Aoyagi Ritsuka is one troubled 6th grader. Two years ago, he mysteriously lost his memory and developed an alternate personality. His mother constatly berates (and occasionally beats) him, asking what happened to the "real" Ritsuka, and his only defender and friend, his older brother Seimei, was recently killed.

Suddenly, Seimei's apparent "friend," Soubi, appears. Soubi tells him that Ritsuka's true name is "Loveless," and that Soubi was assigned by Seimei to take care of Ritsuka and protect him. Ritsuka soon gets sucked into a bizzare underground society where teams of people, a "Fighter Unit," and a "Sacrifice," battle using elaborate and beautifully-phrased spells.

He seeks both acceptance of himself, and the answer to the mystery of who killed his brother and why.

Welcome to the intensity of Loveless, one of the most eagerly anticipated manga debuts of 2006!

Yun Kouga
Kouga-sensei is the fan-favorite artist of several hit manga series, including Earthian. Many of her stories have been turned into animated specials, or full-length television series.

English Version By: Ray Yoshimoto

Ritsuka Aoyagi
A loner by nature, but apparently only since a second personality of his emerged two years ago. The one person he was close to was his older brother Seimei, who revealed a secret name to him, "Beloved," a mere month before he was mysteriously killed. Ritsuka is cold, and sometimes even cruel towards others, but melts quickly when faced with genuine affection and friendship.

Seimei Aoyagi
Ritsuka's late brother. While he was always kind to Ritsuka, the full extent of his relationship with Soubi is unclear.

Soubi Agatsuma
Previously Seimei's "Fighting Unit," he was ordered by Seimei to get close to Ritsuka and protect him, should Seimei ever be killed. At first, he only acts under his deceased master's orders, but the two become increasingly close as the story progresses, and their relationship becomes more and more complicated.

Yuiko Hawatari
A cute, busty, but somewhat slow girl at Ritsuka's new school. Somewhat of an outcast herself, she quickly tries to become friends with the mysterious, cranky newcomer.

Yayoi
A fervent admirer of Yuiko's, Yayoi is at first jealous and angry at her fast friendship with Ritsuka, but he soon becomes friends with them as well.