Gunsmith Cats
Cover of Gunsmith Cats: Revised Edition.
ガンスミス キャッツ (Gansumisu Kyattsu)
Genre	Action, Crime fiction
Manga
Author	Kenichi Sonoda
Publisher	Kodansha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Afternoon
Original run	February 1991 – June 1997
Volumes	8
OVA
Director	Takeshi Mori
Studio	Kodansha Vap TBS
Licensor	ADV Films
Episodes	3
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Manga: Gunsmith Cats BURST
Author	Kenichi Sonoda
Publisher	Kodansha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Afternoon
Original run	September 2004 – ongoing
Volumes	3

Gunsmith Cats (ガンスミス キャッツ, Gansumisu Kyattsu^?) is a series of manga and anime work by Kenichi Sonoda. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Kenichi Sonoda (園田 健一 Sonoda Ken'ichi, born 13 December 1962 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) is a is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo. Afternoon (アフタヌーン is a Japanese Seinen Manga magazine published by Kodansha. is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly (anime in Japanese, Kenichi Sonoda (園田 健一 Sonoda Ken'ichi, born 13 December 1962 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) is a The story centers on two young women, 19-year old Irene "Rally" Vincent and her partner, 17-year old "Minnie" May Hopkins.

Rally and May operate the titular "Gunsmith Cats" gunshop in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Rally also works as a bounty hunter, assisted by May, which is the impetus behind many of the stories. A bounty hunter captures Fugitives for a monetary reward ( bounty) Rally characterizes bounty hunting as her "hobby" though it is in fact her main source of income.

Rally is an expert combat shooter and markswoman with just about every firearm in existence, as well as an expert driver. May is an explosives expert, knowing the inner workings of and many uses of all manner of explosive devices.

In 2004, after completing Cannon God Exaxxion, Sonoda created a sequel to the original nine volume series entitled Gunsmith Cats Burst. is a seven volume Manga by Kenichi Sonoda that deals with Earth 's fight against alien colonization with the help of giant robots and super powered battle suits Like the original, this manga centers on the exploits of Rally and May and is serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine. Burst has been recently picked up by Dark Horse Comics for North American distribution, as well as re-releasing the original Gunsmith Cats in its original right-to-left Japanese orientation. Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics

Contents 1 Characters 1.1 Main 1.2 Villains 2 Media 2.1 Anime 3 References 4 External links

Characters

Main

Irene "Rally" Vincent

Born in London, England and a gunshop owner by trade, Rally dabbles in bounty hunting to pay the bills. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A bounty hunter captures Fugitives for a monetary reward ( bounty) Her father was an Olympic champion marksman who taught Rally a great deal about firearms and ran a gun store in Chicago. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Her mother, who had wanted Rally to be a concert violinist, opposed everything to do with guns and eventually was murdered at the store by robbers when trying to file divorce papers on her husband. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. After her father disappeared to search for her mother's murderers, Rally took over Gunsmith Cat as her own entrepreneurial venture, and recruited Minnie May to help her run the store. Upon making May a partner, the shop became known as "Gunsmith Cats".

A bit reserved when it comes to men (Sonada would claim that Rally is a lesbian, although celibate), Rally feels most natural among the cold steel of firearms. While all her IDs state that she is 21, the age necessary to sell firearms, her actual age is 19. Her weapon of choice is a first version CZ-75. The CZ 75 is a Semi-automatic pistol made by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (CZUB in the Czech Republic and originally introduced in Rally drives a blue 1967 model Shelby Cobra GT500 with white racing stripes, which she cherishes. Shelby Cobra redirects here See also the Shelby Mustang Cobra The AC Cobra was a British built and designed sports car that was The CZ-75 and the GT500 are signatures of the series. When quarreling with Rally, Minnie May implied that guns and cars were sex substitutes for the virginal Rally; there is arguably an erotic undertone to her fondness for guns and cars.

