Name: Dream Hunter Rem
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Released: 1985-12-15
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Naoko Matsui, Kenji Utsumi

Anime's weirdest exorcist busts into your dreams wearing lingerie and attitude.

80s pulp chicoccult cheesedream logic fever

Latest Episode

55 min

Season 2 • Episode 2

Latest

Massacre in the Labyrinth

Aug 21, 1992

Overview

Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Rem Ayanokōji is a "dream hunter," a person capable of entering the dreams of sleeping people and fighting the demons causing nightmares.

JP Japanese

Content warning

collective unconscious fearssexualized vulnerabilityprofessionalism vs exploitation

Standout Aspects

Direction

Okuda's kinetic dream sequences outpace the budget.

Production

Peak OVA era: all ambition, minimal restraint.

Best for:Solo·Friends

Heads up:Sexual Content·Violence

First AiredDec 15, 1985

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feellight

Seasons2·Episodes5

Top Cast

Naoko Matsui

Rem Ayanokouji (voice)

Kenji Utsumi

Junichirō Sakaki (voice)

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Dream Hunter Rem emerged during Japan's 1985-1989 OVA boom, when direct-to-video anime could experiment with adult content and occult themes theatrical releases avoided.

Trivia

Naoko Matsui would later voice Sonoko in Detective Conan; Kenji Utsumi voiced Raoh in Fist of the North Star—making this their most cursed collaboration.