AD Police Files

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AD Police Files

AD. Police Files (AD. Police Files)
Genre	Mecha, Police, Sci-Fi
OVA: AD Police Files
Directed by	Takamasa Ikegami (File 1) Hidehito Ueda (File 2) Akira Nishimori (File 3)
Studio	AIC, Bandai
No. of episodes	3
Released	(DVD, LaserDisc, VHS) Bandai (DVD) Pathé (DVD) Panini Video (VHS) Manga Ent. (DVD, VHS) Manga Ent. (DVD, VHS) Animeigo
Runtime	Aprox. 26 minutes per episode

The Phantom Woman

The Ripper

The Man Who Bites His Tongue

Having fun with the Android

AD Police Files is a three-part OVA which serves as a prequel to the anime series Bubblegum Crisis, produced by Artmic and AIC. Set five years before the events of Bubblegum Crisis, this series showcases three early cases of the AD Police and features the origin of Bubblegum Crisis supporting character Leon McNichol. AD Police Files is much darker and more adult in tone than Bubblegum Crisis, and some fans are less fond of it.

However, it has proven popular enough to create several spin-off manga, such as AD Police 25:00, and a television series titled AD Police — although the television series has little to do with the OVA, and is often mistaken for a prequel for the series Bubblegum Crisis 2040 (regardless of their completely different interpretations of Genom).

[edit] Episodes

Japanese title (Kanji)	Japanese title (Romaji)	English title	Original release date
File 1 幻の女	File 1 Maboroshi no Onna	File 1: The Phantom Woman	1990-05-25
File ２ザ・リッパー	File 2 Za Rippaa	File 2: The Ripper	1990-08-24
File ３舌を噛む男	File 3 Shita o Kamu Otoko	File 3: The Man Who Bites His Tongue	1990-11-22

Note: English titles may vary in different editions.

[edit] English DVD and VHS editions

Currently the rights of publication in the United Kingdom are hold by Manga Entertainment UK, Who published several DVD and VHS editions of the Anime.

Cover	Information
	DVD AD Police Files 1-3
	Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Subtitled, NTSC Languages: Japanese, English Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only) Number of discs: 1 Rating: NR Studio: Animeigo DVD Release Date: October 5, 2004 Runtime: 120 minutes
	DVD AD Police Files 1-2-3
	Format: PAL Languages: English Region: Region 2 Number of discs: 1 Rating: Studio: Manga Entertainment DVD Release Date: Runtime:
	VHS AD Police 1: Voomer Madness
	Format: HiFi Sound, PAL Language: English Rated: 18 Studio: Manga Entertainment VHS Release Date: 5 Dec 1994 Runtime: 26 minutes
	VHS AD Police 2: The Paradise Loop
	Format: HiFi Sound, PAL Language: English Rated: 18 Studio: Manga Entertainment VHS Release Date: 9 Jan 1995 Run Time: 27 minutes
	VHS AD Police 3: I Want Medicine
	Format: HiFi Sound, PAL Language: English Rated: 18 Studio: Manga Entertainment VHS Release Date: 6 Feb 1995 Runtime: 26 minutes
	VHS AD Police parts 1-3
	Format: HiFi Sound, PAL Language: English Rated: 18 Studio: Manga Entertainment VHS Release Date: 4 Mar 1996 Runtime: 81 minutes
	VHS Ad Police Files 1-3
	Format: Color, NTSC Number of tapes: 1 Rated: NR Studio: Koch Vision Entertainment VHS Release Date: February 23, 1999 Runtime: 120 minutes

AD Police
Bubblegum Crisis
Bubblegum Crisis - Bubblegum Crash - Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
AD Police Files - AD Police: To Serve and Protect
Similar setting
Parasite Dolls
Characters
Knight Sabers: Sylia Stingray - Priss Asagiri - Linna Yamazaki - Nene Romanova AD Police: Leon McNichol - Daley Wong - Chief Todo - Jeena Malso GENOM: Brian J Mason - Quincy Rosencroitz Other characters: Mackie Stingray - Fargo - Nigel Kirkland - Galatea - Boomers