Audience reviews
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TapeRot
The weakest of the three Violence Jack OVAs, but still an enjoyable piece of sleaze.
The violence is easily the standout. It's visceral, unrestrained and has real impact, helped enormously by the sound design. Nobody feels particularly safe either; there's very little sense of plot armour, which suits the nasty post-apocalyptic atmosphere. The animation is generally decent, even if the production can feel a little cheap in places. The sexual violence walks an uncomfortable line between repulsion and titillation, where part of the unpleasantness comes from catching yourself being titillated by something you know you should find repulsive.
My biggest problem is that establishing Jack's ability to regenerate takes some of the stakes out of anything involving him. It's difficult to worry abo…
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Exploitation cinema in its purest form, filled to the brim with over-the-top violence, sexual assault and terrible dialogue. It's extremely transparent in what it is going for and equally transparent in its stupidity. The funniest part maybe being our title character, the Punisher + Ghost Rider combo known as Violence Jack, communicating with incoherent grunts and roars for the whole episode and then dropping one slurred sentence out of nowhere in the middle of the climactic battle. Chef's kiss.
It's hard to blame the series for any of this though, I can't imagine anyone watching it and not knowing exactly what they are getting into. it's pure processed cheese, no nutritional value whatsoever, but it looks and tastes just fine. If you came to it looking for a gourmet meal you'll hate it,…
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I decided to revisit Violence Jack after having watched it once before maybe 15 years ago. At that time I was watching it as a lark (it's got a hilariously bad English dub) but this time I have the Discotek blu ray release and overall the presentation quality is a lot higher.
This is a pretty quick little flick that never gets too deep into characters or story beyond some simple setups to make way for some animated action and violence. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where evil people make the rules and take what they want; good people must try to make do as best they can while they hold on in hopes for a better tomorrow. Into this world came an embodiment of violence, an almost supernatural force of nature weilding a giant jack knife to level the scales between the wicked and…
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“Violence Jack: Slumking” is what happens when the plot is all over the place.
You know how some games are called slavjank because of their tone, writing and coding quality? Yeah. I christen this OVA as “80s jank”. Like a lot of OVAs of that time this is 50% plot, 49% shock for shock’s sake and 1% story (if the writer was feeling generous).
I use the definitions for “plot” and “story” as Lisa Cron describes them:
“What happens in the story is the PLOT, the surface events.”
“STORY is about how the things that happen affect someone in pursuit of a difficult goal, and how that person changes internally as a result”.
If I had to categorize this OVA it would be something like “post apocalyptic urban fantasy fever dream”. This is something an edgy 13 year old would write to feel special. It…
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Imagine if Mr. Pickles have a Japanese grandfather that somehow became 24% offensive with more gratuitous ultra violence. Our main character Jack has one goal, to rape..... and kill women with his "violent jackknife" wasn't amazing?
I never seen before a anime that failed so badly to represent sex & violence in a artistic way and how could i describe this character if they are all merciless abusing killing monsters that relishes in the most grotesque concepts ever, as we have to stomach this entire OVAs to worn off what feels like someone continually punching me in the shoulder and see what's painful. As they are just for the sake of shock and shown endlessly making both about to be interesting as a car wash worker doing an Brooklyn-accented Donald Duck impression.
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Violence Jack. Lads this right here it inspired so many works of Anime and PS2 games what can I say more.
Harlem Bomber Man, can be seen as 2nd or 1st depending on your approach of release order or timeline sequences. I will keep it short and simple.
First it's Art style. This anime series is brutal and high octane show. There's no other show which can rival this level of brutality maybe a few of Kawaijiri works but as the oldest of all this stands on top of the mountain just like Jack. The blood, gore and nudity factor is extremely high. It's not just M rated it's beyond that for which it has all the cult following. The cel shaded work and the insane passion put into creating women, Jack, action sequences is extremely top class work there, every single effect is very well made. All shot…
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I went in with low expectations for this one, but it managed to be even worse than I was expecting.
The beginning is fine, we get some short backstory about how the world has been destroyed and turned into a dystopia after a series of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. We then follow a group of girls escaping some evil-doers who want to make them into sex slaves. Sounds like the start to an entertaining, hyper-violent romp, right? Well, instead it turns into a boring, trash heap. There’s no story, no character development, nothing of real entertainment here.
Answer me this: Who the hell is Violence Jack anyway? We are told he’s as big as a gorilla and has sharp teeth… and nothing else? It’s a bit hard to root for the main hero when we know zero about them other than they’re big as f***…
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(WARNING: This OVA contains extreme violence, [clear] depictions of rape, and other shit)
Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber...
