Demonbane (2006)

Alternative Titles

English: Roar of the Machine God Demonbane (2006)

Synonyms: Kishin Houkou Demonbane (2006), Kishin Houkou Demonbane (TV), Demonbane TV, Kinshin Hoko Demonbane, Roar of the Machine God Demonbane (2006)

Japanese: 機神咆吼デモンベイン

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: May 19, 2006 to Aug 18, 2006

Producers: None found, add some.

Genres: Action, Ecchi, Game, Magic, Mecha, Romance, Shounen, Harem

Duration: 25 min. per episode

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

^L represents licensing company

Synopsis

Kuro Daijuuji is a poor detective living in Arkham City. One day, he was requested by Ruri Hado of Hado Financial Group, to search for a magic book. While he initially refused, Ruri offered him a large sum of money upon completion of her request, in which bribed Kuro to accept. As Kuro searches for the book, he unexpectedly runs into Al, a pretty girl that is actually a powerful grimoire. They forge a contract with each other, bestowing Kuro with powerful magic. Soon afterwards, Al also activates Demonbane, a deus machina owned by the Hado Financial Group, to combat the mechanical menace from the Black Lodge. With this, the war between the Hado Financial Group and the Black Lodge begins....

Demonbane

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Kishin Houkou Demonbane

Japanese: デモンベイン

Information

Type: OVA

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 1, 2004

Producers: Group TAC

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Game, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Duration: 24 min. per episode

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

^L represents licensing company

Synopsis

Lily Bridge, a young journalist, arrives at Arkham City, hoping to find a big scoop. However, with all the strange things occuring around the city, only the exceptional findings are news-worthy, such as the mysterious mecha known as Demonbane. However, upon finding a small piece of machinery that seemed to be connected with the Hadou Combine, Lily is determined to find the truth. Little does she know, she enters into a dark world, involving herself with Demonbane and the powerful forces that control the city.

Demonbane

Anime Review:

Demonbane

Demonbane (デモンベイン Demonbein^?) is a series by Nitroplus with mecha and Cthulhu Mythos elements. Beginning as an eroge for the PC, it was ported into a Sony PlayStation 2 non-eroge remake, a sequel visual novel, a prequel novel, a television anime adaptation and a conversion to manga.

Characters

Protagonists

Kurou Daijūji (大十字 九郎 Daijūji Kurō^?)

Voiced by: Kentarō Itō (anime), Healthy Tarō (PC)

A financially poor detective and a former magic student at the Miskatonic University, Kurou is one day hired by the Hadou Financial Group to retrieve a powerful grimoire. In his search, he encounters the grimoire Al Azif, who bestows her power for him to utilize, becoming a magius, in order to fight members of the secretive Black Lodge. Although not a natural warrior, his strong sense of justice and morality allows him to effectively wield Al Azif's power and pilot the Deus Machina, Demonbane. When accessing Al Azif's power, his abilities skyrocket to superhuman levels, alongside levitation, adhesive webbing, a magical scimitar and hanguns and the power to generate illusionary copies.

Kurou's name is the Japanese romanization equivalent of the name Titus Crow, the main character in a set of horror fiction novels written by Brian Lumley.

Al Azif (アル・アジフ Aru Ajifu^?)

Voiced by: Rie Kanda (anime), Saki Asamiya (PC)

The original copy of the Necronomicon (ネクロノミコン Nekuronomikon^?), and likely the most powerful grimoire in existence, it takes the appearance of a young girl. Al Azif makes a pact with Kurou after being chased by the Black Lodge, allowing him access to her near limitless power. When Kurou becomes a magius, Al changes into a super deformed version of herself; similarly, when he gains access to the Demonbane, Al serves as the Deus Machina's secondary pilot. Normally direct, bold and upbeat, Al is also impatient with those who are slow to act in danger, yet realizes whenever she and Kurou are outclassed by more powerful members of the Black Lodge. Unlike her previous masters, she confides to Kurou he is the first person to treat her like a person, rather than a weapon.

The name "Al Azif" is Arabic in origin meaning "that nocturnal sound (made by insects) supposed to be the howling of demons".