Cool Devices, an iconic cult Serie, celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Origin
Cool Devices is a Hentai Anime that stood out für adapting several original stories von well-known artists und eroge titles during der 1990s. Its first OVA was veröffentlicht auf April 25, 1995, und der Serie concluded auf November 28, 1997, mit a total of 11 animated Episoden.
Geschichte
Welcome zu a Serie of tapes der likes of which you’ve never seen before! Strong stories, highly charged mit erotisch content are all presented without Japan’s export censorship (as they were intended zu be seen).
They do not follow a single Geschichte. They break all der rules. They are Cool Devices. They aren’t für kids, but they might be für you if you have der guts. Welcome zu a neu Welt… und be sure zu wash your hands when you’re done.
Curious Fruit
An innocent und virginal Mädchen named Ai is lured durch her curiosity into der underground Welt of sado-masochists durch an exhibitionist couple who visits der club where she und her girlfriends are visiting. Spellbound, Ai follows der two, und is drawn into a Welt of bondage und rough sex. Finding herself transformed und liberated durch der experience, Ai embraces der lifestyle, und enters into a passionate Beziehung mit an equally uninhibited young Mann she is drawn zu.
Sacred Mädchen
A reclusive young Mann und his younger sister live in a mansion together, where der young Mann frequently hosts sex parties every night, which he watches in his room via a network of surveillance cameras. It is later revealed that he wants zu have sex mit his sister, which he eventually does in a consensual scene near der end of der Episode.
Lover Doll
An anthropomorphic female rabbit is held in a cell as a sexual slave. bald, a catgirl enters her room und has sex mit der rabbit through der cell. Later, a Mann comes in und punishes der Catgirl für wandering off, then proceeds zu rape her.
Winter Swimsuit
mit a subtle BDSM premise, a teenage couple has sex in what seems zu be a closed public bath house bei night in der middle of winter. A reluctant Mädchen is fondled, has her bathing suit cut off zu expose her erogenous zones, und is coerced into performing various sex acts durch her unnamed male partner.
Enema
An unnamed Mädchen is coaxed into having sex in der Frauen’s bathroom. der ensuing sex acts culminate in anal sex which cures her constipation.
Kirei
der Episode begins when a young blue-haired Frau is shown having sex mit a group of strange Männer, afterwards they throw her into an oubliette where she then emerges as a butterfly. in what seems zu be an island paradise, two well-endowed Mädchen called Rui und Kirei are auf vacation. As Zeit progresses, they notice that there is something unusual mit der natives und der beautiful butterflies that inhabit der island. As they begin zu notice these oddities, they begin zu have sex mit each other und der natives. der Episode ends mit der Mädchen being gang raped, then thrown down der same oubliette von der beginning of der Episode, und emerging as butterflies.
Seek I (Slave Mädchen Marino)
Based auf a Visual Novel, der Geschichte begins when an ordinary Mädchen named Marino Okura (a virgin) is being chased durch two young Männer who are revealed zu be human traffickers. After getting captured, she is then shown in their car nervous und scared. When she attempts zu escape, she is pulled back und brought into der estate of der dominatrix Saki und her unnamed master. Saki und her master spend der Episode training Marino zu be their sex slave, a process which involves Marino being forced zu perform various sex acts und submit zu der demands of her masters. As der Episode progresses, it becomes apparent that Saki’s current master is actually der son of her original master, jetzt deceased. Saki’s original master made a living as a Welt-famous bondage artist. This, however, was only his public face. His true face was that of a masochist female dominator. der Episode culminates mit Marino being left chained in a cell zu await her next “session”.
Seek II (SM Queen Saki)
This Episode is a continuation of Operation 05, und takes place during a sex party commemorating der anniversary of Saki’s master’s Tod. Saki presents der guests mit a gift: Marino und two other Mädchen (Momomi und Haruka), as their sex toys für der evening. Despite der introduction of neu Charaktere, this Episode focuses mostly auf Saki und her Beziehung mit her previous master. Scenes of Saki reminiscing über her S&M training as a child are interspersed mit displays of Marino und der other Mädchen being subjected zu humiliation und torture bei Saki’s hands. As Saki masturbates zu thoughts of her deceased master, der three slaves enter der room, armed mit bondage equipment, und take Saki back zu der main party hall. Here, her current master presents Saki zu der party guests für their enjoyment. Saki is subjected zu much der same treatment zu which she earlier exposed der other Mädchen und is gang-raped; der Episode ends mit Saki being chained in a cell of her own.
