| 1+2=Paradise | |
 Manga cover of1+2=Paradise | |
| 1+2=パラダイス (Ichi tasu Ni wa Paradaisu) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Sumiko Kamimura |
| Published by |
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| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1988 –1990 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Junichi Watanabe |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Nobuaki Kishima |
| Studio | J.C.Staff |
| Released | February 23, 1990 – April 27, 1990 |
| Runtime | 29 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
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1+2＝Paradise (1+2=パラダイス,Ichi tasu Ni wa Paradaisu) is a Japanesemanga series by Sumiko Kamimura. The story has been adapted into a two-episodeoriginal video animation (OVAs) released by Toei Video, a subsidiary of theToei 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 inKodansha discontinuing the series.[3][4][5]
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'sgynophobia. The therapeutic benefits of this intended treatment are not entirely clear from the series of, sexually tinted, events that unfold.
The manga was serialized inMonthly Shōnen Magazine, published byKodansha, from 1988 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 in 1994 to 1995.
The elder twin who keeps her hair down, and is more modest and reserved.
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.
He is the owner of a gynaecology clinic.
| No. | Title | Original release date |
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| 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) |
In a preview for the February 23, 1990, release of the OVA, the reviewer for the January 1990 issue ofAnimage 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 forAsian 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]
