A Foreign Love Affair

Captain Alberto is way too smooth for his own good, and watching him basically hunt down Ranmaru while he was drunk at the bar felt both extremely sketchy and weirdly entertaining

That transition from a miserable arranged marriage fight to a full on hookup with the ship captain happened so fast it makes you wonder why they even bothered with the wedding in the first place

Ranmaru trying to act all tough as a yakuza only to get totally overwhelmed by Alberto being so forward after they started drinking together really caught me off guard

It was a trip to see a yakuza heir get completely flustered by a flirtatious Italian captain when the episode starts with a wedding but it made the ship bar scene so much better

I still cant get over how fast Ranmaru ditched his entire wedding just to end up with that captain and the way Alberto just went for it was kind of insane

Animation quality here holds up really well for being from 2007, and Alberto is definitely one of the most charming guys to ever walk onto a cruise ship bar

How blunt Alberto was about his interest in Ranmaru made the whole thing way better. their interactions at the bar were very entertaining

the wedding scene was kind of a disaster for Ranmaru. at least he found a way better match in a random italian captain at the bar

you can tell this is a classic. the vibes are just so different from modern stuff and the way they just jump into the romance is refreshing

seeing Alberto for the first time made me smile because his character design is top tier and he has such a warm personality

that one night stand was surprisingly funny and sexy at the same time. the cruise ship setting really helped the mood

I was not expecting to like the dynamic this much but Ranmaru and Alberto are such a fun pair, and that first meeting at the bar felt so intense and watching the way Alberto just charmed his way past all those yakuza defenses was great. It has that classic old school anime feel and seeing them together on that ship was actually really sweet

that stiff yakuza energy vs the outgoing italian guy is just perfect. they have such weirdly natural chemistry right away

I think Alberto being a huge dork for Japanese culture is great. His fluency is actually really impressive for a random ship captain

Ranmaru getting kicked out of his own honeymoon suite by his bride was a mess. Meeting Alberto made up for it immediately

You can really tell how much Ranmaru hates his situation just by how fast he starts drinking at the bar and the cruise ship setting made it feel really fancy

Ranmaru acting all tough at the bar just to get swept away by a random Italian guy is hilarious and the animation has that classic old school charm to it

The drama between Ranmaru and his wife made me wish she had a bigger role because I thought her attitude was actually kind of great

The way Ranmaru just gives up on his wedding night to hang out with a stranger is such a yakuza move and it cracks me up how obsessed Albert is with Japan, I really liked the chemistry they had at the bar because it felt like a weird fever dream on a boat and the transition to the bedroom stuff was super fast but fit the vibe

That blonde dude Albert is way too smooth for his own good and he really just took Ranmaru to bed after talking about sushi and samurai