ANI-MOVIES, *Catwoman: Hunted

Separate from the any of the current DC Universes(although it's hinted it might be in the Young Justice universe), Catwoman: Hunter is an anime-inspired feature directed by Shinsuke Terasawa who has worked on everything from Akira to Dragonball Z. Inspired by action comedies like Cowboy Bebop, Cat's Eye, and Lupin, the whole film is a love letter to high-speed adventure tales, playing out like an 80s video game going from one boss fight to the other.

Catwoman crashes a masquerade party dressed as "herself" from the Golden Age, Selina Kyle is really out to snatch a large emerald to help pay for the care of girls she liberated from a sex trafficking ring. Catwoman takes it from Black Mask who is trying to join the new criminal organization known as Leviathan, which is oddly enough being run by Barbara Minerva, who most Wonder Woman fans would know as Cheetah, and taking a spin back to the character's origin as a master criminal. After a lengthy car chase, Catwoman is abducted by Batwoman who is working with Interpol, along with agent Juliet Pennyworth, aka: Alfred's daughter. They recruit the thieving feline into helping them round up the heads of Leviathan, featuring some serious niche DC villains like La Dama and Dr. Tsin. Catwoman and Batwoman bust the villains' powwow while taking on assassins Cheshire and Nosferata. After a several beat-um up battles with Leviathan's goons, Minerva unleashes ninjas and the hulking Solomon Grundy for a showdown with our heroines in Paris.

Catwoman: Hunted is a riveting roller coaster ride with crisp animation and amazing fight sequences, up to par with modern day quality anime releases. The vocal cast has favorites like Keith David as Tobias Whale, Kelly Hu returning as Cheshire, Encanto's Stephanie Beatriz as Batwoman, and Elizabeth Gillies is probably the best actress to ever be cast as the titular character. Capes, capers, chases, and pointy-eared costumed cuties are the major selling points of this one-shot movie.