Falling Stars

Welcome back, Shuichi and friends:

gravi.clockworkwings.net

I came across Gravitation in 1999, when I found the first volume of the manga in a Chinatown newsagency. I picked it up on the strength of the cover and what I could make out of the blurb. (The words "dangerous love" sealed the deal.) But there was almost nothing on the internet about it. I had to navigate the story on my own.

I built the site in 2001. You can tell its age. I designed the splash page for 640 x 480 resolution. People were still into guestbooks and webrings and banner exchanges. I burned my scans onto CD only because I couldn't fit them all onto a floppy. But they were heady days. I spent hours slaving over a hot scanner or bent over a dictionary, but I didn't care, because I was trying to interpret this story for myself, and sharing my enthusiasm with others who loved it too.

I last updated the site in 2003. Partly because it went offline when the latest of its many hosts went down. Partly because my time became taken up with other activities. And partly because the manga and the anime came out in English, and all of a sudden everyone could experience the story for themselves.

I think the fire has passed, although affection remains. And I'm pleased I can give the site a home again, finally, this tribute to the "dangerous love" that captivated me once upon a time.

I've been a bit slack with Gravitation updates for, mm, a while now. But the news that Tokyopop will soon be releasing the manga in English has rekindled my enthusiasm for the series. I never would have imagined that the day would come - I mean, shounen ai manga in English! Who knows, maybe we'll eventually see Zetsuai too.

Anyway, spent the weekend going through my Gravi manga again, and remembering why I love this story so much. Put together the manga guide for Track 4 and uploaded it to the website. Hoping to update a little more often than I have been.