Mad Bull 34
| Mad Bull 34 | |
Mad Bull 34 Part 3 - City of Vice VHS box art.
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マッド★ブル34 (Maddo Buru Sanjūyon) |
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| Genre | Action, Crime, Black Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuo Koike |
| Illustrated by | Noriyoshi Inoue |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Original run | 1986 – 1990 |
| Volumes | 27 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Tetsu Dezaki |
| Produced by | Agetoshi Maruyama Hiroshi Watatoyo Tetsu Dezaku |
| Written by | Toshiaki Imaizumi (ep 1) Kazumi Koide (eps 2-4) |
| Music by |
Japanese: Katsunori Shimizu English: Donald Ross Skinner Markus Williams |
| Studio | Magic Bus |
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| Released | December 21, 1990 – August 21, 1992 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 4 |
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| Mad Bull 2000 | |
| Written by | Kazuo Koike |
| Illustrated by | Noriyoshi Inoue |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Manga Allman |
| Original run | 1999 – 2002 |
| Volumes | 7 (normal), 3 (bunko) |
Mad Bull 34 (マッド★ブル34 Maddo Buru Sanjūyon?) is a manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Noriyoshi Inoue, serialized in Shueisha's Young Jump between 1986 and 1990, and collected in 27 volumes. The series follows the toughest cop in the NYPD's 34th precinct, Mad Bull, and his often-violent exploits when dealing the city's criminals.
Mad Bull was adapted into a four-part original video animation released from December 21, 1990 to August 21, 1992. A sequel manga, Mad Bull 2000 (マッド・ブル 2000?) began in 1999.
Discotek Media has released the first English language DVD release of Mad Bull 34 on 26 February 2012 in North America, and includes both the original Japanese version with subtitles and the old Manga Entertainment English dub. Of particular note is that they were able to retain the ending theme composed and performed by James Brown.
Daizaburo "Eddie" Ban, a Japanese-American, joins the New York City's toughest precinct, the 34th. On his first day he is partnered up with John Estes, nicknamed "Sleepy" by his friends and "Mad Bull" by his enemies, a cop who stops crime with his own violent brand of justice. Mad Bull makes no qualms about executing common thieves with shotgun blasts, even if they pose a minor threat. He often steals from prostitutes and does incredible amounts of property damage while fighting crime. Mad Bull's unpoliceman-like behavior often puts him in hot water with his partner Daizaburo and the 34th precinct. However, despite how reckless or illegal these acts are, a good cause is always revealed (for example, Sleepy uses the money he steals from the prostitutes to fund a venereal disease clinic and a home for battered and raped women). Perrine Valley, a police lieutenant, joins Daizaburo and Sleepy later on to help them tackle more difficult cases involving the mafia and drug-running.
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