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[[File:loveless3_resized.jpg|frame|Soubi and Ritsuka battle it out]]
A running manga series and 12 episode anime created by Yun Kouga, ''Loveless'' follows the story of a 12 year old Ritsuka as he searches for the truth behind his brother Seimei's murder -- and, unexpectedly, inherits his brother's [[Battle Butler|Fighter Unit]], 20 year old college student Soubi, who in their first meeting declares nonchalantly that he loves Ritsuka, kisses him, and draws him into a world of spell battles, Fighters and Sacrifices. Ritsuka learns that he is "Loveless" (see [[Meaningful Name]]), and has a destined Fighter somewhere in the world and an as-of-yet unrevealed birthmark on his body of his "name".
▲A running manga series and 12 episode anime created by Yun Kouga, ''Loveless'' follows the story of a 12 year old Ritsuka as he searches for the truth behind his brother Seimei's murder -- and, unexpectedly, inherits his brother's [[Battle Butler|Fighter Unit]], 20 year old college student Soubi, who in their first meeting declares nonchalantly that he loves Ritsuka, kisses him, and draws him into a world of spell battles, Fighters and Sacrifices. Ritsuka learns that he is "Loveless" (see [[Meaningful Name]]), and has a destined Fighter somewhere in the world and an as-of-yet unrevealed birthmark on his body of his "name".
Oh, and all the virgins in their universe have [[Unusual Ears|cat ears]] and a tail until they [[Virginity Flag|lose said virginity]].
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Despite the considerable [[Boys Love|BL]] themes in ''Loveless'', the focus is more on relationships themselves and the dynamics between the people, be they straight, gay, or entirely non-romantic. Among other things, the series deals with very real situations such as [[Domestic Abuse]], childhood sexual abuse and trauma, and other "not for kids" issues. The series is also known for having [[Mind Screw]] aspects of epic proportions.
Formerly licensed in English by Tokyopop, currently{{when}} slated for a re-release and continuation by Viz.
Is in no way related towards [[Super Robot Wars|Lamia]] [[Name's the Same|Loveless]] (this is not an anime of her descendants), nor the [[Shounen]] anime [[Needless]], nor the play set in [[Final Fantasy VII]]. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|And no, it's not devoid of LOVE]]. Also has nothing to do with the iconic ''Loveless'', of [[My Bloody Valentine (Music)|My Bloody Valentine]] fame. It also has nothing to do with a certain [[wikipedia:Patty Loveless|country music singer]].▼
▲Is in no way related towards [[Super Robot Wars|Lamia]] [[Name's the Same|Loveless]] (this is not an anime of her descendants), nor the [[Shounen]] anime [[
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Ritsuka's mother.
* [[Action Girl]]: Kouya and Ai.
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* [[Bespectacled Bastard Boyfriend]]: Possibly Ritsu, but if he is, he has much more depth than the typical example.
* [[Big Screwed-Up Family]]: {{spoiler|The Kaidou family.}} Also, the Aoyagi family.
* [[Blessed
* [[Blind Without'Em]]: Kio, going by Yurio's comments on the strength of his glasses.
* [[Blood Knight]]: Natsuo and Youji start out this way, but they mellow out once they {{spoiler|start living with Soubi}}. Not that the signs of it are ''completely'' gone.
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* [[Chains of Love]]: Used both in splash pages and literally, in the literal case as part of a spell used by the enemy to restrain Ritsuka in a battle.
* [[Characterization Marches On]]: Admitted by Kouga herself, as she states after about a year of the series, she had gotten used to Ritsuka and the others. It definitely shows in the most amazing ways.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]:
** Soubi introduced himself to Ritsuka as Seimei's friend. {{spoiler|However, it turns out that he despises Seimei more than anyone; even his former teacher, Ritsu.}} Also, Soubi was introduced as "he has no ears, so he's an adult". {{spoiler|[[Backstory|Though, if he hadn't lost his ears to Ritsu]], he'd probably still have them.}}
** Soubi admits to himself in his fight with Natsuo and Youji that the things taught to him by Ritsu saved him.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Misaki is a very twisted version.
* [[Crapsack World]]: Not only is the school for Sentouki attacked, ''but the ones dealing with the mess are the kids''. The only adults that ''actually'' make any effort to physically help are blinded or end up as a depressed mute. In total, one person was blinded (in a very disturbing manner), one person went missing, one was knocked out and left outside before later being kidnapped, two kids were left unconscious on the floor, four unknown entities were injured, one had a mental breakdown and started crying out of fear, one was an emotional wreck, and one didn't know ''what'' to think. Then there's the fact that a portion of the Old School was damaged. This was all done ''by [[The Dreaded|one]] guy'' and his partner, who ended up being held captive. [[The Dreaded]] then took it upon himself to send the previous emotional wreck a text message stating he would trade the kidnapped for the captive. [[Took a Level
** It's hard not to see the setting as this with all of the supremely screwed up stuff that happens in it.
* [[Creepy Twins]]: Youji and Natsuo, who, despite not being actual twins, certainly fit aspects of this trope and usually act like one mind.
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* [[Domestic Abuse]]: Ritsuka at the hands of his [[Cloudcuckoolander]] mother, the mentally unstable Misaki. Hence the nearly ever present band-aid on his cheek and frequent absence from school.
