Dominion (1986)

Genre

comedy anime and manga, science fiction anime and manga

Country

Japan

How it feels

In a polluted future city, a police squad uses military tanks to fight crime and deal with a criminal organization. The story follows a female police officer and her twin partners as they chase down thieves and navigate chaotic situations.

whimsicalsatiricalfast-paceddarkly comicdystopianquirkyaction-packednostalgic

What happens

Dominion (ドミニオン, Dominion) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. Set in the fictional city of Newport, Japan, in a future in which bacteria as well as air pollution have become so severe that people must wear gas masks when outdoors, the series follows a police squadron that uses military-style tanks. Dominion has been adapted into three original video animation series: the first, Dominion Tank Police, was released in 1988, the second, New Dominion Tank Police in 1993, and the third, Tank S.W.A.T. 01 in 2006. The 1988 OVA is four episodes long and animated by Agent 21, the 1993 OVA is six episodes long and animated by J.C.Staff, while TANK S.W.A.T. is one episode long and was animated by DOGA Productions. The manga was published by Hakusensha, Kodansha and later by Seishinsha. It has been published in English by Dark Horse Comics. The anime has been released in English translation in the United Kingdom and Australia by Manga Entertainment and in the United States by Central Park Media, under their U.S. Manga Corps division. The New Dominion Tank Police series was also distributed in the UK, Australia and United States by Manga Entertainment, but later expired. Maiden Japan licensed the six-episode 1993 New Dominion Tank Police OVA series for distribution in North America in 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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