History Manga / NagasareteAirantou

** The man with the [[NiceHat top hat]] on the boat in Obaba's flashback is the same man who stopped the old way of of determining the ruler of the South Forest. He also built Chikage's mansion. He is also hinted at being Rin's ancestor!

%%*** One episode of the anime puts Ikuto's status as the ButtMonkey UpToEleven.

* HeyYou: Michiru is called this by almost everyone on the island, because they don't remember who she is. One time [[UpToEleven even she forgot her own name]].

* AdaptationalEndingChange: While the series is still ongoing, it included the progagonist reuniting with his sister when she finds the island and she decides to stay there with him. In the anime's finale they find each other out at sea and he returns too the island alone while she returns too the one she landed on that has the men on it.

* PantyShot: Much to the threat of Ikuto's health, ''everywhere''. Of the main cast, the only people who don't get frequent {{Panty Shot}}s might be Machi and Ayane as they wear traditional ''hakama''.
** Almost completely averted in the anime. There's only 1 scene in the anime in which Suzu and Ikuto are climbing down a well, but it lasts for nearly half a second.

* PottyFailure: Implied to happen to Ayane at the end of chapter 72. Ayane also accuses Suzu of having been a bed-wetter until just a year or so ago.

* RetiredBadass: {{Subverted|Trope}}; even though [[spoiler:he's finally settled in with a family]], the West Leader is still the protector of his area, and still enforces the law. Although, Taka-Taka did point out that he doesn't take things more seriously anymore.

* ShipperOnDeck: Apparently, Shinobu doesn't find it strange that her sister Kunai's attracted to Togeta.

** And oddly enough, '''[[spoiler:Machi]]''' ships Ikuto/Ayane.

* {{Shorttank}}

%%* {{Meganekko}}:

[[caption-width-right:300:Just his everyday life on an island full of women.[[note]]From left to right: Ikuto, Rin, Ayane, Chikage, Suzu, Yukino, Machi. [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters And many more.]][[/note]]]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: You've got Ikuto, the main haremettes (about 6-7), side female characters, including most of the girl's mothers (another 20-30), and all the talking animals...yeah, let's just say there are a lot of names to remember.

* MegaNeko: Taiga and Shima-tora, the Northern and Southern leaders, are both giant two-tailed cats.

* TheBabyTrap: Ayane once planned doing this to Ikuto to make him more unwilling to leave the island. [[ButtMonkey For once]] her plan works and she manages to pin down Ikuto under her while being half naked. Unfortunately she has no idea what they are suppposed to do next. [[spoiler:At least she gets their FirstKiss out of it!]]

%%** Happened to Yukino in chapter 47.

* DoubleStandard: Ikuto repeatedly states that boys and girls should bathe separately and will usually have a problem with either being naked in front of the girls or the girls being naked in front of him, but Ikuto doesn't mind bathing alongside Panako, who is still female despite being a humanoid [[FunnyAnimal Funny Elephant]] with almost no feminine characteristics. Suzu calls him out on it.

* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: While chasing Genjumaro, Suzu once throws a rock at it that seemed to have missed, except it dropped a [[BeeAfraid bee hive]] onto it.

(ながされて藍蘭島, literally "Cast Away... Airan Island") After a fight with his father, [[UnluckyEverydude Ikuto Touhouin]] runs away from home and boards a ship. After falling overboard during a huge storm, he washes ashore on a [[LostWorld mysterious island]] [[LadyLand inhabited by only women]], with no means to escape. With a guy on the island at last, now everyone is determined to make him their husband.

Originally a series of manga written and illustrated by Takeshi Fujishiro, it was later adapted into a 26-episode anime in 2007 by Studio Feel. There's also the light novel version based on the manga.

!This series provides examples of:

* AsideGlance: Among many other examples:
--> Chibi Machi [[VSign pawns all!]]

* AuthorAppeal: Single male, on an isolated island with only females, most of them are pretty and young? ''Come on''.

