From: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Subject: 3x3 Eyes OAV #4 synopsis
Originator: takahash@lacerta
Reply-To: takahash@ntmtv.UUCP (Alan Takahashi)
Organization: Northern Telecom Inc, Mountain View, CA
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 01:31:29 GMT

[Continuing from 3x3 Eyes OAV #3...
 
 My only comment would be: IS THIS IT?!?!?
 
 Disclaimer: This synopsis was done from memory, and I have little
   real knowledge of Japanese (call me 'Japanese-impaired' :-))
   Corrections and comments are welcome.
]


*** OAV #4 ***

[Prologue]

  A recap of the events in OAV #3 ending with Sanjiyan looking
  back at the dark figure, and Yakumo calling for Pai...

[Title: 3x3 Eyes]

  The temple ceiling collapses, and the roof with it.  Ling-Ling takes
  the helicopter up.  Yakumo arrives at the altar to find that the
  idol has been destroyed when the roof collapsed.  Looking around, he
  finds Pai lying among the rubble.  Pai regains consciousness and
  calls for Yakumo.  Looking up, Yakumo spies a dark figure walking
  away through the dust.  Then he disappears...

  Helping Pai up to the roof, Yakumo finds the roof destroyed, and
  the helicopter gone.  Suddenly, the helicopter reappears from behind
  the building, and Ling-Ling and company wave to them.  Yakumo exclaims
  that they came back for them, and Pai says that she really likes
  humans...

  The temple to Kaiyan Wang is utterly destroyed.

  The next morning, they are back at Huang-san's mansion.  Ling-Ling
  and a group of technicians are examining the Ningen statue to try
  to discern its secrets.  Huang-san is reading a newspaper on the
  porch when Yakumo and Pai wave to her.  The pair are going into
  Hong Kong on a shopping expedition.  They are joined by Mei-Shin
  who says that they need a guide.  It didn't take much intimidation
  before Yakumo agrees, and Pai is as agreeable as ever.

  Huang-san watches the interchange with amusement, and when they
  leave, she instructs her henchman that, for now, no action is to
  be taken regarding Yakumo and Pai.  (Perhaps, she still believes
  that presenting the Ningen statue will get her immortality from
  Kaiyan Wang...but failing that, there's always Pai/Sanjiyan...)

  At the Hong Kong market, Pai excitedly goes down and starts looking
  at the various stalls and their wares.  Farther back, Yakumo and
  Mei-Shin follow.  Mei-Shin stops to look at a stall, and Yakumo
  stops to wonder about what Pai will do when she becomes human.

  He has a daydream where he asks Pai to return to Japan with him,
  and Pai (of course) rushing into his arms.  He hugs back...hard; 
  the picture of perfect contentment.  Unfortunately, the blushing
  Mei-Shin doesn't take too kindly to being hugged like that, and
  flattens Yakumo.

  Meanwhile, Pai is enjoying herself immensely in her window shopping,
  but stops suddenly.  Almost unerringly, she looks at a dark figure
  watching her from the shadows.  In the light of day, we see that
  this person has a 'Wu' mark on his forehead.  Pai starts shaking -
  almost literally scared stiff.

  Yakumo and Mei-Shin are walking down, and Yakumo spies Pai standing
  in the crowd.  He waves and calls her name, but Pai doesn't
  respond.  Yakumo notices that Pai is really frightened, and
  looks over to where she's looking.  He sees a dark figure walking
  away...the same figure that he saw in the temple last night.

  Yakumo pursues the figure into a blind alley.  Puzzled that he
  could have missed him, Yakumo turns around to return to Pai, and
  almost walks into the figure's chest.  Yakumo notes that this person
  who has been scaring Pai is also a Wu.  The dark figure demands
  the Ningen statue, and with a flick of his power, the stranger 
  slams Yakumo into the end of the alley.

  Before anything else happens, Sanjiyan intervenes and addresses the
  stranger as Benares.  Benares wants the Ningen statue, but Sanjiyan
  refuses...even if it costs her life.  Benares leaves it at that,
  and disappears.

  The injured Yakumo asks Sanjiyan if, as he suspects, this Benares
  character is Kaiyan Wang's Wu.  Pai starts and turns around to
  find the injured Yakumo (Sanjiyan has disappeared again).  A worried
  Pai wants to know (loudly) if Yakumo is all right.  Yakumo gives up.

  Mei-Shin is still in the market, looking around for Pai and Yakumo.
  As she is wondering where they are, something merges with her
  shadow.

  Later on, back at the mansion, Mei-Shin reminds Yakumo to get ready
  for the party that night.  Yakumo wanders into his room, and
  collapses on the bed.  He is thinking about this new wrinkle...about
  another Wu...one that can terrorize Pai and will even give Sanjiyan
  pause.  One who implies the existance of another Sanjiyan.

  Mei-Shin has changed into a formal gown (Chinese style), and is
  admiring herself in the mirror.  She sees something move by her
  feet and glances down.  When she looks up again, her expression
  is blank.

  Staring forward, Mei-Shin just looks at a glass shield, and the
  glass explodes.  She takes the Ningen statue and leaves.  At the
  dining room, Huang-san is informed of the events, and rushes down
  the hallway to find Mei-Shin walking up...the Ningen statue in
  her arms.

  Behind her, Yakumo, Ling-Ling and the others run into the hallway.
  Steve calls his sister's name, but only gets a cold calculating
  smile in return.  Huang-san instructs her guards to take the statue
  from Mei-Shin, but the 10 or 15 guards are just thrown off with a
  single push of her arm.

