Oedo wa Nemurenai!
1993 • MADHOUSE
- Format
- OVA
- Aired
- 1993
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- MADHOUSE · Shueisha
- Genres
- Drama · Fantasy
We are now in the early 18th century, the Kyouhou era, when the merchant culture was flourishing. In Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo, there is a popular courtesan with good looks and character, called Usugumo. She in fact is a daughter of a Christianized prostitute and a shogun named Yoshimune, but the power struggle in these times doesn't allow her to be with her father. Her fate is about to change when she meets the blond haired thief, Kikunosuke. With Kikunosuke, a doctor named Aoto Touichirou, who uses the yet unfamiliar Western medicine, and her pet cat, Kotetsu, Usugumo forms a thief group, the Kikugumi. In the meanwhile, a member of a mysterious group appears, aiming for Usugumo...
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Oedo wa Nemurenai!, released in 1993, is a two-episode original video animation produced by the renowned studio Madhouse. Set in an alternate, futuristic version of Edo-period Japan, the project emerged during the peak of the 1990s OVA boom, a period defined by experimental storytelling and high-budget production values aimed at a direct-to-home-video market. It reflects the era's fascination with blending historical aesthetic motifs with cyberpunk themes, creating a unique visual landscape that juxtaposed traditional samurai iconography with advanced technology.
The animation was directed by Rintaro, a veteran visionary known for his distinctively cinematic approach and complex visual compositions. By layering historical atmosphere with contemporary animation techniques, the creative team aimed to explore a satirical take on the Edo period through a lens of urban decay and political intrigue. While the series remains a niche entry in the extensive Madhouse filmography, it is frequently cited by enthusiasts of the early nineties OVA era as a quintessential example of the studio’s willingness to push stylistic boundaries and explore surrealistic narrative structures.
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