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Takeshi Fujishiro. It was first serialized in the manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Monthly Shonen Gangan
is a manga imprint of Square Enix . It publishes manga in several magazines aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its magazines are home to some popular manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit,...

in January 2002, published by Square Enix

Square Enix

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. Eighteen volumes

Tankobon

, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...

have been released in Japan as of March 2011. A few years later, a couple of drama CDs were released based on the manga version. An anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

adaptation by the animation studio Feel aired in Japan between April 4 and September 26, 2007, containing twenty-six episodes.

Plot

Nagasarete Airantou revolves around Ikuto Tōhōin, the main protagonist, who ran away from home because of a fight with his father. Due to a life-long dream of wanting to board a ship, Ikuto decides to take a vacation on a cruise ship

Cruise ship

A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...

; the ship is suddenly hit by a huge storm, throwing Ikuto overboard. He wakes up the next day to discover he is on an uncharted island populated by girls. Ikuto finds himself to be extremely popular on the island, because no other men currently live there. As a result, nearly the entire island starts pressuring Ikuto to become their husband — all except a young girl named Suzu and her extremely old grandmother. Suzu's grandmother decides that Ikuto will live with Suzu for the time being, but Ikuto initially finds it difficult to adjust, especially with the entire island population after him night and day. Meanwhile, Suzu does her best to protect Ikuto from the masses. However, Ikuto still does not want to stay on the island, and soon after arriving, he attempts to leave by boat, but discovers the island is completely surrounded by whirlpools and tornadoes, eliminating escape by sea or air, thus impossible to leave. With no other choice, Ikuto starts to settle into life on the island.

Characters

(drama CD), Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

is a Japanese voice actor employed by I'm Enterprise.-TV anime:*30-sai no Hoken Taiiku *Asura Cryin *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū *Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Ni!...

(anime)

Ikuto, fourteen, the main character, is stranded on Airan Island. At odds with his father, he ran away on a cruise liner, arriving on the island due to a storm. Kind and helpful, Ikuto's physical ability pales in comparison to that of the women on the island at first; in the beginning he could not understand any of the animals on the Island whereas the women could (he is able to understand later). He has inherited his grandfather's determination; the words "It's impossible!" send him into a state of berserk tenacity, usually accomplishing his goal or getting struck unconscious trying. He has a younger sister named Misaki in Japan. Conservative, Ikuto finds it difficult to accept Airan's freer customs. Ikuto completely believes in science and as such refuses to accept anything supernatural

Supernatural

The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...

(he refuses to accept that Tohno is a kappa and insists she is a turtle

Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines , characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield...

). Oddly enough he seems to believe in voodoo as seen when Machi often tortures Ayane with her voodoo doll. He starts training with Karaage, after realizing his swordsmanship had decayed after he came to Airan. His skills improve greatly, that he is able to keep up with Suzu. In the second son in law contest, Ikuto was able to win due to his training able to deceive or at least land a hit on each of the lords. Due to this achievement, his skills had been exaggerated, and many animals fight him to test their skills. Due to the Island's girls inexperience with boys they'll often try to seduce him, which results most of the time in failure or Ikuto having an exaggerated nosebleed and passing out. Ikuto refuses to do anything towards them, as he thinks that they only care for him because he is the only male on island. But Ikuto is very dense with girls, not understanding that most of them truly do care for him. Due to his unwillingness to believe the island's supernatural occurrence and his inability to understand girls, many think he is dense. But Ikuto is actually very smart, acting as the island's math and science teacher, and loving to read mystery novel he is very rational. Suzu seems to be the only one who has genuine feelings for Ikuto from the start though she does not realize it until later, and he develops feelings for her due to her kindness, but seems to deny these feelings, thinking that Suzu only sees him as family..

