Geobreeders

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Geobreeders
ジオブリーダーズ (Geobreeders)
Genre	Adventure, Comedy, Shōnen, Supernatural
Manga
Authored by	Akihiro Ito
Publisher
Serialized in	Young King Ours
Original run	–
No. of volumes
OVA
Directed by	Yuji Moriyama
Studio	Victor Entertainment
No. of episodes	3
Released	21 May 1998
Runtime
OVA
Directed by	Shin Misawa
Studio	Victor Entertainment
No. of episodes	4
Released	26 July 2000
Runtime

Geobreeders (ジオブリーダーズ , Geobreeders^?) is an OVA anime based off the manga by Akihiro Ito. It is distributed in Japan by Shonen Gaho-sha and JVC and in North America by U.S. Manga Corps.

[edit] Plot

Ayagane City is overrun by phantom cats and are causing havoc throughout the city. That's when a young and overzealous group of entrepreneurs called Kagura Total Security step in to dissolve this problem for the right price. The story then takes a new twist when a new young boy joins the all-girl Kagura team as a field operative. Geobreeders somewhat counts as a harem anime similar to that of Tenchi Muyo! and has a few fan service to go with it.

[edit] Cast of Characters

Yuka Kikushima: Yuka looks childish and spoiled, but she is the President and CEO of Kagura Total Security. She rarely goes out on missions, but when she wants to, she can be very brave...sometimes. Her specialty is a crossbow. It's also been implied that she is older (by what degree is unknown) than she appears, and has been with Kagura the longest out of anybody (In the manga she is shown in the background of a ruined photo of the first Kagura group).

Maki Umezaki: Maki was once an action film starlet known as "Crimson Shooting Star" before joining Kagura. As her name implies, Maki is an expert on firearms, especially guns. She's the female equivalent of Jigen from Lupin III and even has her hat pointed down in a similar manner. (In actuality, most of her behaviorisms, quotes, and actions are either references or parodies of old and/or obscure Japanese action/crime/etc. movies)

Eiko Rando: Eiko has the beauty and class of a debutante when out greeting clients for Kagura, but on the field and at headquarters, she's a diligent worker and a top-notch fighter. When fighting phantom cats, she wears brass knuckles. Eiko is also a munitions and explosives expert.

Takami Sakuragi: Takami is arguably the cutest of the Kagura girls and is very shy meeting new clients. Takami is the computer hacker for Kagura and when she's out on the field, she takes out her butterfly knives and grenades to keep the phantom cats at bay. She used to be an otaku before joining Kagura according to the manga.

Yu Himehagi: Yu is Kagura's mechanic and hired driver whose job is to drive the team to anywhere they want to. She constantly tells them "A driver's job is to drive!" when she's ordered to go into the field. She's normally found brazenly sleeping in the basement and is also a chain smoker.

Yoichi Taba: Yoichi is the "lucky" boy to work for Kagura, hoping it would be a normal job. However, he runs into a phantom cat that plans to kill him. Luckily, Kikushima saves him and informs Taba about the work. Most of the girls want him, but Kikushima warns them to back off. Taba has taken somewhat of a shine to Takami, seeing her as the "normal" girl in Kagura's bunch, and has some sort of feelings for Narusawa (The only depicted female member of the HOUNDS below), although this may just be from the fact she's the only decidedly sane woman he meets in the series.

Maya: When Taba was young, he saw a stray cat and took care of it. The cat turned out to be a phantom cat named Maya. Unlike her unruly kin, she's calm, quiet and very shy. She's been close to Taba ever since and has helped out Kagura in some cases. Maya enjoys LuLu Brand cat food.

The Hounds: The Hounds are Kagura's country-sponsored rivals which are supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Hounds are militaristic in their operations to eliminate all phantom cats from Japan. The MHW's shady director, Mr. Irie, watches in seclusion keeping tabs on the Hounds and, for his own interest, Kagura.