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Student Jiro Shutendo is unaware that he has mystical powers which could lead mankind to heaven or hell.Student Jiro Shutendo is unaware that he has mystical powers which could lead mankind to heaven or hell.Student Jiro Shutendo is unaware that he has mystical powers which could lead mankind to heaven or hell.
Lowell Bartholomee
- Ketsumei Knife
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as L.B. Bartholomee)
Charles C. Campbell
- Ketsumei Shadows, Enemy Oni
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Charles Campbell)
Adam Dudley
- Senki
- (English version)
- (voice)
George Franklin
- Monk
- (English version)
- (voice)
Lydia Blanco Garza
- Ms. Tanemura
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Lydia Blanco)
Brian Gaston
- Jiro
- (English version)
- (voice)
Claire Hamilton
- Kyoko
- (English version)
- (voice)
Eric Henshaw
- Kitani
- (English version)
- (voice)
Seizô Katô
- Shikaisen
- (voice)
Gary Lipkowitz
- Ketsumei Dolt
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as Gary Dehan)
Les McGehee
- Ketsumei Scarred
- (English version)
- (voice)
Jessica Robertson
- Miyuki
- (English version)
- (voice)
John Paul Shepard
- Majari
- (English version)
- (voice)
- (as John Paul Shephard)
Allen Smith
- Ryo
- (English version)
- (voice)
Amanda Stephens
- Additional Voices
- (English version)
- (voice)
Ken Webster
- Goki
- (English version)
- (voice)
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- TriviaThis title comprises four episodes: 1. Hyoki 2. Chapter of Goma 3. Chapter Of Tekki 4. End Game
- Alternate versionsThe UK release by A.D Vision was cut by 40 seconds by the BBFC.
Featured review
Dated but enjoyable
The people of He'ankyo witness a battle between a group of Oni, one of whom carries a baby in its mouth. The scene cuts to deep space where the battle between the Oni causes ships to explode. Another cut takes us to the modern day where a young newlywed couple, Kyoko and Ryuichiro, are visiting a temple. The battling Oni appear, and the one carrying the child is victorious. He presents the child to the couple and asks them to raise him. "I shall return for him in 15 years" says the demon and disappears. Kyoko and Ryuichiro name the boy Jiro Shutendo (referencing an ancient legend). The story then cuts to 15 years later when Jiro is at high school.
Jiro exhibits strange powers but is plagued by nightmares. When he is run over, Jiro is forced to come to terms with who he is. Other oni, led by Kitani the conjuror, pursue him but other forces intervene to protect Jiro. Using his classmate, Miyuki Shiratori as bait, the "bad" oni lure Jiro into a trap . .
Entitled Hyoki, this tape is the first of (according to Helen McCarthy's Anime Movie Guide) four OVAs. I'm not a great fan of Go Nagai, so I approached Shuten Doji with some trepidation. Although having a number of "etchi" scenes, Shuten Doji is no Urotsukidoji. It is story-driven, with the mystery of Jiro as it's focus. Of course, being the first part of a longer story the plot is incomplete, many of the mysteries of "hyoki" remain unexplained and are carried forward into later episodes.
Made in 1989, the animation and character designs are noticeably dated, though most backgrounds are nicely illustrated. When placed alongside more modern OVAs, most of which rely on "eye-candy" to catch and maintain their audience, Shuten Doji has a tough time. It doesn't have the most original plot in the world, and though watchable. could never be described as brilliant. It comes as no surprise that Shuten Doji has never attained the following of Nagai's other work (like Devilman or Cutey Honey).
Jiro exhibits strange powers but is plagued by nightmares. When he is run over, Jiro is forced to come to terms with who he is. Other oni, led by Kitani the conjuror, pursue him but other forces intervene to protect Jiro. Using his classmate, Miyuki Shiratori as bait, the "bad" oni lure Jiro into a trap . .
Entitled Hyoki, this tape is the first of (according to Helen McCarthy's Anime Movie Guide) four OVAs. I'm not a great fan of Go Nagai, so I approached Shuten Doji with some trepidation. Although having a number of "etchi" scenes, Shuten Doji is no Urotsukidoji. It is story-driven, with the mystery of Jiro as it's focus. Of course, being the first part of a longer story the plot is incomplete, many of the mysteries of "hyoki" remain unexplained and are carried forward into later episodes.
Made in 1989, the animation and character designs are noticeably dated, though most backgrounds are nicely illustrated. When placed alongside more modern OVAs, most of which rely on "eye-candy" to catch and maintain their audience, Shuten Doji has a tough time. It doesn't have the most original plot in the world, and though watchable. could never be described as brilliant. It comes as no surprise that Shuten Doji has never attained the following of Nagai's other work (like Devilman or Cutey Honey).
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- GavinNelson178
- May 10, 2004
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- Runtime48 minutes
- Color
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