Gravitation (manga)

Gravitation
Cover of the first volume of Gravitation as published by Gentosha
グラビテーション (Gurabitēshon)
Genre	Comedy, yaoi[1]
Manga
Written by	Maki Murakami
Published by	Gentosha
English publisher	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Tokyopop (former) Seven Seas Entertainment (current)
Magazine	Kimi to Boku
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	1996 – 2002
Volumes	12 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Directed by	Shinichi Watanabe
Produced by	Koichi Kikuchi Koji Yoritsune Masahiro Chiku Yumiko Masujima
Written by	Hiroyuki Kawasaki
Music by	Daisuke Asakura
Studio	Plum
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SEA: Medialink UK: MVM Films
Released	July 23, 1999 – September 22, 1999
Runtime	30 minutes per episode
Episodes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Bob Shirohata
Produced by	Masahiro Chiku Yumiko Masujima
Written by	Akemi Omode Mamiko Ikeda Michiko Yokote
Music by	Daisuke Asakura Tomoko Shibuya Daisuke Jinbo
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	Crunchyroll SEA: Medialink UK: MVM Films
Original network	WOWOW
English network	US: Anime Network, ImaginAsian, Anime Selects
Original run	October 4, 2000 – January 10, 2001
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Manga
Gravitation EX.
Written by	Maki Murakami
Published by	Gentosha
English publisher	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Tokyopop
Magazine	Genzo (2004–2009) Web Spica (2011)
Original run	December 2004 – November 2011
Volumes	2

Gravitation (Japanese: グラビテーション, Hepburn: Gurabitēshon) is a yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. The story follows the attempts of Shuichi Shindo and his band, Bad Luck, to become Japan's next musical sensation, and his struggles to capture Eiri Yuki's heart.

The manga was published by Gentosha and was serialized on Kimi to Boku starting in 1996 and ending in 2002. The manga has been licensed and published in English by Tokyopop, as well as a light novel. There is also the Gravitation Collection which consists of 6 volumes, each of which has two original volumes of Gravitation in it. A sequel, Gravitation EX. (グラビテーションＥＸ．, Gurabitēshon EX.), was published in the web magazine Genzo from 2004 to 2009 and returned in 2011 to Web Spica.

Gravitation has also been adapted into a two episode OVA series in 1999 directed by Shinichi Watanabe and a thirteen-episode anime television series directed by Bob Shirohata. The TV series aired in Japan from October 4, 2000 to January 10, 2001, on WOWOW Wednesdays at 18:30 and was reaired on Tokyo MX in 2007. The anime goes to roughly volume 7 of the manga. Both have been licensed for North American release by Nozomi Entertainment and also Southeast Asian release by Medialink.^[2]