  With progress impeded in both directions, Mei-Shin goes sideways
  through the wall into a courtyard.  Facing her on the other side
  of the courtyard is Sanjiyan.  The shadow demon possessing Mei-Shin
  leaps forward to possess Sanjiyan, but Sanjiyan casts a spell which
  banishes the demon from Mei-Shin's body, and destroys it.

  High above, a giant glowing bird flys in.  Sanjiyan notices, and
  takes off after it.  Yakumo goes after Sanjiyan...but he has to
  take the long way.

  When Sanjiyan arrives, she sees the corpse of Takuhi on the bed.
  It soon becomes apparent that poor Takuhi is being used as a
  pawn by Benares.  Benares tells her that she must give up the
  Ningen statue to him.  He will be waiting for her at the harbor
  to come at a certain time.  To refuse will mean the deaths of 
  everyone at the mansion.  Sanjiyan asks if he intends to kill
  her, but Benares only wants to put her to sleep so she can't
  interfere.  When Yakumo bursts in, Benares greets his fellow Wu 
  before departing.  Takuhi's body falls apart, and Sanjiyan kneels 
  to cradle the body of her friend.

  After burying Takuhi, Sanjiyan prays before the grave.  She tells
  Yakumo a story about a powerful Sanjiyan who wanted to enslave
  the world.  Nobody could do anything for this Sanjiyan had a 
  powerful Wu named Benares.  This Sanjiyan ruthlessly slaughtered
  all who opposed him.  Gathering their strength, the surviving
  Sanjiyan managed to banish Kaiyan Wang, but when she woke up,
  Pai was the only survivor...

  Sanjiyan glances back at Yakumo, who is shocked to find that
  Sanjiyan is crying.  Sadly, she says that she thought it was 
  all over...

  With new determination, Sanjiyan tells Yakumo that their mission
  has changed.  No longer will they try to make Pai human.  That will
  have to wait until the new mission is done: to stop the revival
  of Kaiyan Wang!

  Yakumo checks in on Mei-Shin to see if she's all right.  It seems
  that, since Mei-Shin seems to be ok, that the planned party is
  going to go on.

  At the party, Ling-Ling toasts the guest of honor for his recovery.
  Steve Long thanks everyone for what they've done.  Mei-Shin adds
  that the party is also a celebration for Pai becoming human.  At
  this, Pai breaks into uncontrollable giggles.  Yakumo falls into
  a brooding mood at this...he wonders if Pai knows about the change
  in their mission, and that she won't become human anytime soon.  
  His brooding is interrupted as Pai wants to take a picture with him.  
  Pai is absolutely delighted in the way that the picture comes out.

  Later, Yakumo is brooding on the balcony.  Pai comes out to join
  him.  Gathering his courage, Yakumo asks Pai to come back to
  Japan with him after they become human.  Pai says that she will
  when that happens.  They share a first kiss.  

  Later, an intoxicated Yakumo is enjoying himself alot more at the
  party.  Mei-Shin wonders where Pai is.  *That* is enough to
  penetrate Yakumo's stupor, and he rushes out.

  At this time, Pai is already going down the path from the mansion.
  She wants to face Benares alone.  The 3rd eye opens, and Sanjiyan
  argues that it is foolish to face Benares without a Wu.  Pai doesn't
  want to bother Yakumo, or her dachinko any more.  Sanjiyan seems
  ready to argue some more, but Pai is no longer listening.  She
  is crying over the picture taken earlier of herself and Yakumo.

  The 3rd eye looks down at the picture, and Sanjiyan says "Never
  mind".  Sanjiyan declares that they will go to meet Benares.  United 
  in purpose, Pai/Sanjiyan proceeds down the mountain to face Benares 
  in order to protect Yakumo and her friends.

  Yakumo has burst into Pai's room to find Pai missing, but her staff
  is on the bed.  Somehow, Yakumo knows what Pai is going to do.

  Pai/Sanjiyan proceeds with determination down a Hong Kong street...

  Yakumo is running down the mountain, trying to stop Pai...

  Benares turns to greet Sanjiyan who has just arrived...

  As Yakumo is running down the city streets, he remembers various
  times he spent with Pai...

  Sanjiyan and Benares face off at the harbor...

  Yakumo has reached a point overlooking the harbor...

  Benares and Sanjiyan prepare to do battle.  Sanjiyan glances back
  to the place where Yakumo has collapsed from exhaustion.  Pai thinks 
  once more of Yakumo.  Then Benares strikes, and Sanjiyan responds...

  Yakumo sees an explosion erupt at the harbor.  Looking like a
  nuclear blast, the shock waves from the explosion spread and
  causes widespread damage. As the explosion reaches him, 
  Yakumo screams Pai's name...

  At the mansion, the party is interrupted as they watch the light
  from the explosion over the mountain.  They stand and watch and
  wonder what is happening.  Of them all, only Huang-san seems to 
  have an inkling...

[epilog]

  A train is running.  On the train, Yakumo sits alone, looking at
  a picture of Pai.  His voiceover says that after the events in
  Hong Kong, Pai didn't come back.  But, he knows that she is alive
  somewhere, for he is still alive.  Like Pai did before him, now it
  is his turn to look for Pai.  And he won't stop until he finds her...

[fade into credits]

[The End]

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