What can I say about the first Violence Jack OVA...? I'll tell you what. This OVA, is shit. Like, really shit. But, it's so shit, it's actually kind of enjoyable.
So, to give a short synopsis from memory. The Violence Jack series takes place in a dystopia where society has been collapsed by natural disasters. Now the wastelands are dominated by misogynistic gangs, bent on sating their lust and doing whatever the fuck they want in a lawless world. However, Violence Jack, a very big and legendary man, awakens, and threatens the gangs' way of life.
Take that synopsis as you will. I will not go deep on this review, but also will try not to spoil, because you need to watc…
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Okay, let me preface this review by saying that I was (initially) ecstatic to see Violence Jack. I'm a big fan of Devilman, and the CB Go Nagai World OVA implies that it may be the secret sequel to the Devilman manga because of the appearance of Ryou Asuka and Miki Makimura. It's even listed OFFICIALLY as a sequel on MyAnimeList.
• I was pumped. I knew it had a bad dub, I heard the “fucking-Jack-fucking-chicken-shit” clip before and I remembered the Anime World Order podcast giving it praise for being a campy gem, but I could only watch 2/3 OVAs because it was so fucking awful. If you want a more tame Violence Jack, Mad Bull 34 is an acceptable alternative, or Angel Cop. But please, by the love of God, do not watch Violence Jack!
• That is unless you want to see gratuitous amounts of RE…
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Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber-hen is an OVA that came out in 1986. It is the first of in total 3 OVAs about Violence Jack, that adapts the manga Violence Jack by Go Nagai. Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber-hen was directed by Ichiro Itano (Gantz.)
Violence Jack is about Jack. A beast in a mans body. After the Kanto Hell Earthquake had destroyed everything, a powerful man known as the Slum King rose to power. Being the most powerful man he goes around and does what ever he wants, from killing innocent people, to kidnapping girls and selling them as sex slaves. However, Violence Jack is out to kill this man. While this is all going on, we have also got a girl named Mari, who has been seperated from her boyfriend and is trying to find him again, while trying to avoid being captured and sold as a s…
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Let me come right out with saying that Violent Jack isnt as trash as people make it out to be if you are in the MOOD for it.
Violent Jack is the first of a trilogy of movies. In this movie, he is off to go and kill a notoriously heinous gang leader in a post apocalyptic japan after a meteorite from space explodes within the earth's atmosphere causing a ton of natural disasters that decimate everything. There is a pseudo- love story B plot happening at the same time with a girl caught for sex slavery and a gang member who were together when japan was still a thing and they try to escape together.
not gonna lie, the plot is weak, the sound wasnt the best (but the music was ok. it was consistent with the times so nostalgia points there), the animation was kinda all over the place and the c…
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After 20 years I am still trying to learn what is so great about this short anime OVA. Based on Go Nagai's manga, Violence Jack is a three part OVA that takes place in a post apocalyptic setting where the strong are abusing the weak. Representing justice is the muscular giant Violence Jack. Violence because he's violent, and Jack because, well, he carries a big jackknife in his coat pocket.... clever huh? He runs around the city horribly knifing everyone he thinks deserves it.
Now for starters, this is actually volume one called the Harem Bomber, for some reason in the states it was aired out of order and released as volume three The Slum King. I don't know why but it sucks all the same. This volume needs to be seen first though so you can understand why the planet is in the shape it's i…
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This OVA is short and shittacular, so this review will be too.
If there's anything redeeming about this OVA, it's got to be the gratuitous, grisly violence.
*Disclaimer: Not an 80s anime guru by any means
Art: 7
Despite how old it is.. they did at least try to make the gore brutal by drawing in viscera and not just red waves. A couple of satisfying moments, mostly eh otherwise.
Enjoyment: 4
As stated above, if you like grisly, (but cheesy) violence, and some random sexual violence thrown in to be a shocker, there's some entertainment to be gleaned from this. Otherwise, it's asinine and absurd. Sound: 3
Cheesy as hell 80's music. Probably ripped from a C list porno and the creator thought Violence Jack was so stupid that it wasn't worth suing over.
