Anime: Midnight Eye Gokuu

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Main Title	Midnight Eye Gokuu(a1507)
Official Title	javerifiedMIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ
Official Title	enGoku: Midnight Eye
Type	OVA
Year	27.01.1989
Season	Winter 1988/89
Tags	actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting.,cyberpunkCyberpunk focuses on computers or information technology, usually coupled with some degree of breakdown in social order. The plot often centres on a conflict among hackers, artificial intelligences, and mega corporations, tending to be set within a near-future dystopian Earth.,detectiveA detective is an investigator, generally either a member of a law enforcement agency or as an individual working in the capacity of private investigators, tasked with solving crimes and other mysteries, such as disappearances, by examining and evaluating clues and records in order to solve the mystery; for a crime, this would mean uncovering the criminal`s identity and/or whereabouts.,mangaManga is the lifeblood that drives the anime industry. Everything and its mother is based on manga. However! There are exceptions where the manga was not the basis for the anime.See also manhua and manhwa.,nudityNudity is the state of wearing no clothing and exposing the bare skin or intimate parts. NO FRONTAL NUDITY (visible genitals) = 1.5 STARS OR LESS.Especially gratuitous fanservice shows tend to show their characters frequently without any clothes, though often hiding genitals through the means of additions like steam.,science fictionScience fiction stories usually focus on how situations could be different in the future when we are more technologically advanced; due to either our own achievements or having met with other civilizations whom we have learned from.,seinenSeinen, literally "young man", is one of the main demographic classifications applied to manga, and, by extension, to anime, especially manga-based ones. As the name implies, seinen works are marketed primarily to an audience of young men; the age range commonly understood to be the target of such works goes roughly from 17 to somewhere in the 40s.,super powerBe it an ancient Greek Heracles, a cybernetic muscle-man, or a fourteen year-old girl in a mini-skirted sailor suit. As long as they have super powers, they`re in the show.,tragedyTragedy is a form of drama characterized by seriousness and dignity, usually involving a conflict between a character and some higher power, such as the law, the gods, fate, or society.,violenceViolence is the use of physical force against oneself or another entity, compelling action against one`s will on pain of being hurt. -[similar]
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Rating	5.39(482)
Average	6.20(487)
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Edited by	hidden on2024-02-24 07:47

Main Title	Midnight Eye Gokuu(a1507)
Official Title	javerifiedMIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ
Official Title	enGoku: Midnight Eye
Official Title	frverifiedMidnight Eye Goku
Official Title	bgГоку - Среднощното око

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Matsuda Juuji	as	Fuurinji Gokuu
Wakamoto Norio	as	Hakuryu Genji

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Original Work:	Terasawa Buichi
Direction:	Kawajiri Yoshiaki
Character Design:	Hamasaki Hiroshi
Music:	Kazz Toyama Takekawa Yukihide

Tokyo, 2014: a city balancing on the razor's edge between financial prosperity and seismic destruction. It is a place where the lights are bright, the stakes are high, and where the threat of imminent destruction breeds crime like a disease. But forGokuu Furinji, ex-cop and super-powered private detective, crime is money...

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approx. 50m

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OVA, 1989, 1 ep,4.95(413),6.01(414)

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Explanation bymetalfire on Friday, 25.02.2011 10:51

Characters and general ambiance are very similar to Cobra from my point of view, a must see for Cobra fans

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Explanation byThemys on Friday, 12.03.2021 16:10

A good Cyber Punk like it made in the 90s.
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bynadeschda on2017-12-15 19:15

It was worse than expected - but it was still ok to watch.
I expected something similar to "Riding Bean" (without the humour) but got even less.

The story was kinda interesting, the character design is what I liked best though (after the ending song).

All in all it's a movie about a very cool shirtless super-powered guy and lots of nude women.
I think the guy was just too cool for me...

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bySunBlade_ger on2014-07-25 05:39

this was better than expected. classical "private eye" story, nothing more, nothing less.

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bycorneliuses on2013-10-09 02:15

Great animation (in spite of it's vintage), kiddy-free, plenty of action with a plot so far out that it's in for me, but possibly not for you. To my surprise I enjoyed it more than a little.

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