Rally's father is Indian and her mother was English. This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English As a result, she has dark blue eyes, dusky skin, and dark hair. She is highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat, with great speed and physical agility, and is an expert but reckless driver. Although she does not always respect the letter of the law, she has a strong moral sense of right and wrong and is reluctant to kill unless absolutely necessary. Her marksmanship ability is unsurpassed, and she often targets her opponents' trigger fingers or crucial components of their guns in combat rather than going for a lethal shot. As a result, she has sometimes been hunted by angry enemies mutilated at her hands.

The reason for her choice of the first version CZ-75 over all other handguns is its superb workmanship, specifically the quality of steel used in its manufacture that is rarely seen in firearms, which combine to make it reliable and superbly accurate. The CZ 75 is a Semi-automatic pistol made by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (CZUB in the Czech Republic and originally introduced in Only the first version of the CZ-75 was made with this high-quality steel, as it proved too expensive and caused too much wear & tear on the tools used to machine it; this is nowadays a very rare and expensive gun. Due to the CZ-75's superior strength, she loads it with +P (overpressure) rounds for higher velocity, making it roughly equivalent to a pistol chambered for .40 S&W. She has been known to add a laser sight or a flashlight to the CZ-75, depending on circumstances. Rally also usually carries a . 25 DuO (made by the same company as the CZ-75) with the trigger guard removed, mounted on a spring-loaded frame strapped to her arm for quick access in a tight spot. Česká zbrojovka as Uherský Brod ( ČZUB) is a Czech firearms manufacturer When her CZ-75 has been unavailable, she relies on a SIG P210, another very high quality weapon, and sometimes carries a back-up gun in an ankle holster. The SIG P210 (Swiss Army designation Pistole 49) is a locked breech Semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured in Neuhausen am Rheinfall ( She keeps a precision rifle and shotgun in the trunk of her Shelby; these have included a Walther WA2000 and a SIG 550 Sniper variant. The Walther WA 2000 Bullpup Sniper rifle was designed by the Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen company from the ground up as a specialised police sniper The SG 550 is an Assault rifle manufactured by Swiss Arms AG (formerly Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft) of Neuhausen, Switzerland Her first gun, given to her by her father, was a AR-7, a small .22LR rifle that can be disassembled and the components stored inside the buttstock; she uses this from time to time. The ArmaLite AR-7, designed by Eugene Stoner, is the civilian-commercial version of a rifle adopted by the US Air Force as a pilot and Aircrew survival Other guns Rally owns and cherishes are a 1960 Colt . Colt's Manufacturing Company ( CMC --formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is a United States Firearms manufacturer founded in 25 pocket model, a Beretta 84F, a Walther P38, a Parabellum P'08 (Luger), a Colt Lawman Mk. The Walther P38 is a 9 mm pistol that was developed by Walther as the Service pistol of the Wehrmacht at the beginning of World War The Parabellum-Pistole ( Pistol Parabellum) popularly (but incorrectly known as the Luger, is a toggle locked recoil operated, Semi-automatic 3 and a Browning Hi-Power. The Browning Hi-Power is a single-action, 9 mm semi-automatic Pistol. She has occasionally used other weapons, including a Glock 19 and an RG14 "Saturday night special" revolver when she was completely devoid of other weapons, and she is an expert shot with any firearm she has been shown using. Glock is the name of a family of Semi-automatic pistols designed and produced by the Austrian company Glock GmbH from Deutsch-Wagram, founded Saturday Night Special is a 60 minute long Comedy - Variety show.

It is not clear from the Japanese whether Rally's name is intended to be "Irene" or "Eileen" but the official English translation uses Irene. In several European editions of the manga, most notably in the Italian one, it is "Aileen". Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Since L's and R's are mostly interchangeable in Japanese to English translations, the main character's name is often translated as Rally Vincent, and this has become the standard. However, at the 1993 Anime America convention Kenichi Sonada, when asked a question about the character, started his answer with "It's Larry, not Rally. Anime America was an Annual three-day Anime convention held between 1993 and 1996 in Santa Clara and later San Jose, California " This is further backed up in the manga where in one scene she is receiving a fax from Becky (about Riff-Raff), and the note scrawled on it addresses her as Larry.

