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Iria: Zeiram The Animation Review | 90s Sci-Fi OVA - Pinned Up Ink

Iria: Zeiram The Animation is a six-part 1994 OVA following bounty hunter apprentice Iria as she survives an unstoppable bioweapon called Zeiram and unravels the corporate conspiracy behind it. Produced by Ashi Productions and directed by Tetsurou Amino, the series blends sci-fi action with emotional weight and a visually distinctive frontier aesthetic. It doesn't overreach its ambitions — it meets them cleanly, making it a worthy relic of the OVA boom era.

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