Inferno Cop

Jack Knife Edge Town is as edgy as it sounds, and it's up to Inferno Cop to stop that edge from tearing his city apart. He's both law and outlaw, dispensing ungodly justice to evildoers like a candy machine. Lowlifes, gangsters, and even hellspawn all infest Inferno Cop's hunting ground, but that's the good news. The bad news? Prior to the story, his family was brutally murdered by Southern Cross, a shady organization that made the worst mistake imaginable by doing so. Now, Inferno Cop's limiters have been removed and his mercy rung more dry than the entrails of his victims.

Something is welling up in Inferno Cop's city, however, and soon he'll face the most daunting gauntlet of his life involving him literally falling into and escaping from Hell. A flaming head won't be enough to ward off the true evil that's rapidly approaching—Inferno Cop must call upon all his allies and his own wacky antics to conquer the trials that await him.

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Inferno Cop Main

Gotou, Junichi Japanese

Hellfire Boy Supporting

Shimorenjaku, Ren Japanese

Mecha Cop Supporting

Shimorenjaku, Ren Japanese

Real God Supporting

Shimorenjaku, Ren Japanese

Auntie Grenda Supporting

Mr. Judge Supporting

Shimorenjaku, Ren Japanese

Claudia Supporting

Suzuki, Ariel Supporting

High Priest Vega Supporting

High Priest Altair Supporting

Ootsuka, Masahiko Producer

Amemiya, Akira Director

Imaishi, Hiroyuki Series Production Director

Koyama, Shigeto Planning

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Jan 6, 2013

5camp

Recommended

Inferno Cop comes to us from Studio Trigger, the studio Mr. Gurren Lagann Imaishi set up after he got sick of things at Gainax. This is the first anime they've put out, simply as Youtube releases. My guess is this is one of those small projects a company does so they can get used to the creation process. Lots of companies do this. Release small product where success doesn't matter at all. It's just a learning process so they know how to structure the creation process internally. But, given that this comes from those crazy ex-Gainax guys, what they produced turned out to be inspired. ...

The gist of Inferno Cop is that it’s a hilariously awful exaggeration of manly 2000 AD-esque cyberpunk cop bullshit, where the lead character is some hard-nosed brutal arm of the law in the same vein of Judge Dredd or Robocop. Inferno Cop is taking a step back from these cyberpunk police shows and realising how silly they really are. Inferno Cop drives a flaming police car. That’s totally the kind of thing you’d see in those kinds of shows, but placed in the Inferno Cop setting is where you realise how dumb it really is.

Inferno Cop is entertainment satire in the same vein as Daily Lives of Highschool Boys or Detroit Metal City. It destruction of an entire genre is glorious to behold, and startling considering its complete lack of budget. It's achievements are even better when you compare it to the utter failure of every other short show from 2013. If only they had the same fantastic writing behind Inferno Cop.

Final score: Inferno Cop/Inferno Cop

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 19, 2013

Toucanbird

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Inferno Cop: From The Bowels Of Hell

To be completely honest with you, I really don't know what to think of this series. The anime viewer in me found it to be a downright hilarious watch, while the critic in me found this to be a mediocre production from a relative new production company. Inferno Cop is brought to us by the production company Trigger in their first production to hit the anime market. To be honest, I can't rip Trigger that much since most production companies first works are never that good. I guess the good news for Trigger is, they never even tried to ... be good with Inferno Cop.

Inferno Cop is a three-minute anime series that uses still framed characters with linear backgrounds. There is no "animation" in the sense that there are multiple frames in a constant flow, but rather the still frame animations are moved manually within the scenes. It's about the equivalent of cutting out shapes, pasting them to Popsicle sticks and moving them around in the scene. The best way to describe it is "cheap." You can tell the animation budget was extremely low for this series and perhaps that was the intention. The producers of this series intended to make an incredibly goofy, slapstick humor comedy that you can get a laugh at with how cheaply it's made.

So what's Inferno Cop about? Well...it's premise is a little insane. It's essentially about a cop from the bowels of hell that serves justice in a city known as Jack Knife Edge Town. His mission is to take out an organized crime syndicate known as Southern Cross. There is a revenge scheme as Southern Cross killed Inferno Cop's family and Inferno Cop sells his soul to hell for the power to take down the syndicate. However, don't expect that narrative to hold true, since the story takes odd twists and turns and becomes more about the strange situations Inferno Cop falls into. The plot is relatively similar to Ghost Rider, although that is just one thing I'll mention about this series.

