Gunsmith Cats

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English: Gunsmith Cats

Japanese: ガンスミスキャッツ

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Type: OVA

Episodes: 3

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Nov 1, 1995 to Sep 1, 1996

Producers: VAP, TBS, Kodansha

Licensors: ADV Films, AnimEigo

Studios: OLM

Source: Manga

Genres: Action, Comedy, Police, Seinen

Duration: 29 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.27¹ (scored by 11,508 users)

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Ranked: #2652²

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Popularity: #2743

Members: 25,119

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Rally Vincent knows her weapons well, while her partner Minne May Hopkins loves to play with explosives. The pair run a gun-shop illegally and one day Bill Collins of the ATF, blackmails Rally and Minnie May into working for the ATF. Little do they know, that they are getting involved in a mission larger than they could imagine.

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Adaptation:	GunSmith Cats
Spin-off:	Riding Bean
Alternative version:	Bean Bandit

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Vincent, Irene

Main

Neya, Michiko
Japanese

Hopkins, May

Main

Araki, Kae
Japanese

Farrah, Becky

Supporting

Hisakawa, Aya
Japanese

Radinov, Natasha

Supporting

Soumi, Yoko
Japanese

Washington, Jonathan

Supporting

Ikemizu, Michihiro
Japanese

Haints, Edward

Supporting

Katou, Seizou
Japanese

Cathy

Supporting

Hiramatsu, Akiko
Japanese

Black, George

Supporting

Gouri, Daisuke
Japanese

Coleman, Roy

Supporting

Sawaki, Ikuya
Japanese

Collins, William

Supporting

Ootsuka, Houchuu
Japanese

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Mori, Takeshi

Director

Matsumoto, Norio

Key Animation

Sonoda, Kenichi

Character Design, Original Creator

Yoshida, Kenichi

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"Gunsmith Cats Theme" by Peter Erskine

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"Gunsmith Cats ending theme" by Peter Erskine

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Feb 4, 2009

3 of 3 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 7

Beatnik (All reviews)

40 people found this review helpful

Gunsmith Cats. The original Cowboy Bebop. Almost. There's a jazzy OP with simple 70's style split-screen graphics madness, bounty hunters, western sensibilities. The prototype for Shinichiro Watanabe's version which maxed out everything this franchise has. Unfortunately it doesn’t have Watanabe.

What it has is Rally Vincent and Minnie-May causing havoc in Chicago in their Mustang GT500 via their trusty guns and bombs.

Watching this OVA after reading the manga is preferable as if you dig the manga then watching it animated after 9 volumes of guncrazy magic, is nice. Another reason is that 9 volumes doesn’t translate into 3 episodes, so you're only getting a small percentage of the glorious fun that is Gunsmith Cats.

The OVA feels like its set either during or after the manga and doesn’t bother following anything in the source material or setting up character relationships. It just jumps right into the lives of Rally and Minnie-May, so casual viewers will either fall on board or check out swiftly, and manga readers will begin enjoying it immediately, just to keep Gunsmith Cats alive for a bit longer.

Unfortunately there is a noticeable lack of certain characters in the manga, such as Roy the friendly cop who is relegated to a cameo, Misty the thief who is absent, and there's a gaping black hole where Bean Bandit should be. Becky's way too nice and Minnie-May appears much younger here also, like a ten year old which makes her hijinks with bounty hunter Rally even more ludicrous, and with absolutely no hint of sexual deviancy that was so rampant in the manga.

So yeah, this is filler but like the manga it has an attention to detail with the city of Chicago as a backdrop and other miscellaneous aspects that at least keep the anime somewhat in reality, when every scene with Minnie-May threatens to blow it into fantasy. The OVA is also full of call-backs to the manga that uber fans will recognise and grin at (prosthetic guns anyone?) so the OVA is going to be an acquired taste.

The animation is pretty average but the design is good, cars, guns, gorgeous Rally herself, it’s all watchable so don’t let the year of release put you off. The music is nothing to shout about unfortunately, as is the direction, editing, writing, ok so other than the brand name this is just standard entertainment.

But then the OVA at least does something that the manga did excellently. That is to say: have an awesome car chase! A definite highlight of the OVA and one of the best in anime, with kinetic visuals, edge-of-your-seat thrills and all based in reality, with no physics-breaking stunts.