(drama CD/anime)

Suzu is the main female character of the story. She is an honest girl and can be very spontaneous when excited. She is the first person that Ikuto meets on the island and possibly the closest one to him. As the series progresses, Suzu develops feelings for Ikuto, but at first she has trouble realizing it due to her inexperience with boys. Later on, she gets very jealous whenever another girl gets close to him and even attempts to have him kiss her by pretending she drowned and attempts to have a date with him. She does not mind being naked around Ikuto and does not understand why Ikuto always gets nosebleeds and passes out whenever this happens. She is still very happy to have him in her life, since she had been living alone with her pet piglet Tonkatsu

Tonkatsu

Tonkatsu , invented in the late 19th century, is a popular dish in Japan. It consists of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet one to two centimeters thick and sliced into bite-sized pieces, generally served with shredded cabbage and/or miso soup...

(lit. "breaded pork cutlet") due to that her mother (Suzuran) disappeared three years ago and her father (Takatora) was outside of the island due to a big tide wave. Suzu loves sweets to the point where she can be easily bribed with them, especially with the special "Mame Daifuku

Daifuku

', or ' , is a Japanese confection consisting of a small round mochi stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans....

" treats made by Ayane's and Machi's mother. Suzu is one of the best players of shogi

Shogi

, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...

and other strategy games on the island, to the point that she could easily beat Ikuto. She claims this is because she learned how to play from her mother on rainy days. She is also good at jujutsu

Jujutsu

Jujutsu , also known as jujitsu, ju-jitsu, or Japanese jiu-jitsu, is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon, or only a short weapon....

, and was trained by the Southern Leader due to the fact she once threw Ayane on top of a tree; although her mother was even stronger than the current Western Leader, she did not teach Suzu Jujutsu, probably due to that she wants Suzu to be more feminine. However, Suzu lacks basic education compared to most of the girls on Airan as she cannot comprehend simple mathematics and tries to skip school as much as she can. Ironically, she has demonstrated an aptitude for deduction, which is associated with intelligence and logic. She is also torn between her feelings for Ikuto and a wish that Ikuto could get off the island, although she wishes he would stay, she knows that he has his family on the outside world and it would be wrong to keep him here.

(drama CD), Saeko Chiba

Saeko Chiba

is a prolific Japanese seiyū and singer, born on August 26, 1977 in Hachinohe, Aomori. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan, and married on her 30th birthday: August 26, 2007. She is contracted to the Space Craft Group...

(anime)

Ayane is Suzu's rival, always being defeated by her and wanting to win at least once. The fact that she constantly loses makes Suzu somewhat doubtful of her ability as an individual. Despite her appearance, she is actually 16 years old, and being underdeveloped she is also jealous of Suzu's sudden growth. Despite this she is close friends with Suzu, usually being the first one to come over to her house when it rains and staying over when Suzu's mother had disappeared. She is very arrogant saying she is the prettiest girl on the island. She is deathly afraid of Machi, her older sister, and uses anesthetic darts as her main weapon. She hopes to take Ikuto captive and trump Suzu. She is a miko

Miko

is a Japanese term that anciently meant a "female shaman, spirit medium" who conveyed oracles from kami , and currently means a "shrine maiden; virgin consecrated to a deity" who serves at Shinto shrines.-Word:...

at the local shrine along with Machi and their mother Chizuru (whom Ikuto mistook for her sister at first). She also frequently uses a giant ostrich named Monjiro as transportation. She is a target for bad luck usually ending up in a position where she is stuck, usually because of Machi. Due to this she is used to bad situations, such that she keep a carnivorous plant that bits her think it is only playing. Her body has great tolerance to pain due to her many mishaps. She loves spicy food, as Machi would not take it from her. After accidentally kissing Ikuto, she finds that she cannot approach him without getting flustered as she developed real feelings for him. She is very intelligent being the best prankster on the island.

Throughout the manga, it's shown ironically, despite her scheming personality she is actually the most pure at heart, usually being the most considerate in situations(being the only one who did not try to spy on or sabotage Ikuto and Mei Mei's date actually giving them a scroll with suggestions on the best date-spots on the island, being able to remember Michiru's name while others get it wrong,for example)

In the manga, Ayane was able to make a contract with a weak spirit called Den den the Radish(it resembles a radish) which is masochistic and often fails the tasks on purpose in order to get punishments.

