Gunsmith Cats, Vol. 3

Gunsmith Cats Revised Edition [ガンスミス キャッツ] #3

by Kenichi Sonoda

Guns, girls, hot cars, girls, crazy action and more girls! Gunsmith Cats is so jam-packed with action, it's bursting at the seams, and now the seams are bigger! Continuing Dark Horse's run of fanatastic omnibus editions, the third volume of Gunsmith Cats Revised Edition continues the frantic adventures of our favorite young, female bounty hunters. This time, the volumes formerly known as "Bean Bandit" and "Kidnapped" comprise this 450+ page book.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Seinen, Graphic Novels, Comics Manga, Crime, Fiction

472 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2005

About the author

Japanese Profile: 園田健一

Sonoda Kenichi is a Japanese manga artist and animation character designer.

Reviews

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

And the fun continues :) Bang, bang... BOOM.

[Carlex · Rating 3 out of 5]

The drawing is good but the plot is not as good.

[Dávid Novotný · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* Two longer stories, still pretty good, but they lack drive of the ones from earlier volumes.

[Walome · Rating 1 out of 5]

Nedočteno, zoufale mě to nebavilo. Postavy nejsou moc zajímavý a ve třetím díle mě to už začalo nudit. Kresba aut je fajn, akce občas šlape, ale někdy jsem nevěděl co se tam vlastně děje.

Plus jsem asi starej na to číst zprava doleva, nejsem Japonec. S britským autem taky nebudu v ČR jezdit na levý straně vozovky, tak nevím, na co si tady hrajem.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art is still solid but the story leaves something to be desired. The kidnapping plot goes on for way too long and I just don’t care about anything going on. Too much of the regrettable “anime perviness” trope as well.

[Michael Reilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another chunky omnibus from Kenichi Sonoda, featuring plentiful guns, hot girls, cool cars and a LOT of high-octane action. These two stories both offer the expected incidents and excitement, with the first Bean Bandit story providing what I like about Sonoda’s manga: characters with attitude and a touch of humour; realistic vehicles involved in extended chases; tense gunplay with bonus notable facts; and plots that continuously evolve, raising the risks. As ever, the art is often incredible and the overall storytelling is a nice mix of visual and written content that regularly moves at a rapid pace.

[Pavel Pravda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do čtení třetí knihy jsem se musel trošku přemlouvat - zase ten pocit, že je to pořád to samé dokola. Taková Kobra 11. Ale potom vás Kenichi Sonoda dostane famózní automobilovou honičkou, o které byste řekli, že nemůže v komiksu fungovat. Gunsmith Cats zas a znovu dokazují, že jemné balancování na hraně jemné erotiky, automobilových honiček a nadšení pro zbraně prostě funguje a dokáže vždy pobavit.

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rally’s bounty hunting license is suspended and gun carrying license… and she can’t run her store. Doesn’t matter she’s still getting into trouble. Bean Bandit is featured in the first story and Rally is mad about what he’s up to. She aims to fix him by challenging him and she’s gotta do it without relying on the police or her usual arsenal. We get additional though brief insight into Rally’s past. Significantly less Minnie May weirdness. This one’s a banger!

[Alvaro Matteucci · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's like eating a bucket of wings. You can't stop until you're done, even if you know it'll be bad for you and you'll end up feeling dirty.

It's got very good art, very poor characterization (I don't know if it's the translation or the original material's fault) and some pretty disturbing ideas about sex.

Definitely not for everyone.

[Bookworm Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did ally just get over her kerasine , could suddenly hallucinate , no bounty lics, issues?? She had no gun and then did

[Johnathon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun read as Rally deals with a suspended license after recovering from being drugged & brainwashed in the last story, just as her old ally/nemesis, Bean, shows up. In the later story, Rally & Minnie find themselves involved in a kidnapping, with things not as they seem. Sonoda delivers another fun story with some of the best gunplay & car chases you'll see in manga. He also expands on the characters a bit, particularly in showing how Rally must deal without her livelihood as a bounty hunter/gun seller, which is a large part of her life. There is a nice comment on sexism as more than a few people in Rally's life suggest she should give it up for good, since those jobs are fit for a woman. Plus, the exploitive nudity if toned down in this book. Overall, probably the best, most action filled book in the series to date.

[Karl Kindt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Guns, cars, and heroic action. Hard to ask for more from manga.