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Main Title Kishin Houkou Demonbane (a2257)
Official Title ja
Type OVA
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Season Summer 2004
Tags actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting., comedyAnime whose central struggle causes hilarious results. These stories are built upon funny characters, situations and events. A comedy anime is laced with humour and sets out to provoke laughter from the audience. Japanese humour can be a bit strange to westerners, so if you`re new to this type of humour, just bear with it; it`ll most likely grow on you if you`re a fan of other kinds of comedy., conspiracyThe conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a sub-genre of the thriller which flourished in the 1970s in the US (and was echoed in other parts of the world) in the wake of a number of high-profile scandals and controversies (most notably Vietnam, the assassination of President Kennedy, Chappaquiddick and Watergate), and which exposed what many people regarded as the clandestine machinations and conspiracies beneath the orderly fabric of political life. The protagonists of conspiracy thrillers are often journalists or amateur investigators who find themselves (often inadvertently) pulling on a small thread which unravels a vast conspiracy that ultimately goes "all the way to the top"., detectiveA detective is an investigator, generally either a member of a law enforcement agency or as an individual working in the capacity of private investigators, tasked with solving crimes and other mysteries, such as disappearances, by examining and evaluating clues and records in order to solve the mystery; for a crime, this would mean uncovering the criminal`s identity and/or whereabouts., erotic gameAn erotic game (eroge) is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork. In English, eroge are often called hentai games in keeping with the English slang definition of hentai. This is sometimes shortened to H games. In Japan, eroge are also referred to as 18+ games. Most erotic games are visual novels or dating sims but are not limited to them., gameBased on an interactive (even if minimally so) form of entertainment software, generally available for PCs, consoles or arcade machines., mechaMecha in Japanese basically means mechanical things; everything from an electric whisk or a car to a spaceship or a robot. Here however we limit it to the more exotic things usually referred to as mecha anime: robots, whether controlled by a human or not, and their ilk., piloted robotPiloted Robots are, as the name suggests, robots that cannot control themselves; they need to be steered from somewhere, this can be from a human sitting inside or a remote controlled option., seinenSeinen, literally "young man", is one of the main demographic classifications applied to manga, and, by extension, to anime, especially manga-based ones. As the name implies, seinen works are marketed primarily to an audience of young men; the age range commonly understood to be the target of such works goes roughly from 17 to somewhere in the 40s., visual novelThe two terms are similar yet different, however, the fact that they look and `feel` the same outweighs the technical differences. For clarification, visual novels are considered a sub-genre of adventure games and the term does not cover simulations. - [similar]
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Rating 2.61 (794)
Average 5.62 (804)
Review Rating 3.83 (1)
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Main Title Kishin Houkou Demonbane (a2257)
Official Title ja
Synonym DemonBane OVA
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Original Work: Nitroplus
Direction: Inokawa Shintarou
Character Design: Nishii Sakurai Masaaki
Animation Work: Group Tac View Works
* Based on the Zanmataisei Demonbane adult visual novel game by Nitroplus.

Lily Bridge, a young journalist, arrives at Arkham City, hoping to find a big scoop. However, with all the strange things occurring around the city, only the exceptional findings are newsworthy, such as the mysterious mecha known as Demonbane. However, upon finding a small piece of machinery that seemed to be connected with the Hadou Combine, Lily is determined to find the truth. Little does she know, that she will have to enter a dark world, when involving herself with Demonbane and the powerful forces that control the city.

Note: Bundled with the DX edition of the PS2 game by the same name.

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approx. 25m

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1390 (56.2%)

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1080 (43.7%)

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recommended by 2 users - 1 for fans - 1 recommended

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by DeadlyEmbrace on 2014-05-26 19:02
Another day, another battle. Really nothing special, just more Doctor Westo, for the fans I guess

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Rating: 3.83
Approval: 65.2% (6 votes)
A giant robot is roaming free in Airchime city, boarded by the enigmatic villain Dr. Wester. Suddenly, another Robot appears. It's name is Demonbane, and he sucessfully manages to fight Dr. Wester off.
On the next day, all local newspapers fight over pictures from the great battle. A new, mysterious female reporter appears and can deliver some pictures from the fight. Follow this reporter in her struggle to find out more about Demonbane.


