The most conspicuous thing that gives AD Police Files its unique feel is its vocal tracks by Philippine pop singer Lou Bonnevie. Despite how prominently she's featured in the show, none of the songs are original -- or were even new when the OAV came out. (Most of the tracks come from her 1984 self-titled debut album; "Love Me Tonight" is from 1988's "My World.") I'm unaware of any major push to introduce her into the Japanese music scene at the time, so it's just as likely someone on the production was a fan of hers. In fact, footage from A.D. Police Files and Bubblegum Crisis were cut to her songs and included as music video bonuses on the original Japanese LDs (which are reproduced on AnimEigo's releases).

But the songs are in English, and it's unlikely that the editors paid much attention to the lyrics when they made these videos. This led to some bizarre juxtaposition between footage and music, such as a drippy ballad ("I Need Your Love") played to shots of Iris staring at a woman, followed by a shot of a prostitute getting carved out like a turkey. But the strangest combination had to be the haunting "Love Me Tonight," a desperate and lonely anthem, played out to The Phantom Woman. It puts the story in a whole new light, from the Boomer's point of view, and it's at once horrifying and compelling: one of my most indelible anime memories involves Bonnevie's husky voice crooning "Where is the light/I need to see you/In your arms/I need to touch you" while seeing a sexroid boomer in lingerie getting shot repeatedly.

There are actually two English versions, and both have significant problems. AnimEigo's dub is produced by the heinous Southwynde Studios, and it sticks slavishly to the raw translation while matching it to some truly terrible performances by Regan Forman as Jeena as well as the supporting cast, while the mediocre Brad Moranz reprises his milquetoast performance as Leon. The end product is watchable but nowhere approaching "good." (To its credit, the dub includes early work by the then-promising Michael Sinterniklaas, Juliet Cesario and Scott Simpson.) Meanwhile Manga UK put out an entirely separate dub which casts Adam Henderson as a gruff-but-approachable Leon, while Shelly Thompson strikes a near-perfect blend of heart and hard-living in her still-thoroughly-British Geena. However, this being a middle-of-the-road Manga UK dub the script is liberally rewritten, in the process doing away with many small details, even going so far as to arbitrarily replace Leon's last name! (It's now "Higachi!") While definitely not perfect and not for purists, the UK dub is far more watchable. Even if they call the robots "Voomers."

The animation is nothing too special for its era, and, there isn't much of a uniform look across the three episodes, each of which were made by mostly different crew. It's fun to pick out familiar artists' styles; Hiroyuki Kitazume's work in The Ripper stands out in particular. The subtle touches of the environment in all three bear the marks of AIC regular Ley Yumeno (who also served as mecha designer). But most of the staff are more obscure.

AD Police Files is a flawed work, but has enough memorable moments and beautiful, macabre touches to redeem it in some way. It has some intelligent things to say while it tries to shock us with its depravity, and has the quirky charm of Artmic's showcase OAVs of the 80s, the ones where the artists were deeply committed to something that their budget wouldn't quite allow for. This visual unevenness is something I've grown to love, because it really shows the dedication that an anime staff puts into their work, organic in a way that today's CG anime can never be. Just like an eclectic B-movie, it's got some fascinating layers hidden just underneath the surface. In my book, that makes it a gem.

Nothing to say but awesome! I heart moka

Nice wallpaper, the colors are nice, simplicity at its vest, keep it up ^_^

I love this wallpaper and the colors are just right!
Lets face it...Rosario is bright colors so no one should be complaining. I guess it's a common sense; thing to do because of such a bright series.
Steel Angel Kurumi is brighter then this hehehe!
I love it!

Nice wallpaper,
but whoever added the ecchi tag needs to get out more.

It's a very cute wallpaper, the Moka color palet is great, I really love her, the Kurumu is good too... and, putz, 1177 shape layers, man, i can't do the half... :P

Great Work, congratulations! :B

I definitely had to download this. the girls are very pretty.