Chicago in the 1990sa city of crime that means good business for two young women: bounty hunter partners Rally and Minnie-May, theGunsmith Cats!Fans will love this crime manga classic from the 90s from the character designer ofBubblegum Crisis, printed in an over-sized format and high-quality paper.Rally Vincent runs Gunsmith Catsa gun shop in Illinois with her partner, demolitions expert and former call girl Minnie-May Hopkins. But Rallys real job doesnt pay the bills, her hobby does. And her hobby is bounty hunting, bringing the most wanted men and women in the Chicago area to justicedressed in her sharp suit and tie, and driving her Shelby Cobra GT 500!InGunsmith Cats Omnibus Volume 2,Rally goes downtown to pick up master thief Misty Brown, whos just gotten out of the slammer. But Mistys no safer on the streetsnot when it seems she stole some tape recordings that could incriminate a Mafia boss. And especially not when Rally stands in the way of the person trying to get the tapes backthe perverted, ruthless Goldie Musso.Misty may be the princess of cat burglars, but Goldie is the queen of the Mafia, and those she cant beat down, she can shoot upwith kerasine, a synthetic street drug that in Goldies syringe-toting hands becomes a mind control tool of exquisite finesse. Her newest subject is Rally Vincent, whom she intends to not only get revenge upon, but recruit into serving her own organization. Goldie can do both if she ends Rallys old lifeby brainwashing her into murdering detective Roy Coleman![Sonodas] work on series such asBubblegum CrisisandGall Forcehelped define the look of 1980s anime. His first major manga,Gunsmith Cats,proved that Sonoda is a talented writer as well. (3 stars out of 4)Jason Thompson,Manga: The Complete GuideMuscled thugs stalking mean streets, fast cars, pretty girls, and enough munitions to equip a personal armyGunsmith Catsis a superb series worthy of just about anyones collection. A.V. ClubA classic girls with guns manga. Library Journal.