Gunsmith Cats - Bulletproof

Gunsmith Cats - Bulletproof

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Movie Review: Flawless
Summary: 5 Stars

First, I'll talk about the story. The Gunsmith Cats is a partnership of two girls (usually accompanied by another) who each specialize in one area that contribute to the group as a whole. The three are Rally Vincent (Gun Specialist), Minnie May Hopkins (Explosive/Bomb Specialist), and Becky Farrah (Computer/Hacking Specialist). The series is more centered around only Rally and May. Becky is more of a person who stays in the office, basically, out of the action. The 3-episode OAV is actually just one story of their lives. They all live in Chicago, getting hired for various jobs for money (almost like modern mercenaries). They also work as bounty hunters. The story starts off with Rally and May going after a fugitive that they want to catch. William Collins (Bill) from the ATF (Bureau of ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, & FIREARMS) asks them (blackmails to be specific) to do a job for them. Little did Rally and May know that this small job would draw them into something big that make them face death all too early.

The video quality of this DVD is amazing. The transfer is simply very crisp, colors shine through nicely. I was skeptical at first because it is an older series (around 1996 I think) and also after looking at the Lost Universe DVDs with horrible transfers.

The audio track is very nice for both Japanese and English vocal tracks. Even though it wasn't Dolby 5.1, it surely sounded like it in my sound set-up! The choice of using Jazz type music for the anime was really a good one. The jazz fit the mood and setting of the Chicago area.

The extras accompanied were very nice. The 'Making of Gunsmith Cats' feature was included as well as some ADV trailers and trailers for Gunsmith Cat episodes. The 'Making of..' was really intriguing and interesting as you saw the extent Kenichi Sonoda and his colleagues went to to create a very realistic atmosphere. They actually flew to Chicago and drew some scenery, took pictures, took note of the color and feel that they got from the city. They also even did research on the guns and went to a real police station.. WOW! Simply amazing.

Final Note: What else could make this DVD even more amazing than it already is? The amazing menu! The menu had the music playing with it and it was set up very nicely with the episodes on the main menu so you can easily navigate. The menu had the nice animations to accompany it. Definately a must buy for any anime fan. I cannot recommend this enough. Gunsmith Cats has become one of my favorite OAVs, along with Ruin Explorers, Mahou Tsukaitai (Magic Users Club), & Oh! My Goddess!