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Prepare for a long review, and my very first review! I've read the entire Gravitation series three times and so I find it only more than perfect to review this!

Now, let's get started...

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Story: 8/10

Gravitation is a story about a young man by the name of, Shindou Shuichi. Shuichi is overly passionate music fanatic who dreams of becoming as great as his beloved idol, Ryuichi Sakuma. By starting a band with his best friend, Hiro Nakano (guitarist), Shuichi is now ready and determined as ever to become a rock star and show the world his music, voice, and lyrics. But, by fate he meets a man ... by the name of Eiri Yuki who harshly criticizes his lyrics and puts the young musician in his place. Shuichi, unable to get the mysterious man and his harsh words out of his mind, throws himself into Yuki's life. The force that brings them together is like gravity and they can't do a thing to stop it...

I found the story from the beginning to be very engaging, interesting, and thrown in with some great laugh out loud humor from Shuichi and his antics. I found the romance to be not too over the top and left you begging you for more. Though, as the series progressed the comedy began to go from funny to just down right crazy and over the top as 'mecha panda's, crazy Americans with guns, and Shuichi being a big cry baby and ruining any romantic moment to be a big killer for me. Though, both the journey and struggles of Shuichi with his music career were very realistic and well thought out.

Overall, I enjoyed it, I truly did. I was pleased from Volume 1 to 12, some more than others...but still. The story of Shuichi's music journey with the industry was done very well and as was the romance. The only negatives being the occasionally over-the-top craziness and Shuichi's mood killers. This is a negative because he wasn't THAT dramatic in the beginning.

Art: 8/10

If you were to open Vol. 1 of Gravitation and lay it open besides an open page of Vol. 12 of Gravitation with no knowledge of the series...you would think they are two completely different series'. It's just that drastic. By Vol. 6 you should see the change. Also, I found Maki Murakami's art to be a bit sloppy at times. Another problem I had is that you may find yourself seeing that other characters look A LOT like other characters. It's hard to tell sometimes but that problem decreases as you become more familiar with the characters. Other than that, I found Maki Murakami's art style very appealing to the eyes and the dramatic facial expressions classic. On a side note, I personally enjoyed the older art style in the eariler volumes compared to the newer style.

Characters: 10/10

I find the characters to be the main reason that makes Gravitation unforgetable, as the characters themselves are addicting. With a hyper, happy-go-lucky ball of energy like Shuichi, a stoic Yuki, a personality disorder lyrical genius Ryuchi, and many more that make Gravitation...Gravitation. The characters are what had me fall in love with the series. They are all so very likable and you are bound to find parts of yourself in one of them.

Enjoyment: 10

I was hooked from Vol. 1 to Vol. 12. I couldnt put it down. The humor was great and the interactions between characters was excellent. Never once did I think of dropping this manga. The story, characters, art...everything draws you in and has you hooked.

Overall: 9/10

With a very good story and art, along with outstanding character and enjoyment, this manga is a must read.
This is a manga that is a shounen-ai classic and for any shounen-ai fan, a manga that all should read. So to those that are curious about this manga, please do take a chance to read this manga. The manga that will always have a special place in my heart.