(drama CD), Mikako Takahashi

Mikako Takahashi

is a seiyū and J-pop singer born May 29, 1980 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Under the alias Mikako Hyatt, she forms one half of the Excel Saga seiyū duo The Excel Girls . She is employed by I'm Enterprise...

(anime)

Machi is Ayane's elder sister and despite being smaller than Ayane; she is actually eighteen-years-old. Despite her innocent looks, Machi is something of a sadist: she often tortures Ayane with her voodoo doll, finding beauty in her pained, frightened expressions. She also tends to take the most dangerous methods to getting things done. In her childhood she often doted on her baby sister, but at some point transition into terrorizing her. She alludes to the fact that the more she tortures people the more she likes them, suggestion her sadistic acts may be her own sign of affection. She sees herself as well past the appropriate marrying age and pursues a romance with Ikuto to avoid becoming an old maid.

Spinster

A spinster, or old maid, is an older, childless woman who has never been married.For a woman to be identified as a spinster, age is critical...

Because of this, her age is her biggest insecurity and she becomes depressed whenever someone calls her old. She has a talent for magic, such as summoning shikigami
Shikigami
Shikigami are a kind of spirit, found in Japanese Mythology summoned to serve a practitioner of onmyōdō, much like a western familiar. Shikigami cannot be seen by most people, but according to the Heian period onmyōji who were said to control them, shikigami often looked something like a...

, though she usually ditches all other cleaning and cooking duties at the shrine. Like her sister Ayane, she is quite proficient with using the blowgun.

(drama CD), Ryōko Shiraishi

Ryoko Shiraishi

is a voice actress from Nara, Japan who works for Aoni Production. Due to her low and gentle voice, she is often cast as either the effeminate-and-kind young man or the sexually mature but sweet-and-sensitive supporting lady...

(anime)

Rin is an apprentice carpenter who is popular on Airan due to her somewhat tomboyish outfit and attitude, she was the subject of a lot of attention and romantic interest from other women before Ikuto's arrival. She found this situation so uncomfortable that she developed a tendency to bathe alone. Despite her masculine mannerisms, Rin is shown to be appallingly bad at her hard labor job of carpentry and quite skilled with domestic chores such as cooking and sewing. Initially, Rin propositions Ikuto to be her husband to prove her heterosexuality (and so end the advances made on her by the other girls); however, she soon develops real feelings for him. She calls Ikuto "danna" ("hubby" or husband), much to Ikuto's chagrin. Her appearance in the first few manga chapters differed as she had a headband and an overcoat, which were removed in the seventh chapter. She is the strongest person on the island, which hurts her feminine pride, but she secretly was pride of her appearance. She loves to dress up, but she at first embarrassed as she though she was not feminine enough to look good in them, till Ikuto said she look pretty.

Mikoto is a kunoichi

Kunoichi

is the term for a female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu .-Etymology:The term is thought to derive from the names of characters that resemble the three strokes in the kanji character for ; said in the order they are written: ku - no - ichi...

and an apprentice carpenter who is obsessed with Rin (Mikoto is so far the only girl identified as not developing any feelings for Ikuto) and always attempts to peek at or touch her body, particularly when she is bathing. She is about the same age as Suzu. She is often jealous of Ikuto to the point that she would either threaten to hurt him or outright throw shurikens and/or heavy objects at him, but in response Rin will often make short work of her. Her family, of which she is the youngest human member, consists entirely of practitioners of Ninpo and Bushido

Bushido

, meaning "Way of the Warrior-Knight", is a Japanese word which is used to describe a uniquely Japanese code of conduct and a way of the samurai life, loosely analogous to the concept of chivalry. It originates from the samurai moral code and stresses frugality, loyalty, martial arts mastery, and...

. In the beginning of volume 12, Chikage explains that she, Yukino, Kunai, Shinobu and Mikoto are cousins.

