Man, is Devil Hunter Yohko ever an early-90s OVA. Softcore porn? Check. Gore? Check. Monsters? Check. Goofiness, not always intentional? Check.
FEEL THAT EARLY 90'S ANIMATION GOODNESS!
Whoa, whoa whoa. That doesn’t sound like your average anime that I get forced to watch! Well, there’s a reason for that. When your only source for anime is Hotline circa 1998, you’ve gotta take what you can get. There wasn’t exactly much in the realm of implied hand-holding back in the day when anime was primarily about violence ‘n’ titties.
Thematically, the show is all over the place. The first episode is basically softcore porn; and yes, obviously there are tentacles. In comparison, the later episodes tone it down to a stock footage transformation scene and some slightly torn clothing during battles. Episode 3 has this time travel thing going on. Episode 5 is mainly a Freaky Friday-esque comedy when grandma becomes a teenager again. And then there’s episode 4, which is a half-hour music video. Not figuratively, literally. Oh, and surprisingly, episode 6 is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, although you probably wouldn’t have guessed that.
Yeah, it’s kind of ridiculous, but there is something kind of refreshing (or maybe kind of honest?) about those ol’ OVAs. Too many of them can make me slip into permanent irony mode, but one here and there can be a lot of fun. So in conclusion, this show is ACTION! SCI-FI! COMEDY! MARTIAL ARTS! STRAIGHT FROM JAPAN! TOTALLY UNEXPECTED! NOT KIDS’ STUFF!
Would I watch it even if I weren’t forced? I figured that I kinda really should watch this at some point.
yep, good old times… are we all getting old?
I picked up the first episode of this on VHS at a garage sale a few weeks ago. I should’ve figured out what kind of anime it would be by the other stuff the person was selling (Plastic Little), but I was still pretty shocked by the nudity and (almost) sex …
… it didn’t help that I got the English dub version XP It was only a quarter, though, so I probably got my money’s worth.
I wasn’t sure whether to tag this good old days or bad old days.
Ah… I remember watching this as a kid. Episode 1 was definitely not something an 11 year old kid should be watching. haha
i think it may be optimist to tag it “good old days” but there’s nothing really bad about it either.
I watched all six episodes in vivid VHS quality about 10 years ago.
Brings back memories.
I liked it then, wouldn’t watch it again these days though.
Yohko was, at least to me, a unique character for “vintage” anime. But in that picture, her arms is shorter than her calf. She should get that looked at.
What I was forced to watch appeared in my dream last night…
I think I need to get off the internet and play outside. Or something.
I remember this anime… it was so great. Probably because the characters didn’t feel stock, despite the obvious irony and cliches involved with them.
Ep 6. was awesome. DUAL DEVIL HUNTERS IN A DUEL TO THE DEATH.
Hey, I didn’t watch this show too long ago either.
“ACTION! SCI-FI! COMEDY! MARTIAL ARTS! STRAIGHT FROM JAPAN! TOTALLY UNEXPECTED! NOT KIDS’ STUFF!”
This is from that one 90′s commercial isn’t it? I nostalgia’d.