Mad Bull 34: The Complete Series

The classic is finally available!
I have been trying to get this full feature for more than 20 years.

This is the full classic and it is classic goodness.
Now for those who have not watched classic anime there are some things you should be aware of:
1. There is plenty of graphic violence. This is well beyond what you standard get in modern anime.
2. There is real fan support. This means nudity not today's "the beach episode" and "the hot springs swimsuit episode".
3. The dub is not good. People trying to do New York accents to laughable ends. Don't worry you will get used to it and may even like it. The voice acting also just plain feels different that what you get today.
4. Computer software is not used to match the dub to the mouths so it sometimes is off.
5. And yes, it is classic hand drawn animation. It has a warmth we do not get in the soulless computer assisted stuff we get today. However being hand drawn it will not be as smooth at time as what a new viewer...

Absurd and awesome
I remember seeing a preview from Manga Video a long time ago and is one of the most awesome shows I have ever seen.

A gem of 80s trash anime
Mad Bull 34 is a portrait of gritty 1970s NY policing as portrayed by several Japanese anime writers who'd likely never been to NYC, clearly watched too many Dirty Harry movies, and did far too many drugs. The story barely matters as it's mostly an excuse for violent action sequences, various incoherencies, and rape, but it involves a straight-laced rookie cop and his new partner, Sleepy Estes - who "doesn't play by the rules".

MB34 is somewhat notorious among anime collectors for its misogyny and extreme violence. There's at least 3 rapes per episode and one of the 4 episodes in the 4 part OVA is called "Hit and Rape". Sleepy actually runs the town prostitution racket too. The level of violence borders on Fist of the North Star levels. Despite Sleepy shooting about half the unarmed criminals in every episode, in the head, before even announcing he's a cop, he only gets investigated once "for excessive force". None too shockingly, this anime was...

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