Locke the Superman

Locke the Superman (超人ロック, Chōjin Rokku) is a Japanese manga series created by Yuki Hijiri, which was later adapted into a movie and three OVA releases.

The movie was given an obscure video release in the United States by Celebrity Home Entertainment as Locke the Superpower, which was rather heavily edited to 92 minutes, removing violence, nudity and any adult bits.

In November 2020, the original Locke the Superman film from 1984 was released on Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks.

The screenplay was written by Atsushi Yamatoya, the animation director was Susumu Shiraume, and the music was composed by Gorō Awami.

Lord Leon (ロードレオン, Rōdo Reon) was a three-part OAV released from October 25 to December 16, 1989.

The script was written by Takeshi Hirota, the animation director was Masahiro Sekino, and the music was composed by Keiju Ishikawa.

The ending theme, "Distant Aurora" (遠いオーロラ, Tōi Ōrora), was composed by Kisaburō Suzuki, arranged by Eiji Kawamura, and performed by Yukiko Nagao and Cotton Time.

The theme song, "Elana", had was composed by Tetsuji Hayashi, arranged by Hasegawa, and was performed by Sayuri Saitō.

The script was written by Katsuhiko Koide, the character designs were by Junichi Hayama, and the animation director was Yūji Moriyama.

Silver Emulsion called the film "not terrible...or bad" and criticized a "lack of connection" with the main character.