Miami Guns...
Years ago, anime retailer, AnimeNation, decided to enter the anime distribution business with a handful of releases including Miami Guns...
Years ago, anime retailer, AnimeNation, decided to enter the anime distribution business with a handful of releases including Miami Guns. I saw the first volume of Miami Guns and wasn't too happy with it. There are some funny bits and some slapstick, but, overall it's rather bland and slowly paced. There are suggestive situations and some fan service, but, no naughty bits to speak of. Also, there is some violence, but, no gore. I gave Miami Guns a 1 out of 5.
Volume 1
Spoiled rich girl Yao Sakurakouji decides to join the Miami police force to enjoy car chases, gunfights and wanton destruction. The psychotic and not-too-bright Yao is partnered with Lu Amano, the soft-spoken and sharp-tongued daughter of the police chief. Together the dirty duo clean up the streets of Miami and take on a mysterious crime syndicate known only as 'The Organization'.
Slapstick comedy, risque action, and outrageous parody ensue. The first Miami Guns DVD alone features side-splitting parodies of pop culture icons including Jean Reno's Leon: The Professional, Detective Conan, Speed Racer, Evangelion, Wacky Races, and a world famous extended homage to the hit anime series Initial D.
Volume 2
Following the introduction of the deadly police duo Yao and Lu in the first volume of Miami Guns, the gloves are off and nothing is sacred. Miami Western Village (yes, you read that right) is the home of cowboys, gunslingers, and the mysterious killer Maria Rose. It's Spaghetti Western done Japanese style!
And when a mad bomber threatens Miami City with explosives disguised as watermelons, it's up to Yao, Lu, and special FBI liaison, "Bruce," to save the day. And did we mention the pro wrestling tournament?
Volume 3
When partners Yao and Lu are ordered to clean up an island resort paradise, the assignment seems like a reward, until they find themselves stalked by a masked serial killer. They may not be at Camp Crystal Lake, but it's certainly Friday the 13th!
Then, while the Miss Miami Contest is designed to crown Miami City's most killer body, killers descend on the competition in droves seeking the bounty on Yao's dead body. But not assassins, survival beauty pageants nor even a giant, lecherous octopus will keep Yao from her rightful crown, or will they?
Volume 4
Loose ends (and a scantily clad Yao) get tied up when the revenge seeking Nagisa Tojo springs her ultimate trap on her unsuspecting arch rival. It's a battle of Yao's ignorance versus Nagisa's bloodlust in a story of loyalty, trust, betrayal and friendship that tears the Miami Guns apart.
But the duty bound Lu Amano and the vengeance seeking vigilante Yao Sakurakouji find themselves working together again when a vicious terrorist organization takes the Miami Police and Yao and Lu's fathers hostage, threatening to destroy all of Miami City.
The Organization had better be prepared, because two violence prone police ladies, a mysterious lone gunman, a pair of gay lovers and a hyper intelligent alligator are a force to be reckoned with!
Years ago, anime retailer, AnimeNation, decided to enter the anime distribution business with a handful of releases including Miami Guns. I saw the first volume of Miami Guns and wasn't too happy with it. There are some funny bits and some slapstick, but, overall it's rather bland and slowly paced. There are suggestive situations and some fan service, but, no naughty bits to speak of. Also, there is some violence, but, no gore. I gave Miami Guns a 1 out of 5.
