Tournament of the Gods: Title Match

Tournament of the Gods: Title Match is a three-episode OVA adaptation of Toushin Toshi II. It was originally released in 1997 by Pink Pineapple, and was later given a subtitled English release on DVD by SoftCel in 2003, making it one of the earliest AliceSoft products to see English release.

Episode 1 - Blue Storm Battle
The SoftCel subtitled release uses alternate names for the story's characters and settings. For a comparison of names with the 2013 fan-translation of the game, see the associated links.

Sid, a young warrior, is a student at the Mizuhara Dojo, where he is in love with the instructor's daughter, Azuki. Azuki informs him that her father has promised to permit their marriage if she partners with their fellow student, Bilicus, in the infamous Toushin Tournament. The tournament promises riches, fame and the title of Champion to anyone who can emerge the victor. Unfortunately, the losers pay a forfeit where their partners, all beautiful women, must surrender themselves to the winner of the duel for a day, usually for a sexual forfeit, and then as an indentured servant to the town for a year unless they can pay a hefty fee.

Sid and his childhood friend Selena decide to enter the tournament as well. Shortly after arrival, Sid bumps into a woman in a hood, briefly revealing distinctive blue hair and a red gem in her forehead, who stammers and hurries away. After registering for the tournament with one of the tournament's staff (Shuri), Selena and Sid reveal that Azuki has been misled: the instructor intends to marry her to Bilicus, and will only change his mind if Sid wins the tournament in his star pupil's place. Bilicus and Azuki meet the pair, and Bilicus taunts Sid, saying he is the weakest student at the dojo and could never win the contest. Later that night, Selena seduces Sid, saying that it would be better for him and Azuki if one of them was sexually experienced during their first sexual encounter.

The next morning, Sid and Selena visit a nearby tavern, where they meet Sayaka, one of the city's indentured servants, nearly at the end of her year of service from the previous year's tournament. There, they discover the considerable social power wielded by the Champions, when one such Champion, Crank, arrives and rapes Sayaka in public without any recourse.

Sid travels to the Lagunard Labyrinth, a dungeon on the outskirts of town used by tournament participants to practice before their matches. There, he experiences many battles and prays to his level goddess (Agasa Kaguya). He also encounters a widow (Fulsima), who tends to her late husband's grave within the dungeon. Fulsima is later attacked and raped by bandits, who steal her husband's beloved sword. Sid recovers and returns the sword, and also discovers a wanted post on the bandit's bodies, depicting what seems to be the same blue-haired woman he encountered upon arriving in town. Showing the poster to Sayaka, she explains that the woman in the poster is a Kara, and that the jewel in her forehead is highly valuable. The leader of the bandits, Moutaijin, has put a bounty on the woman's capture, forcing her to hide out in the labyrinth.

Sid eventually faces his first battle in the tournament, against a tall and broad man (Keijin Carter), whom he defeats. While Sid defeats his opponent, he finds himself unable to force himself on his partner (Kujira). Sid's match inspires Azuki to take to the dungeon to keep pace with her boyfriend in their training, but she is brought to a panic attack during her first battle with a living creature, and barely survives. Sid comforts her.

Later in his adventures, Sid encounters a small, furred animal held in a manacle. He resolves to save the creature, but is shot by an arrow trap. He recovers in the secret home of the Kara from earlier, who has nursed him back to health. She introduces herself as Kuraiya, saying the furred creature is her friend (Chururu), and that she was impressed by his kindness. The two become quick friends, and Kuraiya informs Sid that Kara are doomed to resurrect as either an angel or a devil, but she would rather be an angel. Unfortunately, Sid is spotted leaving Kuraiya's home, and bandits seize her and kill her pet in the process. Sid hears the news too late to save Kuraiya from being raped, but is able to affect a partial rescue before Moutaijin arrives on the scene, seemingly invulnerable to Sid's attacks. With Sid on death's door, Kuraiya removes her own crystal and uses it to restore his life, though she dies in the process. Furious, Sid discovers that Kuraiya's crystal has also granted him magical powers, and he is able to kill Moutaijin with a burst of magical flame. Though Sid is lost in grief, Kuraiya soon manifest in front of him as an angel, revealing she as able to successfully resurrect.

