# A.D. Police Files (1990)

> In a 2027 MegaTokyo where artificially intelligent androids called Boomers do the world's labor, a police unit confronts the dangers of machines that can be misused.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/59595

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 3
- Episode runtime: 40 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, science fiction, action
- Created by: Toshimichi Suzuki, Tony Takezaki
- Cast: Toshio Furukawa, Yoko Matsuoka, Tessyo Genda, Mina Tominaga, Yoko Asagami, Norio Wakamoto, Atsushi Abe, Sakiko Tamagawa
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088655/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: dark, gritty, tense, psychological, bleak

## Synopsis

A.D. Police Files (1990) is a Japanese animated original video series created by Toshimichi Suzuki and Tony Takezaki. Set in a near-future MegaTokyo of 2027, the story follows police officers who pursue cases involving Boomers, artificially intelligent androids built to free humanity from physical labor. The cast is voiced by Toshio Furukawa as Leon, Yoko Matsuoka as Gina, and Tessyo Genda as Dieork, with Mina Tominaga as Iris and Norio Wakamoto as Billy in supporting roles. The engine of the show is the question of what happens when a tool meant for service turns dangerous, and each of its three episodes is built around a tense investigation into machines that have been misused or have slipped their programming. The mood is dark, grim and psychologically unsettling, with a grounded cyberpunk city of neon, rain and steel. Its mecha-tinged action sits beside horror-tinged dread about artificial minds. Across three forty-minute episodes it works as a compact standalone OVA rather than a sprawling saga. Fans of Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor will find resonance in its android noir, its police procedural pacing and its anxious vision of technology turned against the people it was built to serve.

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