Violence Jack
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is a Japanese manga
written and illustrated by Go Nagai
in 1973. It has had several serializations and one-shot stories which have run in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Most of the stories have been compiled in around 45 tankōbon
while a few of them have been published as special tankōbon or have yet to be published in that format.
A few of the sagas from the manga were adapted in three independent OVAs released in 1986, 1988 and 1990. These OVAs have been released in the United States
, Italy
, France
, United Kingdom
, and New Zealand
. In some of these countries, the contents of the OVAs have caused censorship issues, while in Australia
the second OVA was banned altogether.
, published by Kodansha
. The second ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine, also published by Kodansha, from to , with a few gaps between months. This two serializations of Kodansha were originally published in 7 volumes.
Five years later, the serialization continued this time in the magazine Weekly Manga Goraku
, published by Nihonbungeisha, and ran from to . This serialization originally produced 31 volumes in total.
In , three years later after the end of the previous serialization, a special tankōbon called was released by Nihonbungeisha. Seven years later, in a special one-shot story, , was published by Shueisha
in a special edition of Weekly Young Jump
, Bessatsu Young Jump #14. This story has not been re-printed or compiled yet.
In (cover date 2005-05-13·20) the magazine Weekly Comic Bunch
published by Coamix
, the most recent serialization started, with . This serialization was irregularly published, stopping in and re-starting in to end in in number 17 of Weekly Comic Bunch. This series was compiled and published by Media Factory
in two volumes in 2010.
and Violence Jack. The most important being the physical appearance of Slum King human pets: Ryo Asuka and Miki Makimura. However, how they came to be like that was unknown, specially since Miki was already dead by the end of Devilman. At the end of the Weekly Manga Goraku serialization, after Slum King was beheaded, he mysteriously re-appears, just as Ryo does (both he and Miki were previously killed by Slum King), this time speaking and recovering his lost limbs. The final chapter reveals that the apocalyptic world in Violence Jack is in a world re-created by God. Satan (Ryo Asuka) is punished by being constantly humiliated by Slum King (Zenon). Jack is actually Akira Fudo, and is one of three parts that form Devilman, the others being a child Jack and woman Jack, both of which were normally seen as birds around Jack from time to time. They merge together in order to stop the recently awakened Satan. This time Devilman manages to stop Satan.
The second OVA, called }}, was released in .
. This is the most controversial OVA since part of its themes are rape
, necrophilia
and cannibalism
.
The last OVA, , was released in .
Most non-Japanese versions also use the same order of the English version.
Violence Jack was originally released in an edited form in the US by Manga Entertainment
. As fans wanted to see it uncut, the Right Stuf arranged with Manga Entertainment the release of an unedited version in . The label Critical Mass was created since it was considered to be too intense for the Right Stuf line. The censored version by Manga Entertainment only had dubbed audio, while the uncensored version by Critical Mass was available in both dubbed and subtitled formats. The censored version was also released in the United Kingdom
by Manga Entertainment. In New Zealand
, also released by Manga Entertainment, it was promoted as the banned version from Australia
.
The OVAs were released in their uncut version by Manga Entertainment in France
in 1999 and by Fox Pathé Europa in 2003, and in Italy by Shin Vision
.
The OVA with most censorship problems was Violence Jack: Evil Town. When Manga Entertainment submitted this OVA to the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification in 1997, the OVA was refused a rating. It is suspected that this version was the already censored version from the UK (the print reviewed ran 55 mins, whereas the original print runs 60 mins.) Since this OVA was banned, the release of the rest was scrapped.
The OVAs were released uncut in Italy and France. In the United States it was also released uncut by Right Stuf under the Critical Mass label.
A great comet hurls from space and collides with Earth, causing a cataclysmic earthquake that rocks the Kanto Plain of Japan, killing several and reducing the cites to rubble. In this time of weakness, a ruthless man known as the Slum King took control of the Kanto Plain with his brute force and rules it with an iron fist. However, in the middle of a trek across the land with his great forces at his side, he encounters a mighty beast-like man wearing a battered green jacket and a yellow ascot who slaughters his men and then targets the Slum King himself. They clash, but their fight is interrupted by a sudden massive tsunami that separates the two.
The Slum King survives the wave and returns to his immense fortress where he tells his men that no one can dare oppose him and be permitted to live. With that said, he promptly orders his men to kill one Violence Jack, the man whom he confronted before.
