Starring: Hideyuki Hori, Hiromi Tsuru, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Yûsaku Yara, Ichirô Nagai Directed By: Yoshiaki Kawajiri Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Us Manga Corps Video Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Academy Ratio Release Date: December 01, 1998 Running Time: 82 minutes Theatrical Release Date: 1993
Amazon.com: This 1988 OVA reunited author Hideyuki Kikuchi and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri of Wicked City (1987). Ten years after his father Genichirou was killed battling the evil Rebi Ra, teen-aged Kyoya Izayoi is called to stop Rebi from releasing demons from hell onto the Earth. Demon City borrows heavily from Star Wars: Ag'ni Rai, Genichirou's teacher, tells Kyoya that he must learn to harness the web of spiritual energy that flows among living things. This minimal training, plus his father's sword and the love of beautiful Sayaka enable Kyoya to destroy Rebi Ra. The film is oddly paced, with a long build-up to a disappointing climax, problems that are exacerbated by the very stiff vocal performances. Kawajiri uses color with his accustomed skill, especially in the monochromatic opening duel, but Demon City hardly ranks among his important works. (Unrated: suitable for ages 16 and older: violence, violence against women, grotesque imagery, brief nudity) --Charles Solomon
It was pretty good to me Demon City Shinjuku is far away from a classic and nowhere near unwatchable. The animation shouldn't be compared to todays anime. For the time it was made I say the animation is pretty good. The character development is good and the story is straight forward. I'll speak on it without adding to many spoilers.
A pretty powerful man with demonic powers wants to bring demons to earth and plunge the world into total darkness. The main character is summoned by a spectre to fight this threat. Along the way he encounters several characters who actually add to the story. The battles with the demons are pretty good and the character designs aren't bad at all.
This anime isn't for kids due to the very strong language. If you have some spare cash this is worth a watch for the cheap price. I dont mind this film in my collection one bit.
it's just ok i watched it, kinda liked it, and kinda didn't. the story is a lil herky-jerky in places. but the art/animation is cool, dark and spooky, music was ok, voice actors did an ok job. if a buddy has a copy borrow it, if you see it at your rental place give it a try, find it used/cheap... go ahead. but i'd reccomend you save your new price $$$ for something else.
More "F" Bombs you can shake a stick at I bought this movie thinking that it could have been a PG-13 Rated Urotsukidoji (Legend of the overfiend), which is to many otaku as the trailblazer to horror hentai such as La Blue Girl and Cool Devices...
Animation is exactly what I expected. From the Mid 80's, on par with Galaxy 999 and if your expecting quality animation, this is not it.
The dubbing is by part the worst dubbing I have ever heard (next to the Magic Knight Rayearth theme songs). These characters say the "F" word like 16 times, most of the time gratuitously. I was expecting so much more out of the plot, but it let me down.
This is truly the movie the never could - Put this on your rental list above "Crying Freeman" or any of those horrid MD Geist movies.
one of my first anime its a very classic anime. horrible English dub, don't even waste your time with it, just go straight to the sub version. lots of violence towards anime, so be ready for that. it has some of the anime cliche's woven into it so be ready for those. some characters are under developed, but, still an anime i would recommend; but that might just be because it was one of my introductions to anime. but it is a great example of a raw classic anime.
A classic anime film In exchange for the power to slay his fellow student and rival, Rebi Rah agreed to open a doorway into the demon world.
Years later, the time has come for him to honor his end of the deal. Knowing that his old teacher, Rai, could possibly stop him, he places a spell on the peaceful Federation President; without Master Rai's constant aid, the president will die.
Since he cannot leave the president, Rai asks for Kyoya, the son of Rebi Rah's dead rival, to do so. And with the urging of Sayaka, the president's cute and pure-hearted daughter, Kyoya agrees.
But Kyoya only has rudimentary knowledge of his father's fighting skills. To get to Rah, he must fight his way through the monster-infested streets of Shinjuku, protecting Sayaka along the way. The odds say he doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell...
About the only way I could see this movie getting any better is if it was longer.
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