Kishin Houkou Demonbane

Title:Kishin Houkou Demonbane
DemonBane
Overall:Unevaluated
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Notables: ITO Kentaro
KANDA Rie
This was the world where magical theory had advanced as well as science. Arkham City prospering by magic technology was threatened by a criminal syndicate Black Lodge. The Black Lodge was led by Master Telion, who was the most powerful wizard in the history, at the same time, the cruelest and the worst wizard in the history. The devotees of Black Lodge were giving free rein to their desires, and they were devastating and confusing the city.

Their robots destroyed the city completely, and the wizards were wielding their evil magic. The worst of all, they had Deus Machina, which was the strongest magic robot summoned by the evilest magic. No one could match Black Lodge.
Hado Family group, which supported Arkham city, made a robot to battle against Black Lodge. The robot, Demonbane, was the strongest robot made by the magic technologies.

However, a magic book containing strong power was necessary to start Demonbane.

Daimonji Kuro who was a poor detective was asked to look for a magic book by Hado ruri who was the leader of Hado family. Because he had a trauma, he was reluctant to be involved in magic affairs at first. But, the reward she offered was so much that he could forget his trauma.

Then, Kuro met a girl named Al, who was chased by Black Lodge. To be surprised, she was a sprit of the magic book Al Azif. They ran away from the Black Lodge, and they met Demonbane sleeping under the city where they escape to.

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[One episode - OVA (Shinsen fansubs); see also: Demonbane TV]
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Unevaluated Stretch [series:910#628]
I started off thinking that this was a sort of advertisement for the longer Demonbane TV series, but in fact this is a OVA which was released two years earlier. The amusing and interesting plot moves rapidly forward, which caused me to wonder if this was an amalgamation of the most critical scenes of the TV series while leaving a lot of other stuff out. The characters--like the bizarre 'Dr. West'--were colorful and fun. The artwork is a bit crude compared to that of the 2006 TV series. This half-hour OVA basically introduces us to the characters and premise without pretending to tell a complete story. It does a good job of that, however, as is evident from the fact that a much longer TV series was made two years later. The thought occurred to me that most anime don't have nearly as interesting and engaging a framework as Demonbane does. Thanks to the late Jan-Chan for providing me with this DVD.

Last updated Tuesday, September 15 2020. Created Tuesday, September 15 2020.
Unevaluated Jan-Chan [series:910#967]
This is a very short (30 minute long) high action and adrenaline driven OVA. If pressed, I might have to admit that this is kinda of a BATMAN type of story line, in which a reporter in chasing down a story lead, stumbles across a 3rd-rate private-eye, who has a secret that he does not want published.

In any case, it is a fun watch!

Last updated Saturday, April 23 2005. Created Saturday, April 23 2005.

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