<s>
Beginning	O
as	O
an	O
eroge	B-Application
visual	O
novel	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
into	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
non-eroge	O
remake	O
,	O
and	O
spawned	O
a	O
sequel	O
visual	O
novel	O
,	O
a	O
prequel	O
novel	O
,	O
an	O
anime	O
television	O
adaptation	O
and	O
a	O
conversion	O
to	O
manga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Demonbane	B-Application
PC	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
JAST	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
is	O
currently	O
streamed	B-Application
with	O
English	O
subtitles	O
by	O
Crunchyroll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
Deus	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
Demonbane	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
published	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
loosely	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
Demon-Slaying	O
Grand	O
Saint	O
Demonbane	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
published	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
loosely	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
Roar	O
of	O
the	O
Machine	O
God	O
Demonbane	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Zanma	O
Taisei	O
Demonbane	B-Application
,	O
the	O
title	O
loosely	O
translates	O
to	O
"	O
Flight	O
of	O
the	O
Machine	O
God	O
Demonbane	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
the	O
titular	O
machine	O
Demonbane	B-Application
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
anime	O
version	O
of	O
Demonbane	B-Application
appears	O
alongside	O
many	O
mecha	O
from	O
other	O
franchises	O
in	O
this	O
crossover	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
afterwards	O
,	O
Al	O
also	O
activates	O
Demonbane	B-Application
,	O
a	O
deus	O
machina	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Hadou	O
Financial	O
Group	O
,	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
mechanical	O
menace	O
from	O
the	O
Black	O
Lodge	O
,	O
beginning	O
the	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Hadou	O
Financial	O
Group	O
and	O
the	O
Black	O
Lodge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demonbane	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
primarily	O
in	O
a	O
region	O
resembling	O
the	O
Lovecraft	O
Country	O
common	O
to	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
Mythos	O
stories	O
,	O
including	O
Herbert	O
West-Reanimator	O
and	O
The	O
Shadow	O
Over	O
Innsmouth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ruri	O
Hadou	O
,	O
another	O
of	O
Demonbane	B-Application
's	O
heroines	O
,	O
is	O
Kurou	O
's	O
employer	O
and	O
shoulders	O
a	O
heavy	O
burden	O
as	O
the	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Hadou	O
Financial	O
Group	O
following	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
her	O
grandfather	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demonbane	B-Application
's	O
final	O
main	O
character	O
is	O
Al-Azif	O
,	O
the	O
physical	O
embodiment	O
of	O
the	O
legendary	O
Necronomicon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
Kurou	O
is	O
approached	O
by	O
Ruri	O
Hadou	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Hadou	O
Financial	O
Group	O
and	O
her	O
butler	B-Operating_System
,	O
Winfield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurou	O
escapes	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
Metatron	O
,	O
a	O
masked	O
hero	O
that	O
wages	O
a	O
one-man	O
war	O
against	O
the	O
Black	O
Lodge	O
,	O
and	O
stumbles	O
upon	O
an	O
underground	O
hangar	O
containing	O
an	O
imitation	O
Deus	O
Machina	O
,	O
Demonbane	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
initially	O
incensed	O
at	O
the	O
prospect	O
of	O
someone	O
outside	O
the	O
Hadou	O
family	O
piloting	O
Demonbane	B-Application
,	O
Ruri	O
agrees	O
to	O
employ	O
Kurou	O
as	O
the	O
Deus	O
Machina	O
's	O
pilot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kurou	O
is	O
immediately	O
overpowered	O
but	O
his	O
use	O
of	O
Demonbane	B-Application
forces	O
Therion	O
to	O
reveal	O
his	O
own	O
grimoire	O
:	O
the	O
Pnakotic	O
Manuscripts	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Etheldreda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
incident	O
,	O
West	O
and	O
Elsa	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
steal	O
the	O
pages	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
Scimitar	O
of	O
Barzai	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Demonbane	B-Application
that	O
is	O
subsequently	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
then	O
moves	O
to	O
the	O
coastal	O
town	O
of	O
Innsmouth	O
where	O
Ruri	O
has	O
brought	O
Kurou	O
,	O
Al	O
,	O
the	O
Demonbane	B-Application
support	O
team	O
,	O
and	O
Leica	O
on	O
a	O
beach	O
holiday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
way	O
they	O
are	O
attacked	O
by	O
Deep	B-Application
Ones	I-Application
and	O
separated	O
but	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
island	O
individually	O
