Ride of the Valkyrie

Among Odin's most trusted warriors, Valkyrie is noble, powerful, and untouchable on the battlefield. That all changes when the goddess Freya betrays her. Stripped of her ring, the source of all her strength, and left defenseless, she falls into the hands of demons. What starts as a mythological power fantasy pivots hard into something much darker. This 2-episode OVA draws from Norse legend but doesn't use that setting for epic battles or heroic journeys. Instead, it focuses on the aftermath of betrayal — what happens to someone invincible when everything that made them invincible is taken away. The animation leans into the fantasy aesthetic, and the soundtrack actually does some heavy lifting in selling the mythological atmosphere, which is more than you'd expect from a short-form release like this. Being upfront here: this is a hentai OVA from 2004, so know what you're walking into. If you've already explored Ikusa Otome Valkyrie 2 or Ikusa Otome Valkyrie G, this is the origin point where Valkyrie's story begins. Fans of Ikusa Otome Valkyrie Shinshou who want the full arc will want to start here to understand the betrayal that sets everything in motion. It's not a redemption story wrapped up neatly in two episodes — it's more of a setup for a longer fall. If that kind of dark mythological framing is what you're after, this is where the series finds its footing.