This new OAV from the You’re Under Arrest world
is a one off special episode which sees Natsumi and Miyuki working in Los Angeles.
While they’re there they end up working on a case involving a group of car
dealers who are not only purchasing stolen cars but also illegally modifying them
and then selling them on. The case becomes all the more important once Miyuki’s
very own new 70’s Mustang is stolen!
Unfortunately
I’ve seen and read less of Kosuke Fujishima’s work than I would
have liked but even for a person like me that’s not a problem when watching
this special episode. The plot is something completely new and it makes no references
to past events so anyone can watch it. Aside from Natsumi and Miyuki all the other
characters are new as well and provided you know the barest details about the
two lead characters there’s nothing else necessary.
As
ever it’s difficult to create an anime that’s really worthwhile in such
a short amount of time. This OAV is fun to watch but really it seems like it could
fit in as a filler episode amongst any of the main You’re Under Arrest
TV series. The animation here is also a slight disappointment. While it’s
certainly not bad, given that it was released this year and is of such short length
you might have expected the studio to have put some more effort into the animation.
Unfortunately that’s not the case and the animation all looks pretty average
by today’s standards. In the same way that the Slayers specials will
most entertain fans of the main franchise so the same is true here. A nice one
off episode but what I’ve seen of the main TV series is far better.