* ThroughHisStomach: Most of them do this.
* BadassAdorable: Most of them count.
* BadassBookworm: Chikage.
* BadLuckCharm: The Muramasa Broom.
* BadlyBatteredBabysitter: Yukino to Taka-Taka's nephew.
* BagOfHolding: In the manga, this was {{lampshade|Hanging}}d a bit.
* BalloonBelly: Suzu in episode 2.
** Ikuto when Suzu tries to give him {{CPR|CleanPrettyReliable}} when he first washes ashore.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: The first 27 volumes avoided showing anything, and most exposed bits were conveniently censored, or covered by hair. Starting 28, this is averted.

** {{Youkai}}s, too.
** Oh, poor Mei-Mei.

* [[spoiler:BigBrotherMentor: The known fathers of the main girls acted like big brothers for Ikuto as he was growing up.]]

* BrilliantButLazy: Machi; a highly-gifted {{miko}}, but...yeah.
** To a larger extent, Michiru.

** [[spoiler: When she read Ikuto's letter-in-a-bottle, she was UNPLEASED.]]
** A case of NotBloodSiblings considering one of the flashbacks revealed a weird age discrepancy. There is about 3 months between their birthdays.

*** One episode of the anime puts Ikuto's status as the ButtMonkey UpToEleven.
** The East Leader, in most of his appearances, seems to have some sort of bad luck...

** Remember Chikage's floating chair? Well it makes a few more appearances.
* CallingYourAttacks: Karaage mostly, but a few others.

* CantActPervertedTowardALoveInterest: Rin's father Tadanori.
* [[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: Risa.

** Also, Shima-tora's wife Myaa (see VoluntaryShapeshifting below).

* [[spoiler:CluelessChickMagnet: Ikuto, if there are other men around.]]

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Hilariously]] used in the very first chapter.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Machi was responsible for the release of her own ''nemesis'', Genjumaro.
** How Beniyasha came to be.
* CryCute: '''everyone''' does.
* CulturedWarrior: The North and South Leaders are fans of mystery novels.
* CurseCutShort: Ikuto when about to be eaten by a fish.
* CuteBruiser: Almost ''everyone'' in the series.
* CuteLittleFang: Suzu, but rarely shown, even in "feline" mode.
** Yukino has two.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The current StoryArc hasn't featured Ikuto at all, at least until the last part.
* DeathGlare: Suzu has a nice one reserved for when people start to hit on Ikuto.
** [[spoiler:Maybe she got it from her [[GenerationXerox mother]].]]

** A more straight example is any of his battles with the guardians.

* DevilInPlainSight: {{Inverted|Trope}} with Chikage, Ikuto's the only one in the island who doesn't realize she's a BitchInSheepsClothing.

* DreamLand: A chapter deals with Machi spying on peoples dreams and we get to see some of these.

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Much to Rin's dismay.

* EyelidPullTaunt: Chikage during the BalefulPolymorph incident she caused.

* GenieInABottle: A [[TastesLikeDiabetes particularly cute one]] debuts in one of the omakes.
** LiteralGenie

** Panako, unless you get her mad.
* GiantFood: Did you see the size of those eggplants?

* GoodScarsEvilScars:
** Taiga got it from The West Leader, [[spoiler:Karaage]].
** Takatora got one from saving Suzuran from a shark.
* GottaCatchThemAll: In the Scavenger Hunt, Ikuto has to collect the seals of the Four Leaders by defeating them.

* GroinAttack: Ikuto gets this because he doesn't believe Tohno is a kappa.
* HairTriggerTemper: Machi.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Michiru.

* HeyYou: Michiru is called this by almost everyone on the island, because they don't remember who she is.
** One time [[UpToEleven even she forgot her own name]].
* HeyThatsMyLine
* HiddenBadass: [[spoiler:Karaage]], at least to Ikuto.
* HiddenEyes: Noticeable whenever anyone is going to, is, or did anything to Suzu/[[spoiler: Suzuran]]'s love interest.

