Demon Beast Invasion
Encyclopedia
is a manga
series written and illustrated by Toshio Maeda
, published by Wani Magazine. The series was adapted into a six-part original video animation
of the same name in 1990, followed by in 1995.
, was charged with promoting obscenity for selling an issue of the Demon Beast Invasion manga to an undercover officer. He was fined US$4,000 and sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation after the original six-month prison term sentence was suspended.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series written and illustrated by Toshio Maeda
Toshio Maeda
is a controversial erotic manga artist who was most prolific in the 1980s and 90s. Several of Maeda's works have been used as a basis for Original Video Animations including the well known La Blue Girl, Adventure Kid, Demon Beast Invasion, Demon Warrior Koji and his most famous work, Urotsukidōji...
, published by Wani Magazine. The series was adapted into a six-part original video animation
Original video animation
, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...
of the same name in 1990, followed by in 1995.
Plot
Earth is being invaded by a race of unclean beasts who wish to take over the planet. However, since Earth's environment is hostile to the demons they hatch a plan to impregnate as many human females as possible in order to create a race of human/demon hybrids which will rule the Earth by proxy. But the "Interplanetary Mutual Observation Agency" sends a duo of enforcers to Earth to hunt down and destroy the alien race they call the 'demon beasts'.Controversy
In 1999, Jesus Castillo, a clerk at Keith's Comics in Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, was charged with promoting obscenity for selling an issue of the Demon Beast Invasion manga to an undercover officer. He was fined US$4,000 and sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation after the original six-month prison term sentence was suspended.
External links
- Toshio Maeda Official website (contains the original Demon Beast Invasion manga, as well as all Maedas other works)