Shinobu is Mikoto's sister, but unlike her more of a practitioner of Bushido

Bushido

than a kunoichi

Kunoichi

, who first appears in episode eighteen of the anime. She meets him when he is poisoned at her he house, and she gives him the antidote mouth-to-mouth. After her first meeting with Ikuto, she challenge him to a duel due to exaggerated rumors of his strength, much to his reluctance. After Ikuto unexpectedly defeats her in a match, to his exasperation, she become his apprentice. Despite being a ninja, she is a bit on the clumsy side (she trips on her own sword, then later stumbles off the edge of a cliff), and has a horrible sense of direction. Takes many things as training when actually when it has little to do with training in the long run. But Ikuto has stated she is faster that the lords. It is hinted that she has feelings for Ikuto but, like Suzu, she lacks experience with the opposite sex. She ends her sentences with the phrase "-de gozaru", similar to the phrase "-desu" but in an archaic form used by samurais in the past. In the beginning of volume 12, Chikage explains that she, Yukino, Kunai, Shinobu and Mikoto are cousins. In volume 9, it is shown that working with Rin will create a very bad combination, which will always make things worse. In volume 11, it is shown that her ninja skills have decreased greatly, when she threw shuriken they returned to her. Ikuto states she is very childish, as shown when she gets in a fight with Yukino. She became a samurai due to her admiration of Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age...

She is the older sister of Shinobu and Mikoto and like her sister's, she is also a kunoichi

Kunoichi

. She happens to be a teacher in the island and she is fond of using smoke bombs to get away. She did not appear in the anime series, but was mentioned in episode 18. In the beginning of volume 12, Chikage explains that she, Yukino, Kunai, Shinobu and Mikoto are cousins.

(drama CD), Shizuka Itō

Shizuka Ito

is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is currently represented by Ken Production. When voicing adult games, she is also known as , , , , or .Itō and fellow voice actress Hitomi Nabatame formed a voice acting unit called "Hitomi Nabatame and Shizuka Itō"...

(anime)

Chikage is obsessed with scientific research, and wants Ikuto for the sole purpose of examining a real male and learning about the world beyond the island from him. She collects things that drift in from the modern world and plans on adding Ikuto to her collection, seeing him as a potentially invaluable source of information. Chikage lives in the only English-style house on Airan with her elephant maid, Panako. She has a habit of reading mature magazines and gets misguided ideas from them to use against Ikuto. Although Ikuto believes her to be a calm, well-behaved girl, Yukino has noted that Chikage tends to perform strange experiments and questionable research. In the manga, and episode 17, she proves the truth of this statement when she briefly gains access to magic and causes havoc around the island until it is taken away by an angry Panako. In the beginning of volume 12, she explains that she, Yukino, Kunai, Shinobu and Mikoto are cousins.

(drama CD), Shizuka Hasegawa

Shizuka Hasegawa

is a female Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan.-Voice roles:*Aishiteruze Baby as Namiko *Angel Tales as Inu no Nana *Futakoi as Ruru Hinagiku*Futakoi Alternative as Ruru Hinagiku*Inukami! as Tomohane...

(anime)

Yukino is the youngest girl on the island, being eleven years old, and is sensitive about her age. She has an affinity for animals and is usually seen riding one, most often a giant bear named Kuma Kuma. Her connection to nature dates back to when she was too young to help with farm work, and was often left to play with the woodland creatures. Her habit of riding everywhere would suggest that she should tire easily, but in the anime she is quite athletic, being able to race with her animal friends and win. She has a habit of referring to herself in the third person. In the beginning of volume 12, Chikage explains that she, Yukino, Kunai, Shinobu and Mikoto are cousins. In the manga it is shown if Yukino eats well, she will grow up to be beautiful, busty and curvy, despite her mother's build.

Kagami is Yukino's mother. Even at her full adult height, she stands little more than a head above her daughter, and has a childish personality to match her small stature. Kagami loves games and often steals the attention of Yukino's animal friends for playtime. However, she seems to possess a hidden maturity, and commands of her own right a loyal hawk named Taka-Taka.

