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Mezzo Forte (OAV)

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©2001 YASUOMI UMETSU/GREEN BUNNY


Alternative title:
Balas Ardentes (Portuguese)
Balas Ardientes (Spanish)
Hard Rock (French)
Mezzo Forte: Красотки-головорезы (Russian)
ميزو فورتي (Arabic)
メゾフォルテ (Japanese)
메조포르테 (Korean)
Genres: action, comedy, erotica
Objectionable content: Pornography
Plot Summary: Mikura, a member of a mercenary team, is asked to kidnap a baseball owner, Momokichi Momoi. The problem is that Momokichi is well connected with the mob and his daughter, Momomi, is a skilled shooter. Mikura and her team have to find a way to get the mission done and they might have a way.
User Ratings: 829 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 37 votes (sub:32, dub:5)
 Excellent: 89 votes (sub:55, dub:28, edit.dub:2, others:4
3 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 207 votes (sub:134, dub:59, edit.dub:3, raw:1, others:10
6 Spanish subtitled
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Korean subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 232 votes (sub:148, dub:75, ?:1, raw:1, edit.dub:1, others:6
3 Russian dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 146 votes (sub:88, dub:51, raw:1, edit.dub:1, ?:1, others:4
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 French dubbed
1 Polish subtitled
)
 So-so: 44 votes (sub:32, dub:9, ?:2, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Not really good: 25 votes (sub:18, dub:6, ?:1)
 Weak: 32 votes (sub:23, dub:8, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Bad: 13 votes (sub:12, dub:1)
 Awful: 3 votes (dub:3)
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1549 users, rank: #796 (of 10138)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.963 (Good), std. dev.: 1.7141, rank: #4309 (of 10314)
Weighted mean: 6.917 (Good), rank: #4293 (of 10314) (seen all: 6.94 / seen some: 5.20 / won't finish: 5.08)
Bayesian estimate: 6.926 (Good), rank: #3899 (of 7757)
Running time: 29 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 2
Vintage: 2000-05-25 to 2001-06-25
Release dates: We have 12
Links: We have 16
Trivia: We have 3
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 12-18 (Nov 14, 2017)
Kite, Mezzo's Umetsu Plans His Next Original Project (Sep 5, 2009)
Kite Anime Sequel's Trailer Released (Sep 18, 2007)
Mezzo Forte International Version (Jun 8, 2004)
New Anime (Nov 3, 2003)
Title Websites (Aug 18, 2003)
This Week's Anime and Manga Releases (Dec 12, 2001)
New Media Blasters Announcements (Aug 9, 2001)
Media Blasters at AX (Jul 6, 2001)
Media Blasters Aquisitions (Dec 9, 2000)
Convention report:
Anime Weekend Atlanta 7 (Sep 25, 2001)
Press Release:
Section 23 Films Announces November Slate (Jul 27, 2017)
Other articles: Show:
Hey, Answerman! - Y'all Ready For This (May 18, 2012)
Shelf Life - Back With A Vengeance (Jan 24, 2005)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Kite and Mezzo Forte - Double-Disc Umetsu Collection (DVD) 2008-03-04 (from $125.99)
    Kite and Mezzo Forte - Double-Disc Umetsu Collection [Uncut] (DVD) 2008-03-04
    Mezzo Forte [Edited] (DVD) 2001-11-13
    Mezzo Forte [Edited] w/ T-Shirt (DVD) 2006-02-14
    Mezzo Forte [Uncut / Edited] (DVD) 2017-11-14
    Mezzo Forte [Uncut] (DVD) 2001-11-13
    Mezzo Forte [Uncut] w/ T-Shirt (DVD) 2006-02-14 (from $19.99)
VHS
    Mezzo Forte [Edited] (Dub.VHS) 2001-11-13
    Mezzo Forte [Uncut] (Dub.VHS) 2001-11-13

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Screenplay: Yasuomi Umetsu
Storyboard: Yasuomi Umetsu
Unit Director: Monjiro Kogarashi
Music: Toru Shura
Original story: Yasuomi Umetsu
Character Design: Yasuomi Umetsu
Animation Director: Yasuomi Umetsu
Sound Director: Kei Mayuzuni
Director of Photography: Hisao Kuroi
Executive producer:
Kaio Kaneki
Yudai Amachi
Producer:
Osamu Koshinaka
Taro Miyabi

