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[Score: 75% = Rent-. Other recommended Silly Comedy animes: Hanaukyo Maid Tai La Verite, Kyou no Go no Ni]
Art and Animation are fine, I just happen to dislike the many devilish grins by these girls and Ikuto's permanent nosebleed fountains. Both songs are nice and fit this story well while the Music was hardly memorable. The Story is simpler than the one of Girls Bravo, leaving more space for character interaction, albeit not much of this happens until very late in this show. During the third quarter of this series more side characters enter the stage, but with Mei Mei and Shinobu being so cute I'm fine with that, even more so as they act as catalyst for Suzu-chan. No sooner than in the final quarter of this show the character relation between the leads finally gets the focus, and the decent ending (funny as well as exciting) kicked up my rating to a "Rent". Last updated Friday, June 06 2008. | ||||||||
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(All episodes watched): I was beginning to fear that there might not be any out-and-out harem series for the spring 2007 season, but here we go. Again, I knew practically nothing about this show going in, except that it would be a comedy. After a grim episode of a boy, Ikuto, falling overboard from a storm-tossed ship, I immediately got a good vibe as he finds himself on a remote island populated by cute, cheerful, and slightly crazy girls. It's sort of a new spin on how a guy might attract a harem to himself, and whether he's in heaven or hell is unclear. Ikuto does seem to have some admirable qualities, like his determination to find a way off of the island, and didn't turn out to be an annoying wimp as is all too often the case with harem anime (he does find that the girls on this island tend to be quite strong, seeing as they live a pre-industrial revolution lifestyle, which kind of puts him out of place). The makers of this show are clearly not troubling themselves with making things particularly plausible, which it seemed might be a problem early on. With time, however, I've gotten used to the craziness of the island and come to enjoy it. This show has a silly mixture of the innocent and the risque; the girls are naive and curious about the opposite sex, but haven't tried anything distasteful so far, and Ikuto behaves like a gentleman. Episodes are sometimes divided into two subplots, and in general are somewhat shallow with little ongoing storyline. The "plotline" of this show is a blurr in my memory; you could watch most episodes out of order without noticing. The comedy is fairly good though, and the OP and ED songs are both fun too. And that's about all I can think of to say about this show; neither serious complaints nor enthusiastic praise come to mind after watching all 26 episodes, which pretty much renders a lengthy review impossible. Anyway, my initial impression (supported by subsequent episodes) was that Nagasarete Airantou would not be brilliant, but would be a fun show well worth watching. See Shinobu's montage at Kendo Girl Scrapbook! Last updated Sunday, December 16 2007. | ||||||||
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7/22/07 I only watched the first two episodes out of sheer curiosity. I was waiting for a title like this for a while. The setup is that a boy is stranded on what appears to be inhabited island. The good thing is that he's alive. The bad thing is that he's the only guy in an all-women island and all the women are out to make him their own. They would go through any lengths even if it means war! My first impression is that this closely relates to Love Hina in where every girl in the Hinata Apartments has some kind of story and the only guy in there happens to be the apartment manager. In this series, Ikuto is on and island full of women and the main ones who have a role have very different quirks. However, all of them (except for 1 or 2) want him...bad. Since there have been no men on that island for years, the women are pretty "anxious" to see one after so many years. The reason why I'm waiting for a title like this is because I've personally haven't seen a title where the main character is completely fawned over. With the exceptions of Hanaukyo Maid Team - La Verite, Tenchi Muyo (my personal fave), and maybe Negima. I could be wrong, though. I just like the idea of one guy and whole lot of women after him no matter what it takes. A pure free for all for one guy. Plus, I did notice that Ikuto is a very strong willed guy and that the word "impossible" doesn't mean a thing. Unlike some guys in the harem genre (except for Tenchi in TM) who are either wimps or perverts, Ikuto is someone who has a serious past and wants to change his future. I'm hoping for a good series out of Nagasarete Airantou. I'm gonna stick with this one till the very end. 7/25/07 I'm up to episode 11 and overall the series is still holding on to the humor it has. It's gotten slightly serious between Ikuto and Suzu but no real dramatic turn of events. Now that I've seen more