Art of Mezzo Forte
/
Mezzo Forte is a 2000 original video animation (OVA) directed by Yasuomi Umetsu (in the United States these OVAs are edited into an anime movie). The OVA, which concerns a young woman, Mikura Suzuki, and her mercenary business, the Danger Service Agency (D.S.A.), is the spiritual sequel to Umetsu's Kite, as both feature the continuing elements of a highly trained female protagonist, dark comedic tone, extremely violent and slickly directed over-the-top action sequences, as well as the graphic scenes, which can be found only in the uncut version. Mezzo Forte takes place sometime after the events of Kite.
Like Kite, the OVA was released both in the United States and Japan in two different versions: one with graphic scenes taken out, and the other with them left intact. Both versions, however, retain the more violent aspects of the movie. The United States release contains 20 minutes of extra footage not seen in the Japanese release, however, none of the adult content from the Japanese director's cut was included. The abridged version of Mezzo Forte, however, has no erotic scenes and only contains two nude scenes. In addition, an international version was released in Japan on July 23, 2004. This version includes 20 minutes of extra footage, but none of the adult scenes are found in the director's cut or the uncut version.
The pictures on this page are a collection of artworks created for this original video animation.
THE STORY
Momokichi Momoi, the mob boss owner of a professional baseball team known as "the Peach Twisters", has a unique way of dealing with ineffective players: killing them. His daughter, Momomi, is twice as twisted as her father. Mikura and the Danger Service Agency are hired by a mysterious old man to kidnap Momokichi. But during that attempt, they run afoul of Momomi. Before the resulting firefight, Momokichi dies when his head falls on a ventilation pipe. Now Mikura and the D.S.A. have to come up with a new plan before they end up as Momomi's next target…
Ready for more?
Discover thousands of model sheets, concept designs, background paintings from the best animation movies and TV series!