* [[The Dreaded]]: Does anyone really have to ask? {{spoiler|Notseimeigoingtoseimeimentionanyseimeinames, Seimei.}}
* [[Dysfunction Junction]] anyone?
* [[Easily Forgiven]]: It may be a [[Crapsack World]] and all, but even after everything {{spoiler|Seimei did, the fact that Ritsuka still forgave him ''after stating some chapters before he would never forgive him for what he did to Soubi''}}, is quite baffling.
* [[Enigmatic Minion]]: Nisei.
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* [[Extreme Doormat]]: Soubi.
* [[Eye Scream]]: Alluded to, when {{spoiler|Seimei plucks out not one, but ''both'' of Ritsu's eyes}}.
** It's made worse when we learn that he did it to {{spoiler|write 'RITSUKA I'M BACK' on the wall. With BLOOD}}.
*** [[Couldn't Find a Pen|Apparently leaving him a note in ink would have just been rude.]]
** Also, in recent chapters it was explained that Natsuo pulled out his own eye carelessly. Still didn't feel pain from it, though.
* [[Feel No Pain]]: The Zeroes. However, it backfires.
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* [[Good All Along]]: {{spoiler|The Seven Moons don't really seem to be evil, like they were initially portrayed to be.}}
* [[Harmful to Minors]]: Just about everyone has had some exposure to this.
** Those that haven't, will.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Natsuo and Youji.}}
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Soubi, Nagisa, and Youji all go through this within the span of a few chapters.
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* [[I Know Your True Name]]
* [[Ill Girl]]: Yayoi is a [[Rare Male Example]].
* [[In the Name of
* [[Intimate Healing]]: Justified in that when Soubi kisses Ritsuka it strengthens the "bond" between them and makes the attacks stronger (and makes the [[Fan Girl|Fangirls]] [[Squee]]).
* [[Ironic Echo]]: When Soubi repeats [[Chekhov's Gun|the very words Ritsu once told him]] as a self-hypnosis to win in his fight against Natsuo and Youji.
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*** Either that or there's some type of laser-guided mind-ray telling him to ignore the obvious.
* [[Magical Incantation]]: [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that the words are the spells used in battles.
* [[Magic
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Ritsu, Nisei, and also {{spoiler|Seimei, who despite all logic is still alive, even though they actually ''did'' [[Never Found the Body|find the body]] and even matched dental records. Who replaced him in that capacity is the subject of much fan debate and [[Epileptic Trees]].}}
** I'm sure {{spoiler|Semei}} will run into [[Chessmaster]] territory at some point.
* [[May-December Romance]]: Does this even need to be explained?
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Everyone has one. Though, many characters wouldn't say the same for the {{spoiler|Beloved}} pair.
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* [[Psychologist Teacher]]: Or rather, ''would be'' [[Psychologist Teacher]], as Ritsuka's good-hearted yet unfortunate teacher Hitomi never really manages to solve anything and has almost debilitating shyness when it comes to confronting problems.
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: Nisei. He takes delight in both stalking and torturing {{spoiler|Soubi and Ritsuka}}, but refers to Soubi as 'mad' and 'creepy', and refers to himself as a pacifist. He's [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|a stranger to the concept of love]], but he also has no intention of ever finding out, even going so far as to call it sickening. Of course, the fans [[Draco in Leather Pants|will have none of this]].
* [[Rape
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: {{spoiler|Youji}}, for Nagisa, since apparently {{spoiler|Youji was created from some of Nagisa's deceased sister's genes.}}
** Also the main use of Blank Fighters. Oh, yours died? Well, here's a new one.
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* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: And here we have... [[Crapsack World|cynicism.]]
* [[Split Personality]]: Ritsuka is heavily implied to have two personalities, {{spoiler|one he was until three years before the series begins, and the personality he has now.}}
* [[Sex
* [[Social Services Does Not Exist]]: Why nobody does anything about Ritsuka's abuse at the hands of his mother.
** And yet, Ritsuka has a therapist. And his teacher is constantly worrying about his home life.
*** Still, those two spend more time creeping on him than actually attempting to help him with his mommy issues.
* [[Synchronization]]: A key aspect between the Fighters and their Sacrifices. If it's off, they'll lose.
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* [[They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Ritsuka and Soubi probably have one of the most complicated relationships in the series. [[Kiss Kiss Slap|Argue, argue, kiss, argue, hug, argue, argue, kiss...]]
* [[Third Person Person]]: Yuiko at first, though with Ritsuka's help she gets over it.
* [[Took a Level
* [[Tsundere]]: Ritsuka is a little bit Tsundere toward Soubi, which is uncommon to his gender. Also, Kouya is arguably mildly tsundere. Nagisa is ''definitely'' tsundere for Ritsu-sensei.
** Mei (who seems to be even younger than Ritsuka) is extremely Tsundere towards Mimuro.
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* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Despite being only 12 years old, Ritsuka is noted for acting much older than he is.
* [[Yandere]]: {{spoiler|Seimei is a rare (rather extreme) male example towards his [[Brother-Sister Incest|younger brother Ritsuka]].}}
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{{spoiler|'''Nisei:''' It's normal for you.}} }}
* [[You Are Not Alone]]: The majority of Fighter and Sacrifice pairs exhibit this, but Natsuo takes the award when Youji emotionally needs him most.
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