Voiced by: Michiko Neya (Japanese), Amanda Winn Lee (English)

"Minnie" May Hopkins

A self-styled "bomb specialist", May learned the trade from her boyfriend, Ken Takizawa. is a female Seiyū born in Echizen, Fukui (formerly Takefu) Neya is a freelancer although she worked at Arts Vision. Amanda Beth Winn-Lee (born on November 14, 1972 in Houston Texas) is an American voice actress writer and ADR director who While only being 17 (in the original English release; her age was raised to 18 years old because she performs explicit sexual acts; it was changed back in the Dark Horse revised edition), she is considerably more mature than the average 17-year old girl. Human sexual behavior or different human sexual practices encompass a wide range of activities such as strategies to find or attract partners ( Mating and display She ran away from home at 13 for undisclosed reasons and was found and cared for by Ken.

When Ken had to go underground for several years, she worked as a prostitute at a brothel in Chinatown - even advancing into teaching other newcomers - before leaving and joining up with Rally to run the gun shop. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. For the 2008 film of this name see The Brothel. For the television series of this name see Cathouse The Series. The Chinatown Neighborhood in Chicago Illinois, is on the near South Side (located in the Armour Square community area centered on Cermak and Her time in the brothel is still a very touchy subject for her, though, and she prefers not to bring it up again, though she is quite proud of the skills she acquired there.

When action is called for, May carries a wide range of explosive weapons with her. She typically uses a self-modified grenade called a "May Special," an impact-only grenade with no shrapnel. Shrapnel is the term originally applied to an anti-personnel artillery shell which carried a large number of individual bullets to the target and then ejected them forwards relying However, she is not averse to using high explosive grenades when necessary. An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied Perhaps even more impressive is her talent for disguises and acting, particularly considering that she has no formal training as an actress. During the stories she performs some impressive feats of acting and disguise such as: fooling Ken Taki that she is a boy and maintaining that charade for months, blushing on command, imitating the police chief's voice on the phone so well she fools one of his officers, weeping on command, and imitating a child star so well she even fools an entire film crew.

May is tiny and young-appearing for her age, having taken growth-stunting herbal drugs in an effort to stay attractive to her possibly pedophiliac boyfriend Ken Takizawa (this plot element was modified in the first English translation to a condition that she is taking drugs in an attempt to correct). The term pedophilia or paedophilia has a range of definitions as found in Psychology, law enforcement and the popular vernacular She can pass for a child of ten or twelve and often takes advantage of this. She is very cute - "like Minnie Mouse", hence her nickname - with blonde hair and blue-green eyes. Minnie Mouse is an Animated cartoon of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in Animated cartoons Comic strips and Comic book by

She is generally cheerful and possesses a great "joi de vivre". She does have a temper though, particularly if someone comes down hard on her lover and mentor Ken Takizawa. If you do that, even with the best of intentions, you can expect well-aimed, hard words or hard objects to come flying in your direction.

Voiced by: Kae Araki (Japanese), Kimberly Yates (English)

Bean Bandit

A tough-as-nails driver for hire known for his steel-padded Kevlar-lined wardrobe, he is typically seen wearing a bulletproof leather jacket, blue jeans and an armored headband. born on November 6, 1966 in Osaka, Japan, is a Seiyū. After standing in for Kotono Mitsuishi (the voice of Usagi Tsukino in the Kevlar is the registered Trademark for a light strong para-aramid Synthetic fiber, related to other Aramids such as Nomex and According to sources found in the Riding Bean OAV, his boots, jeans and shirts are all laminated with Kevlar, while his signature jacket is titanium mesh with Kevlar laminated leather. According to the manga, the jacket is actually a combination of Moose Leather, chain-mail and ceramic plates.

