Pros: Very dark and mature look at those that protect the streets
Cons: Please sir, I want some more!

My Take:

Androids known as boomers going crazy and getting murdered. Boomer hookers getting killed as well as killing people. A very complex plan six years in the making.

Welcome back to Genom City.

AIC created a strong universe interlaced with conspiracy, chaotic action, and strange beings known as Boomers, self-thinking androids living as humans developed by the enigmic Genom Corporation, who also pull the strings of the A.D. Police, a special police organization who take care of the Boomer-related incidents normal police can't handle, to a point. In Parasite Dolls, the ladies of Knight Sabers aren't around (the events in this movie takes place years before and after the events in Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040), but you will get a Sylvia lookalike in Elza "Angel" Lynch, one of the four members of a task force known as "The Branch" showcased in the film.

The lead character of Parasite Dolls is a guy named Basil "Buzz" Nikvest, a regular guy who has seen his share of tragedy and refuses to use firearms, despite the fact that he's very, very good at it. After an incident involving Boomers going crazy and killing people, Buzz is paired off with a Boomer sergeant, a large yet quiet guy named Rod Kimball who was programmed after a sergeant who was killed in the line of duty. A year after that assignment, Buzz is paired off with a young female sergeant named Reiko Michaelson. This mission involves the search for a hooker boomer who is killing rich clients and a number of mysterious hooker murders throughout Genom City. A Boomer prostitute named Eve often sees a little girl in a red dress in her consciousness. But robots can't have a conscious, can they? Five years after that case, a strange plan which began with the disappearance of a high-powered Genom Corporation official boils to a head with a confrontation between Buzz and a former classmate, where all hell breaks loose. In the wake of the results of that confrontation, the surviving officers make a mad dash to discover the true mastermind behind it all. And by "it all," I mean all the events that happened in the film. The ending of Parasite Dolls is one that will leave people talking after they see it. I know I was.

Parasite Dolls is a story that takes a page from the original Ghost in the Shell, one of the '90s most influential animated films, in the general tone of the story. It's a dark, far-reaching tale of machines going haywire and a huge government coverup behind it. Parasite Dolls also takes a cue from the previous "Genomverse" series with strong interpersonal relationships and creating characters rather than personalities. The second story of the film is also the best of the film (which may explain why the cover art and promotional devices showcases a pseudorealistic look at Eve, the focus of that tale), but that's not to say the other stories are bad, because they're very entertaining to watch. Parasite Dolls rightfully earned that 17+ rating from ADV Films because there is a lot of chaos and an abundance of nudity throughout the film. It's definitely not for the younger readers of the site.

AIC and Imagica Entertainment have crafted an action-packed, hard-boiled thriller that's worth checking out, and ADV Films has done an excellent job in bringing it to the masses Stateside. If you think you know about the "Genomverse," Parasite Dolls will surprise you. I wonder how this movie would have translated as a series.