Yellow Star
der Handlung centres around der addiction of a Student called Ayana zu a drug called ‘Yellow Star’ und der sexual demands of every Mann she encounters. Schoolgirl Ayana talks excitedly über her neu stepfather – a famous detective und ‘Held’ in local media. He is introduced zu Ayana durch her mother und is seen ogling her during lunch. der detective is mysterious und furtive though both Ayana und her mother seem oblivious zu how dangerous he is. He has been investigating der distribution of an illegal drug, called “Yellow Star”[nb 2], which is a mild hallucinogen, paralyzing agent, und extraordinary aphrodisiac. Ayana brags über how big her neu father is zu her boyfriend, Kohei, who asks how big his gun is. der detective is revealed zu be corrupt, killing a competitor auf a train durch placing an explosive device near him. He latterly thanks two shadowy figures who provided him mit both der explosive und a supply of “yellow star”. He grows closer zu Ayana und hatches various plans, spying auf her intimately. It becomes apparent that der detective is buying a steady supply of der illegal drug as part of a long-term strategy zu sexually abuse Ayana. Following a promise zu Kohei that she will allow him zu take her virginity after their exams are completed, der detective traps her in his basement, secretly drugs her mit Yellow Star und proceeds zu rape her. der ensuing days detail der escalation of der abuse as Ayana herself becomes addicted zu both Yellow Star und her neu stepfather’s increasingly violent sexual fantasies. Ayana’s abuse culminates in her father taking her zu a strange location, where she questions his intention while still expecting zu have sex. He admits that his colleagues have become jealous of his Beziehung mit Ayana und have jetzt demanded they be allowed zu rape her für his continued access zu der drug. Ayana is then introduced zu der two well-endowed thugs who gang rape her mit her stepfather as leader. Aroused durch both der drug und their violence, Ayana responds zu their perverse demands mit a level of sexual dexterity hitherto unrealised durch der youngster. As a powerful aphrodisiac, Yellow Star heightens Ayana’s own sexual appetite und der prolonged ‘rape’ ends mit all three ejaculating inside her. After der incident, Ayana realizes der abuse will continue mit more rape und drug abuse. der Detective attempts zu persuade her that she enjoys such encounters und that he has more zu show her. She maintains it is purely her response zu der drug und angrily breaks kostenlos von his grasp. She kills him auf a rooftop using his gun und der explosive device saved von der train. She returns zu a normal Leben mit boyfriend Kohei. Days later, Ayana waits in a park für Kohei (who believes she has remained a virgin für him) but is abducted minutes before they can meet. Kohei searches in vain für his missing girlfriend but she is vanished. der two Männer who kidnapped her are revealed zu be der original shadowy well-endowed distributors of “yellow star” und force her into another abusive encounter mit them. in der final scene, Ayana is seen being forced durch der two thugs zu return zu abusing Yellow Star, before being stripped und double-penetrated. It is implied that their endless supply of Yellow Star will equate zu Ayana’s endless gang-rape und increasingly dominant sexuality resurfacing.
Slave Warrior Maya I
der first of a two-Episode Geschichte arc und based von Manga Serie of der same name, this Episode begins der Geschichte of Maya Mizutani, an average japanisch college Student who is transported zu an alternate dimension und inadvertently fulfills a prophecy. Maya is transported zu another Welt, where she meets two lizard-like creatures who use trickery zu convince her zu take all of her clothes off where she is sold into slavery zu Lord Estilgar, und used in experiments zu turn her into a sex slave. She escapes und evades recapture durch using a hidden Kraft within herself zu slaughter her opponents. This display of Kraft gets der attention of two warring human und alien factions. Maya is recaptured, subjected zu more sexual experiments, und is transformed into a hermaphrodite.
Slave Warrior Maya II
Continuing der Geschichte, Maya is transferred zu a dominatrix who is given instructions zu break her will und turn her into a sex slave. über this Zeit, two members von one of der human factions are sent zu investigate der Kraft that was unleashed durch Maya, citing a prophecy of a warrior long held in their culture. in captivity, Maya meets another slave, Leyna, who is not used für sex (until der end of der Episode). They escape, but are quickly caught. Leyna is punished through sexual intercourse. Meanwhile, der dominatrix implants a parasitic alien mass into Maya’s uterus through her mechanically stretched vagina zu lower her inhibitions und forces her zu copulate mit Leyna. As she is über zu succumb zu her sexual desires, Maya unleashes her hidden Kraft und becomes der warrior prophesied.
