Dark Shell: Lust in the Cage (ダーク・シェル ~檻の中の艶~, Dāku Sheru Ori no Naka no Namameki) is a 2003 Japanese erotic original video animation directed by Katsuma Kanazawa.
The storyline follows the grisly fates of a group of civilian women in a fictional, war-torn Tokyo, as they are repeatedly raped by the soldiers that are supposed to protect them.
In 2006, as a result of the lawsuit against Nutech Digital by Ken Groove Media alleging breach of contract Adult Source Media acquired the rights to Dark Shell as a result.
The content and bleak setting with sex and extreme violence would appeal to few viewers.
[4] This opinion was backed up by Saito who would not recommend the OVA because of its excessive violence, noting that the women are raped and killed after and during sex.