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“Future society ruled by AI Jupiter; blond elite Iason seeks to possess black-haired slum mongrel Riki.”
Ai no Kusabi
間の楔
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Future society ruled by AI Jupiter; blond elite Iason seeks to possess black-haired slum mongrel Riki.
In the future, on a distant star lives a new society. Ruled by a computer system, named Jupiter, men are divided into classes based on their hair color. The Blondies, genetically altered by Jupiter, are the highest class and occupy the capital city of Tanagura. Those with black hair, Mongrels, are forced to live in the slums, Ceres. Iason, the leader of the Blondies, encounters Riki, a mongrel, in the streets of Ceres one night and sets out to own him. (Source: June) Subtitles for the individual volumes are as follows: 1: Stranger (帰って来た男) 2: Destiny (命動) 3: Nightmare (刻印) 4: Suggestion (昏迷) 5: Darkness (長い夜) 6: Metamorphose (衝動の引き金)
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- 9 “Ai No Kusabi is one book I never thought I would be reading, for this is the first yaoi I have ever read. I’m glad I did, for it is a page tuner. This book series is great to read before watching...”
- 9 “I'm not what you would call a yaoi fangirl. In fact, this is only the third yaoi fandom I've ever gotten involved in, and the only one I have really liked. Here's my opinion as someone who has seen...”
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 37 × 6 ch × vol
- Total read 4h 56m approx
- Published Dec 1986 – Oct 1987
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M1269 catalog