Gunsmith Cats

Guns: for days
Smith: well, Rally runs a gunshop? that's like half a gunsmith
Cats: only in the intro. I really thought there would be more cat ears in this show

Fortunately, Rally and Mae are absolutely stacked with appeal, so it actually took until about half-way through the OVA for me to realize there are no cats in this show at all. All of the dude characters are somewhere between lame and obnoxious, but most of the runtime is spent on Rally and Mae bouncing off of each other and pulling each other out of tight spots. The action is well choreographed and paced, meaning that there ... are a lot of "Hell yeah" moments. Rally's irritable and reliable, and Mae is girly and impulsive.

It's just fun! I can think of much worse ways to spend an hour and a half.

A duo of girls with a vigilante streak are strongarmed by the ATF to do some odd jobs that lead to the discovery of internal corruption. As the information trail gets followed, the danger of the situation rises.

Gunsmith Cats is comprised of 3 25ish-minute-long episodes and watches like a classic 80s action flick starring two hot-headed women. There is the noir detective, the car chase, the hitman (or hitwoman), the shoot-'em-up scenes, and the predictable and timeless progression of things going from bad to worse until they finally get better. There is even a bit of fanservice built right into it.

The animation is great, the ... characters are kept fairly simple in their dialogues, and the plot can only be said to have aged gracefully. ATF? Internal corruption? Selling confiscated firearms in deals brokered through congressmen? What an unbelievable notion - the stuff of pure fantasy, of course.

If you like girls with guns, good animation, and a vintage-style action movie plot that has solid execution then I recommend Gunsmith Cats to you. It does not overstay its welcome.

An anime with perfect production, but an average script.
Gunsmith Cats is technically sensational, the soundtracks are very good, a very unique atmosphere, very good animation, a simply impeccable artistic direction, a very eye-catching design and an excellent visual representation of Chicago, making it a series that is well worth watching just by its technical terms.
However, narratively speaking it is well mediated, the characters are only supported by charisma, fun situations and an interesting story, but not so well used.
At least it's a really fun anime to Watch.

In portuguese

Um anime com uma produção perfeita, mas um roteiro mediano.
Gunsmith Cats é tecnicamente sensacional, as trilhas sonoras muito ... boas, uma atmosfera muito única, uma animação muito boa, uma direção artística simplesmente impecável, um traço muito chamativo e uma excelente representação visual de Chicago, sendo uma série que vale muito a pena ver apenas pelos termos técnicos dela.
Porém, narrativamente falando ele é bem mediado, os personagens apenas se sustentam por carisma, situações divertidas e uma história interessante, mas não tão bem aproveitada.
Pelo menos é um anime bem divertido de se assistir.