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Title (English) Tokyo Babylon

Title (Japanese) Tokyo Babylon

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Fantasy Novel

Notes Both videos are based on a shojo manga (girls' comic) series penned by the all-woman collective, CLAMP, and originally published in South magazine.
2 OAVs, 50 & 55 Min (J) [Shoujo Anime List].
TOKYO BABYLON 1: OAV, CLAMP, 1992, 52 mins.
TOKYO BABYLON 2: OAV, CLAMP, 1994, 59 mins.

Classification shoujo

Synopsis Teenage sorcerer/exorcist Subaru Sumeragi investigates the supernatural in modern-day Tokyo, aided by his irrepressible twin sister Hokuto and his friend with a secret agenda, veterinarian Seishirou Sakurazuka. Subaru investigates a construction site murder in the first OVA and then a subway murder in the second. (VIW)

Review The videos do not seem to follow the manga closely. Shoujo anime is not 'girly'; rather it has a balance between action and human interest which "boys' anime" often lacks.
TOKYO BABYLON 1 (Manga Video), 55 mins, cert 15, ｣10.99
Ignore the lurid and misleading sleeve; it's about a medium, his cute twin sister and her boyfriend, and a cute mysterious girl, who try to investigate and stop a series of 'accidental' deaths connected with a Tokyo building project. It seems that something malign and supernatural is involved, as well as human greed. An interesting piece of shoujo, with a balance of characterisation and action.
Includes two catchy love songs.
TOKYO BABYLON 2 (Manga Video), 52 mins, cert 15, ｣10.99
Mediums and psychics help in the search for a psychotic serial killer. Superior to #1; it's very stylish with plenty of human interest and some thought-provoking ideas as well as plenty of action. Ignore the lurid sleeve blurb. (GC)
A very well done and colorful detective story with some good songs. (HBV) Rating ****

Credits Dir: Koichi Chiaki, Kumiko Takahashi
Des: Kumiko Takahashi

Episodes 2

Release US:DVD, US:VHS, UK:VHS, Jap:LD, Jap:VHS

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1992/4

Production Animate Film

Broadcaster

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Tokyo Babylon
Title (Japanese)	Tokyo Babylon
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	Both videos are based on a shojo manga (girls' comic) series penned by the all-woman collective, CLAMP, and originally published in South magazine. 2 OAVs, 50 & 55 Min (J) [Shoujo Anime List]. TOKYO BABYLON 1: OAV, CLAMP, 1992, 52 mins. TOKYO BABYLON 2: OAV, CLAMP, 1994, 59 mins.
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	Teenage sorcerer/exorcist Subaru Sumeragi investigates the supernatural in modern-day Tokyo, aided by his irrepressible twin sister Hokuto and his friend with a secret agenda, veterinarian Seishirou Sakurazuka. Subaru investigates a construction site murder in the first OVA and then a subway murder in the second. (VIW)
Review	The videos do not seem to follow the manga closely. Shoujo anime is not 'girly'; rather it has a balance between action and human interest which "boys' anime" often lacks. TOKYO BABYLON 1 (Manga Video), 55 mins, cert 15, ｣10.99 Ignore the lurid and misleading sleeve; it's about a medium, his cute twin sister and her boyfriend, and a cute mysterious girl, who try to investigate and stop a series of 'accidental' deaths connected with a Tokyo building project. It seems that something malign and supernatural is involved, as well as human greed. An interesting piece of shoujo, with a balance of characterisation and action. Includes two catchy love songs. TOKYO BABYLON 2 (Manga Video), 52 mins, cert 15, ｣10.99 Mediums and psychics help in the search for a psychotic serial killer. Superior to #1; it's very stylish with plenty of human interest and some thought-provoking ideas as well as plenty of action. Ignore the lurid sleeve blurb. (GC) A very well done and colorful detective story with some good songs. (HBV) Rating ****
Credits	Dir: Koichi Chiaki, Kumiko Takahashi Des: Kumiko Takahashi
Episodes	2
Release	US:DVD, US:VHS, UK:VHS, Jap:LD, Jap:VHS
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1992/4
Production	Animate Film
Broadcaster
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.