Baoh the Visitor

Baoh the Visitor was released in 1989 as a single-episode original video animation produced by Studio Pierrot. It serves as an adaptation of the manga series Baoh by Hirohiko Araki, the creator later renowned for his long-running JoJo's Bizarre Adventure franchise. The story follows a young man named Ikuro Hashizawa who becomes a biological weapon after being infected with a parasite, forcing him to fight a shadowy organization seeking to harness his new powers.

The production sought to capture the gritty, body-horror aesthetic of 1980s dark fantasy manga, utilizing a distinctive cel-animated style that emphasized the grotesque transformations central to the plot. While the manga was Araki's first major serialized work, the anime adaptation is often viewed as a stylistic precursor to the supernatural combat dynamics that would define his later career. It is regarded by enthusiasts as a cult classic of the late eighties anime boom, noted more for its historical significance in Araki's bibliography than for widespread commercial reception upon its initial release.