Rance 01: Hikari wo Motomete The Animation - Leazas no Yami

"Good morning, my adorable pet."

Story: NOW it feels like Rance, alright. A short special depicting how Lavender, the kidnapped student from the third episode, was tortured by the queen and ravaged by her beasts. It focus on torture, rape, gangbang and of course, a little spicing-up of mindbreak. Still, is not as bad as it sounds, specially if you're used to the Rance series.

Art: Just like the main episodes, it goes without saying that is exceptionally good. The color palette on the imps look great and I'd even go as far as to call them cute, if not by their naked mole-rat/goblin faces (their little ... tails kept disappearing in some scenes by the way, and that kind of bothered me).

Sound: Good voices, the imps do sound a little annoying (although it's probably intended), sound effects somewhat feel a bit better in here and there's a guitar-shredding metal song playing in the background.

Character: Lavender kind of looks like a cheap Hatsune Miku knockoff, but she's cute enough to make you feel a bit bad for her. Oh, and remember the Great Ape, from Dragon Ball? Yeah, he was there. Huh. Who would've thought.

Enjoyment: Four short minutes of crazy and fast-paced hardcore hentai. It jumps straight into the action and it's over before you know it.

Overall: While I didn't disliked it, I'm glad that they left it out just as a special episode instead of implementing it in the show and quite possibly bothering the watchers that don't usually like this type of stuff.

Rance is one of my favorite hentai with slight dark undertones mixing in with the comedic and light overall feel to the show leading to a balanced viewing experience. However if you are a hentai addicted freak like me, you may have felt like it was missing that signature hentai edge that we all crave which makes us question our morals. If that describes you then Leazas no Yami is the perfect OVA to round out your Rance watching experience. This short 4 minute side story will fill all your monster rape fetishes that was just missing from the vanilla that Rance provided.

Story : 7

There ... isn't much story on it's own as Leazas no Yami is some extra content we get concerning the tortured ghost that Rance meets on his journey. It depicts her torture in a pretty short scene but gets a good score as it adds some more depth into the overall story arc of Rance 01.

Art : 8

In this small scene, there was not much artwork showcased but since it relied heavily on the main show to flesh out these characters the art in this special helps to convey the darker side of the princess that we didn't fully witness in the main show. This special also helped display the range of characters the artist could draw from tiny rape goblins that looked extremely invasive in their acts on Leaza to giant gorilla rapists who's dick threatened to rip her apart as the show didn't really include that many fantastical rape creatures.

Sound : 7

Average sound quality but screams of pain leave a little to be desired. Doesn't take much away from the horrendous acts taking place on your screen so it receives an average score from me

Characters : 8

This episode is best watched in between episode 3 and 4 of the main series as it fulfills an important role in establishing the princess character which we do not see much of until the last episodes. We become more invested in Leazas and the atrocities committed upon her as we get hints of what happens in the dungeon in the main series but to see it played out infront of us makes us connect with her on a deeper level compared to glimpses we got in the main show. Furthermore we were able to see how evil the princess really was as she seemed much less twisted in the main show and although this special shifts tones quite heavily from the main series it should be included in a person's watch through as it adds so much more to character development and motivations.

I believe this special is an important part of the Rance series, providing us with a darker view of the show compared to its overtly light tones. We get great character backstory, motivations and development in such a short contained story that adds so much with so little to our main story. Although containing extremely gruesome imagery, it is quite necessary in making Rance 01 such a good watch which makes the twisted feeling in your stomach, as semen shoots from the vagina out the mouth, so much more earned and necessary unlike many hentai. This 4 minute clip should just be included in your fap of episode 3 if you can get off to it