- Apocalypse Zero
Infobox animanga/Header
name = Apocalypse Zero
caption =
ja_name = 覚悟のススメ
ja_name_trans = Kakugo no Susume
genre = Martial arts,Post-apocalyptic science fiction Infobox animanga/Manga
title =
author =Takayuki Yamaguchi
publisher =Akita Shoten
publisher_other = flagicon|USAMedia Blasters
demographic =Shōnen
magazine =Weekly Shōnen Champion
first = 1994
last = 1996
volumes = 11Infobox animanga/OVA
title =
director =Toshihiro Hirano
studio =Victor Entertainment
licensor = flagicon|USAMedia Blasters flagicon|ItalyDynit
episodes = 2
released =October 23 ,1996 (Episode 1)December 18 ,1996 (Episode 2)nihongo|"Apocalypse Zero"|覚悟のススメ|Kakugo no Susume is a
manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi.The manga was adapted into a two-part
original video animation in 1996.Plot
Kakugo and Harara are siblings trained to fight the monsters roaming in
post-apocalyptic Tokyo. 21st century. To aid them, Kakugo and Harara were entrusted with "Zero armors",exoskeleton s forged from the souls of deceased warriors. After Harara succumbs to the evil within the armor, it is up to Kakugo to defeat his sibling.Characters
;Kakugo Hagakure
;Harara Hagakure
;Yukiko Horie
;Kazu Shimada
;Oboro Hagakure
;Hiroko Uchiyama
;Ponta
;School Principal
;Ponsuke
;Bolt
;Hamuko
;Aoki
;Zenigata
;Haoka
;Megumi
Media
Manga
A translation of Takayuki Yamaguchi's original
manga was published as agraphic novel in the US onJanuary 19 ,2005 and a second entitled "Apocalypse Zero 2" onApril 13 ,2005 .Anime
The OVA was released between
October 23 ,1996 andDecember 18 ,1996 . It was co-produced byVictor Entertainment ,Tomy andBig West Advertising .The
United States license for "Apocalypse Zero" was acquired by Media Blasters who created a dubbed English language version of the anime translated by Takashi Sakudo and produced by the Anime Works studio. It was released in the US onJune 20 ,2000 .Reception
John Oppliger called the "Apocalypse Zero" OVA "the most viscerally violent and gruesome anime" he has seen and "arguably the most grotesque anime ever made".cite web|url= http://www.animenation.net/blog/2004/12/17/ask-john-what-is-the-most-violent-anime-ever/ |title= Ask John: What is the Most Violent Anime Ever? |date = 2004-12-17 | accessdate= 2008-04-01 | publisher = Anime Nation]References
External links
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