Rating: 
Summary: Better than I expected
Review: Rented this one as the freebie in "rent 1, get one free" & found it better than Wrath of the Ninja(the paid rental). I rented a Bubblegum Crisis tape & couldn't get it out of the machine quickly enough, so I was pleased this one was so interesting. It's not groundbreaking or anything, but nice, entertaining fare, keeps the interest up, although one figures out the "secret" pretty much as the show starts revealing it exists. The lead characters were interesting & seemed realistic enough--not just something to show off the artist's latest scantily-clad fantasy in action. Kenji starts off more of a jerk than Dark Schneider's alleged to be by his show's title, but warms up realistically--not overnight or miraculously the day he meets his new partner. Hans is tragic & interesting, although maybe a bit dense--the average viewer should figure out his secret before he does(Kenji does). Worth the time
Rating: 
Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: This series had some GREAT character development that ALOT of animes suffer from, yes it has action too but the characters are memorable! I only wish that Bubblegum Crisis 2040 had the dedication to character development that this series did! No its not the ORIGINAL AD Police but its new and DARN good! If you like a well told story and enjoy getting involved with good characters then this is for you and you'll thoroughly enjoy this!
Rating:
Summary: Great!
Review: This series is pretty good. The animation isn't quite as nice as Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, but it's better than the origional Bubblegum Crisis and Bubblegum Crash. For ten bucks less than the Special Edition of Jin-Roh or Akira you can get 5 hours of really good anime. There's twelve episodes on two dvd's. The second disc has a the normal "extra" features which include clean opening and closing animations, sketches, and art. You can choose from English, English with song subtitles, and Japanese with subtitles.AD Police plays more like a cop drama than a mecha anime.
If you're into getting as much anime as you can for your dollar you should really pick this one up. Blue Seed would be another good series for a great price.
Rating:
Summary: Great!
Review: This series is pretty good. The animation isn't quite as nice as Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040, but it's better than the origional Bubblegum Crisis and Bubblegum Crash. For ten bucks less than the Special Edition of Jin-Roh or Akira you can get 5 hours of really good anime. There's twelve episodes on two dvd's. The second disc has a the normal "extra" features which include clean opening and closing animations, sketches, and art. You can choose from English, English with song subtitles, and Japanese with subtitles. AD Police plays more like a cop drama than a mecha anime.
If you're into getting as much anime as you can for your dollar you should really pick this one up. Blue Seed would be another good series for a great price.
Rating:
Summary: Great series! Was sad to see it end!
Review: This show is very good, and had me hooked almost immediately.
The characters are extremely human, and by the time you get to the end, you have a genuine love for each (even the ones you may dislike early on!) It is not a mindless, shoot 'em up action story with tons of violence, but rather, a deep, emotional drama that focuses on a police department, and the relationship each member of that department has with his/her partner, family, and co-workers. At times some of the episodes seem to drift away from the original plot, but in the end, you'll see that each is important in developing the character personalities, and helping to understand them more. If you like police-related dramas, you'll like this one. If you are looking for anything more, chances are you'll wind up hating it.
As a side note, I am REALLY disappointed to find out Bubblegum Crisis is the sequel to this! I was hoping they'd have done more with the remaining characters of AD Police. Kenji is a real man, and Karen & Mary are real women...not barely clothed, boob-bouncin' teenyboppers! Oh well...
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