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angel_copThe Special Security Force was formed at the end of the 20th Century to protect Japan's economic security from the deadly threat of international terrorism. This elite ten-man team, with special authorization to prevent terrorist activities and ensure public safety, has been granted a license to kill. Their newest member, the cold, beautiful and deadly Angel, has to face the greatest threat they've ever known.
When terrorists, ruthless psychics and the special police squad go to war in downtown Tokyo, the body count starts rising, and Angel finds herself embroiled in a violent, hard-boiled conspiracy that no one might survive.
Volume 1
Special Security Force
The Red May, possibly the most dangerous terrorist organization in the world, have targeted Japan as a wave of bombings and murders sweep through the streets of Tokyo. The SSF are summoned, and as they close in on the terrorists, it becomes clear that the situation is more complicated than it first appeared. The SSF are used to coping with the most dangerous the world has to offer, but this time they may have bitten off more than they can chew.
Volume 2
The Disfigured City
The Red May threat is growing; a shadowy government organization has its eye on the members of the SSF; Angel's partner disappears; and a trio of Hunters with amazing psychic powers are killing the terrorists before the Special Security Force can get to them. It's hard to know just who is a friend and who is an enemy - and a strange super powered cyborg appears just as the situation seems desperate... whose side is it on?
Volume 3
The Death Warrant
With the leader of The Red May in the custody of the SSF, details begin to emerge of a sinister high-level, governmental conspiracy that threatens the future of Japan from within. The mysterious "H-file" could be the key to the safety of Japan - or it could mean the death of every member of the SSF! Meanwhile, the three enigmatic psychic "hunters" also target the SSF and Angel has found her missing partner transformed into an incredibly powerful armored cyborg! But whose side is he on? Is there any way the members of the SSF can hold their own against such overwhelming odds? The SSF fight for their lives as the destruction continues to decimate the very country they have sworn to protect.
Volume 4
Pain
With the government assassination team hot on their heels, the SSF race to conceal their last living witnesses to the secret "H-File" project, one of whom is the only survivor of the terrorist group the Red May. If the truth behind the "H-file" is ever released, it could mean the end of corrupt forces within the Japanese government, and there are men who would kill to prevent it. To add to the SSF's problems, the psychic hunters are still on their trail, and their leader - the incredibly powerful Lucifer - has decided that not only do the terrorists deserve to die, but so do the members of the SSF.
Volume 5
Wrath of the Empire
The Army closes in on Angel and the remaining members of the SSF, who are trapped within Doctor Ichihara's research facility. It is up to Raiden and his combat enhanced cyborg body to save them. The battle rages throughout the research center, but Raiden and the SSF hold their own against the overwhelming forces set against them until Lucifer, a mad "psychic hunter" arrives to finish the job she started. Bent on revenge against the SSF and the "psychic hunter" who betrayed her, she destroys everything in her path, and nothing can stop her. Can even Raiden's super strong body and hyper strength stand against a woman whose psychic power is enough to level buildings?
Volume 6
Doomsday
With most of the members of the SSF now either missing or dead, Angel is left to face the insane fury of the deranged psychic hunter Lucifer, alone. Faced with a seemingly unstoppable foe, will Angel have what it takes to destroy this menace once and for all? And what of the shadowy Government that set this rampage in motion? Who will pay for the devastation across Tokyo? A relentless battle against an overwhelmingly powerful enemy could be the final battle in Angel's short career - but when the going gets tough, the tough get bigger guns! As the body count mounts and the stakes get ever higher, this desperate struggle comes to a finish. Angel Cop reaches an explosive end in this fast paced conclusion to the action-packed series.
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In the first half hour, there is one bit of slow-motion gore and an explosion and that's pretty much it. I've seen previews for some of the other episodes and I just wasn't thrilled enough with what I had seen to buy them.
Angel Cop used to be on 6 tapes, each very cheap. This was one of Manga's first efforts to compete with Streamline in the ultra-cheap anime segment. Eventually, all 6 episodes were combined into a single volume and still not (IMHO) worth the price. I used to have only the first of six parts on dubbed VHS. Needless to say, I have no plans to repurchase this title on DVD.