Mei Mei is an outsider just like Ikuto. Her family worked as traveling performers, but she kept messing up and embarked on a journey that got her to the island. She is very shy and reclusive, to the point where she is forced to illustrate her thoughts through drawings and she cannot talk to a stranger unless she is wearing a disguise (usually a large tree costume) though she eventually discards this habit. She befriended the kappa, Tohno, during her travels, and the creature has accompanied her to the island. She develops feelings for Ikuto after he fought for her so she would not get taken away by Tiger, who wanted her to become the North Leader. She apparently began reading erotic novels according to Tohno and began having strange fantasies about Ikuto whenever something such as kissing or bathing is mentioned. She trains regularly in acrobatic skills such that she has shown almost superhuman levels of agility and flexibility. She is quite intelligent as during examination day at school she managed to get a perfect score on every subject. She is scared of the police due to her experiences on the run.

Michiru is the 16-year-old descendant of Obaba. She is a half-yōkai

Yōkai

are a class of supernatural monsters in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for "otherworldly" and "weird". Yōkai range eclectically from the malevolent to the mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them...

; her mother is a yuki-onna

Yuki-onna

is a spirit or yōkai in Japanese folklore. She is a popular figure in Japanese literature, manga, and animation. Yuki-onna is sometimes confused with Yama-uba , but they are not the same.-Appearance:...

. She is weak against the heat resulting in her staying indoors most of the time, though she can go out. After completing a task she is given a snow spirit allowing her to go outside for longer periods of time. However, a running gag is that since she previously could not interact with the villagers, they now often forget or mistaken her name, much to her annoyance. She is in love with Ikuto, stating that she was the first to have romantic feelings for him since the beginning when he arrived. She has noticed him staring at her since they first met (when his stares were actually due to her resemblance to his sister). She is very skilled with the bow and arrow.She is very lazy, usually sleeping and stating at home.

Tohno is a kappa who, a thousand years before the events of the story, caused so much trouble that a monk sealed her away. The manga later stated why she was sealed. She was a troublesome youkai, that would eat farmers' cucumbers. So much a Buddhist monk would be called to deal with her. The monk tried to talk her out of her misdeed, but she refused, They would often fight, and they slowly became friends. But eventually heretic Buddhist monks focused on destroying Yokai appeared, as Tohno and the kind monk ran, he sealed her to protect her, when the heretics would disappear. Mei Mei would freed her when she left the circus and became close friends. Tohno is supposedly a skilled enough warrior to defeat Pandaro, the Eastern Leader. Tohno asks as Mei Mei older sister, protecting and helping her. She dislikes that Ikuto refuses to believe that she is a Kappa, but is ready to believe science fictional stories, like aliens.

Obaba, originally named "Koto", is the village chief, the village doctor, and probably the oldest person surviving on Airan — as depicted in the manga and the anime, she had survived since the shipwreck and is probably over 148 years old. Despite her age, she is still quite spry and strong, capable of inflicting physical punishment on the disrespectful or simply intimidating them back in line. While she mostly plays a minor role in the story, there are certain events that revolve around her. She has a descendant , who appears in episode twenty-six of the anime for a moment. She wishes to act as a midwife once more, and usually force Ikuto to get married. She calls him no balls, and feels he is stupid for not taking advantage of his situation.

Panako is Chikage's maid who first appears in episode eight of the anime. She is a pink elephant who is very kind to others, if a bit clumsy. The citizens of Airan, animal and human alike, refer to her as the most beautiful creature on the island. As shown when humans and animals switch, she is a very beautiful women.

