Anime is such a fun world to dive into. However, don't expect every series to be good, because just like any for of media, some are good others just suck. This is an example of the latter. Genocyber is a 5-part anime OVA released in 1994. It is very controversial for it's extreme depiction of graphic violence, most notably, breaking the unwritten rule of graphically killing a child. Even if you are a fan of gory content in media, this isn't worth your time, unless you are a truly sadistic person. Why? Because it's plot makes absolutely no sense. Literally everything that happens is an excuse for shock value. Supposedly, this is about a girl with some sort of psychic powers and is able to become the Geoncyber (At least that what I assume it is). After that everything is completely lost in sadistic violence. The creators really should be ashamed of making this crap. Not only are they wasting everyones time, I'd argue they shouldn't be on the streets. If I had children and saw them coming near me I would grab a gun and tell them to leave my children alone. This is truly, one of the worst anime of all time.

Some call Genocyber an underrated OVA. Others call it one of the worst anime ever made. I can't agree with either, although it certainly is something. Dumb and violent anime OVAs and movies were a dime a dozen during the time, but Genocyber sticks out, for better or for worse. It has a big scope, something resembling character, and even less restraint. Some designs and concepts are neat.But make no mistake - Genocyber is terrible. And I'm not saying that because it shows no mercy. There's barely a point to the madness. Genocyber itself is the only connection between the three settings. Within each, most of the plot focuses on the gore, with little character development. Equally small is our understanding of Genocyber's abilities. The rare times its brought up, its absolute gobbledygook. The dialog is bad, the acting is garbage, the animation is mediocre, and the action only has a few good scenes. Genocyber is a mess.But I will give it this - its uniquely bad. Its not pure trash, by the numbers, or hilarious. Its terrible, but its kind of intriguing. Although I do have a bias towards retro sci-fi animation. Its not the bad anime that you pull friends in front of, but watch by yourself at 1:00 A.M. If you're not a fan of body horror, robot brutality, 400 year time skips, and anticlimactic endings, you'll hate it. There is nothing to salvage from the plot. But I don't regret seeing this...thing.

Genocyber is one of the most repulsive, ultraviolent examples of anime I've had the misfortune of watching. With unsympathetic characters, low-budget animation, and an eerie fascination with blood and gore, Genocyber loses any moral message it tries to express in a bloodbath of proportions matched only by fellow Ohata Koichi titles such as MD Geist.Many people think that titles like this are what makes anime worth viewing. I thoroughly disagree with that opinion. Genocyber has precious little coherent plot to go with the scenes of carnage it presents, and gratuitously adds sequences (for example) of children being little blown apart by helicopter gunships in slow motion.Sure, it's not real, but should we be encouraging this kind of stuff by buying or renting this sort of sludge?Granted, violence is a fact of life, and a fact of entertainment, but I can't possibly with any sense of conscience support or endorse this much glorification of violence for entertainment's sake. Especially in a title as pointless and overwhelmingly bad as Genocyber.

This is among my favorite anime of all time, especially the first episode. This series has everything, from mecha to psycho-thriller, to bloodbaths, to awesome tech, This thing is great. The DVD is about to come out, so new fans can have a great chance to see this anime in all its glory, and old fans can finally buy the bloody thing.