Story: 2
Imagine Mad Max, make the p…
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Overview:
Violence Jack: The Harlem Slum King is the first in the Violence Jack trilogy. These 3 movies are INFAMOUS for older otaku like myself for being the bloodiest, most depraved anime ever made! Does it live up to its reputation? Well...sort of. Violence Jack tries VERY hard to be bloody and controversial, but the animation is so awful that it is difficult to take it seriously. I have heard many otaku say how disturbing Violence Jack is, but lets look further at that claim. When you are comparing animation to live action film, animation is at a huge disadvantage when it comes to being disturbing and stomach churning. The only way for the animation to win in that category is to be WAY more violent than the live action film you are comparing it to. Interestingly, the fact that critics…
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This is a spoiler free review that covers all 3 episodes of Go Nagai’s cult classic, Violence Jack.
What can I say about it? Well, If you’re reading this, then I assume you’re not sure whether you should watch it. So I’ll do my best to help you make up your mind. Don't worry, I'm not gonna trash it that much or anything. I report, you decide (more or less).
So if you’re familiar with Go Nagai you know that he's known for having eroticism and violence in many of his works. Besides that though, he did end up creating some influential and creative titles (Cutey Honey, Mazinger Z), but I don't think Violence Jack falls in to that category.
Anyway, this is an 80’s torture porn OVA and is known as one of the most grotesque, sadistic and cruel anime ever made (and rightfully so).
As you can…
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The first Violence Jack OVA was created and released in 1986 and is a good jump start to the series. The story is pretty good. Basically it revolves around a girl who is recaptured and about to be forced into sex slavery. At the last moment her boyfriend saves her from captivity. They eventually help Violence Jack in his quest to defeat the Harem Bomber. Besides Ken'ichi and Violence Jack most of the characters are bland and nothing special. The art is nice and colorful. Very good especially considering it was done in the mid 80's. I watched the original Japanese version with English subtitles. The voice acting is decent and the sound effects were great. I enjoyed this episode, second best OVA in the series.
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Violence jack is not pretty, Jack himself looks great, but the OAV lacked anything that resembles the genre it spans from--Horror.
It starts off with a quick backstory of how the Earth was doomed by a meteor shower, followed by a quick mythology lesson, and Violence Jack doing his best at being a "scary" werewolf-like beast. There is also another protagonist named Kenichi, his love interest, and the oddest form a story can be told.
The way everything is shown feels like a collage-- every idea this show throws at you feels more like ideas put into scenes, and ending with the feeling of "Ok"-- in one scene, a man explains to his boss what happens, the man then dies.
It is never shown when he was hit, just that he was. His death was the equivalent of trip damage, It happened.. Period.
Th…
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you all: The worst anime of all time.
First let me tell you about Go Nagai. He is very influential anime director, who has actually made such classics as Getter Robo and magical girl Cutie Honey, and has inspired people such as Hideaki Anno and the director of Tokyo Gore Police. He is also known for bringing erotic themes to manga and anime, which back in the day was considered taboo but today is not as bad. However, what happens when you take a risque subject and make it the basis for your anime...YOU GET GIANT STEAMING PILES OF SHIT! That's right not one pile of shit, three piles of shit, and yes I did watch all three of them for the sake of curiosity and tell you all to stay away from these OVAs at all cost.
So what is Violence Jack about? It's about…
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Long ago, I used to believe that a good story just needed to have some good doses of blood, gore and of course naked women. Those were the days and I was a hungry teenager influenced by a dying and corrupt world. Of course that as the years passed me by, I was influenced by many other things and came to widen my taste range.
So, watching Go Nagai’s gory Violence Jack takes me back to my youth.
You do have to enjoy gory stories to enjoy Violence Jack, prior knowledge on Go Nagai would be also welcome.
Forget about the main plotline and just enjoy the naked women and the blood and the gore, this is what Violence Jack is all about.
It is Violent as the name implies, so no time watching gardens here.
But if you still insist and you want to find a story there, it also does have one.
A come…
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Story: 1/10 - Pathetic
I did not understand this story. Apparently, it has to do with a giant named Violence Jack. Yes, his name is Violence Jack. At that point, when they revealed that was the main characters name, I knew this wasn't going to be very good. The story was absolutely pathetic, and laughable. It jumped around, and really never solved anything.
Art: 7/10 - Good
Actually, the art was pretty nice considering this anime was made in the Mid-80's. The characters are detailed and so are the surroundings. The colors have a dull hue to them, though, and a lot of the characters really aren't drawn very well or colored right. It emits a nice 80's retro-trash-porn vibe, which is nice, but not THAT nice.
Sound: 7/10 - Good
The sound was actually pretty good too. I did not watch this OVA…
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