A.D. Police (1999)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Susumu Chiba
Kenji Sasaki
Takumi Yamazaki
Hans Klife
Ayako Kawasumi
Kyoko Miyano
Taiko Hoshikawa
Writer
Tony Takezaki
Writer / Original Story / Writer / Original Story
Chiharu Tezuka
Karen Collins
Koji Ishii
Jose Collins
Hidehito Ueda
Director / Storyboard Artist
Jason Douglas
Hans Kleif
Yoriyasu Kogawa
Storyboard Artist
Naoyuki Konno
Director / Key Animation / Animation Director
John Swasey
Hideaki Kurata
Hidekazu Sato
Director
Satoshi Nakagawa
Director
Jiro Fujimoto
Director
Yuji Sato
Key Animation
Makoto Ito
Key Animation
Osamu Sato
Key Animation
Marie Nagano
Key Animation
Konomi Sakurai
Key Animation
Toshiaki Iino
Key Animation
Kiyotoshi Aoi
Key Animation
Kazuyo Nakamura
Key Animation
Daisuke Kusakari
Key Animation
Hiromi Maezawa
Animation Director
Yoko Takanori
Key Animation
Koji Hirama
Key Animation
Mayumi Oda
Key Animation
Masumi Hattori
Key Animation
Takahiro Chiba
Key Animation
Seika Saruwatari
Key Animation
Minoru Yamazawa
Animation Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 8, 1999
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes12
Running Time24m
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve (γ’γγγ³γΉγγγͺγΉ, Adobansudo Porisu) is a 1999 cyberpunk anime television series. It is set in a rebooted universe of Bubblegum Crisis, as it is a prequel to the series reboot, Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040.
A.D. Police began as a three-part OVA series seen as a prequel to the Bubblegum Crisis series that was called A.D. Police Files released in 1990. Nine years later the production team decided to use the world view/ background of the original A.D. Police and fleshed it out a bit more, making an anime series consisting of 12 30-minute episodes. By updating the storyline as well as adding more updated elements of reality that have to do with the coming of the new millennium, the makers of the new A.D. Police series sought to create a series that surpassed its predecessor.
In the not-too-distant future VOOMERS (VOodoo Organic Metal Extension Resource), robots manufactured by the Genom Corporation, take care of most of the manual labor in Genom City. Recently the VOOMERS have been malfunctioning and becoming BOOMERS, crazed robots who are often involved in many violent and criminal activities. This is when the A.D. Police comes into play. They are Genom City's anti-robot crime division, specially trained to deal with VOOMER-related situations. Kenji Sasaki is one of the A.D. Police's most skilled officers. His biggest problem is that he doesn't follow orders and his partners either end up getting killed or seriously injured. Enter Hans Kleif, Kenji's newest partner and an amnesiac who was recently transferred to Genom City. Together the two must overcome their differences, fight their past demons, and come together to ensure that Genom City survives the onslaught of the BOOMERS.
A.D. Police: To Protect and Serve is available in North America in a 2-disc special edition DVD from ADV Films. The original series is on DVD from Animeigo.