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Introduction
Enma is a popular character created by Go Nagai, the master of the Japanese manga industry who brought a number of masterpieces like Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutey Honey. Enma first appeared in a manga called SATANIKUS! (aka "Dororon Enma-Kun"). In it, a devil of a young boy Enma, nicknamed "Satanikus," solves many mysterious incidents around him with his friends Little Princess Yuki and Kapaeru. Portrayed comically yet thrillingly, and even a bit naughty sometimes, this Go Nagai's masterpiece is loaded with his appeals. A TV animation version was broadcasted alongside the manga serialization, and the series was loved by kids of the time.
And after more than 30 years of the great success of SATANIKUS!, the legendary character is revived with a fresh zest! In Demon Prince Enma, the young man Enma has grown to be called the Demon Prince of the Underworld, and he confronts the heinous "demons" that lurk deep within the human world. It's a shockingly scary full-scale suspense horror. And who better to combine the worlds of violence and eroticism that are the essence of Go Nagai's manga into a beautiful animation with a mysteriously sexy and stylish finishing touch than Mamoru Kanbe, the director of Elfen Lied? The realistic 5.1 surround sounds gives even more horror to the audience. Experience the newly revived, erotic and stylish horror of the modern "demons" on DVD!
Episode 1 Nobusuma: Rot-Pus Suck Demon
Enma is a demon born from fire. His mission is to take back or destroy demons that have escaped from the Underworld. Enma established the Enma's Detective Agency in the human world along with his partner Yukihime, and Kapaeru who is in charge of information gathering, in order to accomplish his mission.
One day, a man named Heinrich, a professor of German history at a university, visits the Agency as their client. He's a German married to a Japanese woman. Lola, their daughter, has been missing. His request is to have his only daughter found.
At that time, horrific incidents occurred, one after another surrounding Lola. Those who got involved with her were murdered one by one by the unknown "thing..."
Screenplay by: TAKAWO YOSHIOKA / Storyboards and Episode Directed by: MAMORU KANBE / Animation Directed by: RYO TANAKA |
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Episode 2 Piguma: Corpseless Demon
Nanami is a hostess at "Cutie College," the cabaret club where Kapaeru works part-time to collect information. There she is working hard for her boyfriend Sabu, though she herself never feels comfortable doing this job.
On her birthday, Nanami gets a Japanese doll from Sabu as a present. Nanami, whose hobby is collecting dolls, becomes ecstatic. More than anything, the fact that it's from Sabu is the reason why she always takes it with her to the club she works at.
However, one night, when she returns home from work earlier than usual, Nanami catches Sabu cheating. It was after that day that mysterious murders started happening to Nanami's acquaintances...
Screenplay by: TAKAWO YOSHIOKA / Storyboards and Episode Directed by: MAMORU KANBE / Animation Directed by: RYO TANAKA
Episode 3 Karuma: Misery Swirling Demon
Appearances of demons decrease day by day and Enma and others enjoy rather peaceful days.
Kapaeru has a mail-friend named "Sat-chan." Being a young little girl, she has a sort of adoration towards Kapaeru. He gives her advice, and she calls him "Kapa-chan." One day, Kaperu receives an E-mail from Sat-chan, saying "I want to meet you." However, Kapaeru worries that his monstrous appearance would disappoint her and asks Enma to see her pretending to be her "Kapa-chan."
Her problem is a serious one: It seems she has been abused by her parents. Later, after receiving an E-mail from Sat-chan asking him for help, Enma and Kapaeru rush to the site. Meanwhile, an abnormal incident happens to Yukihime.
Screenplay by: TAKAWO YOSHIOKA / Storyboards and Episode Directed by: MAMORU KANBE / Animation Directed by: RYO TANAKA
Episode 4 Enma
A high school teacher Yoshinaga, college students Ayu Ayukawa and Hiroko Hoin, a free-lance writer Yuri Benten, and an inspector Naojiro Abashiri... Led by a woman in a white kimono, they were suddenly trapped in a mysterious mansion with no windows or exits.
The doors which were there moments ago are now gone, and rooms suddenly appear where a dead-end was supposed to be. The layout of the mansion changes as if it's alive, putting those confined in it into a state of terror. And as if the building is picking on the guests in fear, it makes them vanish one by one.
The mansion is in fact the demon itself that devours human trauma\the darkness of human hearts. Disappearance of Yukihime and the death of Kapaeru... Falling into the biggest crisis, Enma opens fire against the most vicious demon ever encountered!
Screenplay by: TAKAWO YOSHIOKA / Storyboards and Episode Directed by: MAMORU KANBE / Animation Directed by: RYO TANAKA
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© 2006 Go Nagai / Dynamic Planning, Bandai Visual |
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