TROUBLE IN PARADISE? Young runaway Ikuto Tohoin decides to board a ship after deciding that he's had it with his overbearing father. Unfortunately for Ikuto, his plans are literally thrown overboard after a storm rocks the ship and the crew decides to abandon him. Confucius say: Them's the breaks. Ikuto's sorry, drenched carcass drifts to a nearby island where he is eventually saved by a girl with a strange-looking piglet. This whole thing's starting to sound good already. Upon seeing the seemingly half-dead Ikuto, the flabbergasted mystery girl immediately attempts to kill, er, save the young lad. Ikuto's troubles in paradise have now officially begun.
Arriving in Paradise
The Bridegroom Chase
The Great Escape ... Or Maybe Not
shingenmochi's post-viewing thoughts: The formula of one popular guy attracting several female interests is potentially one of the most overplayed and tiring plot points in anime. But it's a formula that Nagasarete Airantou pulls off surprisingly well. It certainly helps that the manga-based show features an interesting and likable cast of diverse if not cooky characters with varying ranges of neuroses. To minimize potential spoilers, let's just say that I started laughing the moment Suzu attempted to revive the hapless Ikuto and pretty much kept laughing all the way to the end. A great introductory episode to a wonderful series that does a refreshing take on what could've easily been a tired, old concept.
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