OBSCURE O.V.A.S, *Gunsmith Cats

Master of machine detail and gratuitous fan-service, Kenichi Sonoda first created the idea of his Riding Bean OVA and manga about a underworld mercenary/driver(think The Transporter starring Stallone in the 80s), but after leaving Artmic where he worked on Gall Force and Bubblegum Crisis, went to Monthly Afternoon magazine to do a remake of the concept, this time focusing on two secondary characters from the original. Rally Vincent was first Bean Bandit's white blonde partner and a firearms specialist, but remade into a half-Indian, partnered with a young partner modeled after the Riding Bean antagonist's junior partner. This new manga was titled Gunsmith Cats, and eventually turned into a 3-episode OVA series which acts as a bonus story arc outside the original 90s run. Although like the Riding Bean OVA, this anime is highly inspired by The Blues Brothers movie, but with more of an affection for 80s action films.

Set in Chicago, Rally Vincent runs a gun shop with her diminutive partner May Hopkins, as well as being part-time bounty hunters. Their latest case has the dynamic duo capture a fugitive gunrunner, while being cornered into helping an ATF agent, Bill Collins, who sports the standard 90s male-ponytail. The weapons smugglers are secretly working for a crooked senator planning on having the local gangs wipe each other out with the additional firepower. Thrown into the mix is an ex-KGB agent/turned merc, "Bloody Pierce" Radinov, who takes a special interest in taking down Rally on her own after her first kidnapping of May leads to her near death in an astounding chase scene. A crafty showdown between the bad girls is modeled after a tense Hollywood blockbuster.

The OVA was first released on three separate video tapes through ADV Films, then in a collected edition VHS and DVD titled Gunsmith Cats: Bulletproof. After ADV folded, the actual anime was put in limbo for several years until Animeigo(who also own the rights for the Riding Bean anime)ran a crowdfunded campaign to add the OVA to their catalog. The manga has had a successful run in English by Dark Horse Comics, and is worth a look if you want to look more into the action-packed world of Rally Vincent.