Otakon Review: Gory Manga Throwback, THE STORY OF RICKY, Decimates With Enduring Nostalgia
You can find more extensive Otakon 2019 coverage at Filmsmash.com. The Story of Ricky, more popularly known as Riki-oh, follows newly detained Ricky Ho (Fan Siu Wong) and his arrival to a brutal and privately run prison. Despite looking to stay under the radar and serve his sentence, he quickly loses anonymity when it is revealed that he is a powerful martial artist with a strong sense of justice. Witnessing atrocities and violence occurring with prevalence within the prison walls, Ricky takes it upon himself to defend the weak. Sensing him to be a thorn in their side, the Warden and his team of prison heads, The Gang of Four, beginning planning to take Ricky down for good and restore the status quo. Adapted from a Japanese manga, Riki-oh has risen to notoriety because of its excessive violence. While the sheer amount of carnage onscreen is at times unbelievable, does […]
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