The episode revolves around a girl, Mari, being captured by the army and sent to a sex camp. Her boyfriend, Ken'ichi, rescues her with the help of Violence Jack.
At the end, Jack is challenged by Harem Bomber. With great difficulty, Jack manages to defeat Harem Bomber, but at the price of the life of Ken'ichi, who is killed when he is hurled out a helicopter which Jack used to subdue the Harem Bomber.
Mari awakens to witness a bright, shining bird soar into the air. Without hesitation, she pursues it as it glimmers high above.
Due to a massive earthquake, an underground portion of Tokyo has been separated from the outside world. Because of the limited supply of food and the constant threat of intergroup warfare, the underground city's survivors have dubbed the area Hell City. When the story begins, Evil Town has been in existence for several months.
Evil Town is split into three "sections." Section A consists of businessmen and ordinary citizens, and is the most regulated section due to the presence of police officers. Section B, which consists of criminals and lunatics, is controlled by the huge gang leader Mad Saurus and his second in command, the transsexual Blue. Section C, a former modeling agency, avoids contact with the other groups except when necessary.
Section A is attempting to dig their way back to the surface when they uncover Violence Jack, who has apparently been sealed in a rock wall since the earthquake. Section A's leaders invite Jack to stay as their protector, but the other sections have also learned of Jack's existence and call a meeting to see him for themselves.
At the meeting, the Section C leader Aila Mu offers to hire Jack as their guardian and tells him a disturbing story: After the earthquake occurred, the men of both A and B ran wild, capturing and raping the women until they learned that there was enough food for long-term survival. Many of the worst offenders are current Section A leaders, who would revert to behaving like animals if another disaster occurred. Convinced by Aila Mu's story, Jack agrees to aid Section C.
Riled by the lingering presence of Jack, Section B launches a surprise attack on Section A; as Aila predicted, A's leaders turn on one another in an attempt to survive, resulting in the near total destruction of the group. The survivors flee to Section C just as the women finish their own tunnel out of Hell City. Section B raiders arrive and finish off Section A, then begin assaulting the women. Jack defeats the raiders, killing Blue and severely wounding Mad Saurus.
Mad Saurus mourns the loss of Blue, who accepted her despite Blue's differences. In order to combine their power, Mad Saulus consumes her corpse, transforming into a devilish red creature to battle Jack a second time. Jack is heavily wounded in the fight, but manages to kill Mad Saurus by stabbing him through the forehead, returning him to his human form.
The battle between Mad Saurus and Jack gives Section C enough time to make their way to the surface, which is now a flattened ruin instead of a city. Aila Mu laments that her skills as a model are useless in the ruined world, but the rest of Section C assures her that she is a capable and beloved leader.
This time, there is a peaceful post-apocalyptic town known as Hope Town. The biker gang Hell's Wind show up and ransack it. Violence Jack makes his entrance here. The episode starts as a young woman, Jun, and her boyfriend, Tetsuya, are attacked. Tetsuya is murdered by Hell's Wind, and they assault and rape the terrified Jun soon after.
Jack fends off the gang by taking several gunshots which seem to have no effect on him.
Hell's Wind captures a young teacher and takes her to their base which is an abandoned airfield. They take her top off and strap her to a fighter jet. At the behest of a little orphaned boy, Jack goes to rescue her. They try shooting him with a rocket launcher, but Jack tunnels under the ground and bursts out whilst being set on fire to kill everyone. The bike leader tries to escape, but Jack throws his knife at him and cuts his legs off.
Jack departs, strangely heartened by speaking with the orphaned boy, who vowed to become stronger than anyone to protect the people around him.
The final scene shows another gang of horsemen coming from the distance and showing a person strapped to a post. A close-up is made to one of the vehicles and is shown a soldier-like person (which intends to make the audience think is the leader). The screen turns to black and Jack's eyes appear, as the become furious, and the credits begin to roll.
with illustrations by Go Nagai and published by Kadokawa Shoten
. The first one, was released in while the second one, , was released in .
In , another novel titled , written by Tatsuhiko Dan with illustration by Go Nagai, was released by Kodansha
.
is dedicated to the saga of Violence Jack, where it is confirmed that Jack is Akira Fudo after his battle with Satan.
Jack appears in the Japanese GBA video game Legend of Dynamic: Go-sho Den Hokai no Rinbu Kyoku published by Banpresto
in .
