スケバン刑事

SUKEBAN DEKA

OVA

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
2
RELEASE
July 21, 1991
LENGTH
47 min

DESCRIPTION

The last time Saki left school it was to change her school uniform for prison greys, but when the Feds needed someone to infiltrate a ruthless criminal organization operating within an exclusive high school, they knew they needed the baddest bad girl of them all!

Now Saki's back on the streets for the ultimate final exam, armed with a top-secret weapon that only LOOKS like a yo-yo, and a license to use whatever force necessary to achieve her goal. Saki's lovely, lethal and ready to lay it all on the line-because if she fails this test, the next outfit she'll be wearing is a body bag!

(Source: ADV Films)

CAST

Saki Asamiya
Kazue Ikura
Remi Mizuchi
Masako Katsuki
Ayumi Mizuchi
Urara Takano
Inspector Kurayami
Kenji Utsumi
Sanpei Nowaki
Hiroshi Takemura
Yuujou Numa
Akio Ootsuka
Kyouichirou Jin
Akira Kamiya
Emi Mizuchi
Saeko Shimazu
Gouzou Mizuchi
Tomomichi Nishimura

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

mintaffinity
85/100
The insanity of a 70s shoujo brought to life in a 90s OVA
___I'm a woman who's inherited insane blood!___ I think I was biologically engineered to love this. My first and long standing anime-love is Revolutionary Girl Utena, and I will not accept that the titular Utena’s design is merely that of coincidence with one Saki Asamiya. Watching this OVA was like looking into a reincarnation of my love; or maybe it is more accurate to say that Utena is the second coming of Saki, and Oscar, and Sapphire, and all the other princes who came before her. Because yes, Saki is a prince. She may not have the sauve mannerisms, but she has the heart to protect maidens and make boys with long hair swoon, and you cannot tell me that she wouldn’t know how to slow dance with her fated caged bird. I’m not a huge fan of selling a work of art by comparison, but with something like Sukeban Deka it’s nearly impossible to not notice the influences it wears on its sleeve and, in turn, what it would go on to influence. Completely batshit villainesses that are the perfect chimera of Cutie Honey baddies and every mean shoujo girl; the camp to rival that of a Nicholas Ray film; the over the top action of an 80s action movie; Sukeban really does have it all. You can tell that it influenced what came afterwards, as well. If you've been an anime fan long enough to find this gem, I guarantee there will be scenes and shots in this that give you deja vu. As far as production goes, Sukeban makes itself stand out from other late 80s-early 90s OVAs with its distinctive character designs and fluid, almost cartoony action scenes. The way the animators draw the characters flailing about never ceases to amuse. The sound design heavily falls into the camp leanings, as well. There was one scene in particular where one of the many egregious uses of postcard memories (which I also adore) is paired with the sound of a motorcycle revving to make it seem like the sound is emanating from Saki herself. Endless enjoyment. It may seem like I’m overselling this thing, and it’s obviously not for everyone, but if you’ve also inherited insane blood, it is well worth the watch. It's a wonderfully over-the-top romp. We've got mega rich teenagers with access to thugs and hard drugs, mind control computers, paintings that are worth torturing and killing over, and oh so many metaphorical (and physical) snakes. Plus, you’ve got to admit that a piece of work that gets you to fully buy into pitting a yo-yo against a shotgun is worth at least an hour and a half of your time. You will know from the very first scene if Sukeban is for you or not anyways. ___It was my mother that taught me how to use a yo-yo with both hands___
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