Choujin Densetsu Urotsukidouji

According to an ancient legend, every three thousand years, a being known as the Ultra God is reborn—bringing harmony to the human, demon, and man-beast realms. Amanojaku, a man from the man-beast realm, has been searching for the Ultra God for hundreds of years, eager to witness the era of prosperity that the being will usher in.

When Amanojaku's search leads him to Tatsuo Nagumo, a young high schooler enamored with chasing girls, it seems unlikely that the clueless student is really the fabled unifier of realms. However, as forces from the demon realm also take notice of Nagumo, it becomes unclear whether the Ultra God is a force of peace or ultimate destruction.

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Amanojaku Main

Nishimura, Tomohiro Japanese

Amano, Megumi Main

Okamoto, Maya Japanese

Nagumo, Tatsuo Main

Suzuoki, Hirotaka Japanese

Kuroko Main

Kashiwakura, Tsutomu Japanese

Itou, Akemi Main

Ichiryuusai, Harumi Japanese

Suikakujyu Supporting

Wakamoto, Norio Japanese

Niki, Yuichi Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Tsugane, Shuji Supporting

Takeaki's Father Supporting

Yuichi's Dad Supporting

Gouri, Daisuke Japanese

Nishizaki, Yoshinobu Producer

Yamaki, Yasuhito Producer

Takayama, Hideki Director

Fukuta, Jun Episode Director

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Sep 9, 2025

Topumanu

Recommended

I found this show because the street wear company Supreme I’m sure many of you heard of. They collaborated with Toshiba Madea and made some shirts long ago. I see why the guys at supreme wanted to collab with him. The first episode is so crazy. The vibe is unmatched. The animation is so good.
Yes it’s fucked up and disturbing but it leaves it up to interpretation not shoving morality’s in your face .
I think you could just watch the first and second episode and call it good. The other episodes are entertaining but once they get away from earth it’s not as entertaining ... in my opinion
Also this made me realize why people say “I watch hentai for the plot” Haha lol

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 6, 2023

MiniMoose-kun

Recommended

Armageddon of tears, tentacles and lazer semen.

It should come to no surprise to anyone that watches anime that Hentai is porn and therefore is to be left in the shadows for pure erotic enjoyment but that is a reductive way of thinking that harms literally anyone who has an interest in anime as something more than a 2D image that turns 3D.

The world of Urotsukidoji is a harsh one where sex and violence are treated as something of a currency instead of being seen as an act of pure love, which is a naive way of viewing the reality that surrounds it's characters. ... As a coming-of-age story it relies upon the tradition of sexuality and navigating a mess of thoughts, desires and outcomes. Which is one of the trademark of anyone who comes in contact with the God that is the Chojin, a lust than can never be fulfilled nor can it be tamed. The world of adulthood is just like that, a mess of contradictions and no easy answer that is black or white. Focusing on a creation myth that explains that the world is young and the hybris of man is it's own Achilles heel since we are actually not alone on this planet. There's the intelligent, brutal but wise Beasts (Juujin) and the perverted, reptilian tricksters known as Demons (Makai) who share this myth that the God above all others will be reborn in the human realm and unite them to a image of his own liking.

The titular Chojin is an illusive figure who is much like a lovecraftian, a reality bending deity who's way of thinking is out of our way of understanding. Reborn in a human male in the midst of puberty is something that might seem like a cliche to the average anime viewer of the present, but back in 1987 this was not. One must remember that this was a very costly production with a talented group of people working to make this seinen manga come true, the early days of VHS made it profitable to make expensive auteur driven projects like this, where the individual tape could cost up to 160 $.
In the UK it ranked among the top 3 of rentals in the 90's and has secured it's place within the older western anime fandom as cult classic and to the general public viewed as "snuff cartoons" thanks to a moral panic that took place. But we're getting ahead of ourselves, the focus on concurring the world of sexual adulthood is a theme that shines through the story, (more so thanks to ever present of phallic imagery that would make Tom of Finland blush).