In a post-credits scene, Sid defeats his second opponent (Milio) with the help of his new magic, watched by Azuki, Bilicus, and a mysterious woman.

Episode 2 - Violent Battle
The episode begins in medias res, with Azuki learning the truth of her father's bargain with Sid and Bilicus. During the next few days, Sid continues his training, but is discouraged when he discovers Bilicus and Selena meeting in private. At one point in his adventures, he encounters a powerful man, Kurtzwell, who defeats a terrifying oni. The man discourages Sid from winning the tournament.

Sid is later captured in the dungeon by his next opponent (Plumalocke). Unable to escape on his own, Azuki comes to rescue him. Skipping to the end of her story, Sid's opponent reveals that she was possessed and that her body will soon "collapse," but that she wants her final act to be a respectful battle against Sid, which he provides and wins.

Sid and Azuki later spar in the dungeon, wanting to test Sid's progress. For the first time in his life, Sid is able to defeat Azuki, and she rewards him by passing on a magical sword technique that can conjure wind. The technique rightfully belongs to the heir of the dojo, which she hopes Sid will soon become by winning the tournament. Their privacy is interrupted by a ninja, Suzuya (only identified by the nickname, "Suzi"), who wants to conspire with Sid to defeat his next opponent, Gaji. Gaji is a formidable swordsman, who betrayed his nation of JAPAN by attempting to flee the country with the Princess Shizuku, to save her from a political marriage so that the two can marry one another. While Suzuya cannot defeat Gaji, she hopes to wound him and then force Sid to kill his opponent instead of simply defeating him. She orders him to follow up the murder by raping Shizuku for her forfeit, after which the princess will surely kill herself. Sid refuses and gives chase after the assassin, but Azuki is kidnapped by one of Suzuya's minions. Suzuya, meanwhile, tracks down Gaji and wounds him as planned.

Sid soon discovers Azuki was kidnapped, and returns to the dungeon to find her. Suzuya hold her at knife-point in hopes of convincing Sid to comply with her plan, but she was also wounded by Gaji, causing her to falter and leaving an opening for Sid. Suzuya begs he kill her, as she is secretly in love with Gaji herself and cannot face the heartbreak, but he refuses. She then attacks him to provoke an attack, and Sid kills her in self defence. Selena encourages Sid to face Gaji in spite of the man's wound, since too much is on the line, and he is victorious with the help of his new sword technique. Shizuku begs Sid not to rape her because of her love for Gaji, and he explains that he understands how she feels and leaves her with his best wishes for the couple.

On the day of the tournament, Selena passes Sid the second of the dojo's two magical techniques, a fire-themed ability. She warns him that Bilicus has the third, nominally the strongest, but that the three techniques exist in a delicate triangle, and that hers should be able to defeat his. She is proven correct, as after a long battle, Sid defeats his rival. Bilicus smiles as he realizes Sid has overcome the challenge, and collapses, leaving Sid the Champion. Sid and Azuki have sex after the battle, vowing to return to the dojo and marry after the final ceremonies. However, in the post-credits sequence, Sid and Selena are treated to a feast by the city's mayor, Aquros (the mysterious woman from the end of Episode 1), who uses the feast to drug them.

Episode 3 - Battle of Hope
Sid awakes to discover he is being raped by Aquros. When he reaches climax, a strange energy flows back into him, and Aquros declares that he has become an "Angel Eater." Revealing that she has Selena prisoner, Aquros orders Sid to assault an angel she produces from captivity, and he forcefully complies. Once again, as he reaches climax, an energy flows into him, but this time the angel vanishes as though consumed into his body.

