Gunsmith Cats

1995 "They're Beautiful... They're Bold... and They're Bulletproof!"
7.2| 1h30m| en
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Rally Vincent and Minnie May Hopkins are just a pair of gun shop owners who do a bit of bounty hunting to make ends meet when a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms agent comes to them. Using the threat of arresting them for their lack of a retail license for their merchandise and the resulting unpaid taxes, he forces them to agree to cooperate in a sting to break a gun running ring. They have an initial success, but that brings new problems as the ring's leader brings in a merciless assassin to eliminate these new enemies. It will take all their skill, allies and some luck to come out this crisis alive.

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Protraph Lack of good storyline.
Konterr Brilliant and touching
Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
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.
David Robertson This is one awesome series, despite only three episodes. As much as I like girls with guns (especially in anime), grenades added to this made me want to see it, and I'm happy to say that I enjoyed it. One thing about this series is the action. The car chase in episode 2 is mind-blowing and has to be seen to be believed. Also, it takes place in Chicago, not any old Japanese city! My only complaint is the lack of comedy on episodes 2 and 3. But overall, it's an awesome series and brilliant action helps the show go along! If you're into girls with guns (and the added grenades) and a good laugh, then check it out. If not, go see something else!
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.
ataru moroboshi For the original audience, it was probably a look into America-- though not neccesarilly accurate with everything. Excellent animation-- especially the driving scenes and gun battles. Clever all the way around.Looking at it with the Clinton years and the BATF, it becomes rather ironic: The heroine is a gun store owner while the villains were the head of the ATF and an anti-gun politician. If made in America, it would be labelled "right-wing propaganda."