Some improvements over the original, but...
This is more or less a complete rewrite of the saga. The basic plot, finding the Overfiend, is still there, but almost everything else, including the characters, have been replaced or rewritten, except possibly for Amanojyaku and his henchman. The story itself is a little more complex, and the characters are a little deeper. Most importantly, it tends to be less misogynistic than the original, with more women playing stronger and more important roles in the story.
Except for a couple of scenes in part 3, the animation is somewhat better than the original, with computer animation added. Many of the explicit scenes were at least as violent and unpleasant for the females involved, though there was one that was actually pretty funny (and non-violent), believe it or not.
The biggest problem I had with this is that it's not complete. It ended essentially right at the climax, so you never know what are the results of the various story lines. For that reason alone,...
Urotsukidoji the complete series
Good story but it could have been a bit longer with a better ending in my opinion. I think it is worth purchasing if you love your anime but wait until you can get at a goog price.
As a remake, New Saga has a few things going for it, but it remains broken.
I won't lie to you and say that I don't watch these forms of anime for aesthetic reasons beyond the plot or characters or attention to detail. Yet, chances are if you watch a series like Urotsukidoji then no matter what, all of the above will always apply to whatever aesthetic reason you watch a tastily demented series like this one for because Urotsukidoji has always had a blend of good plot, superb attention to detail and... well okay, good characters at best coupled with some astounding sexual themes and violence.
I forever feel though that the biggest problem with the series was the latter two - sex and violence - are always (and I mean ALWAYS) needlessly tied to each other just because Urotsukidoji was the first hentai to do so and the writers feel it wouldn't be the same without it. The problems with that however are numerous. For one: the tying between the two is totally unnecessary, two: they leave a very bad impression on casual viewers and three: they end up...
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