Makyou Gaiden Le Deus (1987)

Another stalled project done & dusted...

JTaylorPro from Twitter had gotten a LD copy of this OVA and got it captured via Domesday with tanks404—I requested to have an encode sent my way since I was interested in doing something with it, but alas... this was back in July 2024. I hadn't touched this until this month LOL

It's finally done now, though :)

So, what is this OVA? Just a one-off project by Ashi Productions featuring designs by Aran Rei and directed by the same dude who'd eventually go on to direct Sonic Soldier Borgman for Ashi Pro, too—who would have thought? Plot-wise, this takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where treasure hunter Liot, alongside his two pretty sidekick twins, are searching for a mysterious treasure that is said to save anybody if used correctly. Unfortunately for them, Kaiser and his gang are after it too for their own nefarious purposes...

I had listened to the soundtrack long ago (which rocks) but only just now got around to watching this. I seriously wonder WTF Ashi Pro were doing when working on this. There is an insane number of shots where you can see the edges of the cel sheets used, another shot where some black bar slowly begins to start eating up the image at the bottom around the OVA's halfway point, and even one scene near the end where the MC is triumphantly yelling in his Le Deus mecha before engaging in battle—except he doesn't actually say his full line because the editor accidentally cut him off before he could even finish 💀

I like the OVA and think it's pretty good, but production-wise? This is a mess.

This OVA had actually gotten an official release at some point, via a UK company that released it on VHS—naturally, this has long since been out of print. These subs were eventually OCR'ed and slapped onto a mediocre-quality LD rip back in 2012. The subs weren't bad, but admittedly barebones & required some fixes—all in all, the adjustments aren't minor, but not major enough to call this a new translation from scratch either.

What I do consider major, though—besides this release utilizing a first-ever Domesday rip—is the inclusion of new song translations in this release. I think things have changed since then but the Le Deus OST was somewhat rare to acquire back then and for that reason I think nobody had attempted to translate neither the insert song or ending song because of it. Thankfully I have a physical copy myself, so that's been covered in this release :)

Typesetting for the title logo was also added in by our resident Russian, perevodildo. 

That's all I got. An HD release of this OVA would be preferable, but given Ashi Pro's track record, this is probably the best we'll be getting for now.

This can be found at the usual spot under the [LonelyDildo] tag. 

Hana no Asuka Gumi (1987) [v2]

 

EDIT 6/25/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

I hate this OVA now with an absolute passion, so I'm not gonna talk about too much in here and will just get straight down to the basics. 

This release of the OVA utilizes a Domesday LD rip captured by w0wmd. Translation is still the same as with v1 but with a good portion of lines tweaked by Yume—this also uses a new font for the dialogue and added typesetting for the title logo + on-screen character names (thank you TougeWolf & Windii for these).

That's all I can think of at the moment. Maybe there are some other important (or minor) additions to this release but I can't be bothered to think about what they were. At the very least though—this is absolutely a HUGE improvement over the first version of this OVA that I released years ago, so consider using this version instead if you're looking to watch it for the first time ever.

Before anyone asks—yes, I do intend on re-doing the 2nd OVA too at some point but I can't tell you when that will be, unless someone beats me to it first.

Okubyou na Venus (1986)

 

EDIT 6/25/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

Jeez... I didn't realize I haven't updated this blog since like late October. For a second I was beginning to question what I had even worked on within the past few months LOL

Anyways, here's a new subbed upload—and the last one for 2023. Released only on VHS & VHD, this is a short 20-min OVA about an aspiring singer/dancer making her way up in the US. There is some dialogue, but trust me when I say that it is very little, as the majority of the anime pretty much consists of several music video-esque sequences. All the songs are taken from Maiko Okamoto's Fascination album from 1986—actually, as a matter of fact, I wonder if this was made to promote that...

As far as I know, the only existing raw for this anime was a really awful VHS 240p rip—this release uses an encode by HuffaloB, taken straight from the VHD version. A huge improvement over the VHS rip if you ask me.

Enjoy!

Xanadu: Dragonslayer Densetsu (1988)

 

EDIT 6/25/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

This is an English-subbed version of the 1988 OVA "Xanadu: Dragonslayer Densetsu", based off the RPG franchise Dragonslayer by Nihon Falcom. This had remained unsubbed for quite some time, with only a very low-quality raw floating around on the internet. However a copy of the VHS tape was eventually acquired by wowmd, who later capped it and sent it to Nikorasuuuu for translation—the subs then made their way back to me, where I coordinated with Yume to get it TLC'ed before I QC'ed myself.

The OVA tells the story of Fieg—a 21st-century soldier from the year 2035 AD who gets transported to the world of Xanadu after an intense battle. After meeting Riel, the princess of Xanadu, Fieg discovers that a man named Reichswar murders Xanadu's king in an effort to track down three of Xanadu's treasures, for it is said that anybody who acquires them will be able to rule the land. Having heard legends of a sword named "Dragonslayer"—which happens to be one of the three treasures of Xanadu—Fieg teams up with Riel to search for it before Reichswar reaches it.

Having watched this...I thought it was okay. Animation is very good, music...meh. The idea of a setting that mixes fantasy with a little bit of sci-fi & modern tech is a very interesting one to me. Not really satisfied with the ending though. To me it seems as if they wanted to continue it but I'm not educated enough to be able to confirm if that is the case or not.

