Tenjouhen: Utsunomiko

While the first movie (Earthly Chapter, 1989) at least did well as a sort of "classic modern" Japanese fairy tale, incorporating a whole lot of the traditional Japanese folklore, this one failed to reach the same heights. It's not a good compilation, as it ends on a cliffhanger and is only meant to improve the sales of the eponymous OVA, while that OVA itself was also made to advertise the source book.
There's barely any point in watching this compilation instead of the OVA, as you won't know the full story anyway, and it very closely retells the first 5 episodes of the OVA, barely ... omitting anything (mostly the comedic relief scenes with Kijimuna), plus the OVA has an LD-rip, this is only available in VHS quality.
As for the story itself, it's also quite confusing and shōnen-like. While it doesn't ultimately descend into Naruto-tier anime, you can quite soon notice the familiar notes in this tune, like when the main character is only there to effortlessly kick the asses of the obviously overpowered, literally god creatures, through the power of friendship / firing up.
Interestingly, this part of the book was a bestseller in Japan, standing out even against the other parts. My bet is that it's thanks to the close integration of so many folklore and historical figures, who would be close and familiar to a Japanese viewer, but are completely alien to us, with their weird Buddhist monikers and inscrutable biographies.
In turn, the first movie / book, are a lot more down-to-earth and easy-to-understand, it's mostly ordinary humans against less ordinary humans, hence it fares a lot better as a fairy tale. But in this part, the magic is gone, the whole pantheon enters the scene, and the actually adult themes begin showing up. The show itself also takes a turn to more cruel and gruesome.
I will finish the OVA after this, of course, but I already know I won't like it as much as the first move.