Parasite Dolls
Parasite Dollsis set in the future world of  the popularBubblegum Crisiscontinuity, but the Knight Sabers aren’t involved. Buzz Nikvest, an officer in the undercover Branch division of the AD Police, links the stories in this three-part OVA. In each episode, android robots or Boomers are the victims of violent crimes. In "Faint Voice," cyber-voyeurs tap into the perceptions of destructive robots; the mysterious "Crusher" targets Boomer prostitutes in "Dreams"; and a deranged politician conducts a clandestine war against all Boomers in "Roundtable."Parasite Dollsis closer in tone to Mamoru Ishii's featureGhost in the Shell 2: Innocencethan the originalBubblegum Crisis, and some viewers may find the graphic violence off-putting. But director Naoyuki Yoshinaga presents these noir tales of dystopia with skill and visual imagination. (Rated 17 and older: violence, violence against women, nudity, sexual situations, grotesque imagery, alcohol and tobacco use)--Charles Solomon