パラサイトドールズ

Parasite Dolls

A secret unit of the AD Police, known as Branch, specializes in crimes involving humanoid robots called 'Boomers'. Branch officer Buzz must cope with having a Boomer for a partner, while officer Michaelson finds the line between human and robot to be a thin one. Together they serve to protect a world that is slowly deconstructing around them. Set in the Bubblegum Crisis universe. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	パラサイトドールズ (japanese)
Romaji	Parasite Dolls
English	Parasite Dolls
Chinese	寄生魔偶 (unknown · via wikidata)

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 3 ep · 30 min · 2h total
Aired	2003-05-22 → 2003-07-24 (Spring 2003)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	AIC
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Action Mecha Sci-Fi
Themes	Cyberpunk Police Primarily Adult Cast Male Protagonist Robots Terrorism Urban Dystopian Philosophy
Streaming	Crunchyroll · HIDIVE

Reception

Community score	6.48 / 10
Bayesian score	7.02 / 10
Composite	48.7
On lists	8,023
Favourited	85 (1.1%)
Completion	85.1%
Drop rate	2.7%
In backlog	65.8%
Score spread σ	1.72

Score distribution

117224342498524763357409828691281042

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Spring 2003	D	23 of 43
Studio	AIC	C	32 of 69
Year	2003	C	69 of 148
Genre	Mecha	C	216 of 484
Era	Early 2000s	C	335 of 687
Format	OVA (home video)	C	455 of 944
Length	OVA / Special	C	623 of 1,260
Genre	Sci-Fi	D	712 of 1,409
Source material	Original work	C	838 of 1,732
Season (all years)	Spring	D	986 of 1,868
Genre	Action	D	1,601 of 2,765
Origin	Japan	D	3,661 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Naoyuki Yoshinaga, Satoshi Saga, Kazuto Nakazawa, Naoyuki Onda
Series composition	Chiaki Konaka
Character design	Naoyuki Onda

AniList id 1350 · MAL id 1350 · record updated 2026-08-26