Overall, he is an even better driver than Rally, capable of movie stunt driver level feats. He prefers American muscle cars of the 1970s and Fords in particular; a couple of his personal favorites being a modified 1970 Boss 302 Mustang and a supercharged 1971 Mach 1. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The Boss 302 Mustang was a Ford Mustang high performance variant produced in 1969 and 1970 The Ford Mustang Mach 1 was a performance model of the Ford Mustang that Ford produced beginning in 1969 However, he owns a whole garage full of famous muscle-car models and is often seen driving a 1968 Chevrolet Corvette C3 fitted with an ultra-rare LS-7. For an outline of all the Chevrolet Corvette generations see See also Chevrolet Corvette The Chevrolet Corvette C3 is a Sports car "Big block" is the term used to describe the large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s Despite his impressive collection, he has further aspirations-in his signature story arc, he tells Rally about his desire to build his own car, "from the chassis on up", an original, designed to his specifications. At the time he had already paid a designer over three hundred thousand dollars, and in the eighth story arc it is completed.

He dubs this monstrous gas-guzzler the 'Buff' (as in African Cape Buffalo). The African Buffalo or Cape Buffalo ( Syncerus caffer) is a large African bovid. It is a blueprinted, supercharged 427 cubic-inch displacement engine(dyno'd at 500 BHP), with not only armor plating and bulletproof glass, but a reinforced frame, specifically designed to be bulletproof from the ground up-all but indestructible. Engine balance is the design construction and tuning of an Engine to run smoothly A supercharger is an air compressor used for Forced induction of an Internal combustion engine. The cylinder block or engine block is a machined casting (or sometimes an assembly of modules containing cylindrically bored holes for the Pistons of a multi-cylinder It can drive sideways and has special air brakes and wheel spikes to aid in sudden stops. The Buff is very similar in design to the Ford RS200, a Group B rally car made in the 1980s. The Ford RS200 is a mid-engined Four-wheel drive Sports car produced by Ford from 1984 through 1986 The Group B referred to a set of regulations introduced in 1982 for competition vehicles in Sportscar racing and Rally racing regulated by the FIA. Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Considering Bean's preference for Fords throughout the series, the design similarities are very likely to be deliberate.

Bean insists on following his strict rules of engagement in all circumstances, and sticks to his word (and he expects his business partners to do the same). Although he doesn't shy away from violence, he prefers to remain neutral when he can and collect his hefty driving fees for almost any kind of job. He will work for criminals and legitimate interests alike as long as he is paid as agreed, although after a competition against Rally about a Kerasine delivery (see Goldie's entry) he has agreed not to deliver any more drugs. His only Achilles heel is a protective instinct towards children and noncombatants.

Bean is huge and muscular, towering over most people. He can perform amazing feats of strength - like ripping the door off a car with one hand; and his jacket alone would break the back of any ordinary person trying to wear it - and shrug off most injuries. Even a pistol shot to his armored headband will barely slow him down. He prefers knives to guns, and can throw a knife straight through a car windscreen with deadly accuracy. He has long black hair, darkish skin and brown eyes, and his race is not determined. However, in interviews, Sonoda has implied that Bean's amazing traits are a result of him being a mix of the strongest characteristics from many different races.

Bean Bandit is also the star of a 1989 original video animation, written by Sonoda, called Riding Bean. abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be is an Anime Original video animation following the exploits of courier-for-hire Bean Bandit and his partner and gun(woman Rally Vincent In Riding Bean, Bean and a blonde Rally are partners and have a close, but professional, friendship.

Becky Farrah

"Becky the Nose" is Rally's main source of information on all the goings on in the Chicago underworld. While her fees are high and she can come across as money-grubbing, most if not all of her information is legitimate; she is also known for working in finding missing persons. When she is not chasing after Rally for her payment, the two share a friendship that crosses business lines.

Becky wears glasses with a ponytail and is usually businesslike in appearance. She can be seen driving a BMW 2002 Turbo.

Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa (Japanese), Tiffany Grant (English)

Ken Takizawa

An explosives expert by trade, he learned his craft through a combination of his connections to the Chicago underworld and on the set of Hollywood movies. Tiffany Lynn Grant (born October 11, 1968) is an American Voice actor who is known for her English-dubbing work with ADV Films on such Anime An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. In addition to being Minnie May's on-again off-again boyfriend, he taught her everything he knows. Ken is Japanese-American and about 20 years older than May. He also suffers from multiple sclerosis, which affects his ability to handle sensitive explosives. Multiple sclerosis (abbreviated MS also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata) is an autoimmune condition in which the An explosive material is a material that either is chemically or otherwise Energetically unstable or produces a sudden expansion of the material usually accompanied

As a personal joke, he uses the nickname "Ken Taki", which is similar to the Japanese pronunciation of the state Kentucky as well as the fast food franchise, "kentakkī". The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky.