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
written and illustrated by Go Nagai
Go Nagai
, better known by the penname , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a...
in 1973. It has had several serializations and one-shot stories which have run in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Most of the stories have been compiled in around 45 tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
while a few of them have been published as special tankōbon or have yet to be published in that format.
A few of the sagas from the manga were adapted in three independent OVAs released in 1986, 1988 and 1990. These OVAs have been released in the United States
United States
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, Italy
Italy
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, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. In some of these countries, the contents of the OVAs have caused censorship issues, while in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
the second OVA was banned altogether.
Plot
The series takes place in a world destroyed by a devastating earthquake in which the remnants of humanity are divided between the strong and the weak. Violence Jack is uncovered amongst the rubble and demolished granite by the inhabitants of this city, asking him to help the weak people and helping them destroy what, in most cases, are the strong groups commanded by killers and rapists (this is the story line of Violence Jack: Evil Town). In the three OVAs, Jack is requested to help different groups, such as the Zone A, (later he ends up helping Zone C women) or a small town, as shown in "Hell's Wind". As for the manga, the stories change drastically, being the first story the help of Violence Jack to a group of female models in a tropical forest in Kanto. Even though Jack contains the figure of a ruthless, evil character, he always helps the weak section of people, in trade for nothing.Manga
The first serialization ran from to in Weekly Shōnen MagazineWeekly Shonen Magazine
, also known as Shōnen Magazine, is a shōnen manga magazine published by Kodansha, first published on 17 March 1959. Despite some unusual censorship policies , it's mainly read by an older audience, with a large portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college...
, published by Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
. The second ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine, also published by Kodansha, from to , with a few gaps between months. This two serializations of Kodansha were originally published in 7 volumes.
Five years later, the serialization continued this time in the magazine Weekly Manga Goraku
Weekly Manga Goraku
is a Japanese weekly manga magazine published since 1968 by Nihon Bungeisha which targets a demographic of middle aged men instead of one of the more common targets of seinen or shōnen manga. The magazine is published every Friday....
, published by Nihonbungeisha, and ran from to . This serialization originally produced 31 volumes in total.
In , three years later after the end of the previous serialization, a special tankōbon called was released by Nihonbungeisha. Seven years later, in a special one-shot story, , was published by Shueisha
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
in a special edition of Weekly Young Jump
Weekly Young Jump
, launched in 1979, is a weekly Japanese magazine that publishes various seinen manga in each issue. It is published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines.- History :...
, Bessatsu Young Jump #14. This story has not been re-printed or compiled yet.
In (cover date 2005-05-13·20) the magazine Weekly Comic Bunch
Weekly Comic Bunch
is a defunct Japanese manga anthology marketed to young adults that was edited by Coamix and published weekly by Shinchosha from 2001 throughout 2010...
published by Coamix
Coamix
Coamix Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manga and anime production company partnered with Shinchosha. Its headquarters are in the in Kichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo....
, the most recent serialization started, with . This serialization was irregularly published, stopping in and re-starting in to end in in number 17 of Weekly Comic Bunch. This series was compiled and published by Media Factory
Media Factory
is a Japanese publisher. It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd...
in two volumes in 2010.
Relationship to Devilman
When it was originally published there were several hints that pointed out the relationship between DevilmanDevilman
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai which originally started as an anime adaptation of the concept of Nagai's previous manga series, Demon Lord Dante. A 39 episode anime series was developed by Toei in 1972 and Nagai began Devilman as a manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen...
and Violence Jack. The most important being the physical appearance of Slum King human pets: Ryo Asuka and Miki Makimura. However, how they came to be like that was unknown, specially since Miki was already dead by the end of Devilman. At the end of the Weekly Manga Goraku serialization, after Slum King was beheaded, he mysteriously re-appears, just as Ryo does (both he and Miki were previously killed by Slum King), this time speaking and recovering his lost limbs. The final chapter reveals that the apocalyptic world in Violence Jack is in a world re-created by God. Satan (Ryo Asuka) is punished by being constantly humiliated by Slum King (Zenon). Jack is actually Akira Fudo, and is one of three parts that form Devilman, the others being a child Jack and woman Jack, both of which were normally seen as birds around Jack from time to time. They merge together in order to stop the recently awakened Satan. This time Devilman manages to stop Satan.
Character appearances from other Nagai's manga
Besides the relationship with Devilman, a great number of characters in Violence Jack come from several manga created by Go Nagai. Most of them have a dedicated story arc. These are a few of them:- Cutie HoneyCutie Honeyis a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Cutie Honey first appears on volume 41 of the 1973 edition of Shōnen Champion. According to Nagai, she is the first female to be the protagonist of a shōnen manga series....
