Paradise of Innocence


Paradise of Innocence is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It was serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal Arashi from April 2010 to September 2017. An spin-off, titled Paradise of Innocence Parallel, was serialized in the same magazine from November 2017 to May 2018. The chapters were compiled in 13 volumes.
A three-episode original animation DVD was released from August 2014 to August 2016.

Characters

;Shōta Handa
;Konomi Harukaze
;Manatsu Kamiya
;Rio Kaneko
;Nako Sasaki
;Sayo Ikenohata

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by, Paradise of Innocence was serialized in Hakusensha's Young Animal Arashi from April 2, 2010, to May 2, 2018. A spin-off, titled Paradise of Innocence Parallel, was serialized in Young Animal Arashi from November 2, 2017, to May 2, 2018. Hakusensha collected its chapters, including Paradise of Innocence Parallel, in 13 volumes, released from February 29, 2012, to July 27, 2018.

Original animation DVD

An original animation DVD was bundled with the manga sixth limited-edition volume on August 29, 2014. A second OAD was bundled with the manga eighth limited-edition volume on August 28, 2015. A third and final OAD was bundled with the manga 10th limited-edition volume on August 29, 2016. Hideki Araki directed the first OAD at Office No. 8, while Takashi Nishikawa directed the last two OADs at Seven.

Reception

In May 2015, it was announced that the print editions of the manga would be removed from Amazon Japan due to the revised Youth Healthy Development Ordinance laws.
THEM Anime Reviews gave the OAD 1 out of 5 stars. The reviewer criticized the series for its content, involving minors in sexual situations, and wrote: "While I could complain more about the crappy art and animation or the stupidity of the concept, that would ultimately give it too much credit. It is twenty-six minutes of watching fifth graders get aroused while being around a pedophile, and that is all you need to know".