The world of Ai no Kusabi is divided by decree into classes defined by Genetic Engineering as signalled by the hair colour of the blond rulers and their black-haired subjects.
However, it reached an entirely different audience, one largely unaware of these precursors. Yoshihara's work is strongly redolent of the sexually-charged mysteries of Ranpo Edogawa, and shares many overt themes with the controversial sf of Shōzō Numa. Originally published in book form as a single hardback novel, it was later reissued as a six-part series, from which the English translation was made. Yoshihara spent the first three years of her career writing straightforward homoerotic romance, before stumbling into sf, seemingly by accident, with the success of her signature work Ai no Kusabi (December 1986-October 1987 Shōsetsu June 1990 trans as The Space Between 2007-2008 ). Japanese author and a key creator of the homoerotic subgenre known in Japan as shōnen ai. What secrets lie behind the smile of that bewitching Blondy? And then there is the frighteningly cold, regrettably familiar man he meets by chance one day: the beautiful Iason Mink. 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 slums, 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. The "Charisma" of the slums is a changed man. These are the slums-immutable, eternal, home to those poor, caged souls stricken with a perpetual melancholy.Īfter three years, Riki unexpectedly returns to Ceres, but all is not well. In this moment, however, they also glimmered with an icy fire-perhaps revealing the fury of his wounded pride, or rather, a manifestation of his uncontrollable obsession.Ĭeres: a city without ethics or taboos, ruled by instincts and lusts. The Man's upturned blue eyes were so unimaginably beautiful that they could make anybody tremble with awe.
Iason, the leader of the Blondies, encounters Riki, a mongrel, in the streets of Ceres one night and sets out to own him. Those with black hair, Mongrels, are forced to live in the slums, Ceres. The Blondies, genetically altered by Jupiter, are the highest class and occupy the capital city of Tanagura. Ruled by a computer system named Jupiter, men are divided into classes based on their hair color.
In the future, on a distant star lives a new society.
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