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“Rescue crew investigates vanished ship on forbidden planet Inferno II, facing an incomprehensible alien threat.”
Hell Target
HELL TARGET [ヘルターゲット]
4.63
14,538 rank · 3,549 viewers · 9 favorites
Horror
Sci-Fi
Space
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Synopsis
Rescue crew investigates vanished ship on forbidden planet Inferno II, facing an incomprehensible alien threat.
In the depths of space, a mysterious signal emanates from the forbidden planet Inferno II, where a previous vessel vanished without a trace. A rescue expedition of nine crew members arrives to investigate the disappearance, only to discover that the planet harbors an unimaginable threat lurking in the shadows. As the team faces an escalating crisis, they must work together to uncover the truth behind the planet's dark secrets while struggling to survive against an unknown force that seems to defy all understanding of life itself. (Source: AniDB - edited for spoiler-free content)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
4.6
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
25%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 4
σ 1.36
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.36 · some divergence
The polarity gap
3.3 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.7
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.40
Running avg · Nov 2011 → Nov 2024
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Hell Target is a pretty interesting anime. I'm not quite sure why it has such a low score. I will say, there's nothing particularly creative about the plotline of Hell Target. Astronauts going out...”
- 3 “Did you ever watch the 1997 movie "Event Horizon"? Well, then you pretty much have the gist of what's going on here. This 1987 OVA pretty much the same basic idea, with a little bit of...”
- 4 “I truly believe the 1980s OVA boom was the greatest time for anime. But despite that era churning out amazing stuff, there's the inevitable duds. So enter 1987's Hell Target. It's about a group of...”
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Short · 60%
Medium · 0%
Long · 40%
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- Format 1 × 50′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 50m all episodes
- Aired Jan 1987 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-6512 catalog
Produced by
- Victor Entertainment Producer
- Arts Pro Producer