Anime Profile: Violence Jack

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In this horrific non-canon sort-of sequel to Devilman, the entire Kanto region of Japan is destroyed from both an earthquake and a volcanic eruption. Any survivors are now forced to fight for their lives due to biker gangs and warlords having taken over. The worst of them is the Slum King, who practically has all of Kanto under his control.

Luckily, there's Violence Jack, a mysterious, gigantic man with an equally gigantic knife. Unluckily, he's not exactly careful about collateral damage or danger to bystanders, although he's still the closest approximation to a good guy in this world of evil. Jack travels around Kanto, killing warlords and, eventually, the Slum King himself.

Violence Jack has three OVAs based on three different arcs from the manga (Harlem Bomber, Evil Town, and Hell's Wind). All three have been released in the US, the UK, Italy, and France, but were heavily censored (especially Evil Town). In fact, Evil Town was banned in Australia. It wasn't until a few years later that uncensored editions were released.