
Daizaburo Edi-Ban
main character


Daizaburo Edi-Ban, a Japanese-American, joins New York City's toughest precinct, the 34th. On his first day he is partnered up with John Estes, called Sleepy by his friends and Mad Bull by his enemies, a cop who stops crime with his own violent brand of justice. Mad Bull makes no qualms about executing common thieves with shotgun blasts if they even pose a minor threat to him or anyone around them. Mad Bull also often steals from prostitutes and does incredible amounts of property damage while fighting crime. Mad Bull's unpoliceman-like behavior often puts him in hot water with his partner Daizaburo and the 34th precinct. However, despite how reckless or illegal these acts are, a good cause is always revealed (For example, Sleepy uses the money he steals from the prostitutes to fund a venereal disease clinic and a home for battered and raped women). Perrine Valley, a police lieutenant, joins Daizaburo and Sleepy later on to help them tackle more difficult cases involving the mafia and drug-running. Mad Bull 34 is inspired by the high-action buddy cop films of the 70's and 80's. - Thevinnymac, the badass from Ignition-One
Only if you enjoy action and comedy, especially stories with nudity, gore, seinen.
Reception is lukewarm: 59/100 on AniList, with 26% of 1.3K ratings at 8/10 or higher. It's the #18 highest-rated anime of 1990.
About 5.6% of viewers drop it, which is typical.
At about 3 hours in total, it is a short commitment — a weekend binge.
A streaming link is not listed for this title yet.
4 episodes are listed.
Mad Bull 34 has 4 episodes of about 45 minutes each, roughly 3 hours in total.
About 3 hours back to back. At two episodes a day it takes 2 days; at one hour a day, about 3 days.
Yes. Mad Bull 34 has finished airing — the final episode aired August 21, 1992.
No sequel is listed for Mad Bull 34 as of October 2026. You can continue the story in the original manga.
Yes. Mad Bull 34 adapts the manga by Kazuo Koike.
Mad Bull 34 was animated by Magic Bus and directed by Satoshi Dezaki.