Cipher Double Star: Siva and Cipher is oneof the earliest mangas Nameless read, even before I went for complete version of Dragon Ball. It tells a story between a twin brothers, Jack (Siva) and Roy (Cipher), and their friend Anise, Alex....
Story: Twin stars, Siva and Cipher live by themselves after losing their father who quarrelled with his wife the day before he dies. There are too many secrets shared between this Gemini and no other outsiders are allowed to enter their life. One biggest secret is they play a single "Siva" alternatively at school and among friends. It is disclosed by a girl named Anise. To her it is cheating everyone else's feeling that Siva and Cipher pretend to be each other. But the twin has some deep motivations to do this rather than making Cipher in front of others at school. While "Cipher" continues working, "Siva" continues studying. But actually both are acting the other and go working and studying alternatively. Anise, in love with Cipher, tries to decipher the mystery....
Anise is finally accepted by the two brothers, and promises to keep their secret. But some woman named Tina, who loves Siva and is loved by Siva, commits suicide on Christmas because of thinking "Cipher" does not love her anymore. Siva loses his love, Cipher finds himself guilty by not allowing Siva to tell Tina the truth. The secret and role-playing of the two ends, because tragedy is caused by their cheating. Cipher leaves Siva to escape from the hard times betwen them after Tina died.
Siva continues living without Cipher, even though left alone, and enters University by his real name Jack. He meets new friends, Leven (Alex), Ann, JB...He regains his happiness and finally walks out of the shadow of Tina's death and Cipher's leaving. Accepting new friends make him not feel lonely anymore. He forgives Cipher but has no way to find him back. So he finds Cipher's Agency and managed to get Cipher's address. As a gift, he gives Anise Cipher's address before Christmas--a whole year after losing his love--both Tina and Cipher. Anise then goes for Cipher....
After leaving Siva, Cipher starts living with new Japanese friends in Los Angeles, and works to death just trying to forget what happened to Tina and Siva. New environment and strangers make Cipher's life easier, and he is treated as Roy not Cipher. The only thing he cares is how Siva lives without him, and how Anise is doing. At Christmas, the door bell rings, Anise is there with message from Siva....
Chapter titles:
Scene 1. Double Star, Avenue A
Scene 2. Grandma Clock In Hand
Scene 3. Boyish, Early Summer
Scene 4. Big Apple→Orange Country
Scene 5. The Sleeping Beauty In A Hundred Year
Scene 6. East End Boys And West End Girl
Scene 7. Light and Shade
Scene 8. Long Goodbye
Scene 9. Bad Dreams
Scene 10. Persona
Scene 11. Riptide
Scene 12. Preparation
Scene 13. Timshel
Alexandrite
Twin brothers reunited in New York, and story continues with a new shy strange protagnist--Leven..Alexandrite....He is Alex, a kinky long-haired beautiful young man, a black belt and model for a famous fashion designer...complicated and a bit self-tangled. He is trying to find value of himself, from his friends, his career and his Karate. He finally overcomes his inferiority complex...
Chapter 14-20 are dedicated to Alex's story. Jack, Roy and other characters also on stage in these and a journey of all to Japan is included.
Jack (left) and Allan (right, Jack's new love, a lady looks exactly like Alex, whose lover died of illness)
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