# Armitage III (1995)

> In 2046 a police officer and his human-passing female android partner Armitage probe illegal production of advanced androids on colonized Mars.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/61242

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, animation, crime
- Created by: Chiaki J. Konaka
- Network: ANIMAX, AT-X
- Cast: Masaharu Sato, Yasunori Masutani, Hiroko Kasahara, Ryusei Nakao, Hirohiko Kakegawa
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366186/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: moody, melancholic, noir, tense

## Synopsis

Armitage III (1995) is a Japanese animated cyberpunk science fiction series created by Chiaki J. Konaka and released as a four-episode original video animation with 30-minute episodes. Set in 2046 on colonized Mars, it follows Lt. Larry Randolph (voice by Masaharu Sato), a police officer partnered with Armitage (voice by Hiroko Kasahara), a female android of the advanced class III line that looks, acts and feels human. Together they track the illegal manufacture of these androids, and the investigation forces them to confront what separates a person from a machine. The engine is a procedural crime hunt through a frontier city of shadowy labs and corporate fixers, where every lead threatens to expose the fragile boundary between the two partners. Supporting voices including Yasunori Masutani as Ross and Ryusei Nakao as Rene D'Anclaude widen the conspiracy. The tone is moody and noir-tinged, with melancholy undercurrents of romance and loneliness. Fans of Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner and Cyber City Oedo 808 will find resonance in its synthetic identity, neon-soaked futurism and human machine intimacy.

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