Battle Royal High School

Genre

martial arts film

How it feels

A high school student gains demonic powers and fights monsters. The anime condenses a long manga into a short direct-to-video story.

fast-pacedaction-heavycondenseddateddisjointedeccentricviolent

What happens

Majinden (Japanese: 魔神伝; lit. "Legend of the Demons") is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shin'ichi Kuruma. It was serialized in the Tokuma Shoten magazine Monthly Shōnen Captain infrequently between the May 1986 and August 1989 issues. Originally released in four tankōbon (bound volumes), Majinden was later re-released in two larger volumes on December 20, 2008. The manga was adapted into a single-episode anime titled Battle Royal High School (バトルロイヤルハイスクール, Batoru Roiyaru Haisukūru) released direct-to-video on December 10, 1987. It was directed by Ichirō Itano, and features character designs by Nobuteru Yūki and a musical score by Shirō Sagisu. The anime is considerably condensed when compared to its manga source material, making many characters seem out of place. The OVA was localized in English and released in North America by AnimEigo on VHS July 31, 1996 and on DVD September 23, 2003. The anime has been out-of-print in the region since 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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