Good movie but grossly overrated

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

I don't wish to sound like some moral, right-wing conservative, social commentator but Legend Of the Overfiend is the most disturbing and shocking thing I have ever witnessed. The Japanese animation team, Manga with their Anime efforts have produced some of the most groundbreaking- yet violent cartoons of the 20th century: from Fist of the North Star to the excellent video game adaptation of Streetfighter, the Ghost In The Shell series to the wonderful Akira and Tokyo Babylon. But with Legend of the Overfiend,it is a animated film which has very graphic- and when I say graphic i mean explicit- pornographic and violent scenes which most people will be easily offended by. What I dislike in particular about Legend of the Overfiend is the women characters are portrayed as weak, naive, easily led types who fall victim to incessant acts of rape, sexual torture and manipulation on the man's part. The sexual acts are of a lurid, decrepit and almost freakish nature, the use of the male penis as a tool of control and empowerment over women, and the fact the film has scene after scene with humans and creatures doing it with each other and with one another, with such devastating consequences. LoTO is cartoon porn of the extreme, and yet for all the mindless acts of violent rape and sex alike, it seems as if the writers of this Anime film were probably unaware of the massive Aids and HIV epidemic which was spreading in numerous parts of the world, during the 1980s. Amazingly, whilst this cartoon would've warranted an outright ban in a number of foreign countries, LoTO is sold in various music and DVD retailers across Britain, for instance. I was browsing in the DVD section of a music and entertainment chain- I won't disclose the name of it though- and I saw a few copies of Urotsukidoji available in store. Anyhoo, this was just an excuse for the creators to shock, upset and infuriate people, as well as to further excite fans of hardcore Anime. Whatever intentions the writers had in regards to the narrative and plot and the mindset of the characters, this is all completely forgotten by the time the over-the-top violent and excessive rape, sex and general violence overshadows everything in sight. Though often it is done in a way that fails to establish any kind of reasoning, understanding and clear motive as to why certain characters behave in the(obnoxious)manner that they do. Women having large tentacle penises inserted inside their vaginas, fights, beatings, beheadings, lesbian sex, blood, gore, rapes this is all hardcore stuff indeed. In truth and not to sound like some bloody pervert, I don't mind love scenes in a movie, or be it an adult cartoon- just as long as it is done tastefully, that it is carried out for a good reason, and that good reason does not provoke or hurt other people along the way. But with Urotsukidoji, the sexual acts are carried out in a manner which does hurt other people- both psychologically and emotionally that no wonder the characters- good and bad are all screwed up, sick and demented. Although with the antics of the good characters, it makes you wonder how evil and low that they can become alongside the bad guys, because of their selfish and narcissistic intentions that they too are just as detestable and so dislikable to a certain degree. Because this is animated therefore, people can get away with doing things like this seeing as the main people involved are the voice-over actors. If this was a feature length film though, then Legend Of the Overfiend would have to get past film censors and be given the green light by the likes of the British Board of Film Classification. But that will never happen and the BBFC will not allow the producers and the director to screen a film as excessively violent and hardcore as this is. I mentioned before that this was the most shocking thing I have witnessed and whilst in some movies the sex and gore is used to titillate and entice viewers, you may in the end feel nauseous, appalled and after watching Legend Of The Overfiend, offended afterwards. Therefore, if you are easily offended by violent or sexual acts, particularly violent sexual acts such as rape, then I would urge you to stay away from this. If this was supposed to be marketed as some underground sci-fi, horror porn movie, then it has succeeded I guess in that attempt. If you're into this sort of thing, then be my guest go and take a look at this, if you want. But if like me and thousands of other people, you find this type of stuff repulsive, gory and hideous then avoid this at ALL times

I have seen many crazy animated films, and unusual foreign films, but when you mix the two (and dub it in English), this is a pretty good film. Ozaki fancies Akemi Ito, and actually wanked over her, and they do get together eventually, after all the terrifying stuff that happens throughout. It is all about the three worlds, Beasts, Demons and Humans, and they obviously collide with the story. The nightmare starts off with Akemi Ito's teacher saying that she wants to shag her, ripping her clothes off, and then penis-like tentacles trapping and raping her. The rest of the film it a lot of ripping and bursting of blood, swearing and pornographic imagery, for example, creatures that eat spunk for strength, rape many innocent people, giant penises coming under floors, six breasted creatures, and a normal geeky guy during into one of them during sex. The ending is rather different as well because it seems like the villains win with the city destroyed and the heroes wondering what to do. I did try to watch the sequel, Legend of the Demon Womb, but it wasn't continuing the story. It was number 72 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons. Very good!

