the “Zoomanity” topic, labeling it "convoluted and not all that interesting". Jessica Bauwens-Sugimoto, felt that Love Pistols was a cult story, being "so bad it's good". Thematically, Bauwens-Sugimoto feels that the author plays with, but ultimately reinforces, the tropes of "how (female) attractiveness depends on fertility, stalking is true love, and women will trick men into getting them pregnant to trap them."
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series written and illustrated by Tarako Kotobuki. It was renamed from "Sex Pistols" to "avoid any legal trouble". The premise of the story is that 30% of humans are not descended from apes but from other animals (these people are called "Zoomans"), and they can interbreed with humans, and with other male Zoomans by the use of a symbiote. Norio, an ordinary high school student discovers his Zoomanity and deals with the advances of many male Zoomans who want him to have their babies. The series was licensed and published in English in North America by Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
's Blu imprint. It will be one of the first titles in Viz Media
VIZ Media
VIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
's BL imprint, SuBLime. Geneon
Geneon
is a Japanese music, anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan...
released a series of four Drama CDs for Sex Pistols between November 27, 2004 and April 25, 2008. A two-episode original video animation
Original video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
adaptation will go on sale in 2010.
Characters
Tsuburaya Norio- OVA voice actor: Hiro ShimonoHiro Shimonois a Japanese voice actor employed by I'm Enterprise.-TV anime:*30-sai no Hoken Taiiku *Asura Cryin *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni!...
- CD Drama voice actor: Chihiro SuzukiChihiro Suzukiis a Japanese voice actor. He made his debut role as Soichiro Arima in Kare Kano. He is currently a free agent and his nickname is "Chi-chan".-Anime:*Inazuma Eleven *Amaenaideyo!! *Angel Heart...
He is the main character of the story who doesn't seem to understand that he's a returner to ancestry and has trouble hiding his scent. He usually relies on Kunimasa's blind in order to hide his scent. He loves Kunimasa and tends to do stupid things and apologize for them later on. One incident involves his Bear oak Madararui senpai who was deeply in love with him and whom he fully rejected.
Kunimasa Madarame
- OVA voice actor: Yoshihisa Kawahara
- CD Drama voice actor: Kiyoyuki YanadaKiyoyuki YanadaKiyoyuki Yanada is a seiyū who was born in Tokyo. He was a member of 81 Produce.-Notable voice roles:*After School in the Teacher's Lounge *Baten Kaitos...
A heavy seed- were cat Madararui, he's claimed Norio as his mate. He's usually stoic or conceited but his feelings for Norio are genuine. He's the very smart younger half brother of Yonekuni. They share the same mother but have different fathers. His mother tried to make him mate with another were cat in another chapter by lighting incense that made him go into a 'heat' spiral.
Yonekuni
- OVA voice actor: Tomokazu SugitaTomokazu Sugitais a Japanese voice actor employed by Atomic Monkey. Best known for his role as Gintoki in Gintama, he also voices Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. He is also one of the three hosts on the radio show Bururaji promoting the videogame Blazblue which is produced and released on Nico Nico...
- CD Drama voice actor: Takehito KoyasuTakehito Koyasuis a Japanese voice actor.-Career:Koyasu is part of the voice actor quartet Weiß consisting of Weiß Kreuz voice castmates Shinichiro Miki, Tomokazu Seki, and Yuuki Hiro...
The older half-brother of Kunimasa, he is a heavy seed and a dragon shape, the half between a snake eyes and were cat with some fish madararui background. He has an extreme fear of men to the point where Kunimasa points, "It's to the brink of disease!" In doing so as he tries to keep Norio in check about his soul and scent he makes Norio dress up as a girl or in girls' clothing, though he is dating Shiro Fujiwara from his class.