Sid gradually learns the truth of his situation from Aquros and also from Kurtzwell, the mysterious warrior he met in the dungeon. Aquros has been using the Toushin Tournament as a means to capture the world's strongest warriors, turning them into Angel Eaters so that they can acquire even greater quantities of strength from their angelic victims. She then sends them deep into the Lagunard Dungeon, in hopes of reaching hell itself to rescue a man named Deras Gata. The dungeon is incredibly dangerous, and Kurtzwell, Crank, and a man named Gentobo are the only other surviving champions. Sid soon learns that Aquros holds more than Selena over him: the human body cannot withstand the power of the angels, and only Aquros has the drug that can counteract the lethal symptoms of rejections. Unfortunately, the drug overwhelms the victim with violent sexual urges expressed against anyone within reach.

Sid progresses through the dungeon, defeating hell's guardian oni, absorbing more angels (Labelcase is seen here, and Gentobo is also shown assaulting an angel), assaulting the tournament's indentured servants (Rei) and maids (Anna and Nozomi), and eventually becoming strong enough to humiliate Crank. He eventually discovers that Deras is imprisoned in hell for a war against heaven, and that Aquros is a defected angel, and Deras' lover and partner.

A year passes, and Sid rescues Deras on the very day of the tournament finals, unaware that the winner is none other than Azuki, who has won the tournament in hopes of being reunited with her mysteriously vanished fiancé. In a meeting after the rescue, Aquros reveals to Seed that, despite her promises, she does not know how to restore Sid to normal in exchange for rescuing Deras, and that she intends to keep him as a warrior in an attempt at world conquest. She also reveals that Selena has seemingly become her willing slave, and that they have captured Azuki. But the moment Aquros' back is turned, Selena stabs her, and Selena and Azuki reveal they have planned a rescue. Their plans are thwarted when Aquros is able to recover her strength with her angelic powers, and Sid and Azuki are forced to flee while Selena fights to the delay Aquros' many servants.

Lost in Aquros' manor, the pair discover an imprisoned woman whose mind has been broken by repeat tortures. She is Kurtzwell's wife, Francesca, and her discovery is enough to convince Kurtzwell to turn on his master. He advises the young couple to flee to the dungeon, but they only get so far before the oni arrest Sid for his crimes over the past year. When Azuki insists they not be separated even if it means she must be punished in hell alongside him, the Demon Lord, master of the oni, offers to forgive Sid's sins and restore him to humanity if he can kill both Aquros and Deras. The two return to the manor, but are attacked by Gentobo and defeat him off-screen. The two reach the mansion to discover that Kurtzwell has killed most of Aquros' many servants, but did not survive the process.

Sid and Azuki discover Deras and Aquros in the manor's prison (along with Selena, still alive), where Deras is revealed to be an Angel Eater of considerable power, who has just consumed his way through an entire dungeon full of angels. Sid and Azuki attempt to battle their opponents, but Aquros' defensive magic seems too strong until Azuki works out a plan to kill her and leave Deras exposed. Sid is able to land the final blow and emerges victorious.

The Demon Lord fulfills his promise to Sid, but restoring him to humanity causes Sid to experience a powerful rejection. The Demon Lord says that Azuki must either choose to leave, and risk Sid's life by denying him a sexual outlet, or risk staying to be assaulted, putting her own life at risk. She chooses the latter.

Several days later, Sid recovers, and learns that Azuki is still alive, though he does not know if she has forgiven her for his actions. Selena suggests he ask her in person, and he soon learns all is well. In the post-credits sequence, we learn that Sid has regressed to his original, untrained state as a result of losing his Angel Eater powers, and Bilicus is forced to start training him all over again.

Other Characters
In addition to the major characters listed above, the following characters make minor appearances.

Humans

 * Low-Rank Ninja
 * Apros' Servants

Oni

 * Red Oni
 * Green Oni
 * Blue Oni

Monsters

 * Odds
 * Rust
 * Three-Eyed Lizard
 * Caterpillar DX (dead)

Changes
Large segments of the plot were obviously removed to fit the OVA into a three-episode arc. This section will attempt to detail changes to scenes that were depicted.


