Tamago:
Yay! You're a Gravifan too!
I actually didn't think the rape scene was funny either.. I was pretty shocked actually.. Things like that shock me.. While watching the anime I didn't even know that Shuichi got raped.. (yeah I'm that dumb).. I thought he was just beaten up or something... I figured it out later though..

Dragons:
a fan made manga based on the orginal one and mostly on the characters...
(best explanation I can come up with)
Hmmm.. just to add to blue's description of Gravitation (not that I'm good at explaining anything)
Hmm.. Shuichi, the main character and yes the uke, whose just finished high school and has plans for his band (I guess it's more a techno band though) which includes him and his best friend Hiro, gets really annoyed when the romance novelist, Yuki disses his song... and yeah... I wouldn't exactly call it vey romantic.. but things lead to other things and the manga is pretty much about Shuichi's band and his relationship with Yuki, who is really cold towards Shuichi, who in return completely loves him

I've read just up to vol 10 and I'm waiting to read the last two. The manga is really good. It's hilarious and entertaining... downright wierd and freaky even... although there are a few serious and angsty parts too.. a lot which involves Yuki's past.
It has many other interesting and *couch* unique characters too *waves Ryuichi banner*... all which are pretty likable (well.. I'm not much of a fan of Yuki and Tohma... but I adore/really like the rest).
Um.. the art is a little wierd at first.. Or it took me some time to get used to it.... It gets "better" later on... or well really different, especially Shuichi looks very different from before..
Um... Gravitation is almost a must read for any shonen-ai fan..

Or at least a much watch. The anime is really great too, although the manga is a lot deeper of course.
Okay that was about that then...
Oh yay! I'll join GOOP too! *happy dance*