Antonio (The Merchant of Venice) person … lie[s] all unlocked to your occasions" ("MoV" 1.1.146), seem to allude to a sexual dimension in Antonio's love for Bassanio. However, there is also evidence that the two shared a strictly fraternal, familial bond, as indicated by the line "Bassanio, your most noble kinsman …" ("MoV" 1.1.60) Other scholars maintain that all attempts to read Shakespeare's characters as gay or straight in terms of the modern understanding of the word are culturally and historically flawed. Alan Bray's book "Homosexuality in Renaissance England" argues that in the time period of "The Merchant of Venice's" composition, "homosexuality" did not refer
S-CRY-ed top three anime series twice during 2001. In 2002, it took the same place in a poll by "Animage". In the "Animage" Anime Grand Prix awards, "s-CRY-ed" took the third place in the series category. The Kazuma character also took second place, being defeated by "Inuyasha"s title character. In a TV Asahi survey of the top hundred shows Japanese fans enjoyed, "s-CRY-ed" took 51st place. In March 2010, Kazuma was ranked nineteenth best male anime character of the 2000s by the Japanese magazine "Newtype". The anime series has received mostly positive reviews by manga and anime publications. DVD Verdict's Mac