 * Craia, wearing a hooded cloak for a disguise, bumps into Seed during his initial arrival to town.


 * The bandits who assault and rob Fulsima drop a wanted poster for Craia, which Seed shows to Sayaka for additional information on Kalar.


 * Sid stops forcing himself on Kujira early in their scene, ending it preemptively.


 * Hazuki's fight with the Caterpillar DX occurs during the plot of 4F instead of returning to 4F after the fact, and the scene is moved outside the secret door of Craia's hidden home. The translation suggests that the fight was Hazuki's first battle against a living opponent, while in the game, it was her first battle where an opponent was strong enough to struggle to survive against her skills.


 * Seed is hit by an arrow trap and knocked unconscious instead of being trapped in a snare by Chasoba.


 * Craia is only attacked by the bandits once, and Chururu is killed in the process. Seed encounters one of the bandits on site and attacks them. Big Takeshi personally rapes Craia after her capture, where in the game they are not shown to interact prior to Seed's rescue attempt.


 * Milio is able to recover from apparent defeat without any explicit mention of his magic item. Seed ultimately defeats him with fire magic rather than support magic.


 * The Emperor's Castle on 6F is depicted as stone rather than being formed out of trees. When Hazuki kills the unseen guards, they bleed, which would be impossible with the Hannies from the game. Hannies make no appearance in the OVA.


 * Hazuki gives Seed the Mizuhara Wind Sword technique after their duel, rather than two floors prior. The duel takes place as the initial event of the Gaji plotline, which is impossible in the game, and Suzuya speaks to Seed in the dungeon while he is still with Hazuki.


 * Suzuya kidnaps Hazuki in an attempt to force Seed to comply with her plan (arguably a reference to Xavier doing the same in the game, which is not depicted), but Seed is able to rescue her after a stand off. Suzuya does not attempt to seduce or sleep with Seed, which is not possible if you choose to track her down in the game (at best, the player can only choose to end the encounter immediately after it begins).


 * The Mizuhara Fierce Sword, which had the power to give weaknesses to an opponent, is replaced with the Mizuhara Fire Sword, with prominent flame effects.


 * Seed and Hazuki's first H-scene is extended, continuing after their pillow talk.


 * Seed is coerced into raping the unnamed angel when Apros threatens Serena. In the game, he is drugged into submission with regards to the angel and is barely conscious, and the scene with Serena occurs later.


 * After Dellas' rescue, several scenes are reshuffled or combined for efficiency. Apros recovers from her stabbing immediately instead of several minutes later, Seed and Hazuki discover Francesca during their escape from the mansion rather than during their return trip, Kurzweil battles Apros while Seed and Hazuki are in the Ragnard Dungeon, Seed begins to suffer regression during the trip to the dungeon, etc.


 * Serena and Apros are present in the mansion's prison with Dellas, and Apros and Dellas battle Seed and Hazuki together. Dellas' three fairies do not appear, as Apros provides Dellas' magical protection in their place.


 * Hazuki escorts Serena from the room before Seed's medicine kicks in so that Serena will not be assaulted, but the Oni King's line about Hazuki being the only one in Seed's reach appears to have been left accidentally unmodified, leading to a confused English translation in the subs (the English line implies that Hazuki is the only one who can reach Seed, i.e. emotionally).


 * No angels are depicted escaping from Sid after he returns to humanity.


 * In the epilogue, Selena implies that she and Bilicus were conspiring to help Seed through the tournament so that he would rise to the occasion. There is no mention of them being in a relationship.

Trivia

 * The OVA never refers to Toushin City by a distinct name: it is always addressed as "the Toushin Tournament," even in the off-season.
 * The classy tagline for the SoftCel English release reads: "Enter a tournament where the winner gets the 'booby' prize."