: Here Honey is the sister of Ryo Asuka and is looking for him. She makes several efforts to rescue him and gets the help of several women, each of which is one of the several forms of Cutie Honey. All of them die at the end. - Gakuen Taikutsu Otoko: The role of the main characters of this manga in Violence Jack is very large. They appear in several story arcs. The character Tsubasa Nishikiori, who appears in Shin Mazinger Shogeki! Z Hen as she looks in Violence Jack, originally appeared in this manga, though her appearance was younger.
- Dororon Enma-kunDororon Enma-kun, also known as Satanikus!, is a Japanese horror-comedy anime and manga series created by Go Nagai. It's one of Nagai's most famous works in Japan, although not very well known in the rest of the world. In 2006, it would get a sequel/remake in Demon Prince Enma, which drops the comedy and becomes a...
: The main characters appears as adults with no relationship to the Makai. Kapperu is not a Kappa here. - God MazingerGod Mazinger, also known as is an anime, manga and novel series created by manga artist Go Nagai. The anime aired on Japanese TV from to in the network Nippon Television with 23 episodes. The manga was originally published in tankōbon format by Shogakukan in 4 volumes published in , , and respectively....
: Aila Mu (also known as Aira Mu), who is the protagonist of Evil Town, is originally from this manga. - Harenchi GakuenHarenchi Gakuenis a Japanese media franchise created by Go Nagai. Harenchi Gakuen was one of the manga serialized in the very first issue of Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. The series was the first big success for Go Nagai...
: The characters of this series appear with a serious tone. The only surviving teacher is Hige Godzilla, who still retains some of his lust, but is kicked out by the surviving students before turning into a monster. - Mazinger ZMazinger Z, known briefly as Tranzor Z in United States, is a Super Robot manga and anime series created by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later continued in Kodansha TV Magazine from October 1973 to September 1974. In...
: Mazinger here has the physical form of a blind black manBlack ManBlack Man is a 2007 science fiction novel by Richard Morgan. It won the 2008 Arthur C Clarke Award. It was published as Thirteen in North America. It is not part of the Takeshi Kovacs universe by the same author....
(slightly similar to Jim KellyJim KellyJames Edward Kelly is a former American football quarterback in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills and the USFL's Houston Gamblers....
as he appears in the film Enter the DragonEnter the DragonEnter the Dragon is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts co-production with Golden Harvest and Warner Bros. studios, directed by Robert Clouse; starring Bruce Lee, Jim Kelly and John Saxon. This is Bruce Lee's final film appearance before his death on July 20, 1973...
) and is called Jim Mazinger. In order to fight at his best, he gets the help of a small kid named Koji KabutoKoji Kabuto', also written Kouji Kabuto, is a fictional character featuring in the works of manga artist Go Nagai. He is the main character and pilot of super robot Mazinger Z. He makes a comeback in the sequel series Great Mazinger where he helps defeating the Mycenaean Empire...
, who always rides on his shoulders whenever Jim needs to fight against enemies. - Tetsu Senshi Musashi: Musashi plays an important role towards the end of the manga. It is revealed that Slum Queen was in fact his girlfriend for whom Slum King lusted. Musashi faces Slum King but apparently loses, only to reappear some time later in order to try to defeat Slum King and get back his beloved. His death is one of the reasons for which Slum Queen betrays and tries to kill Slum King.
- Zuba Ban: All characters from the original manga appear. Zuba has a special relevance to the series as he is the son of Slum King and later revealed to be the main face of Zenon (the reason why Slum King had no face).
OVAs
A few of the story arcs of the manga were adapted into OVA format. The first OVA, called was released in (some sources place the release date in , although others place the release date in ).The second OVA, called }}, was released in .
. This is the most controversial OVA since part of its themes are rape
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority or with a person who is incapable of valid consent. The...
, necrophilia
Necrophilia
Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses,It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is artificially derived from the ancient Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία...
and cannibalism
Cannibalism
Cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh of other human beings. It is also called anthropophagy...
.
The last OVA, , was released in .
Non-Japanese releases
The English releases of the OVAs were out of their original order:| Japanese title | Japanese release order | English title | English release order |
| Violence Jack: Harem Bomber | 1 | Violence Jack: Slumking | 3 |
| Violence Jack: Evil Town | 2 | Violence Jack: Evil Town | 1 |
| Violence Jack: Hell's Wind Hen | 3 | Violence Jack: Hell's Wind | 2 |
Most non-Japanese versions also use the same order of the English version.