* IdiotHair: Yukino, {{lampshaded}} even.
** A bit of Misaki's hair stands up when there's a youkai nearby.

* ILetYouWin: The West Leader accused the North Leader of this, in regards to the latter's first duel against Ikuto.
* ImagineSpot: Ikuto has a few.

** Averted with Rin who doesn't like to bathe or reveal herself even with other females.

* InterspeciesFriendship: See FluffyTamer above.

** HomosexualReproduction: um, yeah.
-->'''Mikoto''': Rin-neeesamaaaa♥...
-->'''Rin''': [[DefiedTrope That's impossible between girls,]] [[MegatonPunch you fool!]]

* ItAmusedMe: Machi's reason for doing '''''everything''''' she's doing.
** She even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it herself at one point.

* KidWithTheRemoteControl: Yukino.

* LawOfChromaticSuperiority: In Machi and Ayane's clan, a red hakama is proof of a first class miko.

* MagicSkirt: Used in the anime, but noticeably [[PantyShot absent]] in the manga.
* MasterApprenticeChain: Suzuran --> Karaage --> Ikuto --> Shinobu

* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Ikuto to his family when he ran away from home.

* NoSenseOfDirection: Shinobu could give Manga/{{R|anmaOneHalf}}yoga and [[Manga/OnePiece Zoro]] a run for their money, if they could find it, that is.

** ''Nagasarete Airantou'' may very well be the king of this trope.
** Misaki gets these from cute animals.

* OfficialCouple: The girls' parents, who are parted off with their intended spouse. Suzu's parents are the last couple to be parted off.

* OverlyLongName: [[AllYourPowersCombined Weather Charm 1-2-3-Shikis' Muramasa.]]
** Even {{lampshade|Hanging}}d.
** [[spoiler:[[AllYourPowersCombined Devil Sky Dragon Muramasa]] can count as well.]]

* OvertookTheManga: The anime covers a small chunk of the manga.

* PetitePride: Ayane, much to her displeasure.

* PintsizedPowerhouse: Machi.
** The West and South Leaders qualify as well.

** See FelonyMisdemeanor.
* PlayboyBunny: Suzu and Ayane. Naturally, Chikage helped them.

** Grandma says that it's cool, but difficult.

** Happened to Yukino in chapter 47.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Is used to transform as [[spoiler:Devil Sky Dragon Muramasa]].

* PsychoLesbian: Mikoto.
** She acts more like a DirtyOldMan though.

* RedHerring: Chikage in the first Beniyasha StoryArc.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Michiru. {{Lampshaded}} {{r|unningGag}}epeatedly.

* RescueRomance: Is the point when Suzuran acknowledges her [[{{Tsundere}} deeply-hidden]] feelings for Takatora.

* TheRunaway: Ikuto's a Type 2.

* SayItWithHearts: Happens frequently, but chapter 8 contains a rather ...humorous example.
* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Beniyasha.]]
** Tohno as well, since everyone (except possibly Mei Mei) actually mistook her for a man until the mass-BalefulPolymorph episode.
* {{Sarashi}}: Suzu, as seen on the trope page. And some of the island girls, it seems.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Shima-tora.
* ScaryShinyGlasses
* SceneryCensor: Chapter 73 contains the best example ever.

* TheSevenMysteries: Airantou has Seven Wonders. Almost all of them seemed to be caused by the aliens though.

* ShrinkingViolet: Mei Mei. She gets better, most of the time...

* SiblingRivalry: Ayane and Machi.
* SiblingYinYang: Ayane and Machi.

* SoundEffectBleep: Mei-Mei when she forgets the covert part of CovertPervert.

* StealthHiBye: A number of characters pull this off in the manga, but the master has got to be Machi.
** On one memorable occasion she shows off by appearing between Yukino ''and the animal that Yukino is currently riding on.''

* SurvivalMantra: Played for laughs.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Chapter 72. Why would she say that instead of asking for help?
* TacticalRockPaperScissors: Genjuumaru beats Machi who beats Ayane who defeats Genjuumaru.

