Ogre Slayer
1994 • Shogakukan
- Format
- OVA
- Aired
- 1994
- Episodes
- 4
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Shogakukan · KSS · OB Planning · Pastel
- Genres
- Action
There was once an ogre (oni) mother who gave birth to human looking child. Instead of an ogre`s horn, this child was born with a sword in hand called the "Onigirimaru" or Ogre Slayer. He has no name and is only refered to by the name of his sword. Though he appears human, he is pure ogre. Believing that he will become human once all of his kind vanished fromthe world of humans, he sets out on his destiny to slay all of his kind. Even now, in the mother world of Japan, he is still out there slaying ogres.
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Ogre Slayer, known in Japan as Oni-giri, was released as a two-episode original video animation in 1994. Produced by Shogakukan and animated by J.C.Staff, the project serves as an adaptation of the dark fantasy manga series created by Kei Kusunoki. The production emerged during the height of the 1990s direct-to-video anime boom, a period defined by a surge in supernatural and horror-themed storytelling aimed at an audience transitioning from late-night television programming to the home video market.
The character designs were crafted to capture the grim, atmospheric aesthetic inherent to Kusunoki's original illustrations, which often blended traditional Japanese folklore with modern horror tropes. The animation team focused on translating the stark, haunting imagery of the manga into a moving format, aiming to maintain the intensity of the source material. While it remains a niche entry within the vast catalog of 1990s OVAs, it is recognized by collectors as a representative example of the studio's stylistic experimentation during this era.
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