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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Lovers_and_Souls_7856.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:Matsuoko and Tooru]]
3	[[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Rules_2_8556.jpg]]
4	[[caption-width-right:320:From the right: Tooru, Atori, Hikaru, and Yuki ]]
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6	The ''Rules Universe'' consists of a series of {{yaoi}} stories created by Creator/KanoMiyamoto, which mainly revolves around Hikaru, his love interests, and friends. Hikaru's high school friend and love rival Ryuu debuts in ''Please'', while Hikaru himself debuts in ''Kiss''. ''Hydra'' and its doujinshi revolves around Ryuu, Hikaru, and Hitomi and their high school years. ''Lovers and Souls'' covers the story of Hikaru's prostitute friend Tooru and Tooru's sempai, Matsuoko. ''Rules'' and its doujinshi focus on Hikaru, Yuki, Tooru, and Atori.
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8	As of 2011, the Rules series Timeline is as follow:
9	* Please (chapter 5)
10	** Kiss
11	** Kiss After
12	** Skies
13	* Hydra 1+2+3+4
14	* Hydra 5+6
15	** Heavenly
16	* Hydra 7+8
17	** Blue Film
18	* Hydra 9+10+11
19	** The Days Before
20	** Real Thing
21	** Hello Again
22	* Lovers and Souls
23	** Fragile
24	** Vanity
25	** Dreamer's high
26	* Rules volumes 1 & 2
27	** If Winter Comes, Can Spring Be Far Behind?
28	* Rules volume 3
29	** Song Birds
30	** Another Day on The Planet
31	** Another Rules Story
32	** Double Trouble
33	** Overload
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35	''Hydra'': When Ryuu transfers to Hitomi's school, he leaves an immediate impression on him. Curious about rumours of a full-scale tattoo on Ryuu's back, Hitomi starts getting closer to him. Before long, the friendship and fascination Hitomi feels for Ryuu start developing more, but before he has a chance to come to terms with his feelings, Hikaru appears on the scene.... and he has his eyes set on Hitomi.
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37	''Lovers and Souls'': Tooru is a young model who becomes a gay prostitute because he doesn't care enough about himself. However, he's starting to fall for his sempai. Can Matsouko save him?
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39	''Rules'': Yuki, a high school student, is confused about his sexuality. He meets Hikaru in the sleazy gay district and sleeps with him. They begin to play at being lovers, but Konoe's heart belongs to Atori, his friend and classmate. Can Yuki come to terms with his sexuality and reveal his feelings to Atori, and where do Hikaru's true feelings lie?
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42	!!Tropes:
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44	* AccidentalMurder: Part of [[spoiler:Ryuu's]] past, and responsible for his {{Angst}}
45	* AgeGapRomance: There's a 10-year difference between Hikaru and Yuki.
46	%%* AllGaysArePromiscuous:
47	* AnchoredShip:
48	** [[spoiler:Hitomi and Ryuu]]. They probably got together. Probably.
49	** [[{{ReunionKiss}} Reunion Hug]]
50	* TheAtoner: Zigzagged with Itou.
51	* BoysLove
52	%%* CannotSpitItOut:
53	* ChekhovsGunman: Hikaru in the beginning of Hydra. He starts as a GenericGuy [[spoiler:in the GangOfBullies]] and is not until a few chapters later that we learn his name.
54	* ClassReunion: Lampshaded by Satou when Hikaru, Ryuu, Hitomi, and her reunite six years after high school. Hikaru invited Itou, but he declined.
55	%%* ComingOutStory
56	* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Matsouko.
57	* {{Fetish}}: Ryuu's tattoo, especially for Hitomi.
58	* FriendsWithBenefits: The relationship between various characters with varying degrees of success.
59	* GangOfBullies: Unique in that [[spoiler:Hikaru was part of it]]. The leader, [[{{Jerkass}} Itou]] bullies the main characters because he is a StalkerWithACrush of Satou. He pulls a IfICantHaveYou on her, which is used as an excuse for her [[{{PutOnABus}} Put On A Plane]] status.
60	%%* {{Gayngst}}
61	* GenderBlenderName: Hitomi is a guy.
62	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Hitomi by his eye due to a motorcycle accident that happened before the start of the story.
63	* HairstyleInertia: Averted. Everyone changes hairstyle and sometimes hair color as time passes on.
64	* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Male example with Tooru.
65	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: [[spoiler:Hikaru]] for [[spoiler:Hitomi]]
66	* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Hikaru to a certain extent.
67	* LoveTriangle: Apart from the love triangle in Hydra, there is a nice romantic square in ''Rules''.
68	%%* RedLightDistrict
69	%%* RomanticFalseLead
70	* SecondLove: Yuki for Hikaru and vice versa; Atori for [[spoiler:Tooru]].
71	* {{Seme}}/{{Uke}}: Averted, in that you can't tell who is which and that once in a while they switch roles.
72	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Satou is the only female with some importance in the ''Hydra'' manga. That is until she was [[PutOnABus Put on a Plane]]. [[TheBusCameBack The Plane Came Back]]: for a reunion with Hitomi, Ryuu, and Hikaru at the end of ''Hydra''.
73	%%* UnrequitedLove
74	* {{Yakuza}}: None of the characters are Yakuzas but Ryuu's father, who is a tattoo artist for the yakuza, gives Ryuu a tattoo which leads other students to believe that he belongs to the yakuza.
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