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Jan 2, 2018
Mixed Feelings
Genocyber is a 5 episode OVA series that was released in 1994. It's based on a manga with the same name by Tony Takezaki. The manga only had 1 volume released and the story was never completed. The OVA was made by studio Artmic and directed by Koichi Ohata (MD Geist).

The nations of the world has started to merge. World peace is being threatened by individual corporations and their private armies. One of those companies, the Kuryu Group has discovered a powerful weapon that will tip the balance of power in their favor. They call it the Genocyber. It's a combination of cybernetics and psychic potential. Many desire to controll this monster, but can it really be controlled, or will the world be destroyed by it's powers.

This is where I normally talk about characters, but honestly there isn't really that much to say. We have our main character Elaine Reed who is the host of the Genocyber, and her sister Diana Reed who is used to control Elaine. Other than that there isn't anyone to shine any light on as characters are not really important to this story.

I have to talk a little about the acting in this OVA as well, cause it is down right some of the worst voice acting I've heard. Half of the time I don't even know if they are trying to act or if they are just reading their lines. Then when someone who does at least sound like they are trying show up, it makes you wonder why they even try.

The animation is ok with some quality drops here and there. Basically, all of the good animation comes during the gory death scenes. I would say the most interesting thing about this OVA visually is it's use of sketch art which you see mostly in pictures of on ID in this show. I can't say that it blends in perfectly with the rest, but it was a cool little experiment.

The music in this show was also very bad. It didn't fit in anywhere and honestly detracted from the entire experience. It's almost like it would have been better without any music in it what so ever.

Now despite having a lot of negative things to say, you'll probably be surprised to hear that I don't actually hate this OVA. It's dumb, and it's by no means good, but it's entertaining. What more can you really ask for from what's basically a B movie? But just like I said in my Violence Jack review, there is basically only one reason why you would watch Genocyber, and that is for it's incredibly gory deaths. That is the only thing this OVA delivers on 100% and if you're into really violent B movies like this, you're gonna get a kick out of Genocyber.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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