I was looking through the recommendation on my Youtube channel, when I saw the latest remake of this. I tried it, but I found it...unsatisfactory. On the related video column, there was this AMV with a song twilight so I watched out of pure curiosity, and it turns out to be this version, 1992, and believe it or not, that mini video caught my interest more than the 2012 version of Ai No Kusabi.
Story -- Absolutely outstanding. On the AMV that I watched, they showed alot of steamy scenes, and I honestly thought it was going to be a plotless Yaoi anime filled with sex sex and sex. To my surprise it was more than that. Oh the ending...I can't even begin to describe how I felt watching the ending...it certainly irked me, to think after all they went through they would get such ending? Don't get me wrong, it was satisfactory, and I thought it fit their character because truth be told, if that ending didn't happen, they wouldn't have been able to be open about their love in public anyway because it was taboo. So I thought, although the ending was sad, and depressing, it fit perfectly.
Art-- I prefer the art in the older version, Iason Mink was much hotter in this than the latest version. But that's just a personal preference. Their character development was also very well done. On the last OVA, towards the end, when Riki asked Iason to take Guy with them, there was hesitation in latter's eyes, but he knew if he refuse, Riki's heart would only be much further to reach. And when they were on that bridge, when the world was literally shattering around them, Iason told Riki to go with Guy because he's legs had been cut off, and although Riki didn't want to leave, it seemed like he felt indebted to Guy, so he saved him, but in the end he went back to be with Iason.
Enjoyment -- I rated this 9 because on the first OVA it was a bit tedious, but also because I was crying my eyes out watching the second OVA.
Overall, I absolutely recommend this because it's an amazing Anime, and it will definitely shock you. The plot is really intense, and the ending isn't the usual 'happily ever after' which I think conveys what love really is. Not everyone get their happy ending, and even more so in that kind of society. Aside from the whole different planet thingy, I think this Anime was very realistic. I mean, not to sound racist, but in the past the white, blue eyed blonde has always been favoured more, and not just that, the world is also infested with racist scums, and those who proclaim themselves as superior compared to everyone else. To find true love, you have to look pass social status, appearance, and skin colour.
