Read more about Hydra (UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie) at: Wikipedia Official Site: Media Factory, Inc. , aka UFO Princess Valkyrie, is an anime series based on the manga of the same name, which has run for at eleven volumes. It was created by the manga group Kaishaku, who are also known for creating Steel Angel Kurumi. It follows the story of Kazuto Tokino and the alien Princess, Valkyrie, who gives half her soul to Kazuto to save him after accidentally crashing her spaceship into Kazuto's family owned public bathhouse and nearly killing him. The splitting up of her soul turned her into a child, but whenever she kisses Kazuto, Valkyrie returns to her adult form for a limited time, and regains the use of her special powers. UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie was directed by Shigeru Ueda for Media Factory Inc. and initially ran for 12 episodes. Since then there has been a two episode OVA, a 12 episode Season 2, a six episode Season 3, and a two episode Season 4. Starting with the fifth episode of Season 2, the director has been Yoshihiro Takamoto. English translation and production of UFO Ultramaiden is by ADV Films, which licensed it for $21,335. In 2008, UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie Season 3 and 4 became one of over 30 ADV titles whose North American rights were transferred to Funimation Entertainment. On a world where aliens are commonplace, Kazuto Tokino decides on his own to run his grandfather's bathhouse despite the protests from his parents. Kazuto however lacks a lot of the skills needed to make such a venture successful and must get by on a sunny disposition. That alone might have made things hard enough for him, but an alien princess named Valkyrie destroys the bathhouse, and in the process mortally wounds Kazuto. However, she is able to save his life with a magical kiss, but that kiss costs her half of her soul and transforms her into an 8 year old child, though when Valkyrie and Kazuto kiss, their souls connect allowing her to temporarily assume her adult form and wield the Key of Time, a powerful sword-shaped artifact. Princess Valkyrie is then stranded on Earth, unable to look after herself as the entire solar system is out searching for her. Over time, Kazuto and Valkyrie fall in love with each other.
Hydra (UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie) has not been a contender in any CBUB matches.
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