Sazan aizu (1991) (V)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Daisuke Nishio

Writers:

Akinori Endo (writer)
Yuzo Takada (comic)

Release Date:

1994 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Fantasy | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

3X3 is an excellent horror story with a human twist...

Plot:

A demon girl's quest to become human, with the help of an unwitting boy named Yakumo.

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Statue | Immortality | Magical Girl | Doll

Cast

Eddie Frierson	...	Fujii Yakumo (voice: English version)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thom Adcox-Hernandez	...	Monkey (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version) (as Thom Adcox)
Takeshi Aono	...	Chu
Edward Asner	...	Grandpa Ayanokoji (New Generation Version 2000) (voice: English version)
Brigitte Bako	...	Pai, Sanjiyan (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Earl Boen	...	Benares (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Steve Bulen	...	Steve Long, Hotel Manager (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Christian Campbell	...	Yakumo Fujii (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Susan Chesler	...	Lee Ling-Ling (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Lara Cody	...	Additional Voices (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Keith David	...	Mama (voice: English version)
Julie Diamond	...	Additional Voices (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Bill Fagerbakke	...	Steve Long (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version) (as Bill Faggerbakke)
Rebecca Forstadt	...	Pai (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Elisa Gabrielli	...	Doll Demon (New Generation Version 2000) (voice: English version)
Jean Gilpin	...	Mrs. Wong, Newscaster (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Pai
Taliesin Jaffe	...	Frog Demon (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
William Katt	...	Old Monk / Tinzin (New Generation Version 2000) (voice: English version)
Eleni Kelakos	...	Lee Ling-Ling (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice) (as Eleni Kalakos)
Alexandra Kenworthy	...	Sanjhiyan (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Masami Kikuchi	...	Saru
Mia Korf	...	Natsuko (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Steve Kramer	...	Mama, Frog Demon (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Joyce Kurtz	...	Ms. Huan (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Ralph Lister	...	Choukai, Additional Voices (New Generation Version 2000) (voice: English version)
Kerrigan Mahan	...	Yakumo's Friend (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Naoko Matsui	...	Armulet
Erin Matthews	...	Mei-Shin (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Michael McConnohie	...	Chou (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Hikaru Midorikawa	...	Hide
Yûko Mizutani	...	Natsuko
Yuji Okumoto	...	Chou, Transvestite 2 (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version) (as Yujii Okumoto)
Ai Orikasa	...	Linlin
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Benares
Bodie Plecas	...	Additional Voices (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
David Povall	...	Demon, Benaris (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Gregg Rainwater	...	Jake McDonald, Additional Voices (New Generation Version 2000) (voice: English version) (as Greg Rainwater)
Lia Sargent	...	Meishin ((Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Ernie Sheesley	...	Additional Voices (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Dina Sherman	...	Dawn, Hong-Nyang / Ran Pao Pao (New Generation Version 2000) (voice: English version)
Rick Simone	...	Tatsuya, Transvestite 1 (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Bonnie Stauch	...	Additional Voices (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Keith Szarabajka	...	Professor Fujii, Ryouko (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Mayumi Tanaka	...	Mei Xing
Rosie Taravella	...	Grandma Ayanokoji (New Generation Version 2000) (voice: English version)
Kôji Tsujitani	...	Fujii Yakumo
Greg Weisman	...	Hide (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)
Jeff Winkless	...	Prof. Fuji (Manga Entertainment Version) (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

3x3 Eyes (Japan) (alternative spelling) (USA)
Sazan Eyes

Runtime:

110 min (4 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 (parts 3 & 5) | UK:18 (parts 1 & 2) | UK:PG (part 4) | Iceland:16

Company:

Bandai Entertainment Inc.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Sazan aizu seima densetsu (1995) (V)

Immortals and Demons

After years of waiting, 3x3 Eyes arrives on DVD. This has to be one of my favorite animes of all time. Based off Yuzo Takada's long running popular manga series 3x3 Eyes (Sazan Aizu) published in 1987. If you liked Yuzo Takada's other work such as Blue Seed and All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, you'll like this one!

3x3 Eyes revolves around a girl named Pai. She belongs to an ancient race of three eyed demons called the Sajiyan-Unkara. They possessed the power of immortality. Pai is the last survivor of the Sajiyan-Unkara. She wishes to become human. But in order to become human, she must find the Staute of Humanity. With the archeologist, Professor Fuji's dying words, he tells her to travel to Japan to get help from his son Yakumo Fuji. This is where it begins.

Basically, she meets Yakumo in a very akward way. Then he gets killed saving Pai from her own pet demon, Takui. Pai uses her Sanjiyan powers to turn him immortal. He wakes up wondering why he's still alive. After realizing what happened, Yakumo embarks on a long journey in search for the Staute of Humanity, which takes them to Hong Kong. Yakumo is forced to look for a way to make Pai mortal so he can get his old life back, so that he too can also become mortal again. But he must abandon his old life for anew.

This is a very good anime. It gets better and better by the episode. The thing that makes 3x3 Eyes so great is that is has a little of everything from, drama, action, adventure, comedy, and horror. Not only is the story good, the music is too. Kaoru Wada does a great job with composing the musical score.

So if you want a bit of every genre, give 3x3 Eyes out. You won't be disappointed. Once you've done that, check out the Manga.