Anime Colony: 3x3 Eyes

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  Rating: PG-13
  U.S. Distribution Rights: Pioneer Entertainment
  Genres: Fantasy, Action

3x3 Eyes (OVA)
Alternate Title: Sazan Eyes

Description: Pai is the last of the Sanjiyan -- a magical race of 3-eyed creatures, and she comes in search of Tokyo high-school student Yakumo with news of his father's death and hopes of becoming human. After a fatal accident, Pai is forced to absorb Yakumo's soul to keep him from dying, making him an undead creature bound to her. Their journey to make Pai human becomes complicated with dark forces seeking to stop them, especially when Pai's crueler nature emerges...

Overall Grade: 94% (A)

The 3x3 Eyes II: Legend of the Divine Demon (OVA) Review

Reviewer: Clyde Adams III
Episodes reviewed: 1-4; Subtitled

Grade: 94% (A)

3x3 Eyes is a high-quality fantasy adventure, with elements of horror, comedy, and romance, one of my favorites, highly recommended. It's based on the manga by Yuzo Takada (Nuku-Nuku, Blue Seed), and it features superstar voice actress Megumi Hayashibara, perhaps best known as female Ranma, showing her versatility as the voice of both personalities of Pai.

The protagonist, Yakumo, finds himself thrust into a supernatural quest and supernatural conflicts. He remains in the real world, our world, but now his sees its horrifying underside. Scenes where he has to fight monsters are very dark and effective. Hardly less terrifying is his ally, Pai's other personality, the cold Sanjiyan, with her contempt for mere human lives. But Yakumo starts to grow into his new role, and his feelings for Pai start to blossom.

The biggest problem with this first series is that the first OVA episode is based on five manga installments, and it comes off rushed and partly incomprehensible.