Misty Brown

An expert sneak thief, cat-burglar and lockpick, she joins up with Rally and Minnie-May after having been caught by them and serving time for various criminal activities. She is prone to becoming a damsel in distress, and subsequently has to be bailed out by her friends. The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden is a classic theme in world literature art and film She is 15 years old when she first appears in the series.

Misty doesn't carry any guns but is quite adept in the use of knives (wielded and thrown). She also has a crush on Rally, although at the end of the series she also expresses an interest in Bean Bandit.

Roy Coleman

A detective of the Chicago Police, Roy is Rally's main contact with the force. Acting as more of an older brother at times, he watches out for Rally when she's in trouble. While considerably older than Rally, he still enjoys spending time with her, as it gives him a sense of belonging to the younger generation, and a contact of his own in the same generation.

Voiced by: Ikuya Sawaki (Japanese), Guil Lunde (English)

Riff-Raff

A wild female courier driver, much like Bean Bandit. is a veteran Seiyū who is affiliated with Arts Vision. His real name is. Guil Lunde is an American voice actor mainly specializing in anime English dubs While working on the wrong side of the law, she has deep within herself a sense of honor which does not let her betray anyone she has taken sympathy to, and becomes a sort-of friend of Bandit, Rally and company. Her greatest dream is to become the best courier driver and outdo Bean himself. She is extremely proud of her driving skills and once belted Bean in the jaw after he had made a crack about her car being an automatic. She can be seen driving an AC Cobra 427; because of her skill with it, she has adopted the name "Snake Charmer".

Her appearance was modeled after the character Luffy from the anime series Gall Force, to which Kenichi Sonoda also provided the character designs while he worked for ARTMIC. is a group of Science fiction Anime OAV series by the studio Artmic, with production by Youmex and AIC.

Villains

In Gunsmith Cats, Chicago has many large-scale villains, each crossing paths with Rally & company over the course of the series. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Bonnie and Clyde

A fictional take on a factual pair, they go on a crime spree throughout Chicago. Bonnie Parker ( October 1 1910 &ndash May 23 1934) and Clyde Barrow ( March 24 1909 &ndash Bonnie harbors a particular ill will toward Rally ever since losing her legs in a previous battle with her. After Clyde facilitates her escape from jail, Bonnie takes to wearing specially-designed prostetics with weapons inside them.

Grey

A drug lord and gang leader, Grey runs a large cocaine distribution ring in Chicago. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant During a fateful encounter with Rally, she relieved him of one of his hands by means of a shotgun; henceforth, he sports a prosthetic hook hand. He is eventually caught and imprisoned, though he continues to run his drug ring from his cell. Through his many connections, he is eventually released and swears vengeance on Rally (and eventually gets killed in his pursuit, right after confessing his love for Rally. ).

Jones

A small-time drug dealer, first seen with his driver, Riff-Raff.

Borgnine

A mysterious figure involved in the 'Mr. V' story arc.

Goldie Musou

Arguably the most ruthless of Rally's opponents. Of Italian ancestry, "Iron Goldie" is a high-ranking member of a mob family in Sicily. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Many call her a Mafia Queen. The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century She is an incredible hand-to-hand combatant, and is quite skilled at creating complex plans, which, though often successful, often make plain her cavalier attitude towards her subordinates.

She is a pathological personality, the textbook definition of a "control freak. " She is obsessed with controlling everything and everyone around her. People who resist her successfully, such as Rally, become even more attractive to her. She is a lesbian, though she tends to express it as a form of sadistic pedophilia. She keeps a trademark harem of young girls who have murdered their parents while under the influence of her drugs.

She and Rally crossed paths many times, and the bounty hunter is usually quite lucky to escape with her life and the lives of her friends. However, this is far better than any of Goldie's previous opponents have done, and repeated escapes quickly turn the mobster's appreciation for her skills into a dedicated sexual obsession. Finally, Goldie decides that she will make Rally her masterpiece, a slave broken to her will through sheer psychological torture without the aid of drugs.

