It is entirely unrelated to the 1997 PlayStation game "Angel Blade - Neo Tokyo Guardians". is part of the Vanilla Series of explicit mature OVA. It was created and directed by Masami Ōbari, who was also responsible for the design of the characters and would also be responsible for the development of the short anime adaptation of The King of Fighters XV. The anime is a parody of Go Nagai's manga and anime Cutey Honey and Kekko Kamen. The storyline is continued in a three-episode sequel series, Angel Blade Punish!. The first series was released in the U.S. on two DVDs, entitled Angel Blade (containing episodes 1–2) and Angel Blade Returns (containing episode 3 and some bonus material). Angel Blade Punish! was released in the U.S. as a single DVD containing all three episodes. The doujin video game company Digi Anime released an eroge visual novel of Angel Blade in 2002 based on the first series. Synopsis Angel Blade takes place in a future where the Earth's surface is no longer habitable due to pollution. Humans live in 99 cities above the smog, while the surface below, unknown to them, is home to a race of mutants. Suddenly, a castle, ruled by the organization Dark Mother, mysteriously appears in the sky over City Number 69. For unknown purposes, the mysterious people of this dark castle track down women and start their devious machinations, which are unknown but involve raping women. In the time of chaos, Angel Blade, a beautiful woman, appears as a force of justice to protect the women. Characters Heroes Angel Blade Angel Blade (エンジェルブレイド Enjieru Bureido) is the main character of the series. She is the alter ego of Moena Shinguji. Her mission is to save the day whenever someone is attacked by one of Phantom Lady's mutants. She primarily fights with a sword that is formed from her heart-shaped pendant. Sexual encounters are her Achilles' heel, as her hormones sometimes render her helpless. She sometimes rides the "Angel Motor," though she doesn't in the Punish! episodes. Her uniform and powers were developed by her parents specifically to battle Phantom Lady and her minions, though it is never explained why they would develop such a sexually charged outfit (one that leaves her breasts, buttocks and genitalia exposed) for their daughter. When her life or anyone else's life is in great danger, Angel Blade goes into a sort