“Forgotten” Anime OAVs #21: “Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction”
This sequel to the first Rikki-Oh OVA offers a totally different story, one that doesn’t seem to make any sense; although its “post-apocalyptic” setting fits better here.
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“Forgotten” Anime OAVs #20: “Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell” (1989)
Riki-Oh, adapted from the manga by Masahiko Takajo and Tetsuya Saruwatari, is a super-violent martial-arts thriller about an unjustly-imprisoned young martial-arts master
“Forgotten” Anime OAVs #19: “Baoh” (1989)
BAOH was a pretty but forgettable entry in the “evil-organization-kidnaps-hero-and-forces-superpower-on-him-which-he-turns-against-them” stereotype.
“Forgotten” Anime OAVs #18: “Judge” (1991)
The plot of “Judge” depended on your knowledge of Japanese beliefs of Hell or the Underworld, where supernatural beings observe and make notes of all the sins of mankind.
“Forgotten” Anime OAVs #17: “Dark Cat” (1991)
Dark Cat is a feeble attempt to rip-off Urotsukidōji. It has plenty of sexual innuendo, bland nudity, and waving tentacles bursting out of high school teachers and students, but nothing really happens.
“Forgotten” OAVs #16: “Ultimate Teacher” (1988)
Anime fandom didn’t really know what to make of this gonzo comedy, but it was generally dismissed as too far-out, too in-your-face and quite adult (or at least, raunchy adolescent).
“Forgotten” OAVs #15: “Urban Square” (1986)
Urban Square was almost immediately forgotten because it violated one of the cardinal rules of animation: don’t bother making an animated movie that you can make just as well in live-action.
“Forgotten” OAVs #14: “Crystal Triangle” (1987)
This OAV, a co-production of Animate Film and MOVIC, came out about six years after Raiders of the Lost Ark – and was dismissed as an exaggerated imitation of it.
“Forgotten” OAVs #13: “Amon Saga” (1986)
I remember how eager I was to see Amon Saga because of Yoshitaka Amano’s art design and the publicity that the story was his – and how disappointed I was when I finally did.
“Forgotten” OVAs #12: “Area 88”
From about 1985 to 1987, Area 88 was arguably the most prestigious manga and anime title in Japan or America. The anime was in three dramatic OAVs from Studio Pierrot, each over an hour long.
