Gravitation

Shuichi Shindou, an aspiring musician, and his band, Bad Luck, are central to the narrative (formed with his best friend Hiroshi Nakano, who is on guitar). Shuichi aspires to succeed Ryuichi Sakuma, the famed lead vocalist of the now-defunct legendary band Nittle Grasper, and become Japan's next big star. One evening, while Shuichi reviews some song lyrics he had written, his paper is scooped up by a tall, blond-haired (light brown in the manga) stranger as it is being carried away by the wind. Shuichi is extremely offended when the man disparages his labor of love. He is enthralled by the stranger despite his fury. Shuichi and the stranger, who turns out to be well-known romance author Eiri Yuki, will meet for the first time at this point (real name: Uesugi). This storyline is used in both the manga and the anime.