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词条 Cyber City Oedo 808
释义

  1. Plot

  2. Voice actors

  3. Related media

      Video game    Music  

  4. Reception

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Cyber City Oedo 808
| image = cyber city oedo 808-cover fr.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Cover of the European DVD
| ja_kanji = サイバーシティ OEDO 808
| ja_romaji =
| genre = Cyberpunk, action, neo-noir
}}{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| director = Yoshiaki Kawajiri
| producer = Makoto Seya
Yasuteru Iwase
| writer = Akinori Endo
| music = Kazz Toyama
Rory McFarlane (UK version)
| studio = Madhouse
| licensee = {{English anime licensee | AUS= Manga Entertainment (Expired)
Madman Entertainment (Current) | NA= U.S. Manga Corp (Expired) | UK= Anime Limited}}
| first = June 21, 1990
| last = October 4, 1991
| runtime = 45 minutes {{small|(each)}}
| episodes = 3
| episode_list =
| network_en = {{English anime networks
| UK= MTV UK, Kix (UK and Ireland TV channel)
| US= USA Network, MTV, E!, VH1
| AU= Fox8
| NA= SoHo, TCM
}}
}}{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}{{nihongo|Cyber City Oedo 808|サイバーシティ OEDO 808|lead=yes}} 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.

Plot

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.

Although there are no specifics to what kind of society the series is based in, it is presented as very high-tech but with a rather dystopian feel. In the first episode for example, a man under pressure confesses to a murder (which he did commit) and which is responsible for the present crisis. This is enough for Hasegawa to order Sengoku to kill the man there and then without so much as a trial. When Sengoku fails to do so his sentence is increased.

There are three episodes, each one serving to focus more on the personal exploits of one of the three-man team. The UK release had different titles for these episodes than other markets did.

  • Episode 1; "Virtual Death" (a.k.a. "Time Bomb" or "Memories Of The Past"): Sengoku is sent to save 50,000 people trapped in Oedo's largest skyscraper after its central computer is mysteriously taken over. Along the way, he finds that the only suspect is a dead man.
  • Episode 2; "Psychic Trooper" (a.k.a. "The Decoy" or "The Decoy Program"): Gogol's investigation of a murder pits him against an experimental military cyborg as he tries to rescue his ex-partner. Of note is that during this episode we see at least one other cyber-criminal trying (unsuccessfully) to remove his collar, so it is known that there are more than the three anti-heroes being employed by the Cyber Police unit.
  • Episode 3; "Blood Lust" (a.k.a. "The Vampire" or "Crimson Media"): The freak murder of three geneticists leads Benten to investigate one man's quest for immortality, as well as finding a young woman transformed into a vampire with telekinesis because of this quest.

Voice actors

Character Japanese{{small>(Manga UK/CPM, 1994)[1]
Shunsuke Sengoku Hiroya Ishimaru Stuart Milligan (credited as "Bruce Martin")
Gabimaru "Gogul" Rikiya Tesshō Genda Seán Barrett
Merrill "Benten" Yanagawa Kaneto Shiozawa Daniel Flynn
Juzo Hasegawa Norio Wakamoto Bob Sherman
Kyōko "Okyo" Jōnouchi Mitsuko Horie Julia Brahms
Varsus Kyousei Tukui Nigel Greaves

Related media

Video game

{{nihongo|Cyber City Oedo 808: Attribute of the Beast|CYBER CITY OEDO 808 獣の属性|Saibāshiti Ōedo Hachimaruhachi: Kemono no Zokusei}} is a graphic adventure game released on March 15, 1991 for the PC-Engine CD-ROM² by Nippon Computer System exclusively in Japan. The storyline is completely original and not an adaptation of any episode.[2]

Music

{{Infobox album
| name = Cyber City Oedo 808
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Rory McFarlane
| cover = 417X0KCKQFL.jpg
| alt =
| released = 30 January 1995 {{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Alternative rock
Synthwave
Ambient
Progressive
| length = 46:56
| label = Demon Records (out of print)
DSCD-808
| producer = Rory McFarlane
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

The original British VHS release (also televised on Channel 4 circa 1995) features a more rock-centric 23 track score composed by Rory McFarlane[3] not present on the US or Japanese versions. McFarlane's score combined metal, electronica and ambient styles. It has been out of print for years and, as such, is very rare to find on CD, but it is known to be available on the internet. The UK edition score is considered by some fans to be better suited to the violent, dark, and stylish atmosphere of the anime than the original (more pop-like) Japanese score. Due to Manga Entertainment UK losing the rights to the Cyber City series this edition of the score is unavailable on western DVD releases and remains available only on the old VHS versions from the mid nineties.[4]

{{Track listing
| title1 = Space prison
| length1 = 2:40
| title2 = Kill you
| length2 = 1:25
| title3 = Car chase
| length3 = 2:07
| title4 = Elevator
| length4 = 1:59
| title5 = Murder
| length5 = 3:10
| title6 = Amachi
| length6 = 1:32
| title7 = Amachi dies
| length7 = 1:00
| title8 = Diving
| length8 = 1:05
| title9 = Gogol
| length9 = 0:56
| title10 = Trucking
| length10 = 2:03
| title11 = Arena
| length11 = 2:16
| title12 = Body snatchers
| length12 = 0:36
| title13 = Body vault
| length13 = 1:22
| title14 = Top secret
| length14 = 1:16
| title15 = Sarah
| length15 = 1:05
| title16 = Duel
| length16 = 2:32
| title17 = Molcos dies
| length17 = 2:39
| title18 = Stars
| length18 = 2:37
| title19 = Search
| length19 = 1:44
| title20 = Cryogenics
| length20 = 1:22
| title21 = Big cats
| length21 = 3:47
| title22 = Vampire
| length22 = 4:30
| title23 = Closing theme
| length23 = 3:13
}}

Reception

The miniseries has received a cult following over the years. Hemanth Kissoon of Filmulation.com reviewed the series in 2007, saying that the series "was released 17 years ago, yet still stands up as a gripping take on Japan’s potential future."[5]

References

1. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.crystalacids.com/database/title/146/cyber-city-oedo-808/|title= Cyber City Peso 808 (OVA) |accessdate=2017-08-11 |work= |publisher=CrystalAcids |date= }}
2. ^PCE Daisakusen!! PCE 大作戦!! - Cyber City Oedo 808
3. ^Cyber City Oedo 808 OST
4. ^Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817123514/http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=8083 |date=2008-08-17 }}
5. ^{{cite web|last1=Kissoon|first1=Hemanth|title=Cyber City Oedo 808|url=http://www.filmaluation.com/cyber-city-oedo-808.html|website=Filmulation.com|publisher=Filmulation Limited|accessdate=2 March 2015|date=19 June 2007}}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|0220218}}
  • {{ann|anime|567}}
{{Yoshiaki Kawajiri}}{{Madhouse}}

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