During the seventies and eighties, there was a tv series called “Fantasy Island.” Located somewhere near northern South America, the titular island was a place where the wealthy could, for a hefty fee, live out their fantasies. Bidding their hosts adieu, the guests would depart days later, having sated their desires. However, no island paradise, real or imagined, can compare to the fantasies found on fictional Seiren Island in the new anime series, Nukitashi the Animation. The fantasies enjoyed on this tropical island (its precise location has yet to be disclosed) aren’t quite so wholesome.

“Just what kind of island is Seiran Island?"

"Good question. Seiran Island is a pervert-positive paradise where lust and lewdness are allowed anywhere and everywhere.”

You won't find Mr. Roarke or Tattoo greeting any guests here. The above conversation takes place between hosts Kouki Senba and (what I assume to be a parrot) a mascot named Hamedori, in an in-series promotional video for Seiren Island that serves to introduce airline passengers of the pleasures awaiting them. It kicks off Nukitashi, immediately letting you know what kind of ride you're in for.

Since its debut, Nukitashi has been causing a stir amongst anime fans. Is it ecchi, borderline hentai, or actual hentai? I'm undecided at the moment, especially since certain words are censored (which I find odd, considering everything else). From what I've read on social media, some don't know quite what to make of it. There's also debate as to whether or not the show is any good. I find it mid in some instances and hilarious in others. It's very over the top, not so much because of the nudity (which there's been little of so far), but I find the concept itself and the dialog, are.

Some mention of a fee is made, though it’s uncertain at this point (it's only three episodes in), what the cost to reside on the carnal utopia of Seiran Island is. This is a place where debauchery is literally the law of the land, where citizens are not just permitted to fornicate anywhere and any time they wish, but are also encouraged to do so. When they say anywhere, they mean anywhere. There are people everywhere doing it on the streets, storespools, classrooms, pools, etc. Residents who fail to have as much sex as is humaly possible are designated as criminals, resulting in probably the most original and bizarre form of punishment in anime history. On the face it, Seiran Island sounds like the ultimate paradise but, believe it or not, it's far from it. Being forced to have sex when you're not in the mood is a serious problem, and it gets worse.

You would assume that, on an island where intercourse is the law, there would be no criminalization of any sexual act, but you would be wrong. Until somebody made a comment about it on YouTube, I hadn't noticed that masturbation and homosexuality weren't permitted. Our main characters, brother Junnosuke Tachibana and sister Asane Tachibana take issue with the islands laws, and for good reason. Junnouke wants to save his virginity for the woman he falls in love with and gets married to, but on the island, commitment to any one mate is forbidden. Asane is a lesbian, and the only man she's interested in being sexually intimate with is her brother (insert side-eye here). The siblings both spend their time trying to elude the islands "police" and, eventually fall in with a group of rebels. That's when the series really kicks into gear.

Nukitashi has been compared to another anime, Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist, which is accurate, with the exception that the premise of Nukitashi is reversed. In the Shimoneta series, sex, pornography, and profanity have been deemed illegal by the government and a group of young people come together to fight against their unjust laws. Despite the difference in the judicial laws and the juxtaposed themes of both series, they do share one common cause: to fight and defeat oppresion and fascism.

I think I did a decent job of summarizing Nukitashi without giving away any spoilers, but if I have, I sincerely apologize. Believe me, there is so much going on in this series that it would be almost impossible to spoil anything. Overall, I would recommend the series to anyone who's into anime (and maybe those who aren't), unless you're not into that kind of thing.

The name of the streaming site where you can watch Nukitashi is called OceanVeil (though I have seen it on a pirating site or two). I love the color scheme, but the rest of the site leaves much to be desired. Its UI is difficult to navigate, and for some reason, there's a separate page for each episode of some of their series. Like like Nukitashi, I saw one of their titles on a free porn site, and there might be more. Either way, you can take a look for yourself and decide whether or not you want a membership to OceanVeil.