The linchpin of her power base is psychopharmacology, or the use of hallucinogenic drugs similar to LSD. Psychopharmacology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία Over the years she has developed an incredibly effective method of mind control. The first thing she does after she gains chemical control of someone she considers a worthy "pet" is order him or her to kill his or her loved ones. The alternative to the chemically induced fantasy world she had built for her puppets is a reality where they have murdered everyone who cared for them, she has yet to lose control of a subject whom she has completely enslaved.

Her current empire is based on a powerful designer drug called Kerasine, which is also a major plot device of the series. It is a compound that she knows how to produce cheaply but has yet to be reverse-engineered by chemists outside of her organization. Its popularity is due to both its low cost and its ability to produce the effects of several different drugs: a small amount is a stimulant like cocaine, a larger amount is a euphoric similar to heroin, and the entire contents of a vial combines both with a powerful hallucinogenic effect similar to lysergic acid diethylamide.

All this comes with a nasty side effect - a user of the drug can be given hypnotic commands while he or she is under its influence. Currently, it is the most popular drug in the world of the manga. Several storylines detail Rally's efforts to prevent Goldie from flooding Chicago with this mind-bending substance, including one which involves using Rally's father, through Kerasine inducement, in which he becomes Goldie's personal assassin.

Media

Anime

The anime version of Gunsmith Cats, released 1995 by Kodansha/VAP/Tokyo Broadcasting and a year later in North America by ADV Films, is a original animation story. is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo. For other uses see TBS. ( or TBS, is a Television network in Tokyo, Japan. AD Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is an American international Multimedia entertainment company based in Houston Texas, active Was originally released as 3 individual videos, 'Neutral Zone', 'Swing High!' and 'High Speed Edge'. In 1997 it was compiled as a single movie, 'Bulletproof' and re-released with new packaging. Many major characters, such as Misty Brown, Bean Bandit, and Goldie Musou do not appear. It was also one of the most researched anime in regards to locale and feel, as the production team made several trips to Chicago, which included visits to the Illinois Police Academy, and an actual gun shop, which is rare in gun-controlled Japan. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ^[1]

Several characters were created for the anime:

William "Bill" Collins

An agent in the Chicago office of the A.T.F., Bill Collins comes across as a sleazy, nosy government agent who fancies himself as Eliot Ness. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (abbreviated ATF) is a specialized federal law enforcement and regulatory organization within the United Eliot Ness ( April 19, 1903 &ndash May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce He is investigating a gun-running operation, but has run into a lot of dead leads. Desperate for help, he 'enlists' Rally and May's help by holding up the gun shop's license as insurance.

Although they had success at first by shutting down a distribution point in Chicago, Jonathan Washington, the lone witness, along with five A. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. T. F. agents, are murdered in a safehouse by the assassin Natasha Radinov, using Collins' cardkey and access code to gain entry. Now the investigation is due to be closed and Collins soon discovers a conspiracy within the A. T. F. , which involves his superior George Black and mayoral candidate Edward Haints who has Rally as a target.

Voiced by: Houchu Ohtsuka (Japanese), Rob Mungle (English)

George Black

Collins' superior in the A. ( May 19, 1954 - is a Japanese male Seiyū from Okayama Prefecture, affiliated with the talent management firm Crazy Box. Robert Louis Mungle (Born 1968 in Houston Texas) is an Anime Voice actor for ADV Films, he is also a stand-up comedian T. F. Chicago office, George Black is, in fact, part of a gun-running operation which he co-ran with Edward Haints, an Illinois assemblyman running for mayor in Chicago under a gun-control platform. It was Black who had contracted Natasha Radinov to kill Jonathan Washington, the only witness to the operation, for which he provided her with a cardkey with Collins' ID, as well as Rally and May for helping Collins. He also supplied Radinov with the use of a supposedly shut-down A. T. F. safehouse for her to stay in.

