Audience reviews
12 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
TapeRot
A solid final slab of Violence Jack sleaze, and the first time Jack actually feels like a character
Hell’s Wind gives us the most personality from Jack across the trilogy. He’s still an unstoppable force of nature, but here he feels more like an actual character than a giant immovable object dropped into the story.
The sexual violence is toned down from Evil Town, but the regular violence is still excessive, bloody and satisfyingly over the top. The action is strong, the animation is decent, and it keeps that grimy post-apocalyptic OVA feel.
It also gives us a couple more protagonists to root for: a young boy whose optimism brings out a surprisingly human side of Jack, and a bow-wielding woman seeking revenge who gets to be both a badass and, eventually, the damsel in distress.
Overall…
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By far the most competent and balanced(?) among the Violence Jack OVAs. It follows a pretty straightforward revenge story of a female survivor with a vendetta against a maniacal biker gang, and for once the show focuses on its postapocalyptic plot more than on random sexual violence. You still have some of that of course, but the episode doesn't pause all the time just to introduce a few more gruelling minutes of fetishized rape, which is a welcome change. Also, it just looks and sounds better than the previous two OVAs, with some grotesquely detailed gore and semi-decent action scenes.
Of course, it's all still very, very dumb and ultimately very off-putting in its tone, but if you want to see what Violence Jack is about, this is the best place to check. Or if you're simply in a mood for…
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The biggest issue with this one isnt that it isn't good, it's that it's just not as good as the 2nd OVA, Evil-Town. The animation is still pretty good, but lacks the oomph of the 2nd OVA and the gritty roughness of the 1st.
There are more obvious themes in this one about facing down terrible or scary things, persevering in the face of personal horror to see a better tomorrow. This is embodied in our two perspective characters - a woman who as survived the advances of the horrible roaming gangs and uses her anger to fuel a crusade of revenge, and a young boy who just wants to protect those close to him and can't play it safe to do so. Even Jack himself seems affected by this as he is at his most human in this installment for most of it.
There are still depictions of lots of gore and var…
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“Violence Jack: Hell's Wind” is what happens when You finish a trilogy with trash.
Finally. The last movie in the “Violence Jack” saga. It stands out from the rest by having interesting characters and absolutely wasting them. I know, I know, after the previous two OVAs I should be used to it by now but somehow it hurts more this time around. I can’t help it. I’m a fan of good writing and this is not it. As before there is no story in this only plot and not even a good one.
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”.
To be fair this time the writers created…
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I'm going through the Violence Jack shows just to clear them out since they're supposedly related to Devilman? I saw the connection in an outside theory but otherwise, there's nothing indicating how they're related in the shows.
Now, that aside, whether it's related or not, Violence Jack is, as the name suggests, violent. It's just pure violence and cruelty and torture and I guess it's good for people who want to indulge in some blood and torture (think horror movie level torture of splitting people apart via motorcycle and raping women). Otherwise, it was gross to watch and everytime I saw a woman in the show, I cringed, because I already knew what was going to happen to her. Guaranteed, any woman you see in the show, you will see her breasts.
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Violence Jack : Hell's Wind. This is the last OVA of the show, wish there were more. The fundamental aspect which I don't get is how people are rating this at sub 5.x and Dragon Ball Super at such high levels. It's really crazy to see how people are sensitized towards Anime works. This is the most influential show of all the time and most brutal masterpieces out there, a shame.
I will keep the final review a short one direct to the point. Final OVA has more humane Jack than the first two, that's how it starts but by the end of third act it all comes perfectly and maintains that cohesive ultimate aspect of Violence Jack - Damsel in Distress. The usual strong powerful man helping weak and beautiful feminine women. That's the pinnacle of success of this show which maintains it thoroughly. Ke…
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Fun fact: This is the most censored release EVER in the UK. Almost 7 minutes was cut before it was approved by the BBFC.
After Evil Town I was expecting something at least decent from Hells Wind but unfortunately, I was left very disappointed. It was an echo of the first OVA, Slumking: Barely any story, weak characters, and Jack back to being a boring silent hero. There were some ok action scenes but again, a lot of still shots were present. Possible budget issues? It was released over 2 years after Evil Town so they at least had some time to come up with a decent production. In any case, I thought the animation and art was a step down from the previous OVA.
How about the characters? We get two new heroines: Keiko who exists solely to be kidnapped and stripped as a reason to move the st…
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The worst of the Violence Jack films. You have a pretty standard story of bikers in the post apocalypse terrorizing a town and a hero comes to fight them off.
We are introduced to a character called Jun and she has history with the bikers. In a normal film Jun would be the MC but here she is instead sidelined to make more room for Jack who just shows up and has no real reason to be here other then his name being on the cover.
Jack's actions don't make much sense and their is no tension what so ever as Jack is basically an unstoppable monster which makes some scenes very confusing.
The only thing I'd say is done well is the gore and nudity which you will have plenty of.
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A young couple are attacked by a biker gang called Hell's Wind. Jun's boyfriend is massacred by the gang before her eyes, and she's then raped by them. Hell's Wind next invades a small town and begins killing the villagers. They get more than they bargain for on this particular violence trip. -summary
I am still struggling on what exactly is more horrifying. The fact someone out there actually thought Violence Jack was important enough to make it to a DVD set, or that I have actually seen this putrid anime OVA featured on at least one person's greatest anime of all time list; both are just too disturbing to think about because these people obviously have very low standards when it comes down to their entertainment. I have seen some very bad titles over the years, with some of them actual…
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Overview:
Well shit! I hoped this day would never come! However, I promised that if my review of Violence Jack 2 ever received 15 "helpfuls" that I would review Jack 3. Unfortunately, it has recently been brought to my attention that my Jack 2 review has now met this goal. I am a man of my word, so here is my review of the final movie in the Violence Jack Trilogy: Hell's Wind.
Story:
If you have watched the first 2 Jack films, I think you know the drill by this point. There is a bleak, post apocalyptic wasteland in the year 20XX with nomadic gangs terrorizing small bands of survivors with mass outbreaks of rape and murder. The only law enforcement in this very 1980s genre of anime, comes in the form of badass motherfuckers who walk the Earth kicking evil's ass. If you happen to live in…
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Violence Jack 3: why me?
This is the third time I'm putting my mental health at risk to review this for you all, so I hope you get something out of it.
Overview:
At this point, I don't think Violence Jack needs much of an introduction. If you're one of those backwards people who like to watch movies in reverse order or something (Star Wars), here's your tiny preface: post apocalyptic tale of wanton violence, with a healthy dose of stabbing, ripping, evisceration, and angst.
Story: 7
A lonely jeep rumbles across the ruined landscape, assaulted by a gang of bikers. The occupants, a man and woman, are quickly rounded up, the man cruelly murdered, and the woman is sexually assaulted, lacerated, and left to die. This is Violence Jack afterall, what did you expect?
This time around, we get…
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Third chapter on the Violence Jack unholy trinity.
It starts with a good violent scene getting to what matter in this anime. Violence and brutality. If the other OVAs didn’t please you this one will not either, since the story is of the same calibre of the other ones of if not a little below.
Some time has passed since the events that occurred on the other two parts of this series. Society seems to be again growing slowly but as it’s usual with these post apocalyptic worlds, gangs of delinquents, murders and rapists control the cities.
This time around, Violence Jack has another person who wants to take revenge on the bad guys.
Another OVA full of wicked violence and the always pleasant gore for your viewing pleasure.
Rate: 6/10
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