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The six-episode anime [[OVA]] '''''Devil Hunter Yohko''''' (''Mamono Hunter Yohko'') follows the life of a boy-crazy sixteen-year-old schoolgirl named Yohko Mano...who also happens to banish demons from the Earth as a [[Magical Girl Warrior]].
The six-episode anime [[OVA]] '''''Devil Hunter Yohko''''' (''Mamono Hunter Yohko'') follows the life of a boy-crazy sixteen-year-old schoolgirl named Yohko Mano...who also happens to banish demons from the Earth as a [[Magical Girl Warrior]].


For centuries, the Mano family has worked as a tribe of demon slayers. Yohko's grandmother, Madoka, served as the 107th Devil Hunter; Yohko's mother, Sayoko, would have become the 108th -- but since a Devil Hunter must remain a virgin [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|until she comes of age]] to take on the responsibility, Sayoko's pregnancy meant the Devil Hunter lineage would continue with Yohko. While she sits on the cusp of her fated birthday ''and'' remains a virgin, Yohko could follow in her mother's footsteps -- and the demons infiltrating her school would ''love'' to help her break the lineage once again.
For centuries, the Mano family has worked as a tribe of demon slayers. Yohko's grandmother, Madoka, served as the 107th Devil Hunter; Yohko's mother, Sayoko, would have become the [[108]]th -- but since a Devil Hunter must remain a virgin [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday|until she comes of age]] to take on the responsibility, Sayoko's pregnancy meant the Devil Hunter lineage would continue with Yohko. While she sits on the cusp of her fated birthday ''and'' remains a virgin, Yohko could follow in her mother's footsteps -- and the demons infiltrating her school would ''love'' to help her break the lineage once again.


[[ADV Films]] released all five episodes of the series (and the music video special) in the United States -- it made the first OVA its very first anime release -- and the series became a [[Gateway Series]] for many anime fans of [[The Nineties|the early 1990s]]. The series also proved somewhat more successful in the States than in Japan: the producers made the last episode with the foreign market in mind.
[[ADV Films]] released all five episodes of the series (and the music video special) in the United States -- it made the first OVA its very first anime release -- and the series became a [[Gateway Series]] for many anime fans of [[The Nineties|the early 1990s]]. The series also proved somewhat more successful in the States than in Japan: the producers made the last episode with the foreign market in mind.


Do not confuse this series with ''Demon Fighter Kocho'', a similar tale which takes place at Heian University.
Do not confuse this series with ''[[Demon Fighter Kocho]]'', a similar tale which takes place at Heian University.

