Thirty-five-year-old assistant manga artist Hideo Suzuki leads an unsatisfying, tedious life. To cope with his day-to-day stresses, he fantasizes scenarios where he is overcome with confidence and bouts of courage. But that's just what they are: fantasies. And yet, when a virus outbreak hits Japan turning the infected into mindless cannibals, Hideo is forced back to reality.

Join the Knight Sabers as they risk their lives to fight the evil Genom Corporation in the 8 episodes of "original video animation" which launched numerous mangas, games, and follow-up TV productions. The Knight Sabers are a superhero team of four young women, each a specialist in a different field, who battle the Boomers, half biological/half-mechanical robots built by Genom.

In war-torn medieval Japan, a military hero is sent to a small village to dispatch a malevolent spirit that has been ripping out the throats of itinerant samurai. and discovers that he must face his own personal demons as well.

" ... Ohyaku, an innocent actress, [is] wrongly sent to prison and pushed by her tormentors to the point of no return. With a demon tattoo across her back and a sword in her hand, she embarks on a crusade of vengeance against all those who have wronged her, laying waste to man and woman alike in her quest for bloody retribution. More than just a swordplay classic, Female demon Ohyaku's relentless cruelty, scenes of graphic torture and unique mix of...

In medieval Japan, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The governor calls in a wild and fierce young hero, to quell what is evidently a ghost. He encounters the two beautiful women, in an eery, beautiful scene. After spiritual purification, he meets the demon in a thrilling...

War is over. The Friend is dead. Mankind no longer faces the threat of extinction. Peace has finally come to Tokyo ... Or has it? The mystery still remains. Nobody knows who the Friend was and where he came from. The only clue is hidden deep within the memories--the memories of the hero Kenji. It is time to open Pandora's Box to discover what is left at the bottom.

The time has come. The 20th Century Boys race toward the final battle.