This weekend I was doing some window shopping on Amazon (adding things to my wishlist) and I came upon Loveless Vol 8  manga and someone had commented that Volume 9 was released in Japan on November 21, 2009. They suspected that it would take about  6 month before we get to have a copy in our hands to hold and enjoy :-(

6 months? No, I don’t want to wait that long. I know, I’ve waited this long 6 months probably won’t make much of a difference but it’s the waiting that’s killing me. Ugh!

Oh, well. I’ll focus on the good – It’s a great possibility that Loveless Volume 9 will be out sometime in April. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

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Seen in Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7

Beloved (really? I don’t love him)

What can you say about a guy who fakes his own murder, puts his brother through hell (emotionally), emotionally and physically abuses his Fighter Unit, and is an all around mean/bad guy? Well, that’s Seimei Aoyagi for ya.

Is he powerful? Yes

Is he mean? Yes

Is he manipulative? Yes

Is he a good brother? Ritsuka seems to think he is or thought he was. I think not!

Is he a good sacrifice? No, he treated my Soubi just horribly. He doesn’t deserve Soubi or Ritsuka

Nisei- Fighter Unit. He became Seimei’s new Fighter Unit. He too is a bad, bad person. He is manipulative, mean, strong, and just like Seimei an all around bad guy

Seimei and Nisei

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Fearless: ones who are NOT afraid of anything

Seen: Volume 5

Mei: Fighter Unit, maybe the same age as Ritsuka. She is actually a girl despite her boyish appearance. She is very new to being a fighter unit so her word spells are weak. When she “tries” to fight Soubi it’s really too cute. She tries to attack with her word spell (word spells require the fighter to picture an image in their mind and make it a reality) When she calls forth “Mister Duck” a chain of rubber duckies appear to attack Soubi and Ritsuka. Unfortunately for her and Mimuro, the only thing threatening about the ducks are that they are too adorable.

Mei also has sort of a problem with Mimuro. She really likes Mimuro but he seems to be interested in boys (like Nisei and possible Ritsuka) but after she confronts him about it she learns the truth.

Mimuro: Sacrifice. He doesn’t want to use any defensive tactics while fighting (they are Fearless after all) He tries to guide Mei into the next attack but she doesn’t listen to him. She prefers to defend (but she’s still a work in progress)

Mei and Mimuro

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Seen: Volume 3 and Volume 4

Koya Sakagami – Fighter Unit has dark hair, wears glasses, and fake ears. She’s the serious one between the two. The only sacrifice she wants and loves is Yamato

Nakano Yamato – Sacrifice. Doesn’t want to be a burden to Koya. When she isn’t “being” a sacrifice she is quite friendly and bubbly

When I first met these girls they were a pair of bad ass Zeros. They had one objective and that was to destroy Soubi (they did a pretty good job at it) but like most of the pairs I’ve encountered by the end of the volume I couldn’t resist liking them. Their story is so sweet: Koya and Yamato really love one another even to the point of performing a “Romeo and Juliet” moment but at the last minute decide to live their lives together (away from the sacrifice, the fighter unit, and Nagisa) Way to go girls! I hope you 2 live happily ever after together.

Pro: They are Zeros and therefore cannot feel pain. They know and implore a powerful Exchange of the Sacrifice spell. When the spell is cast the bond between the initiating Zeros (Sakagami/Yamato) is broken. The initiating Fighter Unit then bonds with the opposing sacrifice. So when the opposing Fighter Unit (Natsuo) cast his spell it bounces and ends up confining his own sacrifice (Yoji). This spell only works with Zeros but it’s very effective.

Con: Nagisa is their teacher. She makes many threats that she will dispose of Nakano Yamato if Yamato becomes a burden. Nagisa’s pressure, stresses and worries Koya greatly (she becomes sick to her stomach and vomits). Another problem surrounding the pair deals with Yamato. She is hiding something from Koya that she fears will cause Koya added stress and worry.

Koya Sakagami and Nakano Yamato - Zero

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Loveless, Volume 2

Seen: Volume 2, Volume 3 (will be updated)

Natsuo – fighter unit. Dark hair and has an eye patch over the right eye

Yoji – sacrifice. Long hair

These are 2 powerful fighter unit and sacrifice pair. The strongest and most dangerous pair we have encountered so far (it’s only been 2 volumes but still). I immediately didn’t like these two for several reasons:

1. They’re after Ritsuka (I instantly don’t pairs when they’re after my Ritsuka)

2. The first thing they do is kill an innocent dog (such mean, cruel people)

3. They possess Hitomi with the intentions of using her so they could rid themselves of their ears (tsk, tsk little boys)

But I will also quickly add that my feelings for these particular Zeros definitely changed as I progressed throughout the volumes. They soon became one of my favorite pairs (besides Soubi and Ritsuka, of course)

Weakness: They are Zeros and as such they do not feel pain therefore they are unable to feel when their bodies have reached their limits (who knew feeling pain can be a good thing?)

