Ai no Kusabi

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Love Wedge, The Space Between, Wedge of interval, Wedge of Love
Japanese: 間の楔
English: Ai no Kusabi
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Aug 1, 1992 to May 1, 1994
Producers: On-Lead
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: AIC
Source: Light novel
Genres: Boys LoveBoys Love, DramaDrama, Sci-FiSci-Fi, EroticaErotica
Duration: 54 min. per ep.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

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Score: 7.051 (scored by 1969819,698 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: N/A2
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #3613
Members: 38,429
Favorites: 411

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Synopsis

On the planet Amoi, a person's status is primarily dictated by the color of their hair. This society is run by the AI supercomputer known as Jupiter and its governing board of perfect blondes, referred to as Blondies, living in the capital city of Tanagura. However, the darker-haired humans live out their lives in the golden "pleasure city" of Midas and its outlying slum Ceres. They are known as "mongrels," and most cannot progress out of the slums.

Three years ago, a boy named Riki disappeared from the slums of Ceres. Once the revered leader of the gang Bison, a sudden encounter with an elite Blondie, Iason Mink, forced Riki to abandon everything he had cultivated. The boy was snatched from his home and forced to become Iason's pet. Riki has spent the past three years enduring numerous blows to his pride, his time in Tanagura nothing but a form of torture.

Now that Riki has returned, Bison once again rallies behind him. The risk he finds himself in, however, is much greater than ever before—there is always someone ready to sell him out.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Mink, Iason

Main
Shiozawa, Kaneto
Japanese

Riki

Main
Seki, Toshihiko
Japanese

Katze

Supporting
Tanaka, Hideyuki
Japanese

Am, Raoul

Supporting
Hayami, Show
Japanese

Gai

Supporting
Tsujitani, Kouji
Japanese

Kirie

Supporting
Nakahara, Shigeru
Japanese

Daryl

Supporting

Sid

Supporting
Hori, Hideyuki
Japanese

Jupiter

Supporting

Kyal

Supporting
Kashiwakura, Tsutomu
Japanese

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Opening Theme

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"Midnight Illusion" by Toshihiko Seki
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Ending Theme

"Eternal" by Ishihara Shin'ichi




Reviews

Jul 20, 2023
WOW!! Such an awesome story filled with intensity, longing, love, obsession, possession, care, jealousy, and more! This ‘92 version expands upon the story of Iason, Riki, Kitze, Guy, & Raoul compared to the 2012 version and it ends the story unlike the 2012 version too.

I watched both (the 2012 first then this one) and I was super happy that I watched this one second because I got an ending, more story, and greater love scenes. If I were to have watched the 2012 second, I would have been disappointed and left on a sour note because they focused so much on the past that ...
Dec 3, 2023
Mixed Feelings
It tries to be all deep and meaningful, but it kinda trips over its own feet? The story, with its dystopian backdrop and themes about class differences and relationships, can feel like it's trying too hard. It's got this heavy, dramatic vibe that might be a bit much for some.
Now, where it scores some points is in the looks department. The characters have this cool, distinct design. Buuuut the characters, despite looking cool, sometimes feel a bit cardboard. The focus on their appearances kinda takes away from giving them more depth. And the relationships? Well, they can feel a bit forced, like the story's pushing ...
Nov 23, 2023
Spoiler
i don’t usually leave reviews on this website, mostly because in general i don’t tend to feel the need to state ‘this was good’ or ‘this was bad’ after watching something, but after reading other people’s positive reviews i felt it necessary to leave my negative one.
frankly, this felt like a waste of my 100 minutes. to be fair, my friend and i weren’t taking the idea of watching it entirely seriously, but once i was strapped into the rollercoaster ride of the story, i was hooked, except… not in a good way.
when i say i found this endlessly frustrating to watch, i mean ...

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