Orphan Fansubs presents the first English version of the 1992 sci-fi OVA *Genji* (Part One). This clusterf**k of a show is confusion from beginning to end, starting with the fact that there is no "Part Two"; the manga it is based on was abandoned.
*Genji* tells the story of Ebata Katsumi, a 16-year-old in modern Japan. He is an exact lookalike for Minamoto no Yoritomi (aka Genji) in a parallel Japan, where the Genpei War is fought in modern(ish) times, with Heian warfare intermixed with tanks, flamethrowers, and bazookas. When Genji is killed, Katsumi's girlfriend - who is actually Princess Sakura in parallel Japan - returns to her timeline. Katsumi chases after her and gets embroiled in the war, when the Minamoto clan recruits him as a replacement for Genji. The confusion only deepens from there. See [this blog entry](https://collectr.blogspot.com/2023/10/genji-part-1.html) for more details.
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Laserdisc rip; FLAC audio.
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