Kizuna

Kizuna, also called Kizuna: Bonds of Love, is a 1994 anime OVA based on the yaoi manga written and ullustrated by Kazuma Kodaka. It was seriali9zed and published in Biblos' Magazine Be × Boy magazine from 1992 to 2008.

It was directed by Ren Hiroo, and was released in Japan in 1994. Central Park Media licensed the OVA, with an English Dub produced by TripWire Productions and recorded at Real Recording studio, which was released in the United States on March 7, 2005.

Synopsis
From childhood friends (since elementary) to lovers (since high school), Kei and Ranmaru have been through a long road consisting of hardships and fond memories. Now in college, they face a new challenge to their relationship when the son of a Yakuza boss (and incidentally Kei's half-brother), Kai, attempts to steal Ranmaru from Kei.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Voice Actor
Kei Enjoji	Keiji Fujiwara	Dan Green
Ranmaru Samejima	Ryōtarō Okiayu	Jamie McGonnigal
Kai Sagano	Ryō Horikawa	Michael Sinterniklaas
Masanori Araki	Akio Ōtsuka	David Moo
Toshi	Tomokazu Seki	Tom Wayland
Yuki Samejima	Akiko Hiramatsu	Kelly Ray
Kyosuke	Hōchū Ōtsuka	Josh Mosby
Toshi	Tomokazu Seki	Tom Wayland
Kai Sagano's Father	Shinpachi Tsuji	Dan Green

Additional Voices[]

Orlando Billingsworth
Dave Brenneman
Jeremiah
Josh Mosby
Amy Palant
Erica Schroeder
Tom Wayland
Oliver Wyman

Video Releases[]

Distributor	Year	Format	Region	Country
Central Park Media	2005		1 NTSC	United States

External Links[]

Kizuna at the Internet Movie Database.
Kizuna (OVA) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia