Cyber ​​City Oedo 808

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Movie
German title Cyber ​​City Oedo 808
Original title 電 脳 都市 OEDO808
Saibā Shiti Ō-Edo Hachi-Maru-Hachi
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
Publishing year 1990
length 130 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Yoshiaki Kawajiri
script Akinori Endo
synchronization

Cyber ​​City OEDO 808 ( jap. 電 脳 都市 OEDO808（サ イ バ ー シ テ ィ オ ー エ ド ハ チ マ ル ハ チ）, Saibā Shiti Ō-Edo Hachi-Maru-Hachi ) is an anime - OVA by the Madhouse studio from 1990. The OVA can be assigned to the genre of action and mecha , horror and science fiction and has been translated into several languages. It was released from June 21, 1990 to October 4, 1991 on VHS and 2007 in Germany as DVD .

content

In 2808, Tokyo was replaced by the modern metropolis OEDO ( Oriental Electric Darwinism Oasis , but also Japanese for "Greater Edo "). The three criminals Sengoku, Gogal and Benten are offered to work for the judiciary and receive a reduction in sentence. They carry explosives around their necks for control purposes, which can explode at a signal from superior Hasegawa. The police use the three criminals against the criminals.

Production and publication

In 1990 Studio Madhouse produced the OVA with three episodes and a total of 130 minutes. Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri , the idea comes from Jūzō Mutsuki and the screenplay by Akinori Endō . Katsushi Aoki was the artistic director . Makoto Seya and Yasuteru Iwase were producers.

The OVA was published in Japan by Japan Home Video from June to October 1990. This was followed by publications in English in the USA by US Manga Corps, in Australia by Madman Entertainment and in Great Britain by Manga Entertainment . The anime was also translated into Spanish and Italian .

The German publication happened in February 2007 by SP Vision . The DVDs were rated FSK 16.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) German speaker
Sengoku Hiroya Ishimaru Stefan Günther
Merrill Benten Yanagawa Kaneto Shiozawa Niko Macoulis
Gabimaru Gogal Rikiya Tesshō Genda Christoph Jablonka
Jūzō Hasegawa Norio Wakamoto Walter von Hauff

music

The music of the OVA was composed by Kazz Toyama and arranged by Yasunori Honda . The opening credits Burning World and the credits song , I May Be In Love With You , are by Hidemi Miura .

game

On March 15, 1991, an adventure game for PC Engine CD-ROM² was published in Japan under the title Cyber ​​City OEDO 808: Kedamono no Zokusei ( 電 脳 都市 OEDO808 獣 の 属性 ).

reception

The magazine FUNime of Anime no Tomodachi rated the animation series to be acceptable and the soundtrack as satisfactory. The plot is well thought out and the focus of the genre changed in the three episodes from techno horror to action to subtle horror.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Anime on DVD for Cyber ​​City OEDO 808
  2. ↑ Cyber ​​City Oedo 808 / サ イ バ ー シ テ ィ オ ー エ ド 808 獣 の 属性. In: PCE Daisakusen !! Retrieved March 2, 2009 .
  3. ^ Review in the Funime

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