Anyways, enjoy.

Bari Bari Densetsu - Episode 2

EDIT 6/25/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

Continuing off from Episode 1, here's Episode 2 of the 80s Bari Bari Densetsu OVA. Here, Gun & Hideyoshi reluctantly collaborate with each other at the request of Miyuki for the purpose of participating in their first professional motorcycling racing event.

I don't dislike the first episode by any means...but something I neglected to mention when I wrote the post for it was that you could easily tell that the OVA was just simply a compilation of multiple random(?) manga chapters re-purposed into a single OVA. As a result, to me at least, there isn't really a clear plot to Episode 1. Not that this is a bad thing, as I've actually subbed similar material myself before—it just simply threw off my expectations is all. BC of it, I don't feel strongly about Ep. 1. How I feel about this kind of storytelling really depends on my mood and how interested I am in the title itself.

Episode 2, on the other hand? HUGE improvement over Episode 1. It's got better BGM, a more interesting storyline to go along with it—heck, I don't even want to spoil anything cause it would ruin the excitement otherwise but the first 5 min of the OVA instantly caught my attention and had me wondering throughout the rest of the OVA how it would conclude.

It is also for this reason that I'm damn well disappointed that there were no further plans to continue the OVA beyond this point. All that was released after was a compilation movie...and that's it.

There's a good chance that this could get a new anime adaptation someday, which I'd happily watch, but it very likely won't have the same feels as the 80s OVAs have. It is what it is...

Anyways, some final notes: a VHD rip was used for Episode 1 but we've changed video sources this time. An SDBD for this was released in Japan a few months ago and, shockingly enough, is in much higher quality than anything that's been released previously. So, what you see here in this episode is sourced directly from that SDBD.

Inka's write-up:
https://www.inka-subs.net/2023/09/lonelychaser-inka-baribari-densetsu-02.html

Enjoy!

Bari Bari Densetsu - Episode 1

EDIT 6/25/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

Another collab with Inka. This time we got the English-subbed version of the 1st episode to the Bari Bari Densetsu OVA, based off the manga of the same name by Shuichi Shigeno (whom you might recognize for another work featuring cars... LOTS of cars...)

As with most old anime, my introduction to this title began when I was going through the discography of composer Ichiro Nitta—a musician who's arranged music for various JP singers and has also done various other anime OSTs. I eventually stumbled upon the existence of Bari Bari Densetsu after seeing that he did both the OVA OSTs & image music for the manga, and later searched up what the current status of the anime was.

Unfortunately, the status (then) was not good! Both episodes 1 & 2 of the OVA were untranslated, with only the compilation movie receiving subs, and not even good ones at that. Raws for all three were also in shit condition.

Thankfully, that changes now. We will eventually be moving onto the 2nd episode of this OVA, and later the movie.

The raws used for Episodes 1 & 2 will be sourced from the VHD version—the movie will be sourced from a Domesday-based rip.

Inka write-up:
http://www.inka-subs.net/2023/07/lonelychaser-inka-baribari-densetsu-01.html

Enjoy!

D-1 Devastator 02

 

EDIT 6/25/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Continuation of a joint collab project with InkaSubs. This is episode 2 of D-1 Devastator...and the final one.

I had already written previously in the blog post for Episode 1 that this was meant to be a multi-media franchise but didn't go as planned due to Takara's incompetency. I won't spoil anything, but you can kind of see this based off the way this ended. And the fact they needed to put in a trailer for Episode 1...at the end of Episode 2 of all things...💀

I don't hate this OVA, I'll give it that. But I really wish Takara would have gotten its shit together and treated this right. 

Anyways, enjoy.

D-1 Devastator 01

EDIT 6/25/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

Fansub credits can be found in the link above.

My first joint project ever! Inka-Subs and I have collaborated together to finally begin subbing D-1 Devastator—a two-episode OVA released in 1992 that tells the story of Ryou, who joins the vehicle company Yaes to follow in the footsteps of his missing friend Masato. Upon joining, he discovers the existence of a monster-filled mysterious dimensional space that can only be entered upon reaching 300 km/h—and thus, here begins the attempt of Ryou and his crew to fight back against these invasive creatures. Meanwhile, the president of Yaes seems to have other plans in mind...

This was an original project by Takara that was intended to be a multi-media franchise consisting of OSTs (of which only one was released, ironically...), video games, this OVA, and a manga work. However, once the plan actually came into fruition, it was made clear that some aspects of the OVA couldn't have been understood without having read the manga in advance—as a result, this sold poorly and forced Takara to exit the video industry.

Previously, only the first episode had been subbed...by ARR of all people. Self-explanatory. And so began this project :)

Episode 2 will come out whenever we can get to it.

Read InkaSubs's write-up here:
http://www.inka-subs.net/2022/10/lonelychaser-inka-d-1-devastator.html

Cosmos Pink Shock

New version of the Cosmos Pink Shock 80s OVA, with a higher-quality raw and some additions/changes to the script from the old release by BOX Subs. 

EDIT 6/24/2025: Due to multiple DMCA notices that I received, torrent link has been removed for the safety of this blog. The actual content itself can still be found on the usual spot—that is, if the torrent page there wasn't deleted by me.

"Don't Look Into The Cockpit" Insert Song Translation By:
Daniel Bourke (Discord: @FW_Translations)

Translation checking by:
Starseeker

Enjoy!!