Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)

Original title

サイバーシティ OEDO 808

Directed by

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Genre

cyberpunk

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In the year 2808 three convicts are forced to work for the police hunting down cybercriminals to shorten their prison sentences. Each part of the series follows a different convict on a dangerous mission.

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What happens

Cyber City Oedo 808 (Japanese: サイバーシティ OEDO 808) is a three-part Japanese cyberpunk anime series released from 1990 to 1991. It is composed of a three-part original video animation (OVA) directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and produced by Madhouse; a three-volume novel written by Akinori Endô and illustrated by Kawajiri and Hiroshi Hamasaki; and a PC Engine video game developed by Nippon Computer System. Set in the year 2808, the series follows three convicts who are enlisted to apprehend cybercriminals in exchange for reduced sentences. Cyber City Oedo 808 has achieved an international cult following as an influential work in the cyberpunk genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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