Misaki is Ikuto's little sister. Although it was not explored as much, in the letter Misaki sends to Ikuto, it can be assumed that she is very talkative. She has a bad sense of direction as she needed guidance from Ikuto to always go home. She loves fortune telling. She is introduced when Suzu and the others (aside from Mei Mei) saw a picture of her with Ikuto and mistook her for his lover. When Ikuto finally met with Misaki in the final episode of the anime, she reveals to him she also ended up on an island after looking for Ikuto, although in her letter, she states that she ended up being lost first and then finding herself on the island. The irony is the events she went through parallel to Ikuto's, but instead with an island with the men who were separated with the women from Airan Island. However, in the original manga, she is still in Japan. The day when Ikuto left the island was Misaki's birthday. In the manga she is not seen as much, but seems to feelings for her brother asking for dates. As such Ikuto has a flawed view of a sibling relationship. She appears later in the manga getting Ikuto's letter and angrily screams that the girls on Arian island and better not dating her brother.

(drama CD), Yuki Matsuoka

Yuki Matsuoka

is a voice actress from the Hirano-ku ward of Osaka. She graduated from Otemae Women's University in Nishinomiya. She is affiliated with Production Baobab.- 2001 :*Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi *Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san...

(anime)

Sakuya is a female mechanical doll who was built about 130 years ago on Airan by an unknown creator. She might have been created by the aliens that came to the island long ago. She owns and runs a hot spring and hotel resort at one end of the island. At times, her body parts fall off; she needs only reassemble herself to resume perfect working order. Her utmost and constant concern is the well-being of her customers, which she is programmed to protect using an arsenal of built-in weapons and surveillance equipment.

He happens to Chikage's father and older brother to Kagami. When he was young, he had influenced his wife Shizuka on doing a mystery novel which came into the Benyasha novel series. His current location is unknown and rumored to be deceased. He appears to be in the anime series in episode 20. He also appears in Karaage's flashbacks in chapters 76-77 while having a small conversation with Ikuto, about Suzu's parents, Suzuran and Takatora.

Suzu's mother who went missing three years prior to the story's start. Though Suzu has depicted her mother to Ikuto as something of a calm and gentle woman, Karaage has mentioned that it was simply a facade to convince Suzu to be a lot more like a girl than her mother was (even laughing at the idea that Suzuran was a gentle, kind woman) although it appears that she was not completely successful as Suzu shows similar traits to Suzuran whenever she gets angry or jealous. Karaage's flashbacks in chapters 76-77 reveal a lot about Suzuran and her husband, Takatora. Suzuran looks and for the most part, acts exactly like Suzu does in the present, albeit with a smaller chest, except for one minor detail; She is extremely violent when provoked (more so then most other characters in the series) and usually lashes out at the person she is annoyed with. She also shows jealousy about her future husband much in the same way Suzu does for Ikuto, though Suzuran is a bit less oblivious than Suzu, as she is able to, at least to herself, admit that she has feelings for Takatora. However, she is extremely slow to realise that Takatora had confessed to her, but eventually does and accepts his feelings. Apparently, he had actually confessed to her before, but Suzuran was too oblivious to realise. Matching the date of the Karaage's flashback with her age reason's that Suzu was born when Suzuran was 14, the same year she got married to Takatora. Her and Takatora also built the house that Suzu lives in which is on top of a hot spring that Takatora dug up. Takatora looks very similar to Ikuto, except more muscular.

Leaders

Airan is divided into four sections, five if the surrounding waterways are included: North, South, East, and West, but also includes the surround water. Each section has its own Leader who maintains the law and order of the area. The main mission of the leaders is to not only protect their area but also the Sea Dragon God who is the Great Lord of the island and has the power to protect those from large storms. He was responsible for bringing Ikuto safely into Airantou. The leaders are as follows: The Northern Leader is a two-tailed oddly bipedal tiger

Tiger

The tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...

with a prominent scar on his face named Taiga and is equally matched with the Southern Leader in strength. The Southern Leader is a two-tailed cat

Cat

The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...

named Shima-Tora, who was Suzu's master in the martial arts and shapeshifting, and is said to have lived for over one hundred years. In manga, he has a wife named Myaa that is also a two-tailed and can transform into a human girl. The Eastern Leader is a panda

