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Parasite Dolls (2003)

Parasite Dolls poster
Original title
パラサイトドールズ
Directed by
Kazuto Nakazawa, Naoyuki Yoshinaga
Genre
cyberpunk
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 41 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In Megatokyo, a special police unit takes on rogue androids and terror threats. The story follows their missions in a gritty near-future city.

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What happens

Parasite Dolls (パラサイトドールズ, Parasaito Dōruzu) is a 2003 three-part original video animation produced by AIC and Imagica Entertainment, and written by Chiaki J. Konaka and Kazuto Nakazawa. The series is set in the Bubblegum Crisis universe and takes place after the events of the original OVA series (ignoring Bubblegum Crash), from 2034 to 2040. It is set in the city of Megatokyo, and focuses on a division of A.D. Police known as Branch. They are tasked with stopping terrorist activities as well as Boomers (androids) that have become harmful to society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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