This movie is prevalent with scene's of extreme sex and sadistic violence. Women / Girls are repeatedly raped through every orifice by what appear to be huge tentacle penises, causing their body to violently erupt into bloody pieces. Penises that are miles long and fire a constant stream of projectile semen more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan during WWII. Creatures with more penises than fingers. Slashing, dicing, ripping, beating, decapitation and raping of women / girls. This is NOT animated afternoon fun for the children, or even adults with any morals. To sit through this amazing animated adventure, and the others in the series, one must throw any sense of morality outta the window.... From the opening credits with the picture of a red-skinned demons, every muscle group shaded, doing what you might imagine demons to do with an ominous narration about the legend of the Overfiend (also known as the CHOJIN) and the collapse of the three worlds in the background, the story is completely entertaining. These opening credits also serve as a good warning as to the adult content of the rest of the movie - if you are already feeling queasy or covering your eyes, I recommend you avoid anything in this genre.The characters are fully developed throughout the film, changing over time as one might expect with the sudden addition of paranormal forces into their ordinary lives. It is a story of love, war, desperation, misunderstanding and ultimately change, following the lives of children becoming adults in a world where demons, super-humans and gods can interact with humans on a very intimate level.In the beginning of the actual story, a sharp contrast is drawn between the demon world experienced in the prologue and the brightly lit world of the humans. Nagumo is a silly pubescent Japanese high school kid, whom enjoys peeping into the female locker room, obsessed with the girls in his school and enamored by a beautiful Japanese cheerleader named Akemi. Akemi is a carefree, smiling girl-next-door in these opening scenes, when she is summoned in for a conference with a teacher, the true horror begins. The teacher, a Ms. Togami, turns out to be a Makai, a demon from one of the three realms explained in the opening narrative. This is the audiences first introduction to Amano Jyaku, the 300 year old anti-hero from the world of the Jyujin-kai, or "man-beasts", battling the now demonic - Ms. Togami.From here the story takes off as Amano Jyaku and his sister Megumi search for the Chojin, each following a different character. Nagumo is Megumi's pick, although he seems a small and weak introvert compared to the star basketball player Ozaki (his complete opposite), whom Amano is convinced is the true Chojin, an thus decides to pursue. The story follows the lives of the characters, and although there are strong scenes of extreme violence and rape, none are excessive or distracting from the plot. The violence that surrounds the characters is what drives them, it is the force that promotes the changes necessary to live in the ever changing world of the story itself. A lot would be lost to this story were the violence to be removed or even toned down. However, keep in mind, that it is strongly present before watching this movie, or showing it to others.To tell any more of the plot would reveal entirely too much of the story. Much of the enjoyment is following Amano and Megumi on their 300 year closing quest for the all powerful Chojin, a search which leads them to a shockingly unexpected conclusion.If you can forgive the English dubbing (I recommend watching this with subtitles if you can locate the uncut PERFECT COLLECTION DVD), it's a classic piece of Japanese animation.Not for the faint hearted or easily offended....or those of a nervous disposition.

Watch the Japanese version. Avoid the English dubbed version. It has been censored. And the most important clues of the plot happen exactly at those moments that were deemed too graphic for American viewers. As a result, in the English version the story makes much less sense.Now, about the movie. This is a masterpiece of sick and twisted fantasy, filled with an obscene amount of sex and violence. And usually, the two are combined. It's an epic tale of the fight between good and evil, however, like most anime movies, it's never entirely clear who is good and who is evil. Aside to this, there are several smaller and more personal story lines as well, like the love between two teenagers, a kid and his alcoholic father and a few others.The quality of animation of anime movies has improved much over the years and this movie is clearly one of the older ones. But it's still unique in its kind. It's one of the great anime classics, together with such movies Akira and Fist of the North Star.