Series synopsis
Cyber City Oedo 808, also known as サイバーシティ OEDO 808 is a Japanese animation crime television series that premiered on June 21, 1990. It ended on October 4, 1991. It was created by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It stars Hiroya Ishimaru, Tessyo Genda, Kaneto Shiozawa and Norio Wakamoto.
In the city of Oedo 2808 A.D., three Cyber criminals are given two choices, to either rot in jail or to join a special force of the Cyber Police to possibly get one more chance at freedom. For each criminal apprehended, and for each successful mission done, the state will agree to reduce their sentences. Lead by Hasegawa, the new recruits: Sengoku, Gogul, and Benton will bring some hard justice to Oedo, and possibly taste freedom once again.
Premise
In the city of Oedo 2808 A.D., three Cyber criminals are given two choices, to either rot in jail or to join a special force of the Cyber Police to possibly get one more chance at freedom. For each criminal apprehended, and for each successful mission done, the state will agree to reduce their sentences. Lead by Hasegawa, the new recruits: Sengoku, Gogul, and Benton will bring some hard justice to Oedo, and possibly taste freedom once again.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hiroya Ishimaru as Shunsuke Sengoku (voice)
- Tessyo Genda as Rikiya 'Gogul' Gabimaru (voice)
- Kaneto Shiozawa as Merrill 'Benten' Yanagawa (voice)
- Norio Wakamoto as Juzo Hasegawa (voice)
- Mitsuko Horie as Kyoko Jonouchi (voice)
- Kyousei Tsukui as Varsus (voice)
- Takeshi Aono as Dave Kurokawa (voice)
- Koji Totani as Rascal (voice)
Supporting cast
- Wataru Takagi as Staff B (voice)
- Isshin Chiba as Staff C (voice)
- Kenichi Ono as Team Member (voice)
- Kotono Mitsuishi as Woman (voice)
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Sarah (voice)
- Kazuyuki Sogabe as Taku Yamabana (voice)
- Kazuo Oka as Man 3 (voice)
- Osamu Saka as Mashiba (voice)
- Banjo Ginga as Kazuo Shiroyama (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Wang (voice)
- Emi Shinohara as Remi Masuda (voice)
- Ryuji Saikachi as Informant (voice)
Guest cast
- Takeshi Aono as Dave Kurokawa (voice)
- Koji Totani as Rascal (voice)
- Wataru Takagi as Staff B (voice)
- Isshin Chiba as Staff C (voice)
- Kenichi Ono as Team Member (voice)
- Kotono Mitsuishi as Woman (voice)
- Yoshiko Sakakibara as Sarah (voice)
- Kazuyuki Sogabe as Taku Yamabana (voice)
- Kazuo Oka as Man 3 (voice)
- Osamu Saka as Mashiba (voice)
- Banjo Ginga as Kazuo Shiroyama (voice)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Wang (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 3 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 3 | June 21, 1990 | October 4, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Data 1: 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. |
June 21, 1990 |
| 2 |
Data 2: The Decoy Program Gogol's investigation of a murder pits him against an experimental military cyborg as he tries to rescue his ex-partner. |
December 28, 1990 |
| 3 |
Data 3: 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. |
October 4, 1991 |
Production
Release
| First aired | June 21, 1990 |
|---|---|
| Last aired | October 4, 1991 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | ended |