"Samurai Gun"

In case you enjoy the Cowboy Bebop series, here's something from ADV films...

Toon Zone - Your Source for Toon News!: "Cowboy Bebop's stylish bounty hunters generated one of the largest and most devoted followings in anime history. This lesson was not lost on studio executives, who have been trying for some years to come up with the next Bebop, and although wave after wave of new anime titles continue to crash upon these shores, most would agree none succeeded. But the latest effort, Samurai Gun, is nearly on target.

Originally a manga serialized in Young Jump Comics, the show was produced jointly by Avex Mode and ADV Films--and it would be interesting to learn what creative input ADV provided. It is the story of ace gunslingers who fight for justice in tumultuous late 19th century Japan. The setting is right out of The Last Samurai, but this time the hero is only half Caucasian. His team is reminiscent of the Galaxy Rangers, with their nearly identical costumes and reliance on trusty sidearms to right society's wrongs. The slick animation, varied characters, and noirish atmosphere do somewhat recall Bebop, but with less humor and, so far, not quite the same depth. Still, the show is intentionally mysterious, and it is only by the third episode that the pieces really start to fall into place, so I'm sure it has a lot of growth ahead."

Samurai Gun Vol. 1 will be in stores Aug. 16 from ADV Films.

Mark Alderwood
The Anime Times