[Orphan] Hayou no Tsurugi (VHS)

From 1992 comes a forgotten two-episode OVA, Hayou no Tsurugi: Shikkoku no Mashou (The Demon-Breaking Sword: The Jet-Black Demon). Based on the first volume of a 40 (!) volume light novel series by Maeda Tomiko, it tells the story of Laethreel (or just plain Lath), a wannabe demon-breaker who controls a powerful sword, Gurenki, but not much else. She suddenly aquires a "protector", Anshu, and a mission: to rescue the kidnapped princess of Gandia from the clutches of the jet-black demon Aju. However, Laethreel shares a dark secret with her younger brother Leedyle, and her mission proves more complicated, and dangerous, than it first appears.

VHS encode; original subs. The show was never released on laserdisc, let alone digital media. For more information, see this blog entry.

This release, and all Orphan releases, are available for direct download from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.