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1+2=Paradise
Manga cover of 1+2=Paradise
1+2=パラダイス
(Ichi tasu Ni wa Paradaisu)
GenreHarem, Comedy, Romance
Manga
Written bySumiko Kamimura
Published byKodansha, Shobunkan
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 1989 – 1990
Volumes5
Original video animation
Directed byJun'ichi Watanabe
Produced byToei Video, Agent 21
Written byNobuaki Kishima
StudioJ.C.Staff
Released February 23, 1990 – April 27, 1990
Runtime30 minutes
Episodes2

1+2＝Paradise (1+2=パラダイス, Ichi tasu Ni wa Paradaisu) is a manga series by Sumiko Kamimura [ja]. The story has been adapted into two original video animations (OVAs) released by Toei Video, a subsidiary of the Toei Company.[1][2]

Because of the sexual content the series was one of the manga placed on "Harmful manga" lists by local and national governmental agencies. The negative publicity resulted in Kodansha discontinuing the series.[3][4][5]

Plot

The story focuses on Yusuke Yamamoto, the teenage son of two gynaecologists. As a boy, he was almost castrated by his two childhood friends, the twin sisters Yuka and Rika Nakamura, his neighbours, which is why he is afraid of women. Also as a child, he saved the twins from an attacking dog. They grow up with a dream that turns Yusuke's life upside down. At the beginning of the story, they re-appear at the home of Yusuke. His father invites the young women in, to live with them, hoping they will heal his son's gynophobia. The therapeutic benefits of this intended treatment are not entirely clear from the series of, sexually tinted, events that unfold.

Manga

The manga was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine, published by Kodansha, from 1989 to 1990 but discontinued after it met opposition due to the depiction of nudity and sexually tinted content. The manga was re-released by Shōbunkan [ja] in 1994 to 1995.

Characters

Yuusuke Yamamoto (山本優介, Yamamoto Yuusuke)
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi
Yuka Nakamura (中村結花, Nakamura Yuuka)
Voiced by: Riyako Nagao

The elder twin who keeps her hair down, and is more modest and reserved.

Rika Nakamura (中村梨花, Nakamura Rika)
Voiced by: Chieko Honda

The younger twin who keeps her hair in a ponytail, she is more playful and is more direct and shamelessly presents herself to Yuusuke in lewd situations.

Yuusuke's Father
Voiced by: Kei Tomiyama

He is the owner of a gynaecology clinic.

Episode list

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Around here, there, pudding, pudding"
"あっちもこっちもプリンプリン"		February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23)
2"Clash! Momoiro Sisters against lascivious queen bee"
"対決！桃色姉妹 Ｖ.Ｓ．好色女王蜂"		April 21, 1990 (1990-04-21)

Reception

In a preview for the, February 23, 1990, release of the OVA, the reviewer for the January 1990 issue of Animage magazine notes that 24 year old Kamimura's popular manga is a little naughty but that the female creator has also attracted a loyal fan base among women despite its erotic content.[6]

Writing a review for Asian Trash Cinema, Jim McLennan observed about the first part of the video adaptation: "The delight of this episode is its sheer, unrelenting, cheerful tackiness. Yes the girls are utter airheads but charges of sexism must be partly countered by the fact that the original manga was created by a woman, Junko Uemura. In addition, Yusuke is just as socially inadequate in his way, which is doubly amusing given that he is a parody of the likely intended target audience."[7]

References

  1. ^ "Kamimura Sumiko". Webcat Plus. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ "１＋２＝パラダイス １". National Diet Library. Retrieved 22 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Kinsella, Sharon (January 1, 2000). Adult Manga Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society. Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. p. 149ff, 211. ISBN 978-0-8248-2318-4. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved December 20, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Takeuchi, Osamu (April 5, 2002) [first published March 30, 1995]. 戦後マンガ50年史 (in Japanese) (5th ed.). Tokyo: Chikuma Shobo. p. 186. ISBN 978-4-480-05201-8. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved December 20, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Murakami, Tomohiko (1998) [first published August 8, 1998]. まんが解体新書 手塚治虫のいない日々のために (in Japanese). Tokyo: Seikyūsha. p. 212. ISBN 978-4-7872-7098-6. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved December 20, 2013. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 女流マンガ家の描く、 ちょっとエッチな物語. Animage (in Japanese) (139). Tokyo: Tokuma Shoten: 80. December 10, 1989. Retrieved December 27, 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ McLennan, Jim (1994). "1+2=Paradise; Another look at trash Animation". Asian Trash Cinema. Kingwood, Texas: Asian Trash Cinema. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 22 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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