Psychologist A.H. Maslow could not have been more descriptive when he said, “Monkeys who physically dominate group sexually dominate the other members.” This can also be said for all primates as studies indicate. Maslow is known for equating dominance with powerful feelings of self-preservation manifested through high self-esteem, confidence, and feelings of ability and usefulness. Connecting this theory with many other psycho/anthropological studies will also show a marked similarity of concept in sexual behavior.

This much is portrayed heavily in Desert Island XX, where everybody fears death as an impending ocurrence and desperation is seen in how the strong exert sexual dominance over the weaker surviving members. When confronted wtih a situation that drags one back to a primitve, most basic level of life, one can’t help but also go back to the most basic in the hierarchy of needs: Physiological.

What’s great about this title is that it gives you a very close look at the base of human nature—a dark side of everyone that not many are aware of. It can be a big slap in the face, especially as the sex scenes can be violent and bloody as with the case of the defenseless virgins in this anime. This is a form of exaggeration, actually, but reality is just below the surface if you know where to scratch.

For those who are looking for reprieve from the S&M depiction of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, I could say that the lesbian lovemaking parts are quite well done. They’re certainly a nice change from the sadistic heterosexual fornication that one is subjected to in Desert Island XX. There are no distasteful male-oriented Freudian gadgets like dildos, beads, tubes—just skin, tongue, hands, and more skin.

Individual Rating: Art/Animation: 9 Story/Plot: 7 Characters: 6 Sounds: 8 Ecchi Level: 8

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