So the Synopsis:
Mister is a "coyote" or space faring outlaw who has been sitting in prison for a year for a traffic offence. Ten days from release, he breaks out with the help of his old partners Bishop and Katana. He then seeks out Franka who has been left in his care by her dead father and takes her on a journey to find her father's treasure. On their heels are the federal investigators Angelica and Chelsea as well as the android assassins of the Criminal Guild, Madame Marciano's Twelve Sisters. (Taken from ANN)
Yeah, this is quite an old series (was aired in 2006) but as usual, I've heard about it at that time but somehow didnt have the urged to watched it. Until just recently of course while randomly selecting which anime to watch next.This show is quite underrated as well as far as I know.
Let's get to the story: From the synopsis itself we can tell that this is a Sci-Fi action anime that involved something like space pirate and what not. You would be similar to this genre if you have already watched Cowboy Bebop, just to name a few. Okay, so the story starts with Angelica, an agent from Galactic Federation arrived at the prison with her guide Chelsea in search of this so called Mister aka a Coyote. And all hells break loose just after the first half of the first episode. Mister is breaking out of jail (eventhough it's only a few days to finish his sentence in prison :O) with the help of his two friends, Bishop and Katana right under Angelica's nose. Not only that, there's also Madame Marciano which is Mister's enemy who sent a team of 12 psychotic, emotionless robot assassin to capture him because Mister know something about the treasure that was left by Bruce Dochley, the legendary Pirate King (not Gol. D Roger lol) who stole a hundred million space dollars from the impassable Central Bank.
Now, Mister's mission is to go on a treasure hunt with Bruce daughter, Franca and also Bruce's right hand man, Swamp. Oh it won't be that easy because the Galactic Federation plans to bomb the planet where the treasure is buried in a few days after Mister's jail break and there's also the Marciano Twelve Sisters which follows them everywhere in order to find the treasure. So that's basically the main story though it may sound simple, it is PACKED with action scenes in every episodes. By PACKED meaning it's full of action scenes every minute in all 12 episodes. And there's only little time for explaination about what's going on since they're always get bombarded by the Marciano Twelve Sisters even until they finally get their hands on the treasure.
What about the Art: The character designs are quite cool for the male character. I mean look at Mister. He's old and yet he is still bad ass. Their character really suits the Sci-fi theme. The female characters design are cute as well except that they're heartless robotic assassin of course. Their space ship is kinda lol though but it gets them going. Since this is a Sci-fi anime, the environment potrayed here is quite futuristic is done quite well.
How's the Sound: The OP song which is COYOTE by Naoki with Power Sound is quite nice and so is the ED. Somehow the OST in this series reminds me of Baccano. Not that similar but it kinda have the same feeling to it. The BGM is also awesome especially during the fights or suspense moment as it fits quite perfectly. Well done on that.
Who are the Characters: The characters in this series are very unique though there are only a few characters. Since there's only one story arc in the whole 12 episodes, so these characters played an important roles to make this show interesting. As the main character, Mister is very bad ass even at his age and is quite the cool type Coyote. His assistants, Bishop and Katana is quite brilliant as well as they never let him down. Take Bishop for example, eventhough he always getting in fight with the other members, but he's very reliable and always have his way on setting up the plan. As for Katana, he's kinda a high spirited, hot blooded lad so there's not much problem with him. Franca, Bruce's daughter at first was reluctant to help them find the treasure but finally decides to find out the treasure that her father had left her. And since the death of Bruce, Mister have been taking care of her until he went to prison and he treats her like his own daughter. Though she looks like an unreliable loli, but she is actually an excellent cook! As for Bruce's right hand man, Swamp, he didnt really shine that much because he prefers to sit and watch the man chosen by the Pirate King in action. At first I though the main character would be Angelica and Chelsea but then, they just become a supporting character instead and doesn't really play that much role until the ending part of the series.
As for Marciano Twelve psychotic heartless loli assassins, they're really persistent in getting the treasure. It's quite annoying when I thought that the assassins have died during the insect-tsunami in the first episode but instead their body can be rebuild. So yeah they will be back episode after episode until the end of the series. Oh, and I find it quite interesting to use the 12 months as their name. Even Madame Marciano herself is quite heartless and will do anything to get what she wants and she does get it. The Galactic Federation's role in this story is just to bomb that planet I guess. It's not that much.
Thereby the Conclusion: Overall this show was like a roller coaster ride. It is filled with action in every nook and cranny in each episodes. The plot maybe quite bland but it's the characters and the action scenes that liven up the show. If you like Cowboy Bebop or Black Lagoon, you might want to try this series.
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