Cyber City Oedo 808 | |
サイバーシティ OEDO 808 | |
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Genre | Cyberpunk,[1] action, tech noir |
Created by | Jûzô Mutsuki |
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 |
Licensed by |
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Released | June 21, 1990 – October 4, 1991 |
Runtime | 45 minutes (each) |
Episodes | 3 |
Cyber City Oedo 808 (Japanese: サイバーシティ OEDO 808) is a 1990 cyberpunk original video animation series created by Madhouse and 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 reducing their sentences to the point where they are able to earn their freedom. The three criminals are Sengoku Shunsuke, an anti-social maverick, Gogl, a mohawk wearing hacker, and Benten, an androgynous bishōnen.
The UK release of the OVA includes a completely new score by Rory McFarlane.