lyhmadtlyhmadt1★★★★★AnimeMezzo Forte
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7.8
91 Fans
19 Want to Watch
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Synopsis
The Danger Service Agency is a shady outfit run by three mercenaries who take jobs nobody sane would touch, and their new contract is simple: kidnap Momokitchi Momoi, a crime boss who murders baseball players for losing games. Straightforward enough, until it isn't. Because Momokitchi has a daughter named Momomi, and she is genuinely unhinged in a way that makes her father look like a disappointed little league coach. The job goes sideways fast, and now the DSA, pragmatic ex-cop Kurokawa, gadget-obsessed Harada, and the extremely violent Mikura, are just trying to survive the fallout. This is a two-episode OVA from 2000, directed by Yasuomi Umetsu, the same person behind Kite. If you've seen Kite, you already know what you're signing up for: fluid, almost uncomfortably well-animated action, a retro-cyberpunk city that feels lived-in and grimy, and content that is very much not safe for work. The adult scenes are there, they're explicit, and they're easy to skip if that's not your thing, the action alone holds up. Mikura is genuinely fun to watch in a fight. Her hand-to-hand style has this chaotic, improvisational energy that pairs well with the dark slapstick comedy running through both episodes. If you liked Gunsmith Cats or Black Lagoon, competent women with guns in morally gray situations, Mezzo Forte scratches a similar itch, just with a harder edge and a shorter runtime.
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Characters
Mikura Suzuki
Strong, competitive fighter with precognitive abilities; cold yet kind.
Fahn Melissa
Momomi Momoi
Beautiful but brutally violent, Momomi kills on a whim; crossing her is suicide.
Fischer Lynn
Kenichi Kurokawa
Ex-cop, noodle-loving DSA agent, drives pink VW Beetle, cracks puns, underworld expert, called Pops.
Snyder John
Tomohisa Harada
A tech-savvy Danger Service agent with a crush on Mikura, hiding his feelings.
Doyle Peter
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lyhmadtlyhmadt1★★★★★Anime
atticus_358★★★★☆EP 1momokitchi is a total monster for how he treats his baseball players and seeing the dsa finally go after his criminal empire was a great hook for this episode
tracey_sketchit_337★★★★☆EP 1the way the dsa members bicker while planning a high stakes kidnapping is hilarious and it gives the whole show a weirdly fun energy despite all the brutal murders
sakurabloom★★★☆☆EP 1I found the graphic scenes in the middle really broke the flow of the mission, and I wish they focused more on the D.S.A. team dynamic instead
ningyo_nemesis_48★★★☆☆EP 1momomi shooting her own bodyguards just for standing there made her look way more terrifying than her dad and i hope mikura actually gives her a real fight later
kaminari_chargebolt_126★★★☆☆EP 1mikura kicking through that wall was so over the top and it totally fits the style yasuomi umetsu is known for even if the story is a bit thin compared to kite
bonnie★★★★☆EP 1momomi staring down the camera at the end was chilling and she is definitely going to be a problem for mikura in the next part
hassel★★★★☆EP 1that elevator sequence had some of the most brutal visuals in the whole episode and it really set the tone for how dangerous momokitchi actually is
jackie_jackal_491★★★☆☆EP 1harada and kurokawa are such a weird duo to watch and their banter during the kidnapping prep was the only thing keeping the mood light
espadada_grimmjow_460★★★★☆EP 1those bodyguards got absolutely shredded and seeing mikura move through that building felt like watching a dance because of how the animation flows
misato_katsuragi★★★☆☆EP 1the way this looks reminds me so much of the anime part in kill bill and it makes every gunshot feel so heavy and mean, especially with the way the blood sprays during that first shootout and it is definitely a weird mix of dark comedy and gritty crime drama that only the nineties could really pull off without it feeling forced
izayoi_259★★★☆☆EP 1i was not expecting that baseball boss to be so casual about killing his own players and now the dsa has their work cut out for them
lordgenome★★★☆☆EP 1seeing that umetsu art style always makes my day because nothing else looks quite like it and the gritty 90s vibe fits this story perfectly
yuji_itadori_134★★★☆☆EP 1mikura gunplay is so smooth and she looks cool as hell taking out those bodyguards without breaking a sweat
c_c_code★★★★☆EP 1the action is incredible, but those explicit scenes felt like they came out of nowhere and really killed the momentum of the heist for a bit
saitama_smasher★★★★☆EP 1momomi is a total freak and it feels like she is going to be way more unhinged than her dad once she actually gets her hands on the dsa crew
krillin_ki_59★★★☆☆EP 1Balancing those goofy moments between the team and the brutal kills by Momokitchi makes the tone feel really unique and unpredictable
claudia_hodgins_169★★★☆☆EP 1I went into this expecting something as dark as Kite, but the comedy bits with Harada and Kurokawa actually caught me off guard. The animation during the elevator fight was stunning and it has that gritty early 2000s look that I miss so much. Mikura is such a badass lead and watching her dodge bullets while wearing that yellow outfit was great.
calyrex★★★★☆EP 1Momomi is such a creepy kid because she looks like a doll but acts like a total psychopath and it makes her way scarier than her dad
notlem★★★★☆EP 1The DSA team is such a fun group of losers and I really liked how Mikura has that cool edge you expect from an Umetsu project
