The year is 1999 and Tokyo's Mobile Police have a new weapon in the war on crime – advanced robots called Labors are used to combat criminals who would use the new technology for illegal means. The suicide of a mysterious man on the massive Babylon Project construction site sets off a cascade of events that may signal the destruction of Tokyo.
Episodes
1
Aired
Summer 1989
Score
7.6
Popularity
#2469
CyberpunkNoirPoliceReal RobotTerrorismDetectivePhilosophyUrban
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