Mokuyobi Post - Gunsmith Cats

Gunsmith Cats is a 3 part action OAV and is based on the manga of the same name by Kenichi Sonoda.  The OAV's were released between 1995 and 1996.

    The Cats are two spunky gun nut, muscle car driving women who run a specialized firearm store on the mean streets of Chicago as well as moonlighting as bounty hunters.  Rally is the gunsmith and May is the explosives expert.  They end up getting wrangled into investigating a criminal racket via a shifty ATF agent and have to take their skills to the underbelly of the city.

    As with everything out of the 90's this is dated.  Whats interesting with this series is the attention to detail put into the weapons, vehicles and settings.  That said, GSC hold a place in my fandom heart.  It was a spin off of Sonoda's failed one-shot OAV Riding Bean.  GCS found a modest amount of success in North America and was a flagship title for ADV at that time.  This is a fan service story of cute and spunky girls with huge guns and plenty of ass to kick.  While old and dated this shot OAV series can still be enjoyed...from a time when anime was quite a different landscape.  It may be due to my age and nostalgia but it was a time when some fun stuff was coming out.

    This has been available in North America almost as long as it has been available in Japan.  The dub is horrible, so skip it.  The DVD is readily available.