* ThanksForTheMammary: Ikuto.
* TomatoSurprise: Played for laughs with [[spoiler:the West Leader, who never knew that he was a chicken (i.e. couldn't fly) until he was ''6+ years old''. He even had a HeroicBSOD right afterwards...]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tohno and Mei-Mei, apparently.

* TooDumbToLive: For their mother's birthday, Shinobu, Mikoto and Kunai decide to give her a grandchild as a present. Which is the person they each chose to "do it" with them? [[CelibateHero Ikuto]], [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Rin]], and '''[[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins Togeta]]''', respectively. At least Shinobu's choice was biologically possible, but there was no way she could pop out a kid by the next day, let alone the fact that she does not know what sex is, or at least that's how one makes a baby.
** Apparently it is rather common to not know what sex is and be in the {{harem}}. Ayane [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale paralyzed him and was going to try and get pregnant]] with his child so that he could not leave the island. She never expected to get [[ButtMonkey this far]] in her plans anyway.
*** This may be {{justified|Trope}} because there were no men on the island up till now so teaching your girls about the birds and bees may have seemed a waste of time. You would think that they would have got a crash course though once Ikuto showed up.

** Spicy foods for Ayane.
*** {{Justified|Trope}}, since [[BigEater Machi]] [[DoesNotLikeSpam does not like spicy foods]], so these are the only things left for Ayane to eat freely.
** Cold foods for Michiru.
*** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since she's [[HalfHumanHybrid half-]][[AnIcePerson Yuki]][[{{Youkai}} -onna]].

** Apparently [[spoiler:[[InTheBlood runs in the family]]]] since Suzu is growing into something like one herself...

* UnwantedHarem: The women are determined to have the Ikuto, the only male, to themselves, to an often violent degree.
** CursedWithAwesome[=/=]BlessedWithSuck: Ikuto, like the center of ''some'' {{harem}}s, constantly refers to it as both "heaven" ''and'' "hell".

* WackyMarriageProposal: Takatora to Suzuran. Wacky as in not to how he proposed, but on how she ''reacted''.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have to Be Heights, Ghosts, Age, Kappas, Worms, Ane-san...?]]
* WildMassGuessing: See the [[WMG/NagasareteAirantou page]]. There's more there than you might think from a story with such a simple premise.

** In the manga version the trouble is that Machi somehow destroys the kitchen for every meal.

* BigEater: Machi
* BigFancyHouse: Chikage's.
* BigSisterInstinct: Tohno towards Mei Mei.

* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Rin is the most primary example in the series.
* ChineseGirl: Mei Mei

* GlowingEyesOfDoom

* AccidentalMisnaming: M...suke.
-->'''Michiru''': ''Come on, calling me by a pet name; you still can't remember my real name?!''
* TheAce: Suzu.

* ACupAngst: Ayane.

* AccidentalKiss: Ikuto to [[spoiler:Ayane]].

* ActionGirl: Pretty much every girl in the island.

* AdamAndEvePlot: See below.
* AllThereInTheManual: Listen to the [[AudioAdaptation Drama CD 1]] To Know More!
* AllYourPowersCombined: Weather Charm 1-2-3-Shikis' Muramasa.
** [[spoiler:Devil Sky Dragon Muramasa is its alternate ''and'' stronger form.]]
* AlwaysABiggerFish: A literal example.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Suzu to Ayane.
** Also, Machi to Ayane.
*** This is probably more of a StrongerSibling case.
* AnIcePerson: The [[{{Youkai}} Yuki-onnas]].
* AnimalEaredHeadband: A few times with Chikage's cat cosplay obsession.
* ApologeticAttacker: Mei Mei.
* ApologizesALot: Mei Mei, again.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The Four Leaders.
** KlingonPromotion

* {{Delinquent}}: [[spoiler:Karaage, the West Leader]], in his youth, after his TomatoSurprise.
** FaceOfAThug: He ''attempts'' to have this, but fails horribly on account of his being [[spoiler:a ''chick'' at the time.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Obaba.

