DRIFTIN' TO PARADISE: Tom Hanks' experience as a castaway was just plain miserable. Dude ended talking to a freakin' volleyball after all. But instead of conversing with your ball, balls -- whatever -- what if you were a male castaway stuck in an island full of girls instead? And what if many of the girls happened to be cute? And what if they all happen to be fighting over you because, aside from certain animals, you're the only guy in said island? Can you even imagine a more terrible situation than that for a man? Oh the horrors!
As a full-fledged, virile man, all I can say is, thank goodness I've never been in such a horrible situation. But unfortunately for Nagasarete Airantou's main protagonist, Ikuto Tohoin, that's exactly the predicament he finds himself in after getting thrown overboard from a ship during a storm. To make matters worse, the island Ikuto drifts to usually prevents anyone from leaving or getting in due to some weird natural (or is it unnatural?) phenomenon. In short, the "poor guy" is pretty much stuck in this island filled with cute if not mildly psychotic chicks (literally and figuratively).
Since Nagasarete's charm is best discovered on your own, I will refrain from spoiling the plot any further. I was actually going through one of my extended droughts where I didn't watch anime for several years until I accidentally came across this show in 2007. Needless to say, I was hooked after the first episode. I even started checking out other shows again because Nagasarete Airantou reminded me why I used to like watching anime so much. All because of a show about some dude who gets stuck in an island filled with girls and talking animals. Yes, I know it sounds strange -- almost as if I was smoking something I shouldn't be. But you'll likely understand once you give Nagasarete Airantou a look.
Recommended if you like: Seto no Hanayome
Episode 1: Drifted to Paradise
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