Great non-stop action
solarnight | usa | 06/20/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This one was only 50 minutes, so I expected a story with a paper-thin plot and pretty much no action. Well, it's got the paper-thin plot, but a ton of action that made me forget there's even supposed to be a plot. The cool retro music that played when Falcon fights Gomez is great too. This is also the funniest City Hunter of the first four released here. The end scene with Joe and Falcon is hilarious. The dubbing is fine save for the fake accents and Kaori's annoying voice. Joe's transition from a perverted maniac to a cool, collective assassin in under 2.37 seconds ruins the mood sometimes too. Regardless, it's shoot first, ask questions later in this video. Buy it."
Not a story worthy of an OVA
kopfkissen | 01/18/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I was hoping the quality of the anime would be a step up from the two previous series and the movie, but alas no. However visuals aside this particular story is action from the word go. There's not a lot of time for funny business (but it's there). Ryo and friends basically stumble into an international incident in Japan, which begs the question of 'how is that sooo convenient?'. Since there is so much action in such a short amount of time, it leaves you feeling somewhat cheated for story, however it probably only feels so, in the way the anime is conducted, but still, it's not a strong story to make a special anime out of."