Cyber City Oedo 808
Studio: Madhouse
Where to Watch: Retro Crush
What it’s About: In Oedo, a city formerly known as Tokyo, cybercriminals are given the option to either rot in prison for the rest of their lives or join the cyber police and have their life sentences reduced with every successful mission. As insurance and incentive to follow orders, criminals are forced to wear collars that will self-destruct if they either don’t complete a job in time or disobey orders. If you’re seeing a pattern in how this Battle Royale-inspired procedure has become cliché in futuristic criminal reform narratives, maybe take this as a wakeup call to vote in your local elections so we don’t wind up turning this into a real thing.