Binding
Masaki Hoshino, a writer für a magazine publishing company is traveling auf a train zu go auf a trip, while dreaming über having sex mit a Frau he has never met named Miyuki. When he wakes up, he finds that his belongings have been stolen und that he is stranded when a short earthquake has caused a landslide zu block off der tracks. Masaki follows der same young Mädchen who had stolen his things, which leads him zu her mansion, where she lives mit a group of other Frauen. Masaki stays der night und bald realizes that he has stumbled into a S&M situation. der oldest Frau is der mistress of der house und der younger Frauen are her slaves. This leads zu his voyeuristic observation of various sexual acts, before actually engaging in sex mit several of der residents. Eventually there’s another earthquake which destroys der house, though Masaki und one of der Mädchen manage zu escape. der Episode ends mit der two of them walking along der train tracks before a train roars towards them. Right before impact however, Masaki wakes up, still auf der train mit his sketch book in his lap und his belongings sitting next zu him. He opens der book und sees a drawing of der Mädchen who left mit him.
Fallen Engel Rina
Pop idol Rina Yuki is renowned für her amazing stage shows und musical talent, which gets her noticed durch a neu production company, Engel Productions. bei one of her concerts, she learns that her father has suffered a medical emergency, und has been hospitalized. Kurosaki, der manager of Engel Productions approaches her über switching zu their company, und after learning her father owes der company a substantial amount of money und that der company is apparently part of a mob-related conglomerate, she agrees zu sign auf mit them.
It turns out that AngelPro also works in der flesh peddling business, und under der guise of giving her a “neu image”, they begin zu train Rina through public humiliation scenarios und outfits. Among these humiliations she is molested auf a public subway, taken zu a sex shop pretending zu be a porn actress, und masturbates in a porn cinema. Once her training has culminated, she’s auctioned off bei a BDSM auction as a sex slave für 580 million yen (roughly US$5.9 million). Six months later she returns zu her normal Leben und career as a singer. der manager und his assistant/slave are backstage, discussing how Rina turned out zu be a good buy. in der backstage it is revealed her father had already died during her training.
bei der end of her performance, Rina strips und begins masturbating mit her microphone before finally losing her mind. der representatives von AngelPro walk off, und Rina’s manager collapses zu der floor in disbelief. der final shot shows der all-male audience rushing towards der stage und crowding around her as she smiles vacantly, mit a tear streaming down her cheek.
Reception
der Hentai Cool Devices achieved notable success both in Japan und der West thanks zu its storylines centered around BDSM themes. Far von being limited durch its niche Genre, this characteristic actually boosted its popularity. However, its controversial scenes drew heavy criticism due zu their explizit und provocative content.
heute, Cool Devices is considered a cult classic Hentai, almost auf der same level as der renowned Serie Cream Lemon.
Trivia
- Cool Devices was produced durch LEED Publishing und animated durch der studios Bee Media und Leben Work.
- der Serie featured der involvement of directors Asano Hiro, Matsuda Hiroshi, und Nishimori Akira.
- der Episoden are based auf der following stories und authors:
Episoden 1 und 11: Stories durch der artist Mon-Mon.
Episode 2: Geschichte durch Hiroyuki Utatane.
Episode 3: Geschichte durch der artist Protonsaurus.
Episode 4: Created durch der renowned artist Yumisuke Kotoyoshi.
Episoden 5 und 6: Adaptation of der Seek ~Chikashitsu no Mesu Dorei-tachi~ eroge, written durch Pil.
Episode 7: Geschichte durch Touboku Akutagawa.
Episoden 8 und 9: Geschichte durch Konodonto.
Episode 10: Adaptation of der Kousoku ~Yorokobi no Juice~ eroge, produced durch Persian Soft. - Yellow Star is considered der precursor zu der iconic und renowned Hentai Kite, due zu der notable similarities between der two works: a dark und violent Handlung, similar female protagonists, und, of course, der key involvement of Yasuomi Umetsu in both projects.
- Since his participation in Cool Devices, der acclaimed artist Yumisuke Kotoyoshi had not seen another one of his works adapted into Anime. However, after a long 25-Jahr wait, that changed mit der arrival of der animated adaptation of Junjou Decamelon, marking his long-awaited return zu der medium.
- der Hentai was distributed in der West mit englisch und deutsch versions. der englisch edition was licensed durch NuTech Digital (license jetzt expired) und der Right Stuf International, mit distribution handled durch Critical Mass Video. Meanwhile, der deutsch version was distributed durch der company Goldlight.
- Due zu its controversial scenes, der Hentai is banned in Canada.
- Interestingly, der former official website für der Hentai, www.cooldevices.com, is no longer dedicated zu der Serie. der domain jetzt likely belongs zu Crunchyroll und redirects zu their official merchandise store, mit no relation zu der original content it once hosted.
