Having never been a Manga fan, I saw this on a late-night Channel 4 run early 90's, as there was absolutely nothing else on BBC 1,2 or ITV worth watching at that time of night. There was no cable or Sky TV in my household back then. Luckily, C4 put all 3 episodes on back-to-back, as I was gripped from the opening few moments. I still don't consider myself a Manga fan, but truly believe this transcends the art form. The story of the 3 criminals being used as utterly expendable assets, barely registering as people by the Oedo police force, is dark, humorous and very compelling. Give it a watch if you can find it whether a Manga fan or not - it thoroughly deserves full marks in my opinion.
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