Dominion Tank Police
Shirow Masamune
OVA, 1988
Dominion Tank Police is the OVA prequel to the manga series of a similar name by Shirow Masamune, author of the highly acclaimed Ghost in the Shell (which I have yet to read nor see any of its several animated adaptations).
I watched this with a few buddies while on a kick for raunchy late-80's anime flicks. We were intially enticed by its unbelievably catchy english opening and decided to give it a shot. We all loved it.
The whole thing spans 4 roughly 40 min episodes and can be split into two halves, the first focusing on worldbuilding and the latter reeling in the plot a bit more. I could go on about that plot but i'd rather not spoil anything and frankly I've never been great with writing. That being said it's a real neat scifi setting and I'm sure both mecha and cyberpunk fans alike would get a kick out of it.
7/6/26