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“Retired agent John Kyosuke must rescue kidnapped scientist and recover AIDS cure from arms dealer.”
Dog Soldier
ドッグソルジャー
3.78
14,777 rank · 3,123 viewers · 3 favorites
Action
Military
Seinen
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Synopsis
Retired agent John Kyosuke must rescue kidnapped scientist and recover AIDS cure from arms dealer.
When an American scientist carrying a cure for the AIDS virus is kidnapped by an arms merchant, John Kyosuke is forced back from retirement. He accepts the challenge to regain possession of the anti-serum. He finds out that some of the people he is after are closely related, which gives his conquest a whole new meaning. (Source: AnimeNfo)
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
4.0
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
0%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 2
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.00
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Apr 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 5 “The only faint praise is that the art is passable for an obscure 90s OVA. Everything else—action, plot, characters, animation, soundtrack—ranges from lame to flat-out boring, with the lead a...”
- 4 “As someone who enjoys 80's/90's action anime as a guilty pleasure, I found Dog Soldier's art style appropriately nostalgic and had no issues with the soundtrack. However, the anime completely fails...”
- 3 “The music and voice cast are fair, though forgettable, and character designs are merely okay. However, this OVA fails to deliver on its ultra-violent premise, instead drowning in repetitive,...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 80%
Long · 0%
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- Format 1 × 44′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 44m all episodes
- Aired Oct 1989 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-2122 catalog
Produced by
- Movic Producer
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer
Licensed by
- Central Park Media Licensor