It quickly became one of my favorite ovas ever and its rewatch value has never diminished, even after watching it for the last 14 years. Oct 23, 2008 dominion tank police runs into the same problem that full metal panic did in that it tries to combine a hightech cop drama with another conflicting genre. Masamune shirow presents a story about the dominion tank police dealing with terrorists taking over the nt building with ai driven tanks. Granted, the citys tank police do seem to cause a lot of collateral damage, but new ports a dangerous place. Bonaparte out of parts of the squad commanders own tank.
It takes place in a futuristic world wrought with air pollution. Based on a manga series drawn by the legendary masamune shirow although altered greatly from its source material, dominion tank police covers three ova series, the first of which came out in 1988. The year is 2010, and newport city is a dark, dirty, and generally icky place to live. Tank police written by masamune shirow creator of ghost in the shell, black magic m66 and appleseed. Tank police tpb 3rd edition a wild scifi police comedy set in a future where the norms are vast, bioconstructed cities, air so foul that citizens must wear masks outside, and a police department that includes a squad of crack tank police.
Dominion tank police runs into the same problem that full metal panic did in that it tries to combine a hightech cop drama with another conflicting genre. Based on a manga series drawn by the legendary shirow masamune although altered greatly from its source material, dominion tank police covers three ova series, the first of which came out in 1988. Meet leona and her partner al, proud members of tank police. Up next kf dominion tank police 1988 ova 03 vostfr duration. The story is set in a future japan filled with so much bacterial pollution. The following weapons were used in the ova new dominion tank police. Though theyre minor characters the puma sisters seem popular, being a version of the anime catgirl trope.
Dominion tank police is a timeless classic from the master himself, shirow masamune. Dark horse in the early 90s or late 80s released in 6 small segments and has been republished by dark horse in a single volume in 1993, 2000 and 2007. The puma sisters are secondary characters from major manga author masamune shirow. As you would expect from the title, this series is all about police with tanks. Our dominion profiles are about the earlier material. Dominion is japanese manga written and illustrated by masamune shirow. First of all, a really large bacterial cloud has settled over the earth for no good reason whatsoever, mandating that people wear gas masks when they go outside. Dominion talk police and venus wars arent so much alike, but the animation style is very similar, and they both have huge tanks and take place sometime in the near future on some other planet. This is a fun four part ova, but i couldnt help but feel it was missing a little depth for an anime that contains a few serious messages. Dominion is a scifi comedy series by major mangaka masamune shirow. The one thing that dominion talk police has that venus wars doesnt, is strange animal characters. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. The dominion tank police roleplaying game is based on the dominion. Leona ozaki joins newport citys infamous tank police division.
When a crime goes down, brenten takes the tank police out even though the chief tells him not to. Masamune shirow presents a story about the dominion tank police dealing with terrorists taking over the nt building with ai. Ova conflict city the tank police units are spread thin as they respond to the crime that is raging on all throughout the city. A mysterious white fog blankets the city, causing the new dominion tank police to become disoriented. When strange walking armor shows up at the scene and makes mince meat out of the tanks, leona uses her smaller tank to apprehend the criminal. With aid of al and her newly built mini tank, bonaparte, she wages war on buaku and his cohorts, the puma sisters. Dominion tank police funny leona ozaki moments duration. It was the first federal police force in canada, formed the year following the canadian confederation to enforce federal laws and perform policing duties for the federal government of canada. Especially with the felonious and partially feline puma sisters back on the prowl, and the dai nippon geiken corporation is building even more nefarious devices of evil intent that are finding their way into the hands of local terrorists.
The dominion tank police roleplaying game wikipedia. Tank police manga by masamune shirow, the bonaparte police tank is one the main stars, a paranoid little hedgehog of a tank designed to fight crime in the streets of newport city. Based on the manga by masamune shirow, creator of such works as ghost in the shell and appleseed, it tells the comedic tale of a special police unit in the heavily polluted city of newport in which the officers are equipped with massive, cannonwielding tanks for combating the. In the futuristic city of new port, the crime rate is so high that only police armed with tanks can handle things. Buried treasure dominion tank police jan 31, 2008 buried treasure heroic legend of arslan part 1 dec, 2007 buried treasure the ultimate teacher aug 2, 2007.
After wrecking the squad commanders charles brenten personal armored tank, leona handmakes a small minitank nicknamed. There is one thing youll notice from the moment you start watching it and that it is possibly the most late 80s anime ever to have been made. Tank police manga, and uses the tristat system publication history. With hiromi tsuru, masaaki okura, yusaku yara, ichiro nagai. Tank police is a fourepisode ova series that saw its first episode released in 1988 and concluded in 1989. For dtp, it was the final episodes delve into surrealism and philosophical drivel that collapses the story into the anime cliche of flashbacks and rhetorical questions. This new mini tank is a force to be reckoned with as it goes head to head with the criminals in an awesome action packed showdown. Dominion tank police 1991 tv show behind the voice actors. Photos of the dominion tank police show voice actors. The closest dominion tank police ever really gets to some real character development is in the head of the tank police charles britain. In the far future, earth is a polluted hell with massive cities and a crime problem to match. Mar 24, 2006 looking for information on the anime tank s. A futuristic world is kept under control by a force known as the tank police.
Kf dominion tank police 1988 ova 03 vostfr duration. Their old enemy buaku may not be around anymore, but there are still other. Since this is dtp dominion tank police setting, i know there will be some funny and silly moments in sessions and i encourage that, but i also encourage there is a serious side of role playing the story and not just being goofy with no regard for your fellow teammates or story. The appear in a relatively early work, dominion tank police. New dominion tank police newport city, 2010 an overcrowded, urban sprawl, choking from the pollution of unregulated technology.
Kf dominion tank police 1988 ova 03 vostfr youtube. Kf dominion tank police 1988 ova 02 vostfr youtube. The dominion tank police roleplaying game was published by guardians of order in 1999. New dominion tank police guns in movies, tv and video games. You may want to ask in ask the tropers about whether its safe to recreate. Pitted against the tank police is the master criminal buaku, and his catgirl assistants. In a dystopic pollution ridden future, the tank police fight for law and order and cause massive collatorol destruction along the. There is a newer 1994vintage sequel to this series, new dominion tank police, available from manga video, which, similar to this series, is a sortofprequel to dominion. Feb 18, 2015 kf dominion tank police 1988 ova 03 vostfr duration. We got big hair, cyber punk, sexy cat girls, big guns, violent police, conspiracies, neon, etc. In a desperate attempt to stop the swelling tide of rampant crime and urban terrorism plaguing the city, the government forms a special task frce the tank police with the firepower to combat the hightech crime.
Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. It started in 1988, and was of course followed by a number of anime adaptations and spinoffs. Together with their minitank bonaparte they fight crime on the streets of new port. The dominion police force was the federal police force of canada between 1868 and 1920, and was one of the predecessors of the royal canadian mounted police. Dominion tank police anime recommendations animeplanet. Captain brenten of the tank police which are police, driving tanks is a secondary character. In a dystopic pollution ridden future, the tank police fight for law and order and cause massive collatorol destruction along the way.
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