episodes, I'm a lot more interested in completing it. The characters are over the top at times but not to the point where the other characters outshine the main characters. One thing that I pointed out with Ikuto. I said he was strong willed. Slight mistake there. What I meant to say was he's a very determined yet very reckless young man and the he hates the word "impossible" because of his father. He's also very competitive if someone is better that him which brings him back to his recklessness. For an early rank, I'd say "Rent" for now. 8/8/07 Finished up to episode 17. The episodes are really non-linear except for 15 & 16 because those debut 2 new characters, Mai Mai and some turtle kappa. Otherwise, same like before. Still high on the comedy. I see this series like an 80's american cartoon series or even a 70's type like Scooby-Doo or any Looney Toons episodes back in the day. Why I say that is because there is no progression in the story except for the 2 new characters. Eventually, I know that it'll boil down to an actual plot nearing the end of this series. However, I think it's nice to see a series that's more willing to not build on the story mainly on the protagonist or his dilemma of trying to get off the island. It just shows episode after episode of just pure comedy. Nothing too serious yet, but still refreshing and sticking to the comedy aspect. I still say "Rent". I would say buy, but you're gonna have to wait for a while. Final Update I've finally finished the series. Every episode except for the last 3 or so always went off on a tangent but remained true to the over the top humor. Furthermore, the series ends with sort of the same outcome like many other animes like this one. From start to end, this series is certainly worth getting. Problem is, I don't know if this series will ever see it hit US soil via licensing from a US distributor. I will certainly put two cents in and contact the major distributors to see if any one of them will give this series a shot. I certainly believe it does. For those who are online savvy though, you know how to go around that. This series is a definite keeper. Last updated Saturday, October 06 2007. | ||||||||
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Well I can't say it's a deep series. It's pure comedy. I like it!
ZETTAI ZETTAI ZETTAI - (Absolutely) - Don't ever say Zettai to Ikuto, it's his pet peeve. MAISM Last updated Friday, September 14 2007. | ||||||||
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This month (April 07) brings us three Japanese comedic-romance anime series. They are all based on popular manga series and share a similar story line – take a nice (if a bit naïve) high school boy, put him in an impossible situation surrounded by cute girls and then milk the situation for as much humor as possible. I am going to list these series in order of my personal preferences – The first episode of Nagasarete Airantou is available as a fansub. Having already read the manga series (as an English language Scanlation), the first episode covers chapters 1 to 3. The quality of the animation is excellent and the story closely follows the manga series. This is an improbable story about a boy who runs away from home and gets washed up on an isolated island inhabited by Japanese. The island is surround by dangerous currents and whirlpools, which prevent any chance for escape. It is only when a big storm pass through can people and items from the outside world wash up on the beaches of the island. Some ten years ago, all of the men and boys of the island went on their annual day of fishing on the far side of the island, when a tsunami hit. All of men were lost or were swept out to sea. (Hey, I said that this is an improbable story!) Ikuto finds himself trapped on an island with about a hundred women of different ages – all of them interested in him for a variety of different reasons. Including Suzu, the girl who first found and rescued Ikuto. She has grown up without any men and is a bit naïve about the differences between the two sexes. The grandmother elder of the village makes a decision that it will be Suzu who looks after the newcomer. But Suzu does have number of friends and rivals who are interested in stealing him away (quite literally – steal!!) So let the raucous chase and romp begin as poor Ikuto tries to escape from the amorous attentions of the local villagers. The island of Airantou is a strange and magical place lost to the outside world, filled with carnivorous plants and strange animals (some of whom can talk). But it is a nice place to live, as Ikuto finds out over the course of the manga series. I posted some images of the first episode in the EPISODE DETAILS section. Last updated Monday, April 09 2007. | ||||||||
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| Official Japanese Series Web Site | http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/airantou/ |
| Wikipedia Listing for Series | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagasarete_Airantou |
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