Kakugo no Susume


Apocalypse Zero

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: 覚悟のススメ
English: Apocalypse Zero
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Information

Type: OVA
Episodes: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 23, 1996 to Dec 18, 1996
Licensors: Media Blasters
Studios: Ashi Productions
Source: Manga
Genres: ActionAction, HorrorHorror, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Themes: GoreGore, MechaMecha, MythologyMythology, Super PowerSuper Power
Demographic: ShounenShounen
Duration: 37 min. per ep.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

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Score: 4.821 (scored by 51225,122 users)
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Ranked: #132192
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Popularity: #6004
Members: 12,780
Favorites: 43

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Synopsis

A series of natural disasters has reduced the world to rubble, with the survivors doing whatever they must to survive in a world gone mad. But one young boy, Kakugo, gifted with amazing martial arts and a superpowerful suit of armor by his late father, has been charged with making the world (or at least his school) a safer place. But his sister has a matching set of skills and equipment, and she`s on a mission to bring peace to the world... by wiping out humanity!

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kagenari

Supporting
Ogata, Kenichi
Japanese

Tomohisa

Supporting
Fujimoto, Yuzuru
Japanese

Bolt

Supporting
Yasui, Kunihiko
Japanese

Dokumaguro

Supporting
Okiayu, Ryoutarou
Japanese

Hoshino

Supporting
Okiayu, Ryoutarou
Japanese

Staff

Tanaka, Hideyuki
Sound Director
Motonaga, Keitarou
Episode Director


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"Kakugo: Complete!" by Hironobu Kageyama
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Reviews

Sep 16, 2010
Apocalypse Zero is a completely insane, surreal and over the top Kamen Rider-esque OVA based on a manga by Takayuki Yamaguchi, the artist of hyper-violent yet wonderfully drawn Chanbara manga Shigurui: Death Frenzy. It is also one of the most absurdly loathed pieces of Japanese animation of all time, especially among English-speaking anime fans - there is something about this OVA that has a very special effect on anime reviewers and manages to send them on indignant nerd rage frenzies like no other work. To most viewers, it is to anime what The room is to cinema, or more accurately, what the pixely rape simulator ...
Apr 28, 2022
Mixed Feelings


Apocalypse Zero is a 1994 manga by Takayuki Yamaguchi. You might recognise that name, as he’s also the creator of Shigurui (Death Frenzy), a highly acclaimed, highly violent historical action drama about two swordsman in Edo period Japan. Apocalypse was his first big break and his first work that achieved popularity. It’s interesting to observe the sheer difference in opinions on Apocalypse Zero in the West and Japan. Apocalypse (or more accurately it’s animated adaption) is widely reviled in the anime community, with those that have seen it often have little positive to say about it. In Japan, the series was acclaimed enough to be ...
Feb 15, 2009
Apocalypse Zero is an anime that lives up to its name. Zero merits, zero reasons to watch it, zero out of ten.

The rating system thing doesn't allow me to assign zeroes and I don't like numerical rating in general because I don't believe that a complex opinion such as a review can be properly simplified with math. However, I will talk about numbers and reviews here. Numerical ratings of anime are approximately earned with merits. Everything the show does to advance its entertainment purpose raises its number. That is why my real overall rating for Apocalypse Zero is zero. This show literally goes nowhere. I ...

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Poll: Apocalypse Zero Episode 2 Discussion
Ston3_FreeN7 - Oct 23, 2009
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Poll: Apocalypse Zero Episode 1 Discussion
Ston3_FreeN7 - Oct 23, 2009
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Nov 8, 2023 10:05 AM
Did anyone else enjoy this?
busterbeam - Sep 16, 2010
23 repliesby TeeRaySays »»
Mar 31, 2023 10:28 PM
This ova is actually misunderstood
nachomaxo1 - Jan 31, 2020
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