

A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of demons from the Black World are out to assassinate the diplomat and prevent the treaty; only the bond that forms between the two cops can save the Earth from destruction.
Direction
Kawajiri's obsessive detail in every grotesque transformation.
Score
Synth-jazz that somehow makes body horror feel classy.

Director
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released alongside Akira and Robot Carnival, this defined 'adult anime' for Western audiences — often through bootleg VHS tapes passed between college students.
The spider woman sequence was so notorious that it nearly got the entire film banned in several countries; Kawajiri later said he 'maybe went too far with the fluids.'
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