Devil Hunter Yohko Explained

Ja Kanji:魔物ハンター妖子
Ja Romaji:Mamono Hantā Yōko
Genre:Action, comedy, horror
Type:ova
Studio:Madhouse
First:December 1, 1990
Last:July 1, 1995
Runtime:30–45 minutes (each)
Episodes:6
Type:manga
Author:Gaku Miyao
Publisher:Shōnen Gahōsha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Young King OURs
Imprint:YK Comics
First:1995
Last:1996
Volumes:1

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.

An English dubbed version of the series was also released. The six-episode series was adapted into several video games by Masaya.

Plot

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.

Characters

Secondary characters

Theme music

Release

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."[4] 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.[5] 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]

Video games

The series was adapted into several video games by Masaya (a division of NCS Corporation):

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mamono Hunter Yohko (anime) . Seiyuu Database . September 27, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Toole, Mike . Devil Hunter Yohko . AnimeJump/BestAnime . October 27, 2003 . September 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161014080041/http://bestanime.org/review/devil-hunter-yohko-2/. October 14, 2016.
  3. Web site: Beveridge, Chris . Devil Hunter Yohko Collection 1 . AnimeOnDVD.com . May 4, 2002 . September 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050209120331/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/641.php . February 9, 2005 . dead .
  4. Greenfield, Matt; Williams, David; Williams, Janice. . Devil Hunter Yohko Complete Collection . DVD . ADV Films . US . 2008.
  5. Web site: Helman, Christopher . Why Grow Up? . . September 6, 2004. September 14, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090808023711/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2004/0906/178.html . August 8, 2009.
  6. Web site: Devil Hunter Yohko DVD Collection . Christopher . Macdonald . . 2022-02-25 . 2022-05-21.
  7. Web site: 魔物ハンター妖子 Blu-ray BOX(3枚組) . . 2022-05-21.