Song of Wind and Trees
Alt titles: Kaze to Ki no Uta: Seinaru ka na
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When nobleman and gypsy-born Serge Batouille arrived at Laconblade Academy, he had no idea his life would change forever. Roomed with the sexually voracious and flirtatious Gilbert Cocteau, life at the prestigious school hands out more complications and confrontations than either boy has dealt with in the past. Love, growth, and the pain of youth accompany this 19th century tale of two young men who grew closer together than they would have thought...
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Maria-sama ga Miteru
- TV (13 eps)
- 2004
For the young women at the Lillian private school for girls, nothing is more prestigious than Rosa Sinensis, Rosa Gigantea, and Rosa Foetida, the beautiful and talented women who head the student council. When a young girl named Yumi's path is intertwined with Sachiko, a successor to the council, things will never be the same for the both of them. Maria-sama ga Miteru is a quiet tale of forbidden romance, friendship, and the everyday life of a school girl.
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add recBoth series take place at schools of all one gender (boys for one, girls for the other), and have similar themes of forbidden love. This love does manage to remain relatively low key,when it comes to the main characters. Both also have a rather similar pacing and feel to them, so if you enjoyed one, you are likely to enjoy the other.
Ryokunohara Labyrinth
- OVA (1 ep)
- 1990
One dark and stormy night, Hiroki Imanishi lept in front of a car, saving one young girl's life -- and ending his own. Upon leaving his body, Hiroki discovered that he was not alone, being joined by Fhalhei the evil spirit, a being that loves Hiroki and wants him for her own. What's worse is that Hiroki's body seems to be inhabited by a new spirit! Can the real Hiroki and his companion Kanata Tokino get to the bottom of this mystery before Hiroki loses his life for good?
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add recOlder yaoi anime are few and far between; Kaze to Ki and Ryokunohara are two. Neither of them is the best anime you will ever see, but both have been important in the history of yaoi.
Ryokunohara Labyrinth and Kaze to Ki no Uta are very akin. Not only do they share the same old school look as they both approach a shounen-ai thematic with great delicacy. Even the main characters share a certain affinity, if only in visual terms. With this said, it should be taken into account that Ryokunohara Labyrinth features a very sweet love story that is more hinted at than overt while Kaze to Ki no Uta is filled with angst, sorrow and twisted affections that make for a very rocky relationship.
Fake
- OVA (1 ep)
- 1998
During a much needed vacation in England, American cops Dee Laytner and Randy McClane find out that danger has found them yet again. Their hotel, it seems, is under investigation for a series of murders which cannot be solved, perplexing local authorities and visitors alike. Now, Dee's clever plans to take Randy's virginity must be stalled in lieu of the investigation, since hesitation might cost both of them their lives!
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add recThe main reason why I recommend Fake for Kaze to Ki no Uta is that they are yaoi anime based on successful yaoi manga. That is where the similarities end. Kaze to Ki is a somewhat confusing anime that is incomprehensable if you have not read the manga, while Fake is a straightforward story. Thus I would want you to check out Fake if you wanted to watch some yaoi or shounen ai and were disapointed in Kaze to Ki no Uta.
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Alt titles: Shoujo Kakumei Utena
- TV (39 eps)
- 1997
When Utena Tenjou was very little her parents died, and a prince comforted her in her time of loss, giving her a ring with a rose seal. He so impressed her that she decided to become a prince herself one day. Now, Utena is a teenager at Ohtori Academy who's athletic and notorious for dressing in a boy's uniform. When a member of the Student Council humiliates a friend of hers Utena challenges him to a duel, and he accepts only when he sees she possesses a rose seal ring. She soon discovers that this is no normal duel - it's a bizarre and ritualistic battle that the Student Council regularly conducts. In fact when she wins, Utena finds to her considerable chagrin that she gets to have Anthy Himemiya, a rather docile student, as her 'Rose Bride'. If she wants to keep Anthy she'll have to win more duels against members of the Student Council and others. What is the ultimate purpose of these duels and Anthy's role as the Rose Bride?
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add recIf you liked the French, aristocratic style that surrounded Kaze to Ki no Uta, then you'd feel right at home with Revolutionary Girl Utena.
Rose of Versailles
Since General de Jarjayes of France’s Royal Guard always wanted a son, he brings up his only daughter Oscar to dress, fight, and behave like a man. When Oscar’s excellent swordsmanship wins her the honored position as bodyguard to Louis XVI’s new bride, Marie Antoinette, the Jarjayes household believes it can finally be proud. However, what nobody realizes is the pit of thorns the royal court in Versailles has become – with all its excessive opulence, it attracts not just those with status and wealth, but also those with ruthless ambition. To confound matters, Marie Antoinette turns out to be an airhead whose selfish actions are turning the starving population against her. Amidst the sordid schemes and terrible tragedies, and with the tide of history sweeping against the nobles, can Oscar protect her new King and Queen whilst upholding justice for the oppressed peasants of France?
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add recWhile the main theme of these two series is considerably different they both take place in Pre-Industrial France and cover their respective time periods with some historical accuracy. In both there is the theme of social injustice and the scars it leaves on people. There is plenty of drama in these series and the artwork invokes an old school ambience that is very similar. Furthermore, both deal with forbidden loves; Rose of Versailles deals with class differences while Song deals with the growing romantic attachment between two boys. These are bittersweet anime through and through. RoV focuses both on political aspects as well as individual conflicts with plenty of history, and Song deals almost exclusively with the tortuous relationship between the two main characters in a very slow paced and poignant manner.