It's characters are dealing with issues that the typical teen regardless of nationality, gender or class can relate to. Bullying, pregnancy, abuse and the transcendent angst that comes with one's puberty and sexual orientation. Even monsterhood is not limited to demons but to some of the human characters as well in this Darwinian hierarchy, where conflict is rampant, and violence is ever present. Assumptions are faulty and no one is sure of one's understanding of how the world works, instead some seek to change to aid these questions and others want to destroy a new world order to fit their own agenda. Old age is forever scared of the potency of youth.

A work where sex and violence is intermingled is guaranteed to make viewers squeamish and this is exactly what director Hideki Takayama said in an interview. Violence, or sexual violence is nothing new in the world of hentai but as a way of communication, talk is cheap, indeed. Bodies of all genders are mashed together in a soup of grotesque sacrifices. Women especially don't need to have an identity but the same goes for the men, they are merely needed to create life. In the eyes of a God they’re sexual math equations.

As a work of the 80's it's designs are wonderful. Supernatural creatures look like a cross between H.R Gieger, David Cronenberg ,Toho kaiju and a interpretation of norse mythology with a Japanese twist. Ever realm has a distinct feel to it, from the organic and yonic world of the Faustian demons. To the regal and more traditionally fantasy inspired world of the Beasts. It’s a thought-out effort to separate and making them unique to one another.
Being far removed from the world of modern day "moe" it has the look of vague hints of realism. Bodies are animated with a buoyancy that's not common in works of today, erotic or otherwise. Human characters look detailed and doesn’t share the same face nor body. While not as color coded as many typical characters they’re individualistic thanks to their beautiful and tragic personalities. Wether it’s the school idol, the jock or the class clown they’re easy to recognize and relate to, through their insecurities and goals.

It’s muted and gritty colour scheme with focus on a neo-noir look is a benefit for its themes. In an oppressive claustrophobic atmospheric world where nihilism reigns. Especially in the later part of the story where a sense of foreboding urgency is taking place. Gothic and almost a nod to the hellscape paintings of Hieronymous Bosch
It should be of no surprise that it’s animation has stood the test of time. Episode 2 was partially animated by Shaft, but it’s main involvement is from the crew behind Spaceship Yamato (1974) and Gundam ZZ (1986) with supervision from the legendary Eiichi Yamamoto (who famously directed the Osamu Tezuka animerama (1969-1973) film series), gives this series a backbone of resources that wasn’t common and still isn’t common in hentai.
Buildings, humans, creatures and worlds explode in feast of colour, creativity and gruesome smoothness that rivals the quality of Akira (1988). It’s been imitated but never surpassed in terms of quality and size, truly ahead of it’s time and a title that really is something that could never been made today.

A classic in every definition of the word.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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May 25, 2019

gulnan

Not Recommended

After half an hour of the first episode, I could safely say that I’ve seen more male genitalia shapes than in the rest of my entire life.
Ahem, on to the review.
I have no idea why someone wanted to make this story in particular into a hentai. I haven’t read the manga that was the prototype for this anime, but I’m aware it’s probably similar and the adaptation couldn’t be done much better. If the sex scenes were replaced even only by half by events actually important to the plot and somehow developing characters, this anime would be better than about 80% of things I watched.
The ... plot is the best thing about it, in my opinion – it’s actually fascinating and if it was spent more time on, made things more logical – that would make it one of my favourites. Instead we have a lot of unnecessary rape scenes that are a justification for the characters to shapeshift or simply get more powerful, which I find NOT satisfying.
There are only two characters that have screen time that is actually not sex and one of them I wouldn’t even consider calling a “main character”, but his motives are explained to the viewer, instead of anything in this show. It’s a pity he’s introduced in a second episode and doesn’t appear in the third.
The art is pretty good in itself, but the quality of the recording didn’t age well, so there’s a lot of stray pixels, the animation is laggy, I could forgive the music because of the time this anime was airing (the 80s, duh), but sometimes it just ruins the mood.
It feels as if the author was largely inspired by the original Devilman series, but didn’t exactly know how to execute his own ideas. There ARE good things about Urotsukidouji, they are simply outweighed by the bad ones, so in the end – not worth a watch, even for someone who likes a bad anime.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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