The strength of this series was in its humor, especially with the inclusion of pop culture references, anime and non-anime a like. There are subtle stabs at anime, video games, and movies...some include the aforementioned Ghost Rider, Star Wars, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Dr. Who. I could go on-and-on about the pop culture references, but I found it hilarious at the brilliance at how they were used. I found the overall scriptwriting was extremely funny and while I found the seiyuu work to be flawed, I have to give them credit for staying in-character with it's insanely written script.

The biggest weakness with Inferno Cop is essentially skin deep. There was minimal effort put into this series from a production standpoint. The animation is the cheapest I've ever seen in an anime, the voice acting sounded like it was done by a couple guys in their basement...much like Girl-chan In Paradise for those that watch flash animation cartoons, and the music was cheaply produced and lacked variety.

Overall, Inferno Cop is a pretty simple anime to define. It's a series that's made to get a cheap laugh...and if nothing else, it's a nice series to watch if you've got about 5 minutes to kill. While I know I criticized its animation and overall production, the thing is I felt that it in a sense helped with it's dumb, watered down brand of comedy. Part of the laughs with Inferno Cop does come from how cheaply it's produced. This is a series where if you really like the cheap comedies you can watch on Adult Swim, then I'd highly recommend this series. I'd compare it to something like Robot Chicken except it has more of an on-going narrative rather than sketch comedy. It is honestly one of the better anime shorts I've ever watched, if nothing else. At least I got a laugh out of it, that's more than I can say for something like Chitose Get You! If you're looking for an anime short with an amazing narrative, I wouldn't recommend Inferno Cop, but if you're looking for a cheap laugh without taking up most of your time, than Inferno Cop is the way to go and I wouldn't be surprised if you found yourself shouting "Inferno Cop" in Engrish throughout the series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Mar 21, 2018

The_LoliLord

Not Recommended

Inferno Cop will be remembered for its absurd characters and story,and its cheap production values. While the first couple episodes left me astonished at what I was watching, by episode 4 I was bored and was waiting for it to end. Thankfully this anime is very short and you can probably finish it in one sitting if you tried.

The story of Inferno Cop is fairly poor. There isn't really a story to be honest, more like multiple random events that happen for reasons unknown. This could be seen as a pro if you like anime that are very unpredictable. If you are looking for a ... competent, interesting story, Inferno Cop does not deliver.

The art style is actually fairly good. It has the Trigger style going for it. There is only one problem though, its not very well animated. Seriously, South Park of all shows is even better animated than this. Inferno Cop also uses some really cheap special effects that fit the overall theme this anime was going for. Lets not get this twisted though, the animation and special effects ARE cheap. I would have much preferred studio Trigger gave this their full attention as it would have been great to watch in motion. Overall, the art and animation is poor.

Inferno Cop's sound is a bit of a mystery to me. I can't really remember if there was any music played throughout the episodes other than the ending credits theme. That goes to show how unmemorable the music in this anime is. The voice acting in Inferno Cop was pretty poor as well. Inferno Cop himself was voiced well, along with Mecha Cop and Mr. Judge. Unfortunately the rest of the cast isn't voice acted very well. All female characters are voice acted by men which actually got a little annoying to listen to as the show continued. The overall sound in this anime is one of its weakest points, and wasn't pleasant to listen to at all.

The characters in Inferno Cop don't do much better either. There isn't any real character development, apart from one scene with a support character. Inferno Cop himself is stagnant throughout the series. He doesn't change as a character overall but we do see a softer side of him when a supporting cast member dies. Other than that he is completely one noted. Do not watch this if you are looking for well developed characters that evolve as the show progresses.

I feel like I might get some hate for this review. So I'll be honest, I think I laughed at this anime once. I didn't find this anime funny, and was quite bored with it as a result. Inferno Cup simply isn't my cup of tea. If you are still thinking about watching Inferno Cop, then I'll try to help you decide if its for you.

If you like random, zany comedy with an unpredictable story that doesn't go any where, this might be for you. I should also add that this anime is very unique, as I haven't seen anything else quite like it.

If you like anime with a little more substance to it, whether that's a deep, interesting plot, or complex characters, I don't think you'll like it. I do recommend you watch at least the first episode though. Its only 3 minutes and will let you know if this is something you'll like or not.

STORY: 3
ART: 3
SOUND: 2
CHARACTER: 3
ENJOYMENT: 3

Thank you for reading my review. If you have any positive or negative feedback, feel free to send me a message.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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