It Is Japanese for Love - in the Anime Garra's father tried t have him killed because the demon that the father had put in him as a baby was to strong for him (Garra ) to handle. Garra has that word on his forehead as a joke because his village was afraid of him and those he thought were friends were not, so it reminded him that he had no love except for his mother's who died( I don't know how she died but his father blamed him) It is an interesting show but not recommended for young children as it can be violent. Most people think that it being a cartoon that it's meant for children but most anime in general are not meant for a young audience. Teens/young adults but not before that age- not even tweens - at least to me.