Violence Jack: Hell's Wind-hen

Violence Jack : Hell's Wind. This is the last OVA of the show, wish there were more. The fundamental aspect which I don't get is how people are rating this at sub 5.x and Dragon Ball Super at such high levels. It's really crazy to see how people are sensitized towards Anime works. This is the most influential show of all the time and most brutal masterpieces out there, a shame.

I will keep the final review a short one direct to the point. Final OVA has more humane Jack than the first two, that's how it starts but by the end of third act it ... all comes perfectly and maintains that cohesive ultimate aspect of Violence Jack - Damsel in Distress. The usual strong powerful man helping weak and beautiful feminine women. That's the pinnacle of success of this show which maintains it thoroughly. Kentaro Muira's Berserk, Tetsuo Hara's Hokuto no Ken / Fist of North star all were inspired by this work by Go Nagai. The art style captures every single expression and brutality so perfectly just like all the OVA parts. It's a masterpiece.

Soundtrack in this third OVA is as usual top fare of this show.

Sit back and enjoy one of the finest and most brutal and daring shows of all the time. The most important aspect of why I rate it so top is the Emotional connection Violence Jack manages to achieve as an art. My utmost respect to the team who made it possible.

Third chapter on the Violence Jack unholy trinity.

It starts with a good violent scene getting to what matter in this anime. Violence and brutality. If the other OVAs didn’t please you this one will not either, since the story is of the same calibre of the other ones of if not a little below.

Some time has passed since the events that occurred on the other two parts of this series. Society seems to be again growing slowly but as it’s usual with these post apocalyptic worlds, gangs of delinquents, murders and rapists control the cities.
This time around, Violence Jack has another person who ... wants to take revenge on the bad guys.

Another OVA full of wicked violence and the always pleasant gore for your viewing pleasure.

Rate: 6/10

“Violence Jack: Hell's Wind” is what happens when You finish a trilogy with trash.

Finally. The last movie in the “Violence Jack” saga. It stands out from the rest by having interesting characters and absolutely wasting them. I know, I know, after the previous two OVAs I should be used to it by now but somehow it hurts more this time around. I can’t help it. I’m a fan of good writing and this is not it. As before there is no story in this only plot and not even a good one.

I use the definitions for “plot” and “story” as Lisa Cron describes them:
“What ... happens in the story is the PLOT, the surface events.”
“STORY is about how the things that happen affect someone in pursuit of a difficult goal, and how that person changes internally as a result”.

To be fair this time the writers created two actually interesting characters. A scared, more than one way, tough woman named Jun and a kid that wants to be a hero for his teacher named Saburo. Both want revenge on the same biker gang for what they did. This is actually an interesting set up that could go in a couple of different ways. But… this is “Violence Jack” so I’m not even entertaining that possibility. After two OVAs I know better than to have hope for anything that isn’t a cheap shock. Surprisingly the violence and gore are much tamer than what it was in “Evil Town”. Not only that but the scenes themselves are much quicker. Almost like someone got the memo that prolonging rapes and tortures takes away time that could be used making something worthwhile. Compare to the second OVA, the only rape in this one is actual done with a lot of restrain. A bit too much if you ask me. The brutal rapes of the previous movie created hatred for the perpetrators. You just had to see them die for what they did. This time… yeah… not so much. I mean, I still wanted to see the piece of shit dead but I wasn’t hyped for his demise. At least it wasn’t done in a comedic way like in the first OVA. Small wins I guess.

I was actually hoping that Jun would play the first fiddle in this move. The way Jack was introduced gave me hope that he will return to being a boogie man and a force of nature (like in the first OVA) leaving the girls' thirst for vengeance front and center. Everything looked that way. The fact that Jun was raped, she watched her loved one being killed in a gruesome manner right in front of her, having a body filled with scars, we even see her practicing with a bow… topless for some reason. I mean, I know the reason. It’s to show that she survived hardship. Everything led me to believe that she will be the most important character. Damn… now I feel stupid. Despite having everything an awesome protagonist could need she is sidelined to make room for more scenes with Jack. Even if some of those scenes are pointless and drag too long. She is even relegated to a damsel in distress in a really dumb, heavy handed way. I have no problem with her being captured and tortured. It’s “Violence Jack”, it’s normal for this universe. But for effs sake at least let her do something important before that. She kills 3 trash mobs of no importance and then she is captured using an almost naked hostage strapped to a jet fighter. Yes, it’s that stupid.

Jack does nothing of importance except killing the bad guys and yet the OVA gives him so much useless screen time that a good writer could make Jun go down like a true badass. Jun should have done most of the work in this movie and Jack should have come out of nowhere like a force of nature to just clean up the boss and what’s left of the gang. That would have been a more interesting plot and it could have even had a proper story.

You know. I defended the writing in the first OVA because it had some kind of 80s jank to it. I gave 3 to the second OVA because the idea itself was actually good. This time I have nothing to defend. The movie had an amazing character that should have been the MC and wasted it on a more boring plot involving Jack. I can’t and don’t want to even defend this level or writing. It just sucks