Animation & character development: Quite nice animation, with a mixture of 3D CGI that ranges from "ok" to "rather bad" and conventional 2D animation. Has probably the most useless slow-motion-3D-effect I've seen until today, where Daijuji Kuro spills out some liquid that splashes against a dish.
There is no character development at all, which is not surprising seeing it's a one shot OVA. You just get thrown into a random scenario with characters you don't know and don't get explained either. That's what the game is for, I guess.

Sound/Voice acting: Standard, nothing much to say.
No opening song, only an ending one.

Story, Value and other tidbits: Almost nonexistant, because it's bundled with a PS2 game, so obviously the story is continued in the Game. In the 30 minutes the OVA is worth, not much besides 2 giant robot fights happens and it just ends after that. Disappointing, but expected. No rewatch value for me, because I don't own the game.
There is a short scene of a character bleeding, but nothing else objectionable. I'd rate it 12 years and up.

Watch it if you have nothing else to do, but I guess without the game you won't get much enjoyment out of it. At least I didn't.

This review is based on the fansub from Deathsquad & Mutsu
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Original Work (原作) Nitroplus
Original Story (プロット原案) Haganeya Jin
Direction (監督) Inokawa Shintarou
Scenario Supervision (脚本監修) Haganeya Jin
Design Supervision (設定監修) Nitroplus
Character Design (キャラクターデザイン) Nishii Nitroplus (ニトロプラス)
Sakurai Masaaki
Original Mechanical Design (メカデザイン原案) Nishii Nitroplus (ニトロプラス)
Prop Design (プロップデザイン) Takatsu Yukio
Sound Direction (音響監督) Miyazaki Seiji
Sound Effects (効果) Studio Essence
Editing (編集) Furukawa Masashi J.S.E.
Art Direction (美術監督) Suzuki Akira
Colour Design (色彩設定) Noji Hironori
Composite Coordinator (コンポジットコーディネーター) Takeuchi Yasuaki
Photographic Direction (撮影監督) Akimoto Hisashi
Animation Producer (アニメーションプロデューサー) Kawando Kenjirou
Shinzaki Rikiya
Production Generalisation (製作プロデューサー) Doi Yoshinao
Fujioka Toshihiko
加藤淳
Planning (企画) Kosaka Takaki
Yasuda Takeshi
Animation Work (アニメーション制作) Group Tac
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Kadokawa Shoten
Script/Screenplay (脚本) Takayama Katsuhiko
Storyboard (絵コンテ) Inokawa Shintarou
Takatsu Yukio
Episode Direction (演出) Hong Heon-Pyo
Animation Direction (作画監督) Sakurai Masaaki
Assistant Animation Direction (作画監督補佐) Takatsu Yukio
Key Animation (原画) Akasaka Rieko
Hamada Hideyuki
Hayakawa Jun`ichi
Hosogoe Yuuji
Katsuragi An
Kiyomaru Satoru
Murakami Yasuhito
Takatsu Yukio
Taniguchi Yoshihiro
Tateishi Kiyoshi
Wakana Yoshinori
Yoshioka Masaru
Animation Assistance (作画協力) Studio Fantasia
2nd Key Animation (第二原画) Nakamura Production
黄仁喆
In-Between Animation Inspection (動画検査) 金美蓮
In-Between Animation (動画) Digital ENGINE
Muses Production
Synod
Colour Specification (色指定) Noji Hironori
Finishing/Clean-up Inspection (仕上検査) Noji Hironori
金恵善 as 金惠善
Finishing/Clean-up (仕上) Digital ENGINE
Muses Production
Synod
Finishing/Clean-up Assistance (仕上協力) Studio Toys
Background Art (背景) Echizen Takimi
Furuhashi Masako
Ishiguro Emiko
Kawai Shinji
Okabe Mayumi
Studio Uni
Modelling (3Dモデリング) Ishiwata Makoto オリジナル3DIモデリング
Kurihara Naomasa オリジナル3DIモデリング
Nitroplus オリジナル3DIモデリング
Digital Photography (デジタル撮影) Haseda Mayuko
Matsukura Chiaki
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Yamane Yuujirou
堀田千春
岩佐祐子
梅内由加子
3D Layout (3Dレイアウト) Takatsu Yukio
Editing Assistant (編集助手) Oka Yuuji
Film Editing (ビデオ編集) Itakura Gen
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Recording (録音) Uchiyama Takaaki
Recording Assistant (録音助手) Kaneko Toshiya
Recording Studio (録音スタジオ) APU Meguro Studio
Assistant Production Manager (制作進行) 天沼辰也
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