Cyber City Oedo 808 [Remastered] [Dual Audio]

SERIES INFORMATION

Year: 1990-1991
Episodes: 3
Categories: Law and Order, Seinen, Cyberpunk, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, MADHOUSE, Old school
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Production: MADHOUSE 1990-1991

FILE INFORMATION

Group: Encode by - Almost Forgotten Raws
Audio re-synced by - Captainbubby
Subtitles - Anime Reactor (Re-synced by Captainbubby)
Video: MPEG 4 (H264) 714 x 480
Audio: Track 1: Original Japanese Audio - AC3 Stereo
Track 2: English Dub - AC3 Stereo
Track 3: English Dub with Rory McFarlane soundtrack - MPEG Layer 3 - 192 kbps
Track 4: Commentary Track by Yoshiaki Kawajiri - MPEG Layer 3 - 192 kbps (Only on Episodes 1 & 2)
Subtitles: Advanced Substation Alpha - Styled

Comments:
This serves to be the definitive version of Cyber City Oedo 808. On top of the original Japanese and English language dubs, the Rory McFarlane soundtrack which was included in the original VHS versions of the UK and Australian versions has been re-synced for this release. Additionally, Yoshiaki Kawajiri's excellent commentary track has also been included for episodes 1 & 2.
Also included are the original DVD extras from the Region 1 DVDS: Art Gallery, sketches and the trailer.


SUMMARY

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 from a distance and it will also explode if they fail to complete their missions within an allocated time period.