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Region：Japan
Type：OVA
English name：Teito Monogatari / Doomed Megalopolis
Official name：帝都物語
Chinese name：帝都物语
Premiered：September 27, 1991
Status：Finished Airing
Tags：Historical / Horror / Source novel / R(L)
Original author：荒俣宏
Director：片山一良(魔都篇) / 千明孝一(震災篇) / 久米一成(龍動篇) / 池田成(菩薩篇)
Scenario：遠藤明範
Storyboard：りんたろう / 摩砂雪
Studios：MADHOUSE
Producers：東映ビデオ / オズ
Family：Teito Monogatari
Rating：16+

Teito Monogatari

Set in Tokyo during the early part of the 20th century, Doomed Megalopolis tells the disturbing story of a powerful mystic's obsession with his conquest of "The greatest City on Earth". Unfortunately for the evil wizard Kato - his dark arts awaken the long dead Masakato - the legendary guardian of Tokyo.

Unable to stand alone against the power of Masakato, the calculating Kato "violates" an unsuspecting woman in hope of producing an offspring capable of challenging the divine strength of Tokyo's mystical protector.

But Kato never counted on the effect that a team of unlikely heroes would have on his sinister plans.

Nor could he anticipate the destruction his spells would cause to millions of innocent citizens.

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Sep 27, 1991

EP1 - The Haunting of Tokyo

The story begins with a narrative concerning Tokyo in 1908. However, the grave of Taira no Masakado is shown, emphasizing that his curse still persists. Eventually two strange figures appear in Tokyo at the exact same time. One is Yamumasa Hirai, an Onmyoji of the Tsuchimikado Family who has come to give advice to the prime minister as to how to make Tokyo blessed and successful. The other figure is Yasunori Kato, an evil Onmyoji whose wishes to destroy Tokyo completely to appease his ancestors. He employs the angry spirit of Masakado to bring chaos upon the city, by attempting to kidnap a young girl (Yukari Tatsumiya), who is a distant descendant of Masakado. Hirai discovers this and attempts to stop the evil fiend and save Yukari through his own magic. Unfortunately, the two Onmyoji are too equally matched. Thus their battle becomes more of a tug-of-war for Yukari, as well as a test of skills to see which mystic is more proficient in Onmyodo magic. In the end, Hirai takes the fight his temple, where he believes combined power of his own magic and followers should be enough to stop Kato. However, despite the collaboration of all these individuals against the dark Onmyoji, Kato still manages to gain the upper hand by outsmarting Hirai. Kato escapes with Yukari.
Jan 25, 1992

EP2 - The Fall of Tokyo

The episode starts off with, what appears to be Kato injecting some demonic seed into Yukari's body via black magic. Kato attempts to employ Yukari's body as a median to awaken Masakado's spirit. However, Masakado rejects the offer, and Kato is once again put at a loss. However, as he views into Yukari's body, he realizes that his magic has been successful, and he has impregnated her with what he believes to be his child. Seeing as he may have another chance with a median, he wanders off into a 10 year seclusion, waiting for the child to become suitable for his next attempt. Hirai's followers find Yukari's body near the foot of Masakado's mound, and take her back to her brother's house and nurse her back to health. Yukari's brother, Youichi Tatsumiya, is left with such mixed emotions for Yukari, that he unfortunately expresses his love for her through a blatant act of incest.
Apr 25, 1992

EP3 - The Gods of Tokyo

Tokyo has been destroyed. Out of the fires of destruction, the citizens of the great city transfer their energy from despair into hope and reconstruction. Eichi Shibusawa's next undertaking is focused on the construction of a massive subway system underneath the city. He employs the talents of Torahiko Terada, a physicist and scientist in the field of Earthquake Studies, to help oversee construction and plot out the project. With the advent of all these undertakings, it appears as though Tokyo will once again breath in fresh life.But with the reconstruction of Tokyo comes Kato's revival, as the souls of the dead mystics cry out in agony upon seeing their lands being once again desecrated by technology and renovation. Infiltrating the construction sites for the subway tunnel, Kato employs Shikigami and demonic magic to hold the workers at bay while he focuses on a more important task: the awakening of the Underground Dragon. For when Masakado struck down Kato with his power, the black Onmyoji realized that the violent god would never be his ally. Ashamed at his loss, Kato turns to the areas of Feng Shui, where he can work through natural forces that won't consciously oppose him.
Aug 25, 1992

EP4 - The Battle for Tokyo

After the dragon under the city had been relieved so to speak Kato found another tool for his destruction. The dark Onmyoji employs all his powers to shift the path of the moon so that the force of its gravity will destroy Tokyo.