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''Legal Drug'' (合法ドラッグ ''Gōhō Doraggu'') is a Manga series by CLAMP . It is published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten and it is published in English by Tokyopop who have currently released 3 volumes(10/05). The series is also known as ''Lawful Drug''. The series is currently on hold, as the magazine it was serialized in ceased publication. What has been released so far is only 1 / 5 of the intended story. PLOT The story begins with Kazahaya Kudo collapsed in the snow one night and on the verge of death. He is rescued just in time by a mysterious young man, Rikuo Himura. He seems to be running from his past so, Kazahaya finds himself indebted to Kakei, Rikuo's employer. He begins working with Rikuo, his new roommate, at a pharmacy called Green Drugstore. While their day job is quite simple, both Kazahaya and Rikuo are forced by Kakei to make rather strange deliveries by night because of their supernatural powers. Kazahaya possesses certain abilities akin to clairvoyance and psychometry; he can see the memories of people by touching the person themself or an object they have left. Rikuo has strong telekinetic powers. Both the main characters have dark pasts--which are revealed as the series progresses--mostly by Kakei, who has clairvoyant abilities of his own. CHARACTERS Kazahaya Kudo He seems to be running away from his past and has left behind his twin sister whom he promised to never leave. This broken promise makes him feel very guilty and he often flashes back to her. It seems he was isolated and raised only with Kei, his sister, and as such has no people skills, a naïve outlook and a short temper. The smaller and more feminine of the two employees, he attracts much less attention from the girls than Rikuo does (but he has been ogled at an all girls school), but the male population seems to adore him, a fact he is most uncomfortable with. Rikuo Himura Tall and muscular, he has many female fans and can be seen surrounded while working, though he has few male fans, unlike Kazahaya. His dark past seems to be centered on Tsukiko, a woman that he must find; her room was found covered in blood. He loves to tease Kazahaya on his virginity, his temper and how pretty he is. He has been seen to admit to himself that Kazahaya is attractive to him and many readers think that he actually has feelings for him. These theories are supported by canon comments such as commenting that Kazahaya looks good in a girls' uniform (however, this theme tends to pop up in recent manga stories and can be used for innocently comedic purposes--for instance, in Fruits Basket , when Yuki Sohma relucantly puts on a dress purchased for him by his female fans, some of the boys in the class get rather too admiring of the figure he cuts). (see Shounen-ai ) Kakei The owner of the Green Drugstore, Kakei is the one who sends the two boys out on missions, usually without telling them everything first. He knows exactly how things will turn out due to his power of clairvoyance. This power cannot be used on someone more powerful then himself, so he cannot find Tsukiko for Rikuo. Saiga Saiga can be usually found napping around the store. Interestingly, Saiga never takes off his sunglasses. He is Kakei's lover and will always sexually harass Kazahaya. He can cook and sew. SHOUNEN-AI There is a controversy between fans of this series as to whether CLAMP intended for the characters' relationship to be Shounen-ai or only platonic, due to the fact there have been may implications and situations that suggest it. CLAMP has stated, however, that it is not meant to be shounen-ai. This statement from CLAMP has not stopped the fandom from writing numerous fanfiction with slash content. For instance, the Legal Drug archive at Fanfiction.net is much larger than the XxxHOLiC archive. |
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