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Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

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David Roggenkamp Recently I stumbled across "Gunsmith Cats" thinking it was one series, but it turns out it was another. The OVA (original video animation) that I viewed plays out much like a movie and takes place across three episodes. The three episodes center around two women - Rally and May; a business owner next door and an ATF (think SWAT/FBI/CIA) member as they start out business as usual in one investigation, but get tangled up into a political scheme with ties in so many directions it is hard to tell who is on whose side anymore.First thing I will say about this series is the play on realism. The amount of detail - taking place in America (not Japan), actual settings from Chicago, gun ownership, details of guns, as well as realism of what could possibly happen if this situation was real - are all phenomenal. Mind you, this is just the tip of the iceberg - the show has a number of elements which all focus on realism; despite this show being an anime - props must really be given to the developers of this show for putting in so much effort - especially to an "OVA" of all things.Few things I must give props to are the characters individual personalities as they play out. There is nothing really over the top here - if they were actual people they would certainly seem real - that is if they were goofy. There are admitted some serious personalities, but they are not something you would expect in a drama. Instead this is more like an adventure/mystery that is thrown together in an anime. Havinig said that, this anime focuses on gun theft as well as a few murders; a gunsmith shop, and an ATF member that will suspend their business without a license. That is, he -IS- willing to give them a license if they cooperate. It just so happens they are bounty hunters and want to solve this case. Little do they know they are getting stuck in a few capers after the fact.Character designs look similar to that of "Slayers"; considering they were made around the same era, it would make sense; but I have a strange suspicion that it is in fact made by the same art studio or the same manga artist. Character designs are full of life, animation and emotion; they are very fluid, as are many of the art designs used for active objects and background objects. Unlike many anime which use the same character model with a looping frame for a mouth; this one uses full animation with character models moving while they speak. Regardless, design in this series is about as realistic as an anime without computer graphics can get. Of note should be the gun designs as well as the "Shelby 500" (Mustang) which are pretty accurate.Character voice acting is over the top in some cases; Japanese hardly ever sound like this - but their anime counterparts (here), have distinctive personalities in pitch and voice type. Much of the speaking and word style used in this series seems to be of the simple variety; my ears, which know sporadic Japanese, picked up on a few words and otherwise understood some of the tone inflection - not bad considering most anime sound like gibberish and otherwise need subtitles to make any sense.The plot, music and sound effects are also good; as is the pacing of the series. The opening seems to be a bit redundant, but I will cut them props for creating a fantastic opening sequence that really jives with the show and otherwise represents what the series is about. It is also great that they managed to do so without any singing; it is instead instrumental Jazz throughout.I recommend this series for anime fans that want something with a goofy angle, serious tone, and otherwise fun outlook on a crime caper with some action thrown in for good measure.

Rezultz This was a good comic and a good 3 chapter series, there wasn't a moment where I lost interest. Not only did this movie emphasize on Rally as the main character, but it also gave May the chance to take down a worthy opponent, which shows her skills as well.Like I said before, great work.

himitsu Gunsmith Cats the OAV is based on Sonoda Kenichi's manga series, but is even better. Rally Vincent has a penchant for guns; her partner Minnie May Hopkins takes a liking to bombs. Rally runs a gun store and is approached by the ATF to cooperate with them on a sting. After being blackmailed into it because of a lack of a gun license, Rally and May get involved in a government conspiracy and pursued by a Russian assassin (who is, in my opinion, one of the greatest anime characters ever). The animation is not the greatest but well done, the voice actors are excellent (featuring Araki Kae in her only good role), the plot is engaging (though the ending wasn't stellar), the characters are very believable, and the music compliments the series perfectly. If you like action series or good anime, this is a must.

Locdog07 Well, I was looking forward to seeing this seeing as I enjoyed the Manga comic strips very much so, but after seeing the Anime version I was deeply disappointed. There is a total lack of realism for one. The seemingly massive explosions that are set off many a time only seem to slightly knock the wind out of people who are standing a few metres away. I was upset that they only managed to do each part for half an hour. If the plot had been deeper and longer, I'm sure that maybe it would have been more enjoyable, but unfortunately it seemed very unfulfilling when it ended. Still, I guess it had its moments....the animation wasn't awful, and the backgrounds were very well drawn.