OBSCURE O.V.A.S, *Dark Cat

Dark Cat is simply one of the worst possible anime titles ever made. This one-shot OVA from 1991 is an original production not based on any existing material. It was released in America through Media Blasters on DVD that has a dub so bad, it makes hentai dubs sound good. This sound quality is almost non-existent as they completely leave out the sound effects, and the acting is like it was performed by a mediocre drama class. This high school horror gives High School Of The Dead a justifiable reason for its gratuitous fan service as there is no redeeming quality to it, or even any forethought given into where the story was going.

A pair of grim reapers who are also brothers, Hyoi and Ryoi, and these two normally either take on the appearances of teenage boys or common alley cats who refer to themselves as Dark Cats. The supernatural siblings are investigating a series of disappearances of students from the local high school. The missing kids are the result of a rogue Dark Cat named Jukokubo who looks like a rip-off of Clown from Spawn and the Cheshire Cat. Hyoi and Ryoi fail to stop the evil spirit from killing off nearly everyone into the whole school by transforming them into Lovecraftian abominations that merge into one giant meatloaf monster. There is also a subplot involving a total loser and the childhood friend who obviously loves him that takes up half the length of the feature which the most forgettable romance you'll see outside of a Hallmark movie.

Dark Cat plays like it was created by the most misanthropic people that ever crawled out of the sewer. The original Japanese animation is bad enough, but Media Blasters' localization exposes how little they cared about whether it made any money. Even for a Bad Movie Night, this one is best left steaming in the dumpster.