Panda

Panda or Panda bear most often refers to:*Giant panda, an animal in the Bear familyPanda may also refer to:*Red panda, the only living member in the Ailuridae family-In biology:* Species related to the Giant panda...

named Pandaro, who seems to fear the other Leaders, implying that he is the weakest of the Leaders; he rules over the eastern forest which is feared for the fact that it is home to carnivorous plants, he was also the first Leader whom Ikuto encountered. The Western Leader is a rooster

Rooster

A rooster, also known as a cockerel, cock or chanticleer, is a male chicken with the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels...

named Karaage, who lives very close to Suzu and Ikuto's house; he even has a wife living with them. He is also the strongest fighter on the Island. In addition, a female orca

Orca

The killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...

named Sashimi dwells in the waters that surround the island. Though she does not speak, Suzu seems able to communicate with her. Sashimi's duty is to stop those who wander too close to the dangerous whirlpools that surround Airan.

In the manga, it is revealed that the West once used to have a unnamed emperor penguin for the leader who has a descendant that later competed with Karaage for the master seat(Suza just calls him Master-sama).

Manga

The Nagasarete Airantou manga

Manga

began serialization in the January 2002 issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan
Monthly Shonen Gangan
is a manga imprint of Square Enix . It publishes manga in several magazines aimed at different reader demographic groups in the Japanese market. Its magazines are home to some popular manga series which were adapted into anime series, like Fullmetal Alchemist, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit,...

, published by Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...

. Additional chapters were serialized in the magazine Gangan Powered, but transferred to Monthly Shōnen Gangan after Gangan Powered was discontinued in early 2009. Eighteen tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...

volumes and one "guide book" containing various background information have been released in Japan as of March 2011.

Drama CDs

There have been two drama CDs released based on the series.

Comic CD Collection 30 Nagasarete Airantou Vol.1, ISBN 4-7575-1154-X, released February 20, 2004
Comic CD Collection 32 Nagasarete Airantou Vol.2, ISBN 4-7575-1380-1, released February 10, 2005

After the airing of the anime adaptation, several drama CDs has also been released, with the anime cast voicing their respective characters.

Light novels

There have been two light novel

Light novel

A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...

s based on the manga version of Nagasarete Airantou written by Shōgo Mukai

Shogo Mukai

Shogo Mukai was the coach of the Japan national rugby union team during and prior to the 2003 Rugby World Cup. As such he must take a great deal of credit for the exciting and attractive brand of rugby which the team played at that time, which was very popular with many fans, not just Japanese ones...

and illustrated by Ken Fujiyo. The first went on sale on November 30, 2004 and the second went on sale on March 22, 2007.

Anime

The anime

Anime

adaption of Nagasarete Airantou aired between April 4 and September 26, 2007, containing twenty-six episodes. It was produced by the animation studio Feel, directed by Hideki Okamoto and written by Mamiko Ikeda

Mamiko Ikeda

is a female Japanese script writer for anime. She has worked on such series as Victorian Romance Emma, Daa! Daa! Daa! and numerous others.-Head Script Writer:*Kyouran Kazoku Nikki*Di Gi Charat Nyo!*Grrl Power*Himawari!...

. Four pieces of theme music

Theme music

Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...

are used for the anime: one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme is "Days" by Yui Horie

Yui Horie

is a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. She is sometimes affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans.She hosts a radio show called and is the founding member of the singing group, Aice5. She is also a member of the band Kurobara Hozonkai, with the name YUIEL...

. The first ending theme for episodes 1–12 is "Say Cheese" by Horie, the second ending theme for episode 13 is "Pu~!" by Akeno Watanabe

Akeno Watanabe

is a Japanese voice actor born in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. She works at Osawa Office and her nickname is Akenon. She currently stars in Pokémon Best Wishes as Ash's newest rival, Shooti and from Episode 17 onwards has begun voicing Ash's Scraggy.-Anime:...

, and the third ending theme for episodes 14–25 is by Horie. "Days" was also used as the ending theme for episode 26.

Episodes

#	Title	Original air date

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