A trip back in time.
I spent most of the weekend painting the house, and working through the massive stack of titles that have come into my possession.
It’s been a long while since I’ve seen an OVA. Truth be told, it’s been a long while since any OVA was released. Devil Hunter Yohko is reborn in a collectible DVD case from ADV Films. It’s a handy single DVD case that contains three disks with two OVA’s each disk. It’s a simple and economic design. the disks are a little hard to remove from the case though. Extras are decent with a historical retrospective on the first disk with Matt Greenfield, David and Janice Williams. The substance is a trip down memory lane for the trio, and seems to have been made before the troubles the company had earlier this year, the outlook is sadly very optimistic, although things seem to be on the up and up for the company recently. As for the episodes themselves, they are a real treat for fans who remember watching short stint OVA’s when they first became more widely available, on VHS in speciality video or comic book stores. I apologize for dating myself there. It was a trip down memory lane for me as well, the classic painted cell art work, the gratuitous fanservice, and quick story development all offer a treat with out having to get to involved with the characters. With the exception of the first episode which is sub the others are dubed (I prefer the sub on this one, just a little more passion in the voice when Yohko talks about loosing her virginity, it makes me laugh.)
For those of you who like to watch character development, and look forwards to more adventures, this collection isn’t for you, but if you want to see some early anime at in it’s finest OVA old scool format then this one’s for you.
The Anime Gourmet 