Violence Jack was originally released in an edited form in the US by Manga Entertainment
Manga Entertainment
Manga Entertainment is a producer, licensor and distributor of Japanese animation in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand...
. As fans wanted to see it uncut, the Right Stuf arranged with Manga Entertainment the release of an unedited version in . The label Critical Mass was created since it was considered to be too intense for the Right Stuf line. The censored version by Manga Entertainment only had dubbed audio, while the uncensored version by Critical Mass was available in both dubbed and subtitled formats. The censored version was also released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
by Manga Entertainment. In New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, also released by Manga Entertainment, it was promoted as the banned version from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
The OVAs were released in their uncut version by Manga Entertainment in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1999 and by Fox Pathé Europa in 2003, and in Italy by Shin Vision
Shin Vision
Shin Vision Srl was an Italian company based in Rome that published Japanese anime and manga, as well as in merchandising, film/live action, non-Japanese cartoons, and music...
.
Censorship
The first release by Manga Entertainment was cut in most countries where it was released (USA, United Kingdom, New Zealand). In the UK release, the cuts amount to 30 in Evil Town of an already cut version for a total of 4:25 mins, 6:43 mins in Hell's Wind, and 25 in Slumking (Harem Bomber) and are related to sex, violence, bondage and cannibalism. The US version also has similar cuts.The OVA with most censorship problems was Violence Jack: Evil Town. When Manga Entertainment submitted this OVA to the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification in 1997, the OVA was refused a rating. It is suspected that this version was the already censored version from the UK (the print reviewed ran 55 mins, whereas the original print runs 60 mins.) Since this OVA was banned, the release of the rest was scrapped.
The OVAs were released uncut in Italy and France. In the United States it was also released uncut by Right Stuf under the Critical Mass label.
Harem Bomber
A great comet hurls from space and collides with Earth, causing a cataclysmic earthquake that rocks the Kanto Plain of Japan, killing several and reducing the cites to rubble. In this time of weakness, a ruthless man known as the Slum King took control of the Kanto Plain with his brute force and rules it with an iron fist. However, in the middle of a trek across the land with his great forces at his side, he encounters a mighty beast-like man wearing a battered green jacket and a yellow ascot who slaughters his men and then targets the Slum King himself. They clash, but their fight is interrupted by a sudden massive tsunami that separates the two.
The Slum King survives the wave and returns to his immense fortress where he tells his men that no one can dare oppose him and be permitted to live. With that said, he promptly orders his men to kill one Violence Jack, the man whom he confronted before.
The episode revolves around a girl, Mari, being captured by the army and sent to a sex camp. Her boyfriend, Ken'ichi, rescues her with the help of Violence Jack.
At the end, Jack is challenged by Harem Bomber. With great difficulty, Jack manages to defeat Harem Bomber, but at the price of the life of Ken'ichi, who is killed when he is hurled out a helicopter which Jack used to subdue the Harem Bomber.
Mari awakens to witness a bright, shining bird soar into the air. Without hesitation, she pursues it as it glimmers high above.
Evil Town
Due to a massive earthquake, an underground portion of Tokyo has been separated from the outside world. Because of the limited supply of food and the constant threat of intergroup warfare, the underground city's survivors have dubbed the area Hell City. When the story begins, Evil Town has been in existence for several months.
Evil Town is split into three "sections." Section A consists of businessmen and ordinary citizens, and is the most regulated section due to the presence of police officers. Section B, which consists of criminals and lunatics, is controlled by the huge gang leader Mad Saurus and his second in command, the transsexual Blue. Section C, a former modeling agency, avoids contact with the other groups except when necessary.
Section A is attempting to dig their way back to the surface when they uncover Violence Jack, who has apparently been sealed in a rock wall since the earthquake. Section A's leaders invite Jack to stay as their protector, but the other sections have also learned of Jack's existence and call a meeting to see him for themselves.
At the meeting, the Section C leader Aila Mu offers to hire Jack as their guardian and tells him a disturbing story: After the earthquake occurred, the men of both A and B ran wild, capturing and raping the women until they learned that there was enough food for long-term survival. Many of the worst offenders are current Section A leaders, who would revert to behaving like animals if another disaster occurred. Convinced by Aila Mu's story, Jack agrees to aid Section C.
