AI NO KUSABI

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Light Novel [JP]
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BDSMFuturistic SettingGangsStockholm Syndrome
Rating | 4.6/5 | 86 votes
Language
Japanese
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Year
1990
Status in COO

Completed

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Yes
Fully Translated
Yes
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English Publisher
Summary
AI NO KUSABI is a captivating Japanese light novel that transports readers to Ceres, a city devoid of morals and constraints, where instincts and desire reign supreme. The narrative follows Riki's return to the slums after three years, only to find himself entangled in gang warfare and mysterious encounters with the enigmatic Iason Mink. With volumes titled 'Stranger,' 'Destiny,' 'Nightmare,' 'Suggestion,' 'Darkness,' and 'Metamorphose,' this mature, romantic, sci-fi work delves into themes of tragedy and yaoi relationships, exploring BDSM, futuristic settings, gangs, and Stockholm Syndrome.

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Ceres: a city without ethics or taboos, ruled by instincts and lust. These are the slums – immutable, eternal, home to those poor, caged could stricken with a perpetual melancholy.

After three years, Riki unexpectedly returns to Ceres, but all is not well. The “charisma” of the slums is a changed man. Faced with growing suspicion that he’s lost his spark, and haunted by the memory of what happened during those three years away from the slum, Riki finds himself pulled into the escalating gang warfare as rivals attempt to wipe out his pack before they can regroup under their newly-returned leader. And then there is the frighteningly cold, regrettably familiar man he meets by chance one day; the beautiful Iason Mink. What secrets lie behind the smile of that bewitching Blondy?

Vol. 1: Stranger

Vol. 2: Destiny

Vol. 3: Nightmare

Vol. 4: Suggestion

Vol. 5: Darkness

Vol. 6: Metamorphose

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