As with most anime from Japan, while there is some
nudity, it is confined to breasts! Even though you see
the crotch area of a female, somehow they never actually
have any working parts to them(with a few exceptions)!!!(LOL)
MIDNIGHT PANTHER(1998)
CHAPTER 1: I'LL LOVE YOU TO DEATH:
We are introduced right away to a pretty female who
transforms into a panther that kills a couple of dudes
walking down the street at night!!!
Piecing this together as best I can, a witch(or something
to that affect) has three girls that she sends out to clean
up the scumbags in their area! She has apparently cast a
spell on them that changes them into panthers in order
for them to do their work!
Their names are Sonya, Kei and Lou! Together they call
themselves the Pussycats! And they take every
opportunity to shed their clothes that they get!!
Lou always seems to get the task of killing monsters
(dragons and such), while the other two get to hunt
down bad humans!!
And then we have the king(?), Sir Bad, who can't seem to
feel pleasure with sex, wondering if he's not gay!! B
CHAPTER 2: I GIVE YOU A KISS OF ETERNITY:
Apparently Lou(Loukish) is the sister to Bad!!!
He never knew that she was female, and one
day Bad had killed a bunch of people(perhaps the
King and Queen), and Lou witnessed the whole
thing! She tried to run away, but fell off the
castle wall and into the river, where the old
woman found her and nursed her back to health!
So, Lou is determined to kill Bad, and the girls
are teaching her how to kill him during sex!!
Hmmmm, quite a little paradox, eh?? A+
A review from Amazon.com:
Believe it or not, Midnight Panther was scripted
based on Shakespeare. A lot of viewers may
watch this movie thinking it's a hentai and expect
to see exciting sexual displays. In reality, the movie
is a mix of comedy, hentai and an attempt to portrait
a serious story, but unfortunately none of above
was extremely successful.
Why would I give this move such high rating
despite the below par contents? My appreciation
came from the technical aspects of the movie.
The drawing, the color, the transition and the
directing are all first grade. Did you know this
the first hentai anime showing pubic hair (Sonya),
a bold challenge to the tradition. There are many
other little things that director tried including
smart usage of multi-layer cels to increase
depth, wonderful usage of multi width pan
cels to give the audience speed and continuity,
very Hollywoodish.
This is a wonderful showcase of Japanese's
ability to learn, adopt and create from the
Western culture. Don't focus on the story
and pay attention to the details, I am sure
you will enjoy it. - ax-26