where	O
they	O
discover	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
Innsmouth	O
,	O
all	O
Deep	B-Application
Ones	I-Application
themselves	O
,	O
performing	O
a	O
ritual	O
to	O
revive	O
their	O
god	O
,	O
Dagon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monster	O
is	O
only	O
defeated	O
when	O
Demonbane	B-Application
channels	O
the	O
raw	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Great	O
Old	O
One	O
Cthugha	B-Application
,	O
which	O
nearly	O
kills	O
Kurou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
placates	O
the	O
Anticross	O
by	O
explaining	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
Pnakotic	O
Manuscripts	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
Necronomicon	O
and	O
himself	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
Tyrant	O
but	O
they	O
remain	O
unconvinced	O
and	O
plot	O
rebellion	B-Operating_System
behind	O
his	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Demonbane	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
drive	O
off	O
the	O
Destroyer	O
Robots	O
,	O
the	O
Illusionary	O
Heart	O
Mother	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
teleport	O
away	O
,	O
the	O
Anticross	O
having	O
gained	O
control	O
over	O
Cthulhu	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
emergency	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
engage	O
Cthulhu	O
's	O
forces	O
in	O
the	O
sea	O
,	O
Demonbane	B-Application
is	O
able	O
to	O
penetrate	O
the	O
fortress	O
 '	O
defences	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
remaining	O
Anticross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demonbane	B-Application
then	O
battles	O
Therion	O
's	O
Deus	O
Machina	O
,	O
Liber	O
Legis	O
,	O
throughout	O
time	O
and	O
space	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
clash	O
between	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
weapon	O
in	O
each	O
mech	O
's	O
possession	O
:	O
the	O
Shining	O
Trapezohedron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nyarlathotep	O
acknowledges	O
its	O
defeat	O
but	O
points	O
out	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
always	O
return	O
with	O
another	O
scheme	O
,	O
leaving	O
Demonbane	B-Application
becalmed	O
in	O
time	O
and	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
one	O
episode	O
OVA	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
Kishin	B-Application
Houkou	I-Application
Demonbane	I-Application
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
Demonbane	I-Application
(	O
Zanma	O
Taisei	O
Demonbane	B-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
strange	O
things	O
occurring	O
around	O
the	O
city	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
exceptional	O
findings	O
are	O
news-worthy	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
mysterious	O
mecha	O
known	O
as	O
Demonbane	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Little	O
does	O
she	O
know	O
,	O
she	O
enters	O
into	O
a	O
dark	O
world	O
,	O
involving	O
herself	O
with	O
Demonbane	B-Application
and	O
the	O
powerful	O
forces	O
that	O
control	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kishin	B-Application
Houkou	I-Application
Demonbane	I-Application
is	O
a	O
TV	O
series	O
animated	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Demonbane	B-Application
game	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
airing	O
on	O
May	O
18	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
ended	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
afterwards	O
,	O
Al	O
also	O
activates	O
Demonbane	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Deus	O
Machina	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
Hado	O
Financial	O
Group	O
,	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
mechanical	O
menace	O
from	O
the	O
Black	O
Lodge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
Demonbane	B-Application
anime	O
series	O
is	O
original	O
,	O
made	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fishlike	O
Deep	B-Application
Ones	I-Application
in	O
the	O
episode	O
also	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
short	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
guns	O
of	O
the	O
Demonbane	B-Application
,	O
Cthuga	O
and	O
Ithaqua	O
,	O
are	O
names	O
of	O
creatures	O
that	O
appear	O
in	O
other	O
Lovecraftian	O
horror	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
斬魔大聖デモンベイン	O
機神胎動	O
(	O
Deus	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
Demonbane	I-Application
Kishin	O
Taidō	O
-	O
"	O
The	O
Embryonic	O
Movements	O
of	O
Machine	O
God	O
"	O
)	O
:	O
Direct	O
prequel	O
to	O
Zanma	O
Taisei/Kishin	O
Houkou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
斬魔大聖デモンベイン	O
軍神強襲	O
(	O
Deus	B-Application
Machina	I-Application
Demonbane	I-Application
Gunshin	O
Kyōshū	O
-	O
"	O
The	O
Assault	O
of	O
the	O
War	O
God	O
"	O
)	O
:	O
Sequel	O
to	O
Kishin	O
Taidou	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
relationship	O
to	O
the	O
games	O
is	O
not	O
apparent	O
.	O
</s>