Shiro Fujiwara
- OVA voice actor: Wataru HatanoWataru Hatano, is a seiyū who works for 81 Produce.His name is often mistakenly written as 波多野 渉 or 羽田野 渉. At the second annual Seiyū Awards in 2008, Wataru won the Best Male Rookie Award for his roles as Sam Houston in Toward the Terra and Tenshi Yuri in Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshitan.-TV animation:*07...
- CD Drama voice actor: Daisuke HirakawaDaisuke Hirakawais a Japanese voice actor. He is sometimes mistaken for fellow voice actor Daisuke Namikawa, as their names only differ by one character when written in kanji. He is the official Japanese voice actor for Orlando Bloom. For some roles, he is also known as Hirai Tatsuya.- Career :At first, as he...
He was adopted by the Fujiwara household because his parents' bodies were too weak. He is a wolf or Godmen Madararui. He's a heavy seed class. He told Yonekuni after they made love that his spell was broken. His parents put a spell on him when he was a child when they gave him to the Fujiwaras so no one would see his Madararui side and make him choose to breed early or late.
Manga
Biblos published the manga's 5 tankōbonTankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
between January 10, 2004 and December 9, 2006. Libre Publishing
Libre Publishing
Libre Publishing is a Japanese boys love manga publishing company. It was founded on May 8, 2006, and is the successor to Biblos , which folded due to the failure of its parent company....
published the manga into 4 kanzenban volumes between June 1, 2007 and September 1, 2007. In December 2009, a new chapter ran in Magazine B-Boy, now owned by Libre. Blu released the manga's 5 tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
between January 2007 and May 2008.
Drama CDs
GeneonGeneon
is a Japanese music, anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan...
released a series of four Drama CDs for Sex Pistols. All four CDs were voiced by Hiroki Takahashi
Hiroki Takahashi
is a Japanese voice actor best known for the role of Eiji Kikumaru in The Prince of Tennis, Kenji Harima in School Rumble and Katsuya Jonouchi in Yu-Gi-Oh. He works at Big Shot/Interchannel. He also has voice acted in some yaoi Drama CD's such as Love Neco, and Koi cha no Osahou...
, Jurouta Kosugi, Sayaka Ohhara, Kentaro Ito
Kentaro Ito
is a seiyū who was born in Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. He has been affiliated with Mediarte since May 2009.- Notable anime roles :* Ai No Kusabi - Riki* Ao no Exorcist - Shiratori/Astaroth* Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP - Brett Astaire...
, Koji Yusa
Koji Yusa
is a Japanese voice actor born in Osaka Prefecture and raised in Kyoto Prefecture. He is best known for his roles in Choja Raideen , the Sonic Series , Bleach , Ikki Tousen , Majin Tantei Nōgami Neuro , Zettai Karen Children and Kamen Rider Den-O...
and Naoki Bandou. The first was released on November 27, 2004. The second was released on March 26, 2005. The third was released on February 24, 2006. The fourth and final was released on April 25, 2008.
Anime
The manga was adapted into a 2 episode original video animationOriginal video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
, called Sex Pistols. The first volume went on sale in March 2010. The Sex Pistols OVA2 was released in early 2011."
Reception
Anime News NetworkAnime News Network
Anime News Network is an anime industry news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, Japanese popular music and other otaku-related culture within North America, Australia and Japan. Additionally, it sometimes features similar happenings throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere in the...
's Casey Brienza commends the manga as the "most original--and weird--BL manga series on the market today".
Sequential Tart's Margaret O'Connell criticises the manga for its characters's occasional "disproportionately small heads". ActiveAnime's Sandra Scholes commends the manga's "skilfully drawn" art. Comic Book Bin's Leroy Douresseaux criticises the manga approaching the “Zoomanity” topic, labeling it "convoluted and not all that interesting". Jessica Bauwens-Sugimoto, felt that Love Pistols was a cult story, being "so bad it's good". Thematically, Bauwens-Sugimoto feels that the author plays with, but ultimately reinforces, the tropes of "how (female) attractiveness depends on fertility, stalking is true love, and women will trick men into getting them pregnant to trap them."