Ai City English Sub & Dub

About Ai City

Looking for background on Ai City (アイ・シティ)? This sci-fi series by Toei Animation and Ashi Productions (1986) starts out like this. The setup: It's sometime in the future and the story sets off off with Kei and Ai running for their lives. Ai is a little girl who holds a terrible secret which could destroy the current world.

Along the way, the world is now populated by Headmeters, people who have psychic powers and their strength is shown on their forehead when they confront. However, Kei was an experimental subject and his strength never went above level 5 while other surpasses his ability effortlessly. While escaping, when in desperate moments, Kei could increase his ability to infinity when Ai is in trouble.

With sci-fi at the core, ideas, tech concepts and production design set it apart. Kei (Hirotaka Suzuoki) and Ai (Yuki Ueda) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among fans of futuristic settings and big-concept stories, put it on your list. With 1 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Toei Animation and Ashi Productions, so the studio's house style defines how Ai City looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on sci-fi, ideas, tech concepts and production design set it apart. With a 5.6/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Hirotaka Suzuoki voicing Kei gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 1986, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.