Vampire
Hunter D: (1985 - animated) This early imported classic
boasts several classic storytelling and heroic elements.. including the
dreaded off-camera "prepare the Overlord's bride" scene. Doris, despite
her droll name and slightly nuerotic background check, has been chosen
by Count Lee to be his bride. She objects, calls in a Vampire Hunter,
but still manages to get caught in time for the finale. While D is
busy fighting baddies, Doris is caught, hypnotized, and dressed in a wedding
gown ALL OFF CAMERA. Henchmen chant their lamentful woes all the
way to the alter, then die in the climax when D saves the day. Of
course, 90% of other japanimation makes up for this oversight, such as...
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REBUTTAL:
Twin Dolls: (1992) One of said examples of anime that doesn’t
scrimp on the onscreen action, if you will, is this flick. In the
ussual hentai plot, demons want schoolgirls for sex and other dastardly
purposes, and the henchbaddies cackle and fondle the way for an entrance
by the overdemon himself (or whatever). They get to rip off clothes
and have a taste or three of each girl before handing her over to the “big
man” (and in anime, they’re HUGE!). Ai and Mai, our heroines, fall
prey to much of the same, but, in what I’m sure the audience find as depressing
as I, escape to freedom and beat the bad guys. Ah well, I’m sure
there’s a sequal.
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