The Incredible Gyoukai Video Junk Boy

This boy has some junk on his pants.

 

Following our trend of forgotten 80s OVAs, AKA postponed reviews I had in store for months, We'll take a look at another 1980s Ecchi movie, only this time, this one is a comedy and features adult characters in adult situations with the obvious dated clichés from 40 years ago.

Junk Boy, or The Incredible OK Video Junk Boy, is a 1987 direct to video OVA directed by Katsuhisa Yamada, based upon Kunitomo Yasiyuki's manga. The manga was published on Weekly Manga Action magazine from 1985 to 1987 spawning 18 volumes. Obviously, you can't tell a whole 18 volume Manga in a 45 minute one shot OVA. However, the adaptation is not that bad.

 

23-year-old Ryohei Yamazaki has just one thing on his mind: sex. And with his sweet-talking, honey-voiced ways, Ryohei has no trouble finding interested ladies. But none of them is just what he wants... none of them is PERFECT. Then he charms the beautiful editor of a hot magazine into hiring him. Journalism will never be the same again...

 

A scene 80s teens can relate to.

That smile only porn can bring.

The Anime explosion from the late 80s and early 90s spawned hundreds of direct-to-video Animé. Some were one shots and some ran for 6 episodes or so. Truth be told: The increasing western interest in the genre had Japanese (and occasionally Korean & Chinese) studios producing as many shows as possible. Money was the motivation, and Americans were craving this content regardless of quality. So hundreds of OVAs were made during a frantic 5 year period. Hentai, Ecchi, and Gore were amongst the most popular genres because of the graphic content that led many viewers into thinking "Anime is not kids stuff". We have to admit it was quite a novelty to see adult situations, nudity and sex in the animated format, although it had already been done in the late 70 by the same Japanese industry of animation, it totally became a thing in the late 80s and early 90s.

Junk Boy may or may not have been inspired by American B-movies the likes of Blue Money and others. The premise feels quite real for an 80s production: A horny man's dream job is to work in a porno magazine, and meet all the models and eventually get some of that sought after wild sex promise with a perfect woman.

Obviously, this is an Ecchi comedy meant to not be taken seriously.

Photography is an art.

Don't miss the money shot!

So what does Ryohei Yamazaki do in Potato Boy magazine? In a nutshell, he has to approve the image sets that will be published in the monthly release of the magazine. Now, how he chooses the perfect set may be a tad too much for some people: If he gets a boner, the set will go to the print room. As simple as that.

Plot wise, I can't say much. The first half is our "hero" lending a hand to a model that isn't in the mood for a nude photo shoot session. Yamazaki gives her a speech about how he used to jack off to her and how her pictures stopped him from being a potential rapist (WTF?). After the heartfelt speech the model realizes he has a big boner and forgets about philosophy and goes straight to business with him. I'm sure in real life, a woman would call the cops, runaway or the beat the shit out of someone saying "Hey, I thought about you whenever I masturbated". Same with seeing an unsolicited man's boner in your place of work.

The odds are out.

C'mon! diddle that skiddle!

The second half is very similar to the previous one. Only this time Yamasaki is not swet talking to a model but to a journalist he thinks he's in love with. The results are the same: All he wants is sex, and while he does achieve his goal, the journalists reply isn't very welcomed: She tells him he's terrible at sex.

So begins Yamasaki's neverending quest for convincing the lady, she's wrong and that he can satisfy her gallantly. Obviously, this is a comedy OVA, so there are no morals to learn here. Yamasaki gets the journalist one final time but he doesn't exactly evolve from where he was before: He's still a depraved stalker obsessed with sex and women. 

Up yours!

Who is this piece of shit guy?!

While Yamasaki's boners, tits and asses are all that's shown, the OVA could fit the Hentai genre better. However, the lack of plot, and/or unrealistic situations we're presented with, do not improve the overall quality of what you're watching even if your interest is solely based upon T&A.

Another problem the anime has is that it seems to try too hard at stating a point. In addition to being ecchi, it's a comedy. The problem is that there isn't much to laugh at. Perhaps the facial expressions some characters make could be labelled as "funny". In addition, to make matters worse, Junk Boy tries to become a romance in the second half. With Ryohei being nothing more than a depraved creep that hunts for every woman he sees. The fact that after getting the girl, he decides to harass his boss again just drives the point home that the romance plot was shallow or simply a bad pun. Moreover, it doesn't help that the first half moves briskly while the second half is a massive 20 minute yawn.

The reason you rented the VHS.

The reason you downloaded the VHS-Rip.

Junk Boy could have worked, honestly. More time focusing on Ryohei's walkabouts and show off a few more scenes of him getting raunchy material for his job. You could dial back his personality to make him bearable and you'd have a pretty decent ecchi. If you actually want to root for him, you'd need to have a few more episodes or an entire series. Obviously, the limited 45 minutes cannot translate well what you can read in the original 18 volumes.

Overall, while Junk Boy isn't anything special, it's not terrible. It has that sleek, 80s anime look, the music is decent, it's funny at times, and the women look nice if that's your thing. If you're just looking for a goofy ecchi, you could probably do worse. If you're looking for anything else, you could definitely do a lot better.

 

An early 1987 review.

What's that junk?

Here's Abunai Sugar Dance the ending theme song as sung by Noriyuki Asakura: