Directed by Osamu Dezaki, who directed the first Golgo 13 anime.This time Golgo is hired to assasinate a female revolutionary known as Queen Bee. Why is called Queen Bee? -well, she gives birth to all her men's children. I won't rant on about the story so as not to spoil.
I seen the first Golgo 13 anime, Golgo 13: The Professional on the sci-fi channel on cable 8 years ago. I liked it because of it's realism, and the complexity of the story. It felt like adult GI Joe or something from the 80s. Alot of people bitch about the animation and music in Queen Bee, yet seem to forget that the first Golgo 13 anime was produced on a 'theatrical budget,' whereas Queen Bee was a straight to video release. What I can't understand is, if Golgo 13 is so phenomenal, and sold so many manga throughout the world, etc etc, then why couldn't they have made more OVAs through the years?
Anyway, Golgo 13 doesn't feature in this one as much- he's more of a background character, which will be pretty dissapointing for fans. There's this one scene where Golgo boards a ship Queen Bee is on, and attempts to take her life- when he runs, he's like out within 3 seconds, he literally moves like the devil!
So umm, you're gonna watch this anyway if you liked the first one. It's just not as good as the frist anime, and the gratuitous sex & violence don't seem to quite fit in places, etc. Soundtrack seems less jazzy than the other one in which Toshiyuki Kimori was the composer, and the Queen Bee sex scene at the end is really cheesy...
My rating: 6.5/10
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