Cyber City Oedo
| Cyber City Oedo 808 | |
Cover of the European DVD
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| サイバーシティ OEDO 808 | |
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| Genre | Cyberpunk, action, neo-noir |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
| Produced by | Makoto Seya, Yasuteru Iwase |
| Written by | Akinori Endo |
| Music by |
Kazz Toyama Rory McFarlane (UK version) |
| Studio | Madhouse |
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| Released | June 21, 1990 – October 4, 1991 |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Cyber City Oedo 808 | |
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| Soundtrack album by Rory McFarlane | |
| Released | 30 January 1995 
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| Genre |
Alternative rock synthwave Ambient Progressive |
| Length | 46:56 |
| Label |
Demon Records (out of print) DSCD-808 |
| Producer | Rory McFarlane |
Cyber City Oedo 808 (Japanese: サイバーシティ OEDO 808?) is a 1990-1991 cyberpunk original video animation. It was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Set in the year 2808 in the city of Oedo (Tokyo), it tells the story of three criminals who are enlisted into fighting crime in exchange for reduced sentences. They are Sengoku, an anti-social maverick, Gogol, a mohawk wearing hacker, and Benten, an androgynous bishōnen.
The UK release of the OVA includes a completely new score by Rory McFarlane.
Cuts of the story were included in the music video for 'Innocence', produced by Nero.
To combat computerised crime more effectively, the Cyber Police unit of the future Japanese city of Oedo has restarted the feudal practice of hōmen (放免), employing hardened criminals with a history of hi-tech offences and other crimes such as murder as officers themselves.
Three such criminals are Sengoku, Gogol and Benten who are serving their 300-or-more year sentences in an orbital penitentiary. For duty served, each criminal will receive a reduction in their prison time. Desperate to get away from the boredom and monotony of jail life, they half-heartedly agree to the deal. They answer to police chief Hasegawa who keeps them in check thanks to an explosive collar that each criminal wears around his neck. Hasegawa can blow this collar remotely and it will also explode if they fail to complete their missions within an allocated time period. Each one is also armed with a jitte (the traditional weapon and symbol of authority of the ancient Edo Police), although they also have access to more powerful weaponry.
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