Yoji and Natsuo

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Loveless, Volume 2

Seen Volume 2

Kinka – fighter unit (male)

Gin – sacrifice

Together they are Sleepless – ones who do not sleep. Can’t really say much about them. They quickly entered volume 2, were defeated by Soubi and therefore had to surrender the envelope containing important information to Ritsuka, and BAM that’s all the time they get.

They were an alright pair but obviously they did not have the skills to defeat the all powerful Soubi, maybe some time in the distant future they may become a tenth as powerful as Soubi is alone – maybe.

Kinka and Gin

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Seen: Volume 1 – Current Volume

Loveless, Volume 1

Soubi Agatsuma – fighter unit to both Beloved and Loveless. He is by far the most powerful fighter unit I have encountered so far in the manga series

Ritsuka Ayogai – Loveless sacrifice. He doesn’t have as much knowledge or skills as the other sacrifices but for all that he lacks he makes up for by using his intellect, intuition, and empathy for others to survive and get to the truth about his brother and Septimal Moon (I Love You Ristuka!)

Ritsuka and Soubi

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Seen: Volume 1

Breathless: An Intensity that Will Take Your Breath Away

Ai – fighter unit. She seems to be the quiet one of the pair. She’s not as fast or as strong as she needs to be to defeat Soubi but with her sacrifice by her side she’s able to summon powerful spells to restrict Ritsuka, for a while at least

Midori – sacrifice. He’s the stronger one of the two and since he is Ai’s sacrifice he gives her strength with his encouraging words and with his strategies on how to best defeat Soubi

Ai and Midori Breathless

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The relationship between a fighter unit and sacrifice is one of the important relationships occurring throughout Loveless. When I first encountered the fighter unit and sacrifice pair – Breathless – they were trying to get Ritsuka and so immediately I didn’t like them and don’t really understand wants going on. When more information is revealed to me about the Breathless pair my feelings for them start to change from: “ugh, I really don’t like Breathless” to “Ah, they’re really not that bad after all. They seem nice when they are not trying to attack Ritsuka”

As Loveless progresses, over the next several volumes, I begin to see a pattern. My initial reaction to the “enemy” is to dislike them because their being mean and attacking Ritsuka and Soubi but afterwards when more of their story is revealed I start to see a different non-threatening side of them – a sweet and too cute side of the pairs. It appears as if the fighter units and sacrifices are one of two things or sometimes both:

1. They want to be loved by their pair

2. They want to be loved and respected by their teacher

I think this is something or something similar to what Ritsuka picks up intuitively. Unlike me who views these fighter units and sacrifices as enemies he has the ability to see pass the threat and this is one reason why he can’t order Soubi to destroy them. Yes, they are the enemy (in a sense) but they are also living beings with feelings just like Ritsuka and just like Ritsuka they too are being manipulated by people they thought they could trust.

So, it’s very difficult for me to totally dislike the fighter unit and sacrifice pair who attack Ritsuka and Soubi. They are only given so much information about the situation and base they strategy on those facts (of not so facts). So, I don’t blame them I blame the one giving the orders.

Beloved/Loveless Fighter Unit & Sacrifice

Soubi Agatsuma – fighter unit to both Beloved and Loveless. He by far the most powerful fighter unit I have encountered so far in the manga series

Ritsuka Ayogai – Loveless sacrifice – one without Love. He doesn’t have the knowledge or skills as the other sacrifices but what he lacks he makes up for it by using his intellect and intuition

Ritsuka and Soubi

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Over the next few weeks I will be making quick posts on the Fighter Units and Sacrifices of Loveless that we have encountered so far.  I want to personally thank the person who commented on Loveless Volume 8 for being the catalyst for this idea – Thank You.

I will be writing on each fighter unit’s and sacrifice’s skills and abilities and how effective their wordspells are.  My plan is to write on a Fighter Unit and Sacrifice each week for all 8 volumes. I’ll also be including images to help keep each pair organized and to help us know who’s who.

I hope you’ll join me on this exciting journey through the Fighter Units and Sacrifices of Loveless.  I also hope that you will provide your thoughts and opinions on the topic as well.

I plan to post next week with the first pair of Fighter Units and Sacrifices.

Until then, take care!

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