ABOUT DOMINION

So what is Dominion/Tank Police? Dominion is the creation of writer/artist Masamune Shirow. He is also the creator of Appleseed, Black Magic, Orion, and most prominently, Ghost in the Shell. But unlike his other series, Dominion is unique in that it balances comedy with a dark Sci-Fi reality and serious statements about the state of today's society and where it's headed. In fact, the best way to describe Dominion is to think of it as a weird mix between the Simpsons and NYPD Blue.

But what's it about? Dominion starts off in the year 2010. By this time, the Earth's atmosphere is filled with deadly bacteria, the Ocean has turned to sand, and crime has shot up like you wouldn't believe. To make matters worse, within the fictious setting of Dominion, New Port City, a super criminal named Buaku has appeared. And his gang are just making things worse. So the City Council in a gutsy move to console the voters created... The Tank Police!

THE TANK POLICE

Originally formed to fight Buaku and his minions, the Tank Police patrols the streets of New Port spreading their own brand of Law Enforcement. Boasting a policy of, "Shoot first, runover a few pedestrians, knock down a building, nap, and MAYBE ask questions later", the Tank Police often finds itself at odds with Mayor Weatherbea and her constant political games. However, the Chief always sticks up for his men in front of the Mayor. Eventually, though, Buaku and his gang are dealt with and the Tank Police ends up being shrunk from a force many to a force of few by 2016. But even so, despite the criminals, the city officials, budget cuts, and their own warped sense of Right and Wrong, the Tank Police ALWAYS comes out on top to keep the streets of New Port City safe.

Dominion Fact

As great as Dominion is, its animators are not unprone to mistakes. There are two points of miscontinuuity in the Dominion OAVs. The first, in the first OAV, where, if you look at Bonaparte I's cannon, you'll notice that it has a coax taser. It ISN'T suppose to! Bonaparte I, if you look at the first chapter of Dominion, never had a coax taser! And it's not till Chapter 3, when one is installed on Bonaparte II. Tsk, tsk, boys! While that mistake was excusable, this next one is just plain stupid! In New Dominion - Act 5, when Leona and Al are chasing Mueller, notice that the Pumas mysteriously DISAPPEAR from Bonaparte's front when they were there in a previous scene and in a later one. Oops! Someone made a BIG boo-boo! Hope they're more careful with the next OAV.

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