Voiced by: Daisuke Gouri (Japanese), Rick Peeples (English)

Natasha Radinov

Also known as "Bloody Pierce", Natasha Radinov was originally an agent for the K.G.B. and Spetsnaz, but when the Soviet Union fell, she contracted her services out as a freelance assassin. ( February 8, 1952 - present is a popular male veteran Seiyū from Tokyo. KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty Russian special purpose regiments or Spetsnaz, Specnaz (Войска спец иального наз начения ( спецназ The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. She is proficient in almost every deadly hand weapon in the world, but prefers to work with silent weapons, especially a Welrod silenced pistol and a ballistic knife designed for Spetsnaz use. The Welrod was a British Bolt action, magazine fed suppressed Pistol devised during World War Two at the Inter-Services A ballistic knife is a Knife with a detachable Blade that can be expelled from the handle/frame as a projectile by means of a spring-operated or gas-driven mechanism She also wears a long coat lined with ballistic nylon and Kevlar, the inside lining holding a vast arsenal of weapons. Overview Nylon is a Thermoplastic silky material first used commercially in a nylon- Bristled Toothbrush (1938 followed more famously by Kevlar is the registered Trademark for a light strong para-aramid Synthetic fiber, related to other Aramids such as Nomex and

Radinov prefers to be paid for her services in heroin, which she sells in Russia; she personally stays away from the drug herself. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative Recently, she had accepted an assignment to kill Rally and May because the two had interfered in a gun-running operation run by Edward Haints, an Illinois assemblyman running for mayor under a gun-control platform. However, when the first attempt went wrong, and Radinov was injured because of it, she took it as "a matter of pride" and went after Rally personally.

Voiced by: Yoko Soumi (Japanese), Marcy Rae (English)

Edward Haints

A senator in the Illinois State Assembly, Edward Haints is running for mayor of Chicago. Marcy Rae is a contract voice actress under the employ of ADV Films. His campaign style has him wrapping himself in a "All American" theme, which favors heavily on protecting the city's citizens by instituting stricter gun-access laws.

In reality, Haints runs one of the biggest gun-running operations in the state, and the strict gun laws he plans to enact will enable him to raise the prices of his own illicit operations. When Bill Collins gets a little too close with his investigations, he asks his friend and partner George Black to hire Natasha Radinov to kill the witnesses and derail the investigation. However, Haints also hires Radinov to kill Black as well, mostly to keep the profits of his gun-running to himself.

Voiced by: Seizo Katou (Japanese), Aaron Krohn (English)

Jonathan Washington

At the beginning of the series, Jonathan Washington had just skipped bail for drug smuggling charges, only to be captured by Rally Vincent. born February 14, 1927 in Tokyo, is a veteran Seiyū who works for Haikyo. Aaron Christopher Krohn (Born July 5, 1968 in Houston, Texas) is a former Texas -based voice actor who primarily worked on the Actually, Washington was working for Edward Haints' gun-running ring and operated an entire warehouse filled with illicit firearms. . . firearms that Rally, with a little "help" from Bill Collins, were able to prevent hitting the streets.

However, since Washington was now a vital witness to the gun ring, he was taken to an A. T. F. safehouse outside Chicago. In law enforcement and intelligence jargon of Intelligence agencies and Police forces a secured location suitable for hiding witnesses agents or other persons Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. He had tried to persuade Rally to help him escape the safehouse because he now feared for his life. He knew that George Black, the head of the A. T. F. 's Chicago office, was also a partner of Haints and had now sent a hitman after him. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. When Rally refused to help him escape, he was able to leave a fake Rolex watch and a scrap of paper with the address of his "daughter" on it with May. Rolex SA is a Swiss manufacturer of Wristwatches and accessories In fact, the paper held an Internet address and the watch had an access code to the shipping dates of the gun ring engraved on the back of the watchband's latch. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks

True to his warning, Washington did meet his end when Natasha Radinov, using a copy of Collins' cardkey and access code, entered the safehouse, and slaughtered Washington and the A. T. F agents guarding him.

Voiced by: Michihiro Ikemizu (Japanese), Brett Weaver (English)

References

External links

Gunsmith Cats (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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