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'It's sci-fi on the wild side!' exclaims
the DVD cover of Coyote Ragtime Show and it is not wrong. This new
release from ADV promises non-stop action, fun and more action, this could be
the show which fills the void Cowboy Bebop left. |
The show follows a mystery character by the name of Mister, a criminal who busts out of jail in search of a massive loot hidden by the late pirate king Bruce. Once out of jail Mister teams up with his fellow 'coyotes' and King Bruce's daughter to find the loot, but he is not the only one looking. Being tailed by a team of investigators is bad enough but a ruthless team of cute girl android who kill anyone standing in their way? He has a lot to contend with, but Mister is a cigar-chomping old school guy who you know will get the job done. |
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One factor that may initially
put viewers off is the arrival of the enemy band Merciano's 12
sisters - the killer androids I mentioned before - in the first
episode. Although the idea of killer maid girls is pretty
silly and quite fun, I felt the barbarism in which they slaughter
their victims was not in keeping with the show's ethos of fun.
Yes, the show needed to have a powerful enemy for the heroes to face
but the scale of the violence was unnecessary. The fact that
the action becomes much more fun and entertaining after the first
episode proves that. |
The later episodes of this volume build up into an
intriguing story which focuses on the history of some of the lead characters and
the excellent heist which Pirate King Bruce pulled off - the heist which
produced the loot everyone is now after. The show has definitely flowing
well by the last episode and does bode very well for volume 2. |