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| Bio Hunter | |
 DVD cover ofBio Hunter | |
| バイオ・ハンター (Baio Hantā) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Fujihiko Hosono |
| Published by | Scola |
| Magazine | Comic Burger |
| Original run | 1989 –1990 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Yūzō Satō |
| Produced by | Mataichirō Yamamoto Masao Maruyama Naoko Takahashi |
| Written by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
| Music by | Masamichi Amano |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Licensed by |
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| Released | December 8, 1995 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
 Anime and manga portal | |
Bio Hunter (バイオ・ハンター,Baio Hantā) is a Japanesemanga series authored byFujihiko Hosono. It tells the story about twomolecular biologists, Koshigaya and Komada who take on humans with strange viruses that make them less human and more demonic. It was serialized in the Scola manga magazineComic Burger.[1]
The manga was also adapted into an hour-long single-episodeanimeOVA, produced byMadhouse Studios andToei Video, directed by Yuzo Sato and scripted byYoshiaki Kawajiri.[2][3] It was distributed throughout theUnited States andCanada byUrban Vision. The English dub is distributed byMVM Films in theUnited Kingdom andMadman Entertainment inAustralia andNew Zealand.
The movie has similar animation and dark urban fantasy themes that Kawajiri worked on before and afterBio Hunter, such asNinja Scroll,Devilman OVA,X/1999 anime TV series, andGungrave.[3] Kawajiri, Yamamoto and Maruyama worked again as a team between 1997 and 2000 in making the Madhouse'sVampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Two scientists are attempting to distribute the cure for a demon virus that is affecting people all over Japan, however, things have become complicated. One of them has become infected. So begins his battle with himself, as he attempts to not only control his emerging demon side, but also to save the lives of others by wielding its great strength.