** Also the East Leader.
** And Hikaru Genji
* DisappearedDad: All of the men of the island are this for all of the females on the island due to being washed away in the storm.
** [[spoiler: They all appear to be alive and well, as Nagamasa was identified at the end of Chapter 125, with a nice suit to match]].

* [[DoesNotLikeSpam Does Not Like Spicy Foods]]: Suzu.
** Also Machi.

* EasternZodiac: Yashiro's shikigamis.
* [[EatTheDog Eat the Pig]]: One bonus chapter has mame daifuku that were accidentally made with alcohol, so Suzu gets drunk...and sees Tonkatsu, or anything round and soft for that matter[[note]]including Rin's ''breasts''[[/note]], as a mame daifuku. HilarityEnsues.
* {{Ecchi}}
* EmpathyPet: Tonkatsu, to an extent.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Takatora and Suzuran.

* EvolvingCredits: The anime [=OP=] makes slight changes to include Mei Mei and Shinobu after the episodes they were introduced.

* {{Expy}}: Rin looks an awful lot like [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Nagase Kaede]]...[[Creator/RyokoShiraishi so it should be no surprise who voices her in the anime.]]
** Also see IdenticalStranger[=/=]ContrivedCoincidence below.

* FastballSpecial: Used at least twice.
* FearfulSymmetry: A doppelganger fight.

* IWasQuiteALooker: Obaba.
* [[JackOfAllStats Jack Of All Trades,]] MasterOfNone: Ayane.
* JawDrop: An epic one in chapter 5.

* LadyLand: The island, obviously.

* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: Michiru, daughter of [[HalfHumanHybrid an islander and a Yuki-onna]] and Obaba's medical apprentice. First appears during the ''end credits'' of the last episode.
** The manga has since {{retcon}}ned her into the very beginning of the story: she is now seen helping treat Ikuto when he first shows up on the island. Her late appearance is explained away as a consequence of being the daughter of a snow woman, a spirit associated with winter. She is immune to cold but sensitive to heat, and thus rarely went outdoors to avoid the sun.
* [[LastOfHisKind Last of Her Kind]]: This is what Tohno believes when she thinks there's no more Kappa on the island. As it turns out, she's not and Ayane and Tohno didn't seem to ask Chizuru of all people due to her hilariously horrific artwork.

** And then there is that tendency of the characters to measure time by the issue number, [[LampshadeHanging only to be corrected by another character.]]

* LethalChef: {{Double subver|sion}}ted with Machi. After she takes lessons in cooking, it still looks like the stuff is literally CURSED...but actually tastes quite good. The catch? She makes A LOT of food, and won't let you leave until you eat it '''ALL''' of it.
** {{Anime}} only.

* LikeFatherLikeSon: They won't admit it but Ikuto and his father are alike according to Gento.
* LightningBruiser: Some of the cast are this.

* LostWorld: The titular island.
* LoveHurts: See ToughLove below.

* MadScientist: Chikage
** During one certain storyline, she becomes a [[spoiler:CuteWitch, ironically enough]].
* MadeOfIron: Ayane and Shinobu are noted in story to be exceptionally tough.
** It seems like Ikuto learned this by being on the island. In the beginning he would actually have to rest a day after being beaten to a pulp. Now he can [[spoiler:fight all 4 guardians, fall in a river, get eaten by a fish, and still be perfectly fine the next day.]] He has come a '''''VERY''''' long way.
*** He may have always been this. He drifted at sea for 7 days without any food or water with no visible discomfort. He may have just been recovering from that still in the get go which explains how weak he was in the beginning.

* MayDecemberRomance: Funnily enough, ''this'' is what started the series. [[spoiler:Because of Ikuto's mom was missing, he thought his father was planning to remarry, causing him to find her and revoke it, leading to him running from home after the fight with him. Misaki later revealed that his ''grandfather'' is remarrying. Meaning the ''entire'' series started because of a misunderstanding and this trope]]. Ikuto has every right to be {{Squick}}ed by this revelation.

