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“Detective Gokuu hunts a genetically altered boy doomed to become a violent monster, questioning if rescue or kill is necessary.”
Goku II: Midnight Eye
MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウII
6.27
9,141 rank · 8,263 viewers · 4 favorites
Action
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Adult Cast
Detective
Super Power
Seinen
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Synopsis
Detective Gokuu hunts a genetically altered boy doomed to become a violent monster, questioning if rescue or kill is necessary.
When private detective Gokuu Fuurinji is contacted by Ryoko Kadoma about locating her missing brother, Ryuu, Gokuu knows this is no normal case. Ryuu was the victim of a cruel genetic experiment and will soon become a mindlessly violent superbeing without proper treatment. Armed with the world's most powerful supercomputer implanted in his left eye, the detective sets out to locate the missing boy. But as the case becomes more complex, Gokuu is forced to question whether it is possible to save Ryuu or if he will have to kill him before he fully transforms.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 6 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5.5
mode 2
σ 1.97
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.97 · split reception
The polarity gap
3.3 pts
Recommenders 7.0 · others 3.7
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No
Score over time
↓ 2.67
Running avg · Feb 2013 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The 1st time i saw midnight eye part 1 and 2 was back in 1997,98 via an rental videotape i never brought back, i was from that point on a keeper! I did a review of part 1, part 2 goes further in...”
- 7 “Its clear cut this sequel to the first Midnight Eye is not as good. It has many of the elements, if not almost all of them that makes Yoshiaki Kawajiri's ovas so brilliant. It has the gorgeous,...”
- 6 “A big reason the 90s was flooded with so many OVAs, aside from them still being a relatively new thing at the time and thus Japanese animators were excited to use a new method of getting their...”
Verbosity
Short · 17%
Medium · 33%
Long · 50%
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A Ova Production
Madhouse.- Format 1 × 53′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 53m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1989 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-1712 catalog
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor
- Urban Vision Licensor