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Aine Yukimura is an [[Ordinary High School Student]] with rather low self-esteem, who is good only in one subject at school: Japanese. Her dream is to become a song writer, and as practice she writes some ''very'' raunchy lyrics for a song and goes to the post office to send them for a contest.

On the way there, Aine is almost run over by a car. The driver is Sakuya Ookuchi, lead singer from a band named Λucifer that is known for its sexy music (Aine herself isn't exactly a fan, but she knows how famous they are). He grabs a hold of the lyric sheets and takes them with him... and, after singing the song on-stage in front of a bewildered and confused Aine, manages to convince the girl to become the songwriter for the group. Aine reluctantly accepts, unaware that her life will take a turn for either the worse or the best, as she and Sakuya become involved in a very tormented and complicated relationship: not only the poor girl is ''completely'' unprepared for the bitterness of fame, but Sakuya turns out to be ''extremely'' screwed up...

 

 

To promote the anime, two real-life bands were formed: Λucifer, the band the story focuses on, and e.MU, a rival band. Both bands continued after the anime ended before disbanding. Within the series, Λucifer’s original name is Lucifer, which is changed to Λucifer (using the Greek letter lambda) when the band decides to go international.

 

* [[Art Evolution]]: The anime's art drastically changed [http://i55.tinypic.com/2zguiqe.jpg after episode 32].

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Yuka gets quite more spotlight in the anime than the manga.

* [[Bastard Boyfriend]]: Sakuya is a Conflicted type, aka "[[Troubled but Cute]] with a Really Bad Past and an Even Worse Attitude".

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Both Towa and Atsuro show flashes of temper more than once. Here's an example:

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: Yuki and Towa take turns at this.

* [[Blue Eyes]]: Sakuya. {{spoiler|Actually a plot point, as he inherited them from his rapist American father, and people used to discriminate him because of them.}}

* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Sakuya is supposed to be this. Whether it works or not...

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Aine only appears in the second half of the anime.

** [[I Have Your Wife]]: The culprit attempts to blackmail Aine after capturing him.

* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him|Dropped a Bridget On Her]]: In the manga, Λucifer producer Hitoshi Takayama is ''so'' pretty that Aine thinks he's yet another Sakuya fangirl at first.

** [[Hot Mom]]: Yuki's wife Maria. {{spoiler|And Aine.}}

* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Sakuya is much taller than Aine. Once they try to [[Furo Scene|share a hot bath]] and they barely fit into the tub because of Sakuya's size.

* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: Yumi to Santa, in the anime.

* [[Jerkass]]: Sakuya. Both in the anime and the manga.

* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: Towa is androgynous and pretty, Miya is tomboyish and considers self plain-looking

* [[Meaningful Name|Meaningful Nickname]]: Santa's nickname comes form him being born in Christmas.

** TV series: [[Masaya Matsukaze]] (Sakuya), [[Atsuko Enomoto]] (Aine), [[Shinichiro Miki]] (Yuki), [[Takahiro Sakurai]] (Santa), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Towa), [[Kenichi Suzumura]] (Atsuro), [[Tomoko Ishimura]] (Yuka), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Ralph), [[Rio Natsuki]] (Yumi), [[Masako Katsuki]] (Misa), [[Chiyoko Kawashima]] (Reiko)...

** CD drama: [[Takehito Koyasu]] (Sakuya), [[Houko Kuwashima]] (Aine), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Yuki), [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (Santa), [[Shinichiro Miki]] (Towa), [[Hikaru Midorikawa]] (Atsuro).

** Atsuro {{spoiler|is kicked out of the house for similarly choosing the band over more sensible options, but after some loud arguments and intervention by his adoptive sister Yuuka ([[Flirty Stepsiblings|totally sister. In conclusion, sister]]) he returns home.}}

** Towa is mysteriously estranged, but [[Berserk Button|he reacts strongly]] to the others not trying to maintain relationships with their parents.

** Santa's situation is the only one that plays the trope perfectly straight — his parents never appear, and are never mentioned.

* [[Promoted Fanboy|Promoted Fangirl]]: Aine, though she didn't ''start'' as an Λucifer fangirl.

* [[Rich Bitch]]: Misa

* [[Romantic False Lead]]: Several, but Aine's first love Kiminobu fits the most. {{spoiler|To the point that he ''proposes'' to Aine.}}