Angel Cop
エンゼルコップ
“Future Japan: elite agent Angel hunts vigilante trio "Hunters" amid blurred justice lines and conspiracy.”
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Future Japan: elite agent Angel hunts vigilante trio "Hunters" amid blurred justice lines and conspiracy.
In a near-future Japan where terrorism has become routine, the line between law enforcer and lawbreaker has blurred. The Special Security Force’s most formidable operative, codenamed Angel, cuts through the chaos with unflinching resolve. When a wave of grisly homicides targets known criminals, Angel and her partner Raiden are assigned to uncover the truth. Evidence points to a clandestine trio dubbed the “Hunters,” rumored to possess extraordinary abilities and a ruthless agenda against the city’s underworld. As the investigation deepens, conflicting ideals collide: the Hunters’ brutal brand of justice versus the state’s tightening grip. Angel must navigate a labyrinth of shifting allegiances, cybernetic enhancements, and hidden agendas—while the specter of a larger conspiracy looms behind the killings. In a metropolis where justice is a moving target, Angel’s mission is simple: stop the bloodshed before the city consumes itself.
Sometime in the future, terrorism in Japan has become commonplace, and the police have become almost as brutal as criminals. A member of the Special Security Force known as Angel, is the best of the best, stopping at nothing in her fight for justice. Things get interesting for Angel and her partner, Raiden, when they begin investigating a series of murders in which the victims were known criminals, killed in very unpleasant ways. This trio of killers known as Hunters, is a group of psychics that have banded together to hunt down the lowest scum in the city and bring them to justice. After a couple of encounters between the cops and the psychics, two of the psychics begin to think that maybe they're not the good guys after all; but the third prefers killing to morality. Augmented by cybernetics from a mysterious source, this third hunter heads out on a killing spree, with the Special Security Force as the first target. Even with help from the other two psychics and her newly cyborged partner (after an unfortunate accident), Angel is going to have her work cut out trying to find the rogue psychic and the organization behind the Hunters.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 29 sampled reviews
5.9/10
Score distribution
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SplitPolarized
σ 2.32 · split reception
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5.3 ptsRecommenders 8.2 · others 2.8
Score over time
1.10Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “This anime delivers top-tier entertainment through its mind-blowing action, intense gore, and a fantastic cyberpunk atmosphere paired with a great soundtrack. While the characters are admittedly...”
- 7/10 “This series delivers a solid opening and an incredible final half packed with over-the-top 80s cyberpunk action, gore, and psychic duels. While the second and third episodes suffer from pacing...”
- 10/10 “The animation holds up well for its time, and the sheer volume of violence combined with the show's chaotic energy makes for an incredibly entertaining experience. While the voice acting is...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Angel Cop begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-1222
- Format
- 6 × 29′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 2h 54m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Sep 1989 – May 1994
- Summer 1989
- Source
- Ova
- media type
- Rated
- R+
- Mild Nudity
- Ref.
- BS-1222
- catalog