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Devilman (Double Feature)

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Starring: Show Hayami, Yu Mizushima, Jun Konomaki Devilman, the sinister super-hero from manga pioneer Go Nagai (Cutie Honey, Mazinger Z), makes a big splash in the trash video market in this spectacularly violent pair of OVA’s: Devilman: The Rebirth (1987) and Devilman: Demon Bird Sirène (1990). Nagai considered this gruesome cult favorite his anti-war work, a parable of injustice and lost humanity. Sure! Why not? Akira Fudo is your average Tokyo high school student: he tends to the class bunnies, crushes on girls, gets the shit kicked out of him by bullies. When Akira reunites with a forgotten friend, Ryo, his humdrum life gets ripped inside out. The screaming hordes of Hell are on the…

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