Audience reviews
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KousakaK
Very interesting concept but played too straight and never taken to the extremes it needed to. In the end this OVA comes across as being indifferent toward Ryuichi's psychopathic behavior, actions that would rival Light Yagami and Patrick Bateman in wickedness, as many have pointed out. I don't read this as wanting the viewer to imprint on, or sympathize with the MC, but rather to take it as a lesson in the evils that exist in the world, and how they more often than not go unpunished. Sadly the way the anime handles these complex ideas is REALLY subpar and can very easily lead to confused messaging. Not to mention how it speeds through all that could be interesting relationships and character moments, and does such with some quite outdated animation, even for the year this came out.
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“Aoki Honoo” is a hot mess. This one-episode OVA somehow manages to feature the most despicable “protagonist” I have ever seen in an anime. This guy, who doesn’t have a good personality (or really, any personality), charisma, good looks or any other potentially redeemable qualities, somehow manages to get girls and women to fall at his feet, and manipulates everyone around him to dance in the palm of his hand, ruining their lives while inexplicably not facing any repercussions.
I can’t sympathize much with his victims, either; none of them are likable. Some of them know he’s manipulating them but let him continue to do what he wants anyway, and others just make idiotic decisions with regard to their interactions with him, essentially digging themselves into deeper holes.
There’s not real…
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What the hell...
honestly the people don't even feel real. Their motivations are either oversimplified or nonexistent and its difficult to know what's going on.
the landscapes are quite nostalgic of 80s and 90s anime
the characters are drawn ok tbh, pretty bad comparatively nowadays, some of the movement feels pretty robotic and the expressions are quite off putting
I quite enjoyed the osts they played since they also have that old nostalgic nice sounding 80s - 90s osts
The osts of this time have quite interesting instrumentation and melodies/harmonies. I can't quite describe it by word.
Actually after hearing the really horrible janky sounding harpsichord ost they played I take that back.
Most of the OSTs after the halfway point are pretty bad too.
The sound effects are ok, they do their…
Read at the sourcePeckey
"Aoki Honoo" is one of those shows that is so positively awful, so obviously terrible, that it turns around and becomes one of the best shows you've seen in a while.
Now, don't get me wrong, the quality, sound, story, animation and such are awful. What makes this show so good is the scumbag sociopath that we call the main character. His eyes are desolate; his soul is empty. Lust drives him, and nothing else. He gets bored? Find another woman. And in the process, ruin her life just for fun. Promises are but sentences to him, and empathy is nothing except a word.
You couldn't even call this a story. It's merely a window in the life of a man who feels nothing but an overwhelming desire to get laid. I searched—I really did—for some sort of meaning to this story, some sort of message of this…
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Honestly I was excepting more of a shit show from this 1 episode OVA, and it really was a mess but goddamnit I really enjoyed it.
For me, I can enjoy pretty much any type of anime as long as it's not some love-triangle drama bullshit. For me it's all about the enjoyment and I really enjoyed watching this one.
The anime don't have much of a plot, it's just the MC being a f*cking horrible person and banging chicks, and trying to get a lot of money. I just loved how simple the story was.
The art was quite potatoish, but the anime was made in 1989 so I don't really care.
I love how unique type of character the MC is, he's probably the most loved and the most hated character in the series, he can have pretty much anything he wants. I just loved how horrible person he was because it's rare…
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Stay away from it. For your sake.
