Product Details

• Actors: Bruce Martin, Daniel Flynn, Sean Barrett, Bob Sherman, Nigel Greaves
• Directors: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
• Writers: Akinori Endo, Jyuzo Mutsuki
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Central Park Media
• VHS Release Date: November 7, 1995
• Run Time: 112 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303413013
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,968 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definately a favourite, April 7, 2001

By 

Richard Price (Auckland, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyber City Oedo 808, Vol. 1-3 (DVD)

Far into the future crime is so uncontrollable that the police force recruits convicts serving hard time to act as special police agents. In return for services rendered the crims will have their sentenced reduced until they eventually reach freedom. However, if they fail the explosive collar around their neck is detonated.

The main characters are Ben-ten, Gogl and Sengoku and each episode focusses on them. All the characters are brilliant in their own ways but i would have to say Sengoku the rockabilly greaser and Gogl the computer hacking punk are my favourite. Though Ben-ten and Hase Gawa (their contoller) aren't without their charm.

OEDO 808 is well written with a good story and very, very good characters (i just cant help seeing traits of my own frustrations in them) and witty dialogue, the best of which is delivered by Sengoku in anger to his situation and surroundings. Also the english language version is actually pretty good and not lacking as in most dubs.

This is a real gem of a series that i scored in a second hand shop in a hick town in the middle of nowhere that was so cheap i had to purchase them. Must have been my lucky day!!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best short sci-fi anime ever?, December 7, 1999

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Peter murphy (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyber City Oedo 808, Vol. 1-3 (DVD)

The cyber city collection is one of the finest anime's ever produced. It combines exellent voice talents with high action stories that are related by the three main convicts in the manga. The story centres around the city of oedo 808 having to hire notorious criminals to serve as cyber police men. However if they fail a mission they are executed by means of a collar around their neck. Naturally the three are less concerned with public order than they are with trying to subvert the justice system. This anime contains a great deal of swearing and violence and a soundtrack that perfectly suits the Matrix style plots. Overall it makes an exellent purchase especially as the DVD format makes the visuals and sound that much better.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MY CYBER CITY OEDO 808 REVIEW, August 19, 2002

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Joseph Jones (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cyber City Oedo 808, Vol. 1-3 (DVD)

THIS ANIME TILE HAS ONE SINGLE FAULT - THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH EPISODES! (GO ON THINK ABOUT ABOUT IT - THERE IS A COMPLIMENT THERE.) GET IT, IT WILL NOT DISSAPOINT. EXCELLANT PLOTS, GREAT CHARACTERS. RIVETING ACTION SCENES, COMEDY. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT FROM AN ANIME?