Riled by the lingering presence of Jack, Section B launches a surprise attack on Section A; as Aila predicted, A's leaders turn on one another in an attempt to survive, resulting in the near total destruction of the group. The survivors flee to Section C just as the women finish their own tunnel out of Hell City. Section B raiders arrive and finish off Section A, then begin assaulting the women. Jack defeats the raiders, killing Blue and severely wounding Mad Saurus.
Mad Saurus mourns the loss of Blue, who accepted her despite Blue's differences. In order to combine their power, Mad Saulus consumes her corpse, transforming into a devilish red creature to battle Jack a second time. Jack is heavily wounded in the fight, but manages to kill Mad Saurus by stabbing him through the forehead, returning him to his human form.
The battle between Mad Saurus and Jack gives Section C enough time to make their way to the surface, which is now a flattened ruin instead of a city. Aila Mu laments that her skills as a model are useless in the ruined world, but the rest of Section C assures her that she is a capable and beloved leader.
Hell's Wind
This time, there is a peaceful post-apocalyptic town known as Hope Town. The biker gang Hell's Wind show up and ransack it. Violence Jack makes his entrance here. The episode starts as a young woman, Jun, and her boyfriend, Tetsuya, are attacked. Tetsuya is murdered by Hell's Wind, and they assault and rape the terrified Jun soon after.
Jack fends off the gang by taking several gunshots which seem to have no effect on him.
Hell's Wind captures a young teacher and takes her to their base which is an abandoned airfield. They take her top off and strap her to a fighter jet. At the behest of a little orphaned boy, Jack goes to rescue her. They try shooting him with a rocket launcher, but Jack tunnels under the ground and bursts out whilst being set on fire to kill everyone. The bike leader tries to escape, but Jack throws his knife at him and cuts his legs off.
Jack departs, strangely heartened by speaking with the orphaned boy, who vowed to become stronger than anyone to protect the people around him.
The final scene shows another gang of horsemen coming from the distance and showing a person strapped to a post. A close-up is made to one of the vehicles and is shown a soldier-like person (which intends to make the audience think is the leader). The screen turns to black and Jack's eyes appear, as the become furious, and the credits begin to roll.
Novels
Two novels were written by Yasutaka NagaiYasutaka Nagai
, bettern known by the pen name , is a Japanese novelist, manga author and scenario writer. He is one of the four brothers of manga artist Go Nagai.In 1969 he was a candidate for the Ranpo Edogawa prize for his novel Baptism of Blood , being Seiichi Morimura the winner of that year, but he...
with illustrations by Go Nagai and published by Kadokawa Shoten
Kadokawa Shoten
is a well-known Japanese publishing company based in Tokyo, Japan. Kadokawa has published both manga novels and magazines, such as Newtype magazine...
. The first one, was released in while the second one, , was released in .
In , another novel titled , written by Tatsuhiko Dan with illustration by Go Nagai, was released by Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
.
Other media
The third OVA of CB Chara Nagai Go WorldCB Chara Nagai Go World
is an original video animation based in the works of Go Nagai. It was originally released from to in three episodes. Following the same concept, a oneshot manga by Nagai was released in 1992....
is dedicated to the saga of Violence Jack, where it is confirmed that Jack is Akira Fudo after his battle with Satan.
Jack appears in the Japanese GBA video game Legend of Dynamic: Go-sho Den Hokai no Rinbu Kyoku published by Banpresto
Banpresto
is a Japanese toy company, best known in America for game development, headquartered in the Shinagawa Seaside West Building in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was founded April 1977 as Hoei Sangyo, Co. Ltd. The company was renamed Coreland in 1982, and during the 1980s it worked mainly as a subcontractor for...
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External links
- Violence Jack at d/visualD/visuald/visual incorporated d/visual incorporated d/visual incorporated (株式会社ディー・ビジュアル） is a Japanese publisher of manga books and anime home video.It was established in October 2002 by Federico Colpi and Kazuhiko Murata....
- Violence Jack at PaTaTo's Manga DB
- Shin Violence Jack official webpage (Internet Archive Wayback Machine) at Comic Bunch
- Violence Jack: Harem Bomber Hen at At Entertainment
- Violence Jack: Harem Bomber at allcinema
- Violence Jack: Evil Town Hen at At Entertainment
- Violence Jack: Evil Town at allcinema
- Violence Jack: Hell's Wind Hen at At Entertainment
- Violence Jack: Hell's Wind Hen at allcinema