Demon Fighter Kocho

Demon Fighter Kocho (厄災仔寵) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nonki Miyasu. It was published in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1995 to 1997, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into two live-action films and an original video animation (OVA) in 1997. The OVA was released on DVD by Media Blasters in North America in 2000.

Manga
Written and illustrated by Nonki Miyasu, Demon Fighter Kocho was published on a monthly basis in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1995 to 1997. Shueisha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from September 1995 to October 1997.

Live-action films
Two live-action films, subtitled Shinigami-tachi no Wana (死神たちの罠) and Akureitachi no Gakuen-hen (悪霊たちの学園篇), were released on April 25 and October 2, 1997, respectively.

Original video animation
An original video animation (OVA) adaptation animated by Anime R, directed Toru Yoshida (director), with scripts by Hiroshi Toda (screenwriter), was released on May 21, 1997.

In North America, the OVA was licensed by Media Blasters. It was released on December 19, 2000.

Reception
Chris Beveridge of AnimeOnDVD.com gave the OVA episode a mixed review. He noted the one episode might have been better as a compilation of similarly length anime from Media Blasters, though the inclusion of the dubbing extras somewhat made up for that. For the show itself he noted it may appeal to those who don't want hentai, but do want a high level of fan service stating, "What does Kocho have going for it? ... There's plenty of fan service and nakedness throughout that will satisfy those who aren't brave enough to just buy hentai[,] but just feel wrong looking at the Rayearth girls in that way."