{"product_id":"gunsmith-cats-omnibus-volume-1-paperback","title":"Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Volume 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenichi Sonoda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenichi Sonoda\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDana Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChicago in the 1990s--a city of crime that means good business for two young women: bounty hunter partners Rally and Minnie-May, the \u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans will love this crime manga classic from the '90s from the character designer of \u003ci\u003eBubblegum Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, printed in an over-sized format and high-quality paper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRally Vincent runs Gunsmith Cats--a gun shop in Illinois with her partner, demolitions expert and former call girl Minnie-May Hopkins. But Rally's \"real\" job doesn't pay the bills, her hobby does. And her hobby is bounty hunting: bringing the most wanted men and women in the Chicago area to justice--dressed in her sharp suit and tie, and driving her Shelby Cobra GT 500! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Rally and Minnie-May have their work cut out for them in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Omnibus Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, with corrupt lawyers and cops, fetish-fueled hitmen, and crazed cocaine kingpins bringing the copters, the big rigs, and even the anti-tank guns onto the streets and the freeways of Chicagoland in a windshield whirlwind of double-crosses, car chases, and shootouts! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Omnibus Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e introduces supporting characters including bespectacled info broker Becky Farrah, master thief Misty Brown, Chicago detective Roy Coleman, and the infamous transporter \"Roadbuster\" Bean Bandit--unstoppable either in his Corvette LS-7 or in hand-to-hand combat! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContains: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Volume 1: Bonnie \u0026amp; Clyde \u003c\/i\u003e(1996)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Volume 2: Misfire\u003c\/i\u003e (1997)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Volume 3: The Return of Gray \u003c\/i\u003e(1998)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Omnibus\u003c\/i\u003e is using the 2000s unflopped version of the manga, so that it reads in the original Japanese style. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor mature audiences. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"...[Sonoda's] work on series such as \u003ci\u003eBubblegum Crisis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGall Force \u003c\/i\u003ehelped define the look of 1980s anime. His first major manga, \u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats, \u003c\/i\u003eproved that Sonoda is a talented writer as well. (3 1\/2 stars out of 4)\"--Jason Thompson, \u003ci\u003eManga: The Complete Guide\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Muscled thugs stalking mean streets, fast cars, pretty girls, and enough munitions to equip a personal army...\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb series worthy of just about anyone's collection.\" --\u003ci\u003eA.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A classic girls with guns manga.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenichi Sonoda is an iconic artist of the retro anime aesthetic. He was the character designer for the classic 1980s cyberpunk saga \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBubblegum Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand in the 1990s for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOtaku no Video\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe anime from legendary studio Gainax (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeon Genesis Evangelion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e) that popularized the term \"otaku.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is Sonoda's longest manga series, making its original 1991 debut in Kodansha's \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfternoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e magazine, home of such stories as \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinland Saga, Blade of the Immortal, Oh My Goddess!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWandering Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKenichi Sonoda traces his roots to Kumamoto, Japan, where in recent years he has become the 19th family head of his ancestral \u003ci\u003ewagashi \u003c\/i\u003e(traditional Japanese confectionery) shop, founded in 1582--for which Sonoda now designs character mascots!\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.3 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53550872265011,"sku":"9781506746227","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/gunsmith-cats-omnibus-volume-1-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}