Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood

Introduction

Remake of old superhero show of the same name.

Audience ratings

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Audience reviews

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SgtSalamander

Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood is one hell of a reboot. It takes an old Tokusatsu kids show from the 70s, and refashions it into a thoroughly badass slugfest, complete with an overhauled aesthetic and some of the best fight choreography that I've seen in anime at the time of this writing. Beginning with the story, we follow the tale of the hero Polymar, who fights the evil aquatic Plutos who want to sink the continents below the waves, all while he maintains a double-life as an assistant at a second-rate detective agency in a crumbling building. My favorite part is how it takes the original core of the story while making it something more. It preserves the setup for the most part, even maintaining the general look and feel of the suits and uniforms, but brings it all to life with tension, s…

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querempaz

I will try to be brief. As with a lot of revivals in OVA format, this is not a complete story, nor is it an exact "remake" of the original. It reimagines a lot of stuff and some story bites are clearly rushed to get us to the hero in a suit fighting villains. Like many other OVAs from 80 and 90s here, we have nudity and blood, and sometimes it can feel a little bit unwanted but these days I usually interpret it as part of its time and style (but yeah sometimes too much violence and nudity). The fights are well-animated, with good choreography and fluid animation. The tone shifts from dark noir to more lighthearted conversations as the daily life of detective Joe with Takeshi and Teru with him. It blends well in my opinion but as this feels more like a Pilot rushing to the interesting par…