One of the more infamous releases over the decades in anime is that of the OVA series Angel Cop. It was originally released by Manga Entertainment back in the day with what’s labeled as an “utterly ridiculous and foul-mouthed” dub that’s been quoted heavily over the years and it’s also filled with a lot of violence. Geneon Entertainment did a simple DVD release ages ago as well and we know a proper native HD release won’t be produced in Japan as the materials simply aren’t there.
Discotek Media is planning to bring it out as an upscaled Blu-ray later this year that will have it with uncensored subtitles for the first time, the dub, and a new essay on the historical context of the work and other bonus material including an interview with the dub writer. Justin Sevakis, who is doing the work on the encoding, had this to say on it:
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The OVAs were released back in 1988 and were written and directed by Ichiro Itano with Nobuteru Yuki handling the character designs. DAST Corporation and Studio 88 handled the animation production.
Plot Concept: To combat rising attacks by communist terrorists, Japan has created a special security force authorized to use lethal force. Angel, the newest member of the force, fights to take down the terrorist group, Red May. Accidentally uncovering ties between Red May and the government, she and the rest of the Special Security Force are targeted for execution by 3 “hunters”, enhanced psychics, working for the government. Together with her cybernetically enhanced partner, Raiden, it is up to Angel to stop them.
