Legend of the Overfiend

Legend of the Overfiend (Japanese: "Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji" 超神伝説うろつき童子) is the first in a series of Japanese hentai OAV (original animated video) films.

Contents

1 Plot 2 Videos 2.1 Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1987-1989) 2.2 Urotsukidoji II: Legend of the Demon Womb (1990-1991) 2.3 Urotsukidoji III: Return of the Overfiend (1992-1993) 2.4 Urotsukidoji IV: Inferno Road (1993-1995) 2.5 Urotsukidoji V: The Final Chapter (1996) 3 Legacy 4 External links

Plot

Every 3,000 years the realm of humans are united with the realms of the Makai (demons) and the Juujinkai (man-beasts) by the revival of the Choujin (the Overfiend), a creature more powerful than any of them. The Choujin emerges to bring balance to these three realms, but his coming means chaos and destruction. The realities of the Man, Beast and Demon universes will merge unless the Choujin conceives a child to stop it.

Videos

There are four main chapters in the original Urotsukidoji saga, along with an unfinished fifth chapter that has so far only been released in Japan and Germany.

Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1987-1989)

1. "Birth of the Overfiend" (January 21, 1987)
2. "Curse of the Overfiend" (March 21, 1988)
3. "Final Inferno" (April 10, 1989)

These three parts were edited together into the theatrical movie Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, which differs from the unedited versions in several ways, most notably the subplot with Nikki, and the flashback to the Great Kanto earthquake which is rendered in the film version in color as opposed to the OVA's black and white rendition.

Urotsukidoji II: Legend of the Demon Womb (1990-1991)

1. "A Prayer for the Resurrection of the Lord of Chaos" (December 1, 1990)
2. "Battle at Shinjuku Skyscrapers" (April 10, 1991)

Urotsukidoji III: Return of the Overfiend (1992-1993)

1. "Birth of the True Overfiend" (October 1, 1992)
2. "The Mystery of Caeser's Palace" (January 21, 1993)
3. "The Collapse of Caeser's Palace" (May 21, 1993)
4. "Journey to an Unknown World" (August 21, 1993)

Urotsukidoji IV: Inferno Road (1993-1995)

1. "The Secret Garden" (December 21, 1993)
2. "The Long Road to God" (March 21, 1994)
3. "The End of the Journey" (May 20, 1995)

The final part of Urotsukidoji IV was originally to have another ending, which was fully completed but ultimately discarded. This ending was to have revealed that the apparent Choujin as seen at the start of Urotsukidoji III was not in fact the real Choujin, but yet another Makai. This alternate ending was to have set up the abandoned Urotsukidoji V.

Urotsukidoji V: The Final Chapter (1996)

(December 28, 1996)

Only one episode of this was partially completed, the released version containing numerous examples of animation that is missing in-between frames. The story as such concerned the arrival of the real Choujin as he/she (a hermaphrodite) makes moves to wipe out all life on Earth.

Interestingly, the setup for the show was far more heavily connected with the first two, more popular, chapters in the Urotsukidoji saga, with appearances by Nagumo and Akemi (unseen since the early episodes of Part III), and redesigned character models that more closely resembled the earlier episodes. Some of the less popular characters introduced in chapters III and IV, particularly Buju, were nowhere to be seen. Nevertheless, such strategies did little to get this final saga off the ground and the story was shelved.

Legacy

Legend of the Overfiend was controversial and was banned or edited severely in many countries. It is known to have brought anime as an actually recognized form of entertainment in the UK along with numerous other anime of its time (1987), but unfortunately cemented the idea in the public consciousness that it was representative of ALL anime, all but destroying the anime and manga industry in the UK until the worldwide interest in the genre beginning the late 1990's finally revived it at the turn of the century.

This film is infamous as one of the first to be released outside Japan that explored the tentacle rape theme. It is part of a genre of hentai that is best described as erotic horror.

It was banned in Australia, and possibly New Zealand as well as being edited in the US, UK, and numerous other western countries. It was one of the first ultra-violent hentais.

The film is based on a manga by Toshio Maeda, whose other manga include La Blue Girl and Demon Beast Invasion.

There is a theory among some anime fans, possibly first espoused by The Erotic Anime Guide, that the series is an elaborate cautionary tale about teenage pregnancy.

External links

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