"Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" (aka "Cyber City Oedo 080") is another Japanese Anime that I remember owning on VHS tapes back in the day. And I do remember it as being entertaining back then, so as I had the opportunity to sit down in 2023 and watch it digitally, of course I did so.
Writer Akinori Endo and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri did put together a fair enough Anime here. Though, I have to say that I did remember it a bit more fondly than what it turned out to actually be. Hey, don't get me wrong, because I am not saying that "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" is a bad Anime, far from it, but I had just remembered it as being more enjoyable, that's all.
The storyline is good, and that whole concept of convicts getting their sentences reduces for tracking down other criminals does have a good hook to it.
I watched "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" back in the early 1990s on VHS with an English dub. And as luck would have it, the digital version I watched in 2023 was also dubbed in English. Usually I abhor English dubs and prefer the original language any given day. But thankfully, the dubbing work in "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" wasn't as questionable as dubbing tends to be.
Visually then "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" was good. I like the art style, the animation and the contents there is in the three episodes. Good and interesting characters and support characters. However, it is of course limited how well we can get to know Shunsuke Sengoku, Gabimaru "Gogul" Rikiya and Merrill "Benten" Yanagawa in just three episodes.
If you enjoy the 1990s Anime and cyberpunk, then "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" is definitely well-worth checking out.
My rating of "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" lands on a six out of ten stars.
Writer Akinori Endo and director Yoshiaki Kawajiri did put together a fair enough Anime here. Though, I have to say that I did remember it a bit more fondly than what it turned out to actually be. Hey, don't get me wrong, because I am not saying that "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" is a bad Anime, far from it, but I had just remembered it as being more enjoyable, that's all.
The storyline is good, and that whole concept of convicts getting their sentences reduces for tracking down other criminals does have a good hook to it.
I watched "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" back in the early 1990s on VHS with an English dub. And as luck would have it, the digital version I watched in 2023 was also dubbed in English. Usually I abhor English dubs and prefer the original language any given day. But thankfully, the dubbing work in "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" wasn't as questionable as dubbing tends to be.
Visually then "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" was good. I like the art style, the animation and the contents there is in the three episodes. Good and interesting characters and support characters. However, it is of course limited how well we can get to know Shunsuke Sengoku, Gabimaru "Gogul" Rikiya and Merrill "Benten" Yanagawa in just three episodes.
If you enjoy the 1990s Anime and cyberpunk, then "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" is definitely well-worth checking out.
My rating of "Saibâ Shiti Oedo 808" lands on a six out of ten stars.