Spoilers: The only reason i watched until the end was because I thought the main character would get his fair punishment. But unfortunately…
This anime left me with a bitter feeling
The lead character is horrible for no apparent reason, he doesn't seem to have family issues but ends up being a dick anyway and it's so frustrating to see that he succeeds in everything in life, he gets all the girls he wants, all the money, the popularity graaaaaaaaa! Watching this made me so mad! My only wish would have been to see him die in the biggest pain
Read at the sourceNeimaj
This OVA through me for a loop; I just had to talk about it afterwards. Aoki Honoo is a OVA from the eighties that I just randomly found one day, and decided to watch. I was under the impression that it was just another high school anime where romantic progress doesn't exist, but I was wrong, dead wrong. I knew some shit was up after watching a curtain scene a few minutes in. The B( . Y . )BS were unexpected. In retrospect it was obvious, it's an eighties OVA. At that point, nothing was really wrong. The animation was stiff as hell, but no major issues. Now, Kaizu Ryuuichi, the main character, is a sociopath! He seemed normal at first, but after the first half of the episode, you realize that this man is a monster. I won't say exactly what he does, but let's just say he takes advantage of…
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This is one of the worst anime I've ever watched. The only good thing that came out of it is that now I am aware of what it feels like to reach a whole new low. Honestly, it's like the anime version of 'The Room'... the only positive way to look at it is a 'so bad it's good', maybe.
The story revolves around this mentally deranged teenager who - for reasons completely unknown, apart from his penis size - is irresistible to women, to the point where they go to extremes when he eventually dumps them to climb higher on the social ladder or something. So bad, it was honestly so freaking bad.
I feel sorry for every aspiring psychopath who though this was anything more than someone's idea of what their life would be like if they had a magic penis that women couldn't resist to. Seriously, if yo…
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This is my first review so don't be harsh on me :P
This anime didn't suck at all; well, it could have sucked if I am stuck inside a romance bubble :P
The main character, Ryuuichi, is a modern demon that would do anything to reach the top. On his way he meets, not only girls that he wants to exploit to achieve his short-sighted goals, but also some allies as well. This anime shows in a direct way that society is, unfortunately, build and may be ruled, not by romance, but by heartless, ruthless people. Ryuuichi wants to become one of these - not because he chose too, but just because he feels this way.
It is very interesting to see how such a character perceives life. He is doing everything to reach his goals without any empathy at all, delving into his egoism and his own diminished ethic…
Read at the sourcesammach
amazing, kinda like death note the main character would do anything to get to the top, i know this has gotten a lot of bad reviews; although, i really really enjoyed it and couldn't get enough of watching this guy claw his way to the top
Read at the sourceMallaJong
One of the most hilarious anime I have ever seen. If you are easily offended by chauvinistic, patriarchal, sociopath protagonists, then this anime is DEFINITELY for you. Relish in the birth of the Blue Flames. Ryuuichi, the male protagonist, is set on ruling Tokyo, Japan. The Blue Flames of his inner consciousness directs a force so narcissistic - so horrifyingly dominant - that Ryuuichi will partake in anything to temporarily satisfy the insatiable hunger of his worldly desires.
Enjoy this downright hilarious portrayal of a bastard.
I admit, I laughed the entire way.
Read at the sourceSkadi
If your dream in life is to become a womanizing, unfeeling sociopath who will do anything to climb to the top then Blue Flames could very well be your guide. Not very often to I see something so reprehensible that it has practically no value once so ever. I don’t know what the point of this was supposed to be, unless it was to be used as educational PSA for rich girls on how to avoid gold-digging gigolos.
In the story, Ryuuichi Kaizu moves from girl to girl, using them as he pleases for sex and money or influence until they are no longer needed. That’s pretty much it. I guess you could consider this a bit of a character study and a social experiment in the cruelty and stupidity of the human species. Despite its completely abhorrent plot, you can’t really say it’s not realistic. I know the…
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Ryuuichi is sleeping his way to the top. Cool. This isn't a hentai FYI.
This anime revolves around Ryuuichi, a misogynist who sleeps with women to get to the top. However this OVA does nothing to prove that he reaches his goals, or does anything other than look like a total douche. Honestly, he's a male whore. Women beg to sex him. There is no story and I just told you all about it. This is definitely a woman repelant and this type of story would make a woman cringe at the sight of it. This is a fairly novel concept since it's post-OVA boom but still managed to deliver. I knew what I was getting into so the story was not at all that bad. Did I mention there are some sex scenes?
The art is as low budget as low budget can be. I've seen kids drawings with a better budget. It seems that the…
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