Riki-Oh 2: Horobi no Ko (Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction)

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Synonyms: Riki-Ou 2: Horobi no Ko

Japanese: 力王2 「滅びの子」

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Type: OVA

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Aug 24, 1990

Producers: Trans Arts

Licensors: Media Blasters

Studios: Magic Bus

Source: Unknown

Genre: Action

Themes: Martial Arts, Super Power

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 45 min.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 5.19¹ (scored by 1,229 users)

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Ranked: #13581²

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Popularity: #11400

Members: 2,716

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Synopsis

Child of Destruction is the sequel to the RIKI-OH OVA Wall of Hell. Child of Destruction tells us more of Riki's past, as we flash back to his childhood to learn the terrible fate of his mother and how he himself was taken away from his twin brother Nachi during a game of hide-and-seek, with Nachi's plaintive cry of "Are you ready yet?" haunting him through the years. Riki has a six-pointed star emblazoned on his hand, while Nachi has a swastika on his, the significance of which go unexplained. Riki finds himself in the town of Misaki, dotted with illegal nuclear power plants and run by a religious fanatic military organization called "God's Judgment." He is taken prisoner and made to fight in gladiatorial matches in a sprawling arena. He finds his brother, whose special powers have given him the name of "Savior," but his reunion with his resentful sibling turns sour rather quickly. Part 2 is much gorier than Part 1, with Riki smashing his fists into numerous soldier opponents with far less restraint.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Saiga, Riki-Oh

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Shimada, Bin
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Nachi

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Ikeda, Shuuichi
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Matsuzaki, Yoshiyuki

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Dezaki, Tetsu

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Kamimura, Osamu

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Sakamoto, Eizou

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Reviews

Mar 12, 2017

Voivodian

Mixed Feelings

This is an extremely crappy Ova with one of the worst, nonsensical plots I have seen out of all the trash retro Ovas out there.

In between the poorly elaborated apocalyptic plans of the bad guys coming out of nowhere, Riki's brother going from 'don't kill muh brother; ANGERY' to 'Imma destroy all of Japan' within 10 minutes and Riki Oh getting mortally wounded only to fight as if nothing had happened in the very next scene, this anime is like Evangelion in how it chucks in random religious symbols in the hopes that the viewer would over interpret it as a sign of 'intelligence'. However, ...

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Aug 4, 2025

archetype18

Not Recommended

This OVA was a bit of a mess. The story felt scattered and confusing, and not in a good way. It seemed like they tried to cram too much plot into this short episode, which made following the narrative difficult.

The change in setting—from the brutal prison of the first OVA to a secret underground fight club—felt jarring and out of place. The tone didn’t quite match what was established before, and the overall flow suffered because of it.

Compared to the first OVA, this second part was disappointing and less enjoyable. It lacked the chaotic charm and clear focus that made the first one so entertaining.

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Oct 18, 2022

Kamezuki

Not Recommended

As the title suggests, “Riki-Oh 2” is the sequel to 1989’s “Riki-Oh.” This OVA explores the titular character’s past and his quest to find his twin brother from whom he was separated as a child. While “2” has its fair share of gory violence, it’s toned down compared to its predecessor, and the stilted scenes, animation errors and jumpy narrative do it no favors.

Presumably, the events of this OVA take place after what happened in the first one, although it’s hard to tell. Riki-Oh is searching for his twin brother, Nachi, who has similar powers to his, except Nachi has a swastika on his hand, ... and Riki-Oh has a Star of David. (The reason behind the existence of these powers is unclear.) He walks around in northern Japan and talks to a psychic woman who almost dies but is suddenly okay just a few moments later, and then he’s in a jungle where some guy tries to kill him but immediately reveals that he’s a friend, and that guy subsequently gets killed by the main antagonist, who shows up in a tank. Then Riki-Oh gets imprisoned in a mysterious city with nuclear power plants that has death matches, where he quickly becomes best friends with a cyborg guy named Robo who lifts weights with his mechanical arms, and finally encounters Nachi. Is Nachi good or evil? (Well, he’s got a swastika on his hand, so...) Will Nachi ever forgive Riki-Oh for abandoning him during a game of hide-and-seek to become the adopted son of a rich old guy? (Yes, this happens.)

As you can tell by the above, the plot is all over the place. Rather than going from Point A to Point B, it beelines it to Points J, K and L, meanders down to X, and then zigzags back up again. Many of the introduced elements aren’t explained well, if at all. Sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s going on, and why it’s happening in the first place. The characters are flatter than the screen I watched this on. The dialogue is terrible and borders on “so-bad-it’s-good” material, but I feel like with how incoherent this OVA is, it doesn’t quite reach that level of entertainment.

The first “Riki-Oh”’s saving grace was its gory violence, but even that is toned down here. There are only a few truly gory scenes, but they happen quickly, and the animation quality isn’t good enough to make them look interesting. Also, sometimes a character will get seemingly mortally wounded in one scene, only to appear just fine in the next. The characters in “2” were designed by Akio Sugino, strangely enough, but even his character designs can’t save it.

The rest of the technical aspects are similarly bland or bordering on forgettable. The direction, the soundtrack, the voice acting — all dull. The ending theme is decent, although it doesn’t leave much of an impression.

As one would expect, this OVA contains significant objectionable content, but as I mentioned earlier, the goriest violent scenes are kept to a minimum. There’s lots of blood, bodies exploding, etc., but these aren’t shown in much detail. There’s also a scene of a woman breastfeeding and then getting executed. Additionally, the gratuitous use of religious imagery might make some uncomfortable. For those who are photosensitive, there are a couple of scenes near the middle with flashing, but these scenes are easy to avoid.

Overall, “Riki-Oh 2” is a narratively meandering and tedious sequel to the already lackluster “Riki-Oh.” It has some unintentionally funny moments, but they aren’t enough to salvage it. Not recommended unless you’re in the mood for something confusing.