Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26378 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-10-01
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English, Japanese
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 140 minutes

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This four-part 1994 OAV spawned several follow-ups, and writer Chiaka Konaka went on to do screenplays for Bubblegum Crisis 2040 and Serial Experiments Lain. Armitage III is noted for its brooding, dystopic Blade Runner-influenced backgrounds--which are more interesting than its characters. Terran police officer Ross Sylibus arrives on Mars and finds himself drawn into a complex plot involving seemingly random bombings and the murders of women who are actually "Thirds," or state-of-the-art androids. (Their circuitry is so sophisticated, they can be impregnated by human males.) Sylibus's partner is Naomi Armitage, a sharp-shooting, hard-punching Third, whose scanty costumes suggest a '50s burlesque show. Together, they battle a standard array of addled scientists, sinister corporations, screeching maniacs, and corrupt police officers. Fast paced and violent, this influential adventure is not for the squeamish. (Rated 16 and older: nudity, graphic violence, violence against women, considerable profanity, grotesque imagery) --Charles Solomon