Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon (1987) | COMPLETE OVA | Region-Free (Blu-Ray) | English Subtitles

Title: Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon (1987)

Genre:
Animation, Action, Science Fiction

Plot Synopsis:
Hikaru Shihoudo is secretly Hikaruon, an armored superhero battling the sinister forces of Urael. Disguised as a transfer student, Hikaru infiltrates a school to investigate a disturbing series of student suicides. Alongside teacher and undercover agent Azumi Hazuki, he discovers that the deaths are connected to a supernatural threat preying upon the students. The 29-minute OVA blends school drama, horror, science fiction, and the transforming-hero action associated with Japan’s Metal Hero tradition.

Cast and Crew

• Director: Kazuhiro Ochi
• Writer: Kazuhiro Ochi
• Cast:
  • Toshihiko Seki — as Hikaru Shihodo / Hikaruon
  • Mika Doi — as Azumi Hazuki
  • Mîna Tominaga — as Yayoi Shiina
  • Tesshô Genda — as Kyousuke Gomi / Narrator
  • Kazuyuki Sogabe — as Shirô Amakusa

IMDb: Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon (1987)

Reviews from Letterboxd

1. Justin Decloux — ★★½
   “AIC animated a mid-episode of a Metal Hero show that never existed.”
2. HorrorNerd666 — ★★★★
   “This is a nice lil slice of Late 80s Sci-Fi/Horror Made as a Love letter to Metal Heroes Tokusatsu.”
3. Weremoog — ★★★½
   “Kid Weremoog loved V.R. Troopers… Honestly just thirty minutes of legendary animation studio AIC doing an anime homage to mecha themed tokusatsu shows like Space Sheriff Gavan and in that sense it absolutely was the business!”
4. jordan raj — ★★½
   “If Power Rangers and Persona had a baby”
5. JoseH16 — ★★★
   “Shame it wasn’t ever made into its own series. Sure it’s not amazing and parts of it are dated but there’s still plenty of charm to it. Always nice to have toku-adjacent anime.”

Meta Description:
Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon (1987) is a Japanese animated action and science-fiction OVA following an undercover armored hero investigating a series of mysterious student deaths connected to a sinister supernatural force.