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Go Sashimi! Onto the conclusion! My final impression is included.

Summary:

Ikuto and Suzu finally arrive on Kiryu’s island, with Ayane not far behind. Ayane decides to have her own wishes fulfilled, so she rushes into Kiryu’s chamber. She gets sucked into the water while she is there, but she stops herself with a rope like object. This turns out to be one of Kiryu’s whiskers, which she accidentally breaks off. With this, the three of them are forced to leave the island without Kiryu’s blessing. While Ayane reunites with the rest of the girls, Machi sees Ikuto attempting to leave the island anyways. Suzu tries to go with Ikuto, but he will not allow her to be in danger. The rest of the girls arrive to the shore in an attempt to stop Ikuto, but Suzu blocks the way.

Suzu decides that, after all, she cannot leave Ikuto. With Sashimi’s help, she goes after him. Expressing her wish to be with him, Suzu reaches out to Ikuto. This is in vain, as Ikuto is lost in a whirlpool. The girls find Suzu unconscious on the shore, but she soon rushes back off to get Kiryu’s help. Suzu is also sucked into the water while trying to pray to Kiryu, but she is saved by the girls. They all gather to pray for Ikuto’s safety, while Ayane returns Kiryu’s lost whisker. Elsewhere, the lords of the island express to each other that, in reality, they all wished for Ikuto’s safety.

Ikuto wakes up in the middle of the ocean, with a bit of Machi’s help. Swimming to the surface, he finds himself in a very clear area of the water. A boat suddenly approaches, carrying his sister and several men. Expressing that she is fine, Misaki tells Ikuto how she found herself on an island full of men. Mentioning how fun it is, Misaki invites Ikuto to come with her. Ikuto declines, as there is someone waiting for him on his own island. With this, he rushes back towards Airantou with a boat provided by Misaki’s guy friends. Suzu is overjoyed when she finds Ikuto on the island shore the next day, and Obaba revives the competition for Ikuto before he can get comfortable.

ED: As a welcome back for Ikuto, all of the island’s girls chase after him at full speed. All is well in Airantou.

Impression:

Wow, what an ending. An island full of guys!? That would be a nightmare. Let’s be realistic. If there was only one girl on an island full of men, it wouldn’t go that smoothly. I found it really funny that Misaki’s situation mirrored Ikuto’s though, and I’m assuming that those were all the men who used to be on Airantou. I’m just glad we got to see Ikuto’s sister! The dramatic feel of the episode felt a bit out of place, however, and it really just felt like it should have been in another anime. All of the characters pretty much went “cool” mode in their support for Ikuto. I loved how Tonkatsu prayed! Even Sashimi played her part, helping Suzu reach out to Ikuto. I really loved the insert song as well, and I can probably say that I honestly liked this finale. Can it save the series? Probably not. Let’s leave that for the final impression…up next!

Nagasarete Airantou could quite possibly be considered one of the biggest disappointments of the season for me. Funny enough, this was actually the love comedy I was looking forward to the most before the season started. I picked it up for some good humor and some Yui Horie, and I got little of both. Well, maybe I did get a bit of the later, but it just got old. Granted that the series was not suppose to have an extremely heavy plot, Nagasarete Airantou’s story was quite pointless. This wouldn’t have bothered me if it was actually entertaining, but many of the episodes were just a drag to watch. It was just hard to be interested in a bunch of animals, and the late character introductions just seemed worthless in the end. This is a series that I might have rated higher if I marathoned it in one go, but it would have still been labeled as “just another love comedy” by me. Really, I only continued to blog this because my Wenesdays were free.

This isn’t to say that Airantou did not have any good points to it at all. Some of the episodes were actually quite good (see: junkorpunchor). Later along in the series, I saw that this show was not suppose to be the laugh out loud series I was expecting it to be. If you watch this show purely for the pointless atmosphere of living on Airantou, it is actually a decent watch. I know that sounds bad, but that’s really the feeling it gives off. By the end, I actually felt a bit attached to Ikuto and Suzu, and I could really say that I was glad everything went well. Hey, this series could have been considered a necessary watch to me as a fan of love comedies, but there are much better fish in the sea….and they’re not on Airantou.