Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Koroshiya Ichi The Animation: Episode 0, Koroshiya-1 The Animation, Ichi The killer, Ichi The Killer Episode 0, Koroshiya 1 The Animation Episode 0, Koroshiya Ichi Japanese: 殺し屋１ THE ANIMATION EPISODE 0
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 27, 2002
Duration:
45 min. per episode Rating:
R+ - Mild Nudity
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SynopsisA masochistic mobster meets his match in the dark streets of Tokyo. His nemesis, Ichi, is a psychopathic killer with an unrelenting thirst for bloodshed. A horrifying secret burns in his mind, and his hands deal death without mercy. At last, the shrouds of mystery are parted to reveal the origin of the monster. The city will know its greatest fear at the unveiling of Ichi the Killer.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Ichi The Killer
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animegorey
28 of 53 people found this review helpful
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1 of 1 episodes seen
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10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
10 |
| Sound |
9 |
| Character |
9 |
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10 |
Man oh man. If you like twisted, violent, psychopathic and demented killers, YOU WILL LOVE this OVA. I laughed alot during this insanely twisted mindfuck of an anime. I watched it twice in a row, the second was to show my wife cause she got home about 10 minutes after I finished the first viewing. She thought it was stupid and sick. But she likes the anime Red Garden, so she don't know nothing. Animation was excellent and sound was great. The opening theme is a psychotic, energy filled kill song that may give you a siezure or at least the urge to laugh or be violent. This is a twisted story of how to make a psycho killer. Watch and you'll see. read more
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Starman
16 of 36 people found this review helpful
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1 of 1 episodes seen
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3 |
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3 |
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2 |
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5 |
| Character |
5 |
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3 |
This is NOT worthy of the Takaashi Miike film that everyone loves. Avoid this anime for bad art, reused cells, boring plot development and confusing situations that are supposedly revealing details about Ichi's backstory. The shock level of the film is rather tame, despite the overtones of marital sexual abuse and of course violent sexual frustration. Watching this leaves you feeling dirty, and not the refreshing enjoyable dirty like watching the real movie. Go see a Miike film instead.
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Both "Gantz" and "Ichi the Killer" are shocking, disturbing, dark exercises in ultraviolence. Both series will show you disturbing images you probally don't ever want to see, but like a train wreck, you can't look away. Also both surprisingly have a large amount of dark humor. Half the time your watching these anime series you will be laughing, and the other half you will be repulsed. They are both full of gore, sex scenes, screwed up scenes, and show more blood then most other anime series, in a shorter time then though possible.
The music in both series sound very much alike. From background music to the songs used, they all sound very much alike. Both series music seems to be inspired by rap, and their odd beats seem to match the dark ultraviolence of each show. Listening to the opening themes of both series back to back (which sound a like), might want to make you do some killings of your own...
Both series also have character designs that look the same. They seem to both have that weird "ugly" seinen style designs, that work for each show. The characters in both are very well detailed, and look almost ugly (the intent sometimes) and realistic. The characters in each series are also a little alike, so it's fitting they are drawn the same way.
If you liked the dark comedy/ultraviolent horror that was "Gantz", give "Ichi the Killer: Episode 0" a try (or vice versa)...
The protagonists behave of seemed form. Both animes has much insane violence and some complementary scenes of nudity and sexual relation. Gantz is a great anime to who likes gore with a drama mixture.
Because both of them are very psichologic, a lot of gore, human thinking and a lot of fighting.
Blood, gore, violence, very dark atmosphere, also a few sexual scenes.
Both are the worst adaptations that I've ever seen. Just ignore those two and go read the manga.
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