Angel of Darkness
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is a 4 part hentai
anime
series released in 1994 by Pink Pineapple in Japan. The series focuses on tentacle rape
and S&M and was adapted into a live action series. The animated series is released in North America by ADV Films under their SoftCel Pictures
label. The genre is situated between sci-fi horror and the slasher film
.
Each of the 4 part series had different styles and character designs.
d creature and is suddenly infected. Later, Atsuko and Sayaka are attending opening ceremonies of the Siren Academy's freshmen welcome. It's at this point we discover that Sayaka and Atsuko are lovers, trying to hide their affair from Sayaka's older sister who is currently playing the organ
. We then see Professor Goda, who is also attending the opening ceremonies, looking on the crowd of freshmen with evil eyes.
The scene then shifts to an underground basement in the school in which Professor Goda and The Director are raping a freshman who is tied up. The Director is dressed up in typical red bondage gear. Goda comments that he needs the extracts of younger women in order to provide food for an organism that he discovered. The Director appears to be enjoying watching the rape and involves herself in the process by whipping the freshman with her riding crop until the freshman faints.
The scene cuts to the dormitory of Sayaka and Atsuko, who are currently engaging in heavy petting. The scene develops in to a full sex scene until they are interrupted at the end of their lovemaking by fellow students knocking at the door asking them to come to dinner. It's at this point there are clear signs that there is something wrong with the student population as all the girls are listless and uninterested in anything, including Atsuko's "impressions".
Yuko manages to get a little life out of them through her violin
playing, but it is clear there is something wrong. Professor Goda is in the church listening to the music when he is suddenly attacked by what appears to be a fairy
, who we later find out is named Rom. The show then cuts to a montage of Sayaka and Atsuko's life at their new school, and Atsuko proves to be an apt athlete and a healthy eater, and very popular with the other girls in the school, to the disapproval of Sayaka who wants Atsuko all for herself.
hentai genre. This was done in order to circumvent stringent Japanese censorship laws at the time that did not allow the animation of the pubic region and identifiable genitalia. As such, hentai films began using monsters with phallic tentacles to "rape" women in films.
and DVD
with subtitles
only.
. Chris Beveridge regards the hentai to be "neither the best nor the worst" that he had seen, but enjoyed the third episode over the last, as it was more plot-oriented.
Hentai
is a Japanese word that, in the West, is used when referring to sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation, particularly those of Japanese origin such as anime, manga, and computer games. The word hentai is a kanji compound of 変 and 態...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series released in 1994 by Pink Pineapple in Japan. The series focuses on tentacle rape
Tentacle rape
is found in some horror or hentai titles, with tentacled creatures having sexual intercourse with female characters. The genre is popular enough in Japan that its occasionally even the subject of parody. In recent years, Japanese and Asian films of this genre have become more common in the United...
and S&M and was adapted into a live action series. The animated series is released in North America by ADV Films under their SoftCel Pictures
A.D. Vision
A.D. Vision was an American international multimedia entertainment company headquartered in Houston, Texas, prior to its collapse and distress sale to four other Houston-based companies in 2009...
label. The genre is situated between sci-fi horror and the slasher film
Slasher film
A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
.
Each of the 4 part series had different styles and character designs.
Plot
Professor Goda is digging under a large tree in the school yard, when he breaks through a mysterious stone tablet and is attacked by a large tentacleTentacle
A tentacle or bothrium is one of usually two or more elongated flexible organs present in animals, especially invertebrates. The term may also refer to the hairs of the leaves of some insectivorous plants. Usually, tentacles are used for feeding, feeling and grasping. Anatomically, they work like...
d creature and is suddenly infected. Later, Atsuko and Sayaka are attending opening ceremonies of the Siren Academy's freshmen welcome. It's at this point we discover that Sayaka and Atsuko are lovers, trying to hide their affair from Sayaka's older sister who is currently playing the organ
Organ (music)
The organ , is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard operated either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with...
. We then see Professor Goda, who is also attending the opening ceremonies, looking on the crowd of freshmen with evil eyes.
The scene then shifts to an underground basement in the school in which Professor Goda and The Director are raping a freshman who is tied up. The Director is dressed up in typical red bondage gear. Goda comments that he needs the extracts of younger women in order to provide food for an organism that he discovered. The Director appears to be enjoying watching the rape and involves herself in the process by whipping the freshman with her riding crop until the freshman faints.
The scene cuts to the dormitory of Sayaka and Atsuko, who are currently engaging in heavy petting. The scene develops in to a full sex scene until they are interrupted at the end of their lovemaking by fellow students knocking at the door asking them to come to dinner. It's at this point there are clear signs that there is something wrong with the student population as all the girls are listless and uninterested in anything, including Atsuko's "impressions".
Yuko manages to get a little life out of them through her violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
playing, but it is clear there is something wrong. Professor Goda is in the church listening to the music when he is suddenly attacked by what appears to be a fairy
Fairy
A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural.Fairies resemble various beings of other mythologies, though even folklore that uses the term...
, who we later find out is named Rom. The show then cuts to a montage of Sayaka and Atsuko's life at their new school, and Atsuko proves to be an apt athlete and a healthy eater, and very popular with the other girls in the school, to the disapproval of Sayaka who wants Atsuko all for herself.
Production
Considered soft porn, Angel of Darkness attempts to merge the magical girl anime formula with the tentacle rapeTentacle rape
is found in some horror or hentai titles, with tentacled creatures having sexual intercourse with female characters. The genre is popular enough in Japan that its occasionally even the subject of parody. In recent years, Japanese and Asian films of this genre have become more common in the United...
hentai genre. This was done in order to circumvent stringent Japanese censorship laws at the time that did not allow the animation of the pubic region and identifiable genitalia. As such, hentai films began using monsters with phallic tentacles to "rape" women in films.
Anime
Angel of Darkness series was licensed by ADV Films and released under their Softcel label. All four episodes were released on VHSVHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....
and DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
with subtitles
Subtitle (captioning)
Subtitles are textual versions of the dialog in films and television programs, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. They can either be a form of written translation of a dialog in a foreign language, or a written rendering of the dialog in the same language, with or without added...
only.
Live-action
Angel of Darkness was adapted into five live-action adult film by Critical Mass Video .Reception
Patrick Drazen regards Angel of Darkness as being an example of the use of "horror to express sexual anxiety", and as an example of Gothic fictionGothic fiction
Gothic fiction, sometimes referred to as Gothic horror, is a genre or mode of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Gothicism's origin is attributed to English author Horace Walpole, with his 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto, subtitled "A Gothic Story"...
. Chris Beveridge regards the hentai to be "neither the best nor the worst" that he had seen, but enjoyed the third episode over the last, as it was more plot-oriented.