And finally the story. Oh yeah, story? Bunch of generic bad guys shooting and blowing crap up, what else? If you're going to watch this, watch it because you're a completist, and watch it for that car chase. They say cats have nine lives, well the gunsmith cats just lost one with this OVA; time to reload.

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Sep 11, 2008

3 of 3 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

BigKwell (All reviews)

20 people found this review helpful

Girls and guns - a combination that can't go wrong! In the mean streets of Chicago, Illinois, Rally Vincent, a beautiful young woman with a mean aim, and "Minnie" May Hopkins, her streetwise explosives expert partner, do their best trying to keep the city clean by rounding-up bail jumpers.

This anime, a good vision of Kenich Sonoda's manga, is unique because of the production team's eye for detail, making many trips from Japan to get accurate locale scenes - even going as far a visiting the Illinois Police Academy and an actual gunshop, a rarety in gun-controled Japan.

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May 16, 2015

3 of 3 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 6

literaturenerd (All reviews)

18 people found this review helpful

Overview:

Time to review a nostalgic classic! Be warned that this anime is VERY cheesy, but it is also quite fun! This is what you might call a "guilty pleasure" anime. Gunsmith Cats almost entirely revolves around 3 fetishes: guns, the 1967 Mustang GT, and tits. I have never seen an anime that seemed to try SO hard to pander to American rednecks. This is basically the anime Dukes of Hazzard! Too bad Rally's car isn't as cool as the General Lee. Firstly, the 69 Dodge Charger is cooler than the 67 Mustang. Secondly, Rally's car isn't painted an absolutely garish orange featuring the Confederate flag. Lastly, no Dixie horn. sad face.

Plot and characters: 3/10

Our heroes are 2 chicks that illegally sell guns in "gun free" Chicago in order to combat oppressive gun control laws. They are also bounty hunters, because hired guns are better than a police force. Small government FTW! The Cats must protect a crooked DC politician (aren't they all) from an evil Russkie Commie named Natasha Radinov. You may be wondering why she would incorrectly have a male last name and not the feminine form Radinova, but this actually isn't a mistake. She is also a "bull dyke" stereotype in addition to being a dirty commie! Did I mention this was a redneck anime? What happens next are plenty of ridiculous car chases and shootouts. The Gunsmith Cats jump off many ramps, but unfortunately it never cuts to commercial break mid jump ala Dukes of Hazzard. Speaking of crazy driving scenes...why was this set in Chicago where it is physically impossible to drive fast without hitting another car? Dukes was set in rural Appalachia BECAUSE it is a region with virtually no speed cops and you actually can drive really fast! This is actually still true in 2015, which I know because I live next to Hazzard country Kentucky, where Dukes took place until the county sued the TV studio for defamation and the studio changed the setting to a fictional Hazzard county in northern Georgia. Gunsmith Cats: the only anime EVER that will make you say, "this is pretty good, but I think I might rather watch Dukes of Hazzard re-runs.

Art and Sound: 5/10

The art is pretty good for an early 1990s OVA, but will obviously look a tad dated by today's standards. Be grateful that all the porn from the original manga was cut out! You won't have to watch the loli character suck a single dick in this anime...unlike the fucking manga! The soundtrack is almost entirely Jazz music, which creates mood whiplash and was honestly a terrible decision. This is what the soundtrack SHOULD have sounded like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77hneLgt33k

Entertainment: 7/10

Dropkick your brain out the window and enjoy this ludicrous bullshit! Don't question anything. Just be amazed that this fucking idiotic show somehow exists for your endless amusement!

Overall: 6/10

Why would I rate a show like this so high? Because it's hilarious! Gunsmith Cats is a great little hidden gem and highly enjoyable for people that like old school anime from the 80s and early 90s.

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Dec 15, 2010

3 of 3 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

darkcommanderq (All reviews)

15 people found this review helpful

Overview: Gunsmith cats is a good anime cop show. With bounty hunters, ATF, local cops and gunrunners, its hard to go wrong with this anime if your looking for a good action fix that is grounded in reality.

Story: the story is great, at least as far as cop stories go. gun runners, a Russian assassin, and a dedicated ATF agent back up the two main characters in making this show both fun and intriguing to watch. Im not going to lie though, the story is simple and you will probably figure it before the end, but thats really not why your read more

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