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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Adjective Noun Fred]]
* [[Adjective Noun Fred]]
* [[Aliens Made Them Do It]]: {{spoiler|In the first OAV, the Director brainwashes Osamu into almost raping Yohko. Right before he assaults her, Osamu speaks to Yohko and hypnotizes her as well. The [[Mind Control]] over both of them breaks only via Madoka's [[Big Damn Heroes]].}}
* [[Aliens Made Them Do It]]: {{spoiler|In the first OAV, the Director brainwashes Osamu into almost raping Yohko. Right before he assaults her, Osamu speaks to Yohko and hypnotizes her as well. The [[Mind Control]] over both of them breaks only via Madoka's [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment.}}
* [[All Your Colors Combined]]: In ''Devil Hunter Yohko 6'', the [[Monster of the Week]]'s [[Time Stands Still]] only effects either Yohko or Ayako ([[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]); this happens when they team up to defeat the monster.
* [[All Your Colors Combined]]: In ''Devil Hunter Yohko 6'', the [[Monster of the Week]]'s [[Time Stands Still]] only effects either Yohko or Ayako ([[Color-Coded for Your Convenience]]); this happens when they team up to defeat the monster.
* [[Amanda Winn-Lee]]: The English VA for Yohko.
* [[Aya Hisakawa]]: Yohko.
* [[Badass]]: Yohko may be the most badass "[[Magical Girl]]" ever after she transforms.
* [[Badass]]: Yohko may be the most badass "[[Magical Girl]]" ever after she transforms.
* [[Badass Grandma]]: Madoka.
* [[Beta Baddie]]: Ayako.
* [[Beta Baddie]]: Ayako.
* [[The Blade Always Lands Pointy End In]]: Averted and played straight in episode 1.
* [[The Blade Always Lands Pointy End In]]: Averted and played straight in episode 1.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Azusa}}.
* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: {{spoiler|Azusa}}.
* [[By the Power of Greyskull]]
* [[By the Power of Grayskull]]: A relatively long example.
* [[Cartwright Curse]]: The guys Yohko has crushes on don't tend to live very long. Poor bastards.
* [[Cartwright Curse]]: The guys Yohko has crushes on don't tend to live very long. Poor bastards.
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Sayoko simply can't believe that Yohko's "young new friend" is really {{spoiler|Madoka}}.
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Sayoko simply can't believe that Yohko's "young new friend" is really {{spoiler|Madoka}}.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: By the wazoo.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: By the wazoo.
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: ''Genderflipped'', believe it or not. Yohko's grandmother Madoka was voiced by a male ([[Yuji Mitsuya]]), not counting the OAV where she reverted to her prime age (and [[Satomi Koorogi]] took up the young Madoka role).
* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: Ayako.
* [[Dark Magical Girl]]: Ayako.
* [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday]]
* [[Dangerous Sixteenth Birthday]]
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* [[Filler]] / [[Four Is Death]]: The producers refused to make an actual fourth OVA episode; instead, they put together a number of music videos as a special release in lieu of an actual episode. Since the episode wasn't released with an actual number in Japan (it was called "Super Music Clip"), ADV came up with the title ''Devil Hunter Yohko 4-EVER'' as a way of working the number four into the series.
* [[Filler]] / [[Four Is Death]]: The producers refused to make an actual fourth OVA episode; instead, they put together a number of music videos as a special release in lieu of an actual episode. Since the episode wasn't released with an actual number in Japan (it was called "Super Music Clip"), ADV came up with the title ''Devil Hunter Yohko 4-EVER'' as a way of working the number four into the series.
* [[Fridge Logic]]: How does Yohko get her panties back after she loses them during her transformation into her battle outfit?
* [[Fridge Logic]]: How does Yohko get her panties back after she loses them during her transformation into her battle outfit?
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Yohko and Ayako's seiyuu, [[Aya Hisakawa]], would later reprise a role as a [[Magical Girl|Magical Warrior Girl]] -- [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Mercury]].
* [[Hot Mom]]: Sayoko, who had Yohko when she was about 15.
* [[Hot Mom]]: Sayoko, who had Yohko when she was about 15.
* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: Inverted; the [[OVA|OVAs]] became less focused on sexy fanservice and more on story as they progressed.
* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: Inverted; the [[OVA]]s became less focused on sexy fanservice and more on story as they progressed.
* [[How Much More Can He Take?|How Much More Can She Take]]
* [[How Much More Can He Take?|How Much More Can She Take]]
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Madoka. Thankfully, it happened only when she was temporarily de-aged.
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]]: Madoka. Thankfully, it happened only when she was temporarily de-aged.
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** {{spoiler|Yohko herself at the claws of Tokima}}.
** {{spoiler|Yohko herself at the claws of Tokima}}.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: Yohko again.
* [[Kamehame Hadoken]]: Yohko again.
* [[Kappei Yamaguchi]]: Osamu Wakabayashi.
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Yohko when she first receives her ring. Complete with [[Theme Music Power-Up]].
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]: Yohko when she first receives her ring. Complete with [[Theme Music Power-Up]].
* [[Magical Girl]]
* [[Magical Girl]]
** [[Magical Girl Warrior]]
** [[Magical Girl Warrior]]
* [[Male Gaze]]: [[Drinking Game|Take a drink]] every time the camera focuses on Yohko's exposed breasts.
* [[Male Gaze]]: [[Drinking Game|Take a drink]] every time the camera focuses on Yohko's exposed breasts.
* {{spoiler|[[Near-Rape Experience]]: First OAV, when Osamu is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] and Yohko is mindwiped.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Near-Rape Experience]]: First OAV, when Osamu is [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] and Yohko is mindwiped.}}
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: Madoka is a Badass Grandma.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Nice job {{spoiler|leading your family's greatest enemy right to the seal on its powers,}} Yohko.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Nice job {{spoiler|leading your family's greatest enemy right to the seal on its powers,}} Yohko.
* [[The Ojou]]: Reiko.
* [[The Ojou]]: Reiko.
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* [[Role Called]]
* [[Role Called]]
* [[Sidekick]]: Azusa.
* [[Sidekick]]: Azusa.
* [[Time Paradox]]: It would have been averted if, during the episode 5 climax, Yohko's ring {{spoiler|summoned the previous generations of Devil Hunters instead of Haruka's.}}
* [[Time Paradox]]: It would have been averted if, during the episode 5 climax, Yohko's ring instead of Haruka's {{spoiler|summoned the previous generations of Devil Hunters.}}
** [[Fridge Brilliance]] is in play when the two {{spoiler|connect their rings together before traveling back to the present, so Yohko's would have transferred its accumulated power back into Haruka's.}}
** [[Fridge Brilliance]] is in play when the two {{spoiler|connect their rings together before traveling back to the present, so Yohko's would have transferred its accumulated power back into Haruka's.}}
* [[Transformation Trinket]]
* [[Transformation Trinket]]
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Latest revision as of 18:06, 14 March 2021

The six-episode anime OVA Devil Hunter Yohko (Mamono Hunter Yohko) follows the life of a boy-crazy sixteen-year-old schoolgirl named Yohko Mano...who also happens to banish demons from the Earth as a Magical Girl Warrior.

For centuries, the Mano family has worked as a tribe of demon slayers. Yohko's grandmother, Madoka, served as the 107th Devil Hunter; Yohko's mother, Sayoko, would have become the 108th -- but since a Devil Hunter must remain a virgin until she comes of age to take on the responsibility, Sayoko's pregnancy meant the Devil Hunter lineage would continue with Yohko. While she sits on the cusp of her fated birthday and remains a virgin, Yohko could follow in her mother's footsteps -- and the demons infiltrating her school would love to help her break the lineage once again.

ADV Films released all five episodes of the series (and the music video special) in the United States -- it made the first OVA its very first anime release -- and the series became a Gateway Series for many anime fans of the early 1990s. The series also proved somewhat more successful in the States than in Japan: the producers made the last episode with the foreign market in mind.

Do not confuse this series with Demon Fighter Kocho, a similar tale which takes place at Heian University.

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