To combat computer crime, the Oedo City Cyber Police are reviving the feudal practice of homen, recruiting hardened criminals into police work—hackers who used the latest high-tech devices in their crimes, robbers, and murderers sentenced to prison terms that clearly exceed their life expectancy.
Three such criminals, the series’ main characters—Sengoku, Gogul, and Benten—sentenced to prison terms of 300 years or more, are serving their sentences in an orbital prison. Out of boredom and despair, they agree to a deal: work for the cyber police, taking on the most dangerous and challenging missions in exchange for a slight reduction in their sentences upon successful completion of each case. Their leader is the cyber police chief himself, Hasegawa, who keeps the newly minted officers under control using remote-controlled collars armed with explosives. Hasegawa can detonate the collars from any distance if an order is not followed or if the task is not completed within the deadline.
Cyber City Oedo 808 is a three-episode cyberpunk OVA series (each episode focusing on one of the main characters) directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri and based on an original story by Mutsuki Juzou, produced by Madhouse. A comic book adaptation was released in 1995, also divided into three parts, each containing two issues.
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