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Devil Hunter Yohko (Japanese: 魔物ハンター妖子, Hepburn: Mamono Hantā Yōko) is a Japanese original video animation series created by Madhouse, produced by Toho, and released in North America by ADV Films as their first release. The series was first released on December 1, 1990 and ended on July 1, 1995. It is about a sixteen-year-old girl named Yohko Mano, voiced by Aya Hisakawa, who banishes demons from the Earth.
Devil Hunter Yohko | |
魔物ハンター妖子 (Mamono Hantā Yōko) | |
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Genre | Action, comedy, horror[1][2] |
Original video animation | |
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Studio | Madhouse |
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Released | December 1, 1990 – July 1, 1995 |
Runtime | 30–45 minutes (each) |
Episodes | 6 |
Manga | |
Written by | Gaku Miyao |
Published by | Shōnen Gahōsha |
Imprint | YK Comics |
Magazine | Young King OURs |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1995 – 1996 |
Volumes | 1 |
An English dubbed version of the series was also released. The six-episode series was adapted into several video games by Masaya.[3]
For centuries, the Mano family has been slaying demons. Yohko's grandmother, Madoka, is the 107th Devil Hunter, and Yohko's mother, Sayoko, would have been the 108th, but for a small hitch: A Devil Hunter must be a virgin to take on the power and responsibility. Sayoko became pregnant before Madoka could reveal the family's secrets, and so the job fell to Yohko. Now the 108th Devil Hunter, Yohko must face off against demons while trying to live her life as a boy-crazy schoolgirl.
No. | Title | Directed by [lower-alpha 2] | Written by [lower-alpha 2] | Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 2] | Original air date | |
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01 | "Monster Hunter Yohko" Transliteration: "Mamono Hunter Yohko" (Japanese: 魔物ハンター妖子) | Katsuhisa Yamada[lower-alpha 3] | Sukehiro Tomita | - | December 1, 1990 | |
Yohko Mano is introduced. Yohko goes about her daily life; day dreaming about a cute guy named Hideki. Yohko learns that her family has a long history of being devil hunters. But this time the demons decide to take out the next devil hunter before she can fight back. After a failed attempt to take Yohko's virginity (so that she can't become a devil hunter), the demons decide to use Hideki as bait. Yohko must become the 108th devil hunter and rescue the man of her dreams. Note: The English-dubbed "Special Edition" of this episode restores approximately 30 seconds of assorted footage that was cut from the final Japanese print of the film.[5] | ||||||
02 | "Devil Hunter Yohko 2" Transliteration: "Mamono Hunter Yohko 2" (Japanese: 魔物ハンター妖子2) | Katsuhisa Yamada Hisashi Abe | Hisaya Takabayashi | Kazunari Kume | December 22, 1992 | |
Yohko trains to become a good devil hunter. Nearby a local construction site destroys a forest in which sleeping spirits lie. The spirits are disturbed by this and start harassing the construction workers. Azusa Kanzaki, a Devil Hunter in training, is introduced. Azusa came to become an apprentice to Yohko. The two team up to fight against the spirits that are harassing the workers. | ||||||
03 | "Devil Hunter Yohko 3" Transliteration: "Mamono Hunter Yohko 3" (Japanese: 魔物ハンター妖子3) | Katsuhisa Yamada Hisashi Abe | Katsuhisa Yamada | Hisashi Abe | April 11, 1993 | |
Yohko has a dream about a man named Master Biryu. Yohko is transported to another dimension and learns that Biryu has been imprisoned. Yohko learns that she must save Master Biryu (although she develops a crush on him). Meanwhile, Azusa saw Yohko disappear and attempts to get Yohko back with Yohko's friend, Chi. They manage to get to where Yohko is, but fail and manage to get themselves back where they started. She must fight the demon holding Master Biryu captive in order to free him. | ||||||
04 | "Devil Hunter Yohko 4-Ever" Transliteration: "Super Music Clip" (Japanese: スーパー ミュージック クリップ) | Katsuhisa Yamada Yasuhiro Kuroda (4.3) Genrou Tanaka (4.45) Tatsuyoshi Yamazawa (4.45) | - | Katsuyuki Kodera (4.3) | December 21, 1993 | |
A tribute to Devil Hunter Yohko, with a collection of music videos. These videos feature songs from the series (including three new songs), put to scenes from the anime, colored manga picture, an original animated video featuring chibified versions of Yohko and Azusa, and two live videos. | ||||||
05 | "Hell on Earth" Transliteration: "Kouin Haou no Ran" (Japanese: 光陰覇王の乱) | Junichi Sakata | Tatsuhiko Urahata | - | July 1, 1994 | |
Madoka, Yohko's grandmother, senses the return of Tokima: the demon who from the time of the first devil hunter has been the enemy of the Mano family, is approaching. Tokima appears and possesses Ryuichi Asakura, a man whom Yohko has a crush on. Tokima tricks Yohko and gets near the clock that keeps his power sealed, but is repelled by special talismans. The next day, Madoka ends up with her past youthful body! Tokima possesses Azusa, who takes the clock. Yohko fights Azusa to try to stop her from destroying the clock. Yohko is tricked and "killed". The clock is destroyed and the demon's power released. Yohko is taken to the time of the very first Devil Hunter, Haruka Mano. The two go back into the present and fight against Tokima. | ||||||
06 | "Double Jeapordy" Transliteration: "Yohko x 2 (Squared)" (Japanese: 妖子×2(二乗)) | Akiyuki Shinbo | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Akiyuki Shinbo Kouichi Ishihara | July 1, 1995 | |
Ayako Mano, who is nearly identical in appearance to Yohko, is introduced; she has spent her life training and honing her abilities so that one day she may defeat Yohko and become the devil hunter of the Mano family, and now she is ready for the final confrontation. Yohko continues to live her life and is unaware of Ayako until she starts stealing away every guy that on whom Yohko has a crush. Then one night while taking a bath, Yohko hears something outside and gives chase. She then meets up with an Azusa look-alike. She and Ayako attack the unsuspecting Yohko with crushing attacks, while Yohko parries the onslaught. The fight stops, but Ayako vows to finish it. Madoka reveals a certain part of her past that relates to the encounter. Yohko's teacher, whom she has a crush on, is used as bait to lure Yohko. Ayako and Yohko meet face-to-face for the showdown. The fight awakens a demon who sleeps deep within the Earth and the two must learn to fight together to fend off this powerful creature. |
Devil Hunter Yohko was ADV Films' first VHS release, on December 15, 1992. ADV co-founder Matt Greenfield said the reason Yohko was chosen as the first release was because "we wanted something that was really very unique, that people were going to say 'Whoa! What was that?', because at the time no one in the US had seen anything like this."[5] Toho reluctantly licensed Devil Hunter Yohko to ADV, making the title ADV's first; even though Shozo Watanabe, the general manager of the Los Angeles office of Toho, expressed concern that ADV would not be able to handle the distribution of the film, Toho was unable to find another distributor, so it selected ADV.[3] The story was adapted into a manga by Gaku Miyao. The anime was re-released on DVD in 2002, commemorating the tenth anniversary of its original release by ADV.[6]
Toho released a Blu-ray box set of the OVA series on July 20, 2022.[7]
The series was adapted into several video games by Masaya (a division of NCS Corporation):
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