Assistant Dramatization: Hideaki Kushi
Assistant producer: Shintarō Nozaki
Color Coordination:
Akihiro Nakata
Kimiko Kitazawa
Color Model: Koichiro Nagano
Dramatization: Monjiro Kogarashi
Editing: Hiroshi Honda
Key Animation:
Akira Otsuka
Fumihide Sai
Hideo Maru
Hiroshi Kyouai
Hiroshi Ogawa
Jiroh Hirakata
Kazuto Nakazawa
Kazuya Komai
Kenichi Yamaguchi (eps 1-2)
Kunihiko Inoue
Masae Tanabe
Masahiro Andō
Masahiro Koyama
Masakazu Okada
Masashi Ishihama
Mayumi Watanabe
Mitsunori Murata
Motoki Yagi
Rin-Sin
Shūichi Kaneko
Takahiro Tanaka
Takehiro Hamatsu
Toyohiro Okada
Tsutomu Miyazawa
Tsutomu Ohshiro (ep 2)
Yasuomi Umetsu (eps 1-2)
Yoshitaka Katō
Yūji Takahashi
Production Assistant: Hiroshi Kunosato
Production Design: Shigeru Ikehata
Recording: Osamu Ichikawa
Recording Assistant:
Chikako Abe (ep 1)
Erina Watanabe (ep 2)
Supervision: Dr. Pochi
Taichirō Hirokawa as Kenichi Kurokawa
Takumi Yamazaki as Tomohisa Harada
Tomoko Kotani as Mikura Suzuki

Norio Wakamoto as Hirooka
Rie Ishizuka as Momomi Momoi
Shōzō Iizuka as Momokichi Momoi

Shinichirō Miki
Japanese companies
Co-Production: Arms
In-Between Animation:
FAI International
Hanjin Animation
IMAGIN
Jiwoo Production
Production: Green Bunny
Recording Facility: Toei Audio Visual Art Center
Sound Production: Arts Production
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Eric P. Sherman
Translation:
EM
Masumi Doeda
ADR Script:
Clark Cheng
Eric P. Sherman
Paul Waxman
Executive producer:
Gary Sierra
John Sirabella
Producer:
Eric P. Sherman
Paul Waxman

ADR Editor: Francis Cherry
Chief Recording Engineer: Francis Cherry
Editing:
B. Splice
Beth Salem
Engineering Assistant:
Matthew J. Mondrick
Timothy Wildman
Graphic Design:
Merideth Mulroney
Ohata Girl
Production Assistant:
Anna Yamamoto
Roller Girl
Production manager:
Scotie Mack
Scott Marchfeld
Production Supervision:
Jharmoni Magasaki
Sean Molyneaux
Re-Recording Mixing: Mark Rozett
Felix Cooper as Kenichi Kurokawa
Jim Taggert as Tomohisa Harada
Lynn Fischer as Momomi Momoi
Marie Court as Mikura Suzuki (Love Scene Voice Double)
Tina Dixon as Mikura Suzuki

John Smallberries as Momokichi Momoi

Anthony Mozdy as
Announcer
Bob
Bodyguard
Bob Bobson as
Bodyguards
Guy in toilet stall
David Orozco as
Bodyguard A
Tagami
Urinal Guy
G. Gordon Baer as Bodyguard
James Lyon as
Bodugyard B
Hirooka
Lex Lang as Bodyguard
Melvin Katt as Detective
Michelle Ruff as
Little Girl
Sex Robot
Waitress
William Frederick as Emoto
English companies
ADR Production: Dirty Dog Productions
Casting: Love-Chan Casting
Distributor:
AnimeWorks (Regular Version)
Kitty Media (Director's Cut Version)
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Section23 Films (North America; 2017)
Licensed by:
Media Blasters
SoftCel Pictures (2017)
Production: Bang Zoom! Entertainment
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Banzaï
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Executive producer: José Luis Puertas

Screen Inserts: J. Ignacio Latorre (Spain dub)
Angel de Gracia as Tomohisa Harada (Spain dub)
Joel Mulachs as Mikura Suzuki (Spain dub)
Jordi Ribes as Kenichi Kurokawa (Spain dub)

Eva Martí Ferré as Momomi Momoi (Spain dub)
Joaquín Gómez as Momokichi Momoi (Spain dub)
Rafael Turia as Emoto (Spain dub)
Ricky Coello as Hirooka (Spain dub)

Artur Rius (Spain dub)
Ivan Canovas (Spain dub)
J. Ignacio Latorre (Spain dub)
Joaquín Gómez (Spain dub)
Rafael Turia (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain)
Distributor: Jonu Media (Spain)
Dubbing Studio: CYO Studios (Spain dub)
Russian staff
Russian companies
(none)
Production: MC Entertainment
Russian cast
(none)

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