* {{Meganekko}}: {{Subverted|Trope}} by Chikage, whose expected personality quickly gives way to MadScientist.
** Played straight with her mom Shizuka [[spoiler:although it turns out that she's also ''Beniyasha''.]]

* MightyGlacier: Pandaro, the East Leader.
* {{Miko}}: Ayane, Machi, Chizuru, Yashiro.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: ''The'' Grandma.
* MissingMom: Ikuto's mom is still not mentioned in the series. [[spoiler:Until chapter 125.]]
* MamaBear: [[spoiler: Ikuto's mother ''did not'' take kindly to her husband's fight with Ikuto]].

* MoodWhiplash: Beniyasha makes his dramatic exit, ominously announcing his plans to an aspiring detective that plans to capture him...[[spoiler:and is interrupted by Panako shouting her a message. Cue the epic FaceFault, from ''[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Beniyasha herself]]'', no less.]]

* MyBelovedSmother: Suzu's protective of Tonkatsu, and one chapter is dedicated to showing it.
* NakedApron

* NightmareFetishist: Machi. Oh '''''GOD''''', Machi.
** Apparently, she gets from her mother, who unknowingly is unaware her works of art makes people and Kappa uneasy.
* NoPeriodsPeriod: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] according to Ayane in regards to Suzu she hasn't started menstruating yet.

* NotSoWeak: Pandaro, The East Leader.
** He may be the {{Buttmonkey}} among of the Four Leaders but is the Leader to the ''most dangerous place'' on the island.
** ''And'', he has a '''''chimera''''' as an UnknownRival that could hardly dent him.

* OffModel: Episode 25.
* OhCrap: Whenever Machi gets angry, expect ''anyone'' to have this expression.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Machi is '''18'''.
** [[BerserkButton Just don't say she's old.]]

* OutOfCharacterAlert[=/=]NotHimself: Suzu figures out that Ikuto [[spoiler:was replaced by Genjumaro because of Ikuto's ArbitrarySkepticism, which Genjumaro didn't possess.]]

* TalkingAnimal: Most of them.
** FunnyAnimal: Well, compared to how RealLife animals look like anyway. Their existence is explained by [[spoiler:being created from the dreams of Kairyuu, an ancient and powerful Youkai, when it was lonely after its friend died]].

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Obaba. No, ''really.''
** NeverMessWithGranny
* WrongGenreSavvy: Ikuto, Ayane, and Suzu see Rin barely conscious after having eaten Machi's cooking, assume that Machi is a LethalChef. When they actually eat her cooking they find there's nothing wrong with it, it's just that she forces them to eat FAR more of it than they can.

* {{Yandere}}: Suzu arguably fits this trope the best and has yet to even realize why she fits it so well.

* YouNeedToGetLaid: This memorable exchange:
-->'''Kagami:''' ''Karaage-chan, who is the same age as you, already had his own family. But you-''
-->'''Taka-Taka:''' '''''Shut up!''' Living a single life is my principle!''
* YoungerThanTheyLook: In the case of Suzu, even {{lampshaded}}.

* HilariousInHindsight: in regards to the {{retcon}}[[note]]simply put, Michiru claiming that she was there when Suzu first brought Ikuto to Obaba's house, yet no one "remembers" her, develops into the {{running gag}} above[[/note]].

* GRatedSex: [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Hoo, boy.]] Aside from innuendo, the author has created probably the closest things one can get to child-friendly tentacle rape and bestiality.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Chikage's outfits follow this trope frequently. Really it shows up a lot.

* {{Expy}}: Rin looks an awful lot like [[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Nagase Kaede]]...[[Creator/RyokoShiraishi so it should be no surprise who voices her in the anime.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: The East Leader tries to take Mei Mei in as his bride, so the South Leader decided to snitch on his wife. [[HilarityEnsues The results were not pretty, for the]] [[ButtMonkey East Leader,]] [[HilarityEnsues that is.]]