Shin Hurricane Polymar

I will try to be brief. As with a lot of revivals in OVA format, this is not a complete story, nor is it an exact "remake" of the original. It reimagines a lot of stuff and some story bites are clearly rushed to get us to the hero in a suit fighting villains.

Like many other OVAs from 80 and 90s here, we have nudity and blood, and sometimes it can feel a little bit unwanted but these days I usually interpret it as part of its time and style (but yeah sometimes too much violence and nudity).

The fights are well-animated, with good choreography and ... fluid animation. The tone shifts from dark noir to more lighthearted conversations as the daily life of detective Joe with Takeshi and Teru with him. It blends well in my opinion but as this feels more like a Pilot rushing to the interesting part of the fights nothing is closed out on the plot or very much developed.

There is also an attention to detail in visuals and fashion, the characters have creative and different character designs focusing on the main cast on their daily life they sport some cool 90's style. The protagonist (Takeshi) has an elaborate haircut and a baggy jacket with chains. and even use earrings. Teru uses more than one outfit and her main clothes are a mix of light and daily with a bit of fashiony and cool.
(Im not very well-developed as a Clothes and Fashion critic)

The music adds a nice layer to the OVA, combining the fun parts with good voice actors, and the noir and tense parts with that detective and mystery vibes, the action is hype 90's action music! Not only is the opening epic but when it plays at the end fight it is equally epic.

Conclusion: It's pretty, not that dumb, charming, dated, epic, noir?, heroic, mysterious, but it is just a 2 episodes OVAs with barely anything explained or developed. Good action, charming visuals, nice pacing, awesome music, and charismatic characters. If you like 90s stuff, I recommend it cuz it's so brief. If you're looking for a deep story, conclusions, and themes, and even something that does not scream 90s dumb action and corny fashion, do not watch this.

So anyway, New Hurricane Polymar OVA: Holy Blood has actually been released in the US - more than once, even - interesting given that the original hasn't been released here in any capacity (though, it sure is popular in Italy - go figure - which is where I'd first seen the original).

To any extent, Hurricane Polymar OVA is VERY indiciative of it's era in Anime - nearly fossilized even. At a quick glance one can tell exactly when it's from - both to it's credit and detriment.

First of all, if you're not familiar with it, the original is ridiculous - it's action-jammed and ... fluid and surprisingly viseral, especially for not being too graphic. In this way the original reflect IT'S era of Anime. I suppose, then, it's appropriate that the remake reflects it's era as well.
The action in the remake is rammed up accordingly - it does try to capture the feel of the original - though one can tell the budget had to be considered at times. There is, of course, blood and nudity factored in now where there wasn't in the original - as one might expect.

Secondly, the art is a bit "extreme" and there certainly are some questionable choices - what is with all the cats? And what in the world is Detective Joe wearing? Further, there is a clear inclination that they are trying to punch up the art style, to make it grittier - the point that even the tears are exaggerated.

Finally, the tone is a little weird - that is, EXTREME action and then ODDBALL comedy for long stretches; the show seems a bit confused about the tone that it's really aiming for - I imagine this a product of both misguided direction and an attempt to pad out the whole VHS. The whole mess comes out a bit over-the-top, as it were.

It's not a bad OVA by any means - it's fun and very watchable - quite action-y for your thirty minutes. However, it also feels very much a relic of an "extreme" time gone by.