Introduction
Even though Ranmaru Oumi spends his wedding night on an extravagant European cruise, he is not pleased. His new marriage is loveless, staged only to create an alliance between two yakuza clans. To make matters worse, Ranmaru fights with his bride, leading them to separate for the rest of the day.
As he wastes his time at the bar, Ranmaru meets Albert Valentino, an Italian man obsessed with Japanese culture. As they bond throughout the evening, their relationship blooms into something more.
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Audience reviews
10 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
SewerBrat
Okay, let me start by saying that I haven't reviewed many things before, also, I watched this while I had been drinking a couple tequila sunrises so my judgement may be a little goofy. With that said, I think this is a pretty solid work. I mean, it plays into a ton of tropes for sure but it's still an entertaining little watch. I laughed at a lot of scenes within the short 2 episode run time.
The sex scenes had me giggling and kicking my feet. The sound effects were decent and I appreciate the voice acting. Of course this is meant to be viewed as a yaoi hentai but I think if you're looking for something just a little silly then this is a great choice.
Peace out, a somewhat tipsy fudanshi <3
Read at the sourceRauLeCreuset
I just want to say that this is probably the third, fourth, or fifth yaoi anime that I have ever seen. And despite the many moments of homosexual gestures and sexual activity. I find the anime itself, to be really interesting and I am not just talking about your basic comedy in an anime, but the actual drama or love story behind the anime itself, I guess this is going to be quite odd or even strange. But, as a straight man I find myself actually growing to love this genre of anime despite what most conformists might think. I almost cried on one of the yaoi anime that I watched not that long ago. Because it was such a beautiful love story, that took place during the edo peroid of the tokugawa shogunate. Anime, even yaoi, can grow to touch even the parts of different people.
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I was enjoying myself until this one thing happens that's really fucked up. The plot is barely there, the characters are barely developed and the art is good only some of the time. Also if you're looking for porn this isn't it. The nudity is next to nothing.
I'm only giving this a 6 because if it was just the first episode I would've loved it but the second episode only seems to exist because someone asked "What can we do to make this worse?". So I thought I should warn people. Since I regret watching the second episode. Unless you're into fucked up shit.
This show is apparently supposed to be romantic but the relationship is more awkward than anything. I will admit that I found that awkwardness fun at some points but it was mostly annoying.
Read at the sourceAngelMulenga
The reason why l gave the story a 4 is because there is no story. OMFG the whole thing is just basically sex. He gets married to a woman he doesn't love but bangs someone else not to mention the fact that he's MARRIED. Also, what was going on with Al???? Wasn't the first time rape? After the whole cruise thing, it is revealed that Al is the captain of the ship. Very convenient isn't it??? He just so happens to be in control of the ship. He waited until the main character (I can't even remember his name anymore) was drunk like wtf?????? Also, why was there a random getting lost scene?? Because it so happens that while he was walking down the road he came across Al. How convenient was that? Then proceeded sex again. Again the denial thing about not accepting Al's feelings which causes him to…
Read at the sourcemy-kokoro
I'll keep this simple - if you're just looking for ANY yaoi, ANY action...be my guest. You don't really have anything to lose with this show, but there's no gain to watching it either.
My main issue with the whole thing is that the relationship between Al and Ranmaru starts with Al forcing himself on Ranmaru while just telling him that it's okay (because somehow that justifies it in yaoi). I watched the first one and didn't enjoy it but figured I had to see it through, and it got worse. The plot goes all over the place and somehow Ranmaru ends up for auction in some weird viewing for rich men on ANOTHER boat...he gets sexually assaulted from which he should be traumatized, then they both decide to have sex in the middle of the boat with one of the previous assaulters punched up by Al rig…
Read at the sourceYudesei
"Romantic" my ass.
Plot and story:
This short anime is about Ranmaru who recently got married. He ends up drinking on their wedding day and, obviously, becomes drunk. The captain then takes advantage of Ranmaru's drunk state and leads him to a room on the ship where he rapes Ranmaru. Yes. Rape. Non-consensual sexual activities.
Even if it had been with consent, there is no love story or romance. Not even friendship. The captain clearly has no interest in Ranmaru's personality or life and only wants to bang him, which is far from being romantic in my opinion.
Characters:
The captain is a disgrace to Italians, even though he's just a fictional character. He's clearly not interested in forming any sort of relationship with Ranmaru. Considering how he has no sense of moral, personal space o…
Read at the sourceHeta-rashi1
Ok, so the anime itself was short, it was slightly rushed and stacked. The plot was faint, but as a yaoi it was good.
Story was good, because it was obviously a love story. The idea of it being held on a cruise ship and outside of Japan was good. The story takes place in an equally romantic place, Italy. And while the whole idea of an affair happening among the main characters has been done, this one didn't over exaggerate on that factor too much. In fact- the wife seemed mellow about it. The molestation is another element in the story that just presents another evil to the story I suppose, and I think gives another reason for the mains to fall even more in love.
The artwork was,,,,,well personally to me amazing! The way both main men were drawn just brought out the sexiness and the beauty…
Read at the sourceEzmierTheSwift
I'll make this review short and simple, as the anime was just that.
I must say, I find myself surprised at how much I actually enjoyed this. I find that I enjoy objectively watching yaoi in attempts to find stories of romance that I enjoy. This one actually caught my attention.
Although I am strongly against what i call the 30 minute I love you, I did very much like the idea. A man forced to marry someone he doesn't love, only to find the one hes been waiting for right under his nose. The bit about the human trafficking wasn't entirely necessary...but eh, I can live with it. My only other issue is that Al was a bit too perverted for my taste...
The Seiyuu's and the art were as good as I could have asked for, and I love the serious tone! I'm a business kind of person.
All and all, well…
Read at the sourceParadoxCharlie
In the story there is a feeling of the main character being traped as he is going to marry a woman he does not like for the sake of his familiy,The story starts when he goes onto the cruise ship he is getting married on where he meets the ships captain who loves Japanese culture,not being able to stand one night even in the same room as his new wife he goes of to the bar where he meets the captain agein,as from then there where coincides of them two which seemed to be destined wherever they go.
The art is very good,thought out the ova's there is no point where I could complain about it as expected from PrimeTime who also brought us Koisuru Boukun,Kirepapa etc
The cast of voice actors is great,the main character being voiced by Itou Kentarou who voices Hiroki from Junjou Romantica and the…
Read at the sourcebluebrainfreezy
As anime's go this one is never going to go down in history as the greatest love story ever told. Nor is it going to be notorious for breaking tabboo's or showing some shockingly graphic scenes.
That doesn't mean to say though that you won't enjoy watching it anyway. If you're into yaoi, Ikoku Irokoi Romantan is a nice, short OVA that can provide you with a little boy love fix.
The story isn't groundbreaking but it's enjoyable to watch, the characters are a little bit predictable but I couldn't help but like them anyway. There are some quite unrealistic scenes in it which might leave you thinking; Oh that would never happen!
But the point of this anime isn't to bring shocking realism to a gay love story. The point is that it's a fantasy. There are a couple of hot scenes if you're int…
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