Wolverine Episode 5

Plot Summary: Next in the four-part Marvel Anime project and broadcasts after the Iron Man anime. Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced psychical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound, disease or toxin at a accelerated rate.



Burst Angel's strongest appeal has always been that it bathed in the pulpy excesses of the dregs of pop culture much the way that Countess Báthory bathed in the blood of virgins, making the series lurid fun for those who prefer their entertainment violent and more than a little lowbrow. The OVA wears its influences on its sleeve; it may not have any more references to the awful Django movies, but it does contain the occasional nod to westerns and a glimpse of a fictional movie starring Freddy, Jason, Leatherface, Pinhead and an ominous pile of junk food (Ronald McDonald's Nightmare on Friday of the 13th Hellraising Chainsaw Massacre?). The soundtrack's spaghetti-western acoustic guitar is as amusing as ever, with a little electronic jazz thrown in for good measure. And yet, for all the pulp in its veins, it never achieves the delirious outrageousness of the series' best episodes; you know, the ones that end with Jo sailing out of skyscrapers on decapitated monsters and have titles like "Wash This Flower Garden With Blood!" In comparison, the OVA's modest climax is positively bland.

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