Kisaku Reiwa

Setting Kisaku loose in modern Japan — the Reiwa era, specifically — makes everything worse. This one-episode OVA from Studio Seven is an adaptation of the visual novel legacy surrounding one of adult anime's most notorious characters, updated for a contemporary setting. If you've seen the original Kisaku or Kisaku Spirit, you already know what kind of person this guy is: manipulative, obsessive, and genuinely unsettling beneath whatever surface charm he projects. This entry picks up that same energy and drops it into today's world, which adds an uncomfortable layer of familiarity to the whole thing. The comedy framing is there, but don't mistake it for lighthearted — the humor is dark, and the situations Kisaku creates around the women in his life carry real tension underneath. It plays more like a slow-burning psychological portrait than a straightforward adult comedy. Compared to something like Isaku, which leans harder into pure horror, Kisaku Reiwa keeps a slightly more grounded, character-focused tone while still going to uncomfortable places. It's a short watch at a single episode, so the story moves fast and doesn't linger on setup for long. If you're already familiar with the Kisaku lineage and want to see how that character translates into a modern context, this delivers exactly what you'd expect — for better or worse.