Plot
What should have been a delightful nautical voyage for Kazuya and Victorique turns out to be a death trap. Someone has gathered together everyone on the Queen Berry in order to exact revenge for an unsaid crime in the past. Now Kazuya and Victorique must uncover the mysteries of this sinking ghost ship while surviving the booby traps set by a killer.
Our first foray into episode blogging, doing it the Reverse Thieves way (whatever that is)!
Plot
The story begins with a grizzly occult ceremony where rabbits are being slaughtered and some dire prophesy is being made. We then cut to Kazuya a lonely transfer student at exclusive St. Marguerite Academy in the small European nation of Sauville during what seems to be the early 20th century. While exploring the campus library tower Kazuya encounters the reclusive golden-haired Victorique and their fates become irrevocably entwined when a mystery is set before them.
If you were a fan before the late-90’s, there is no need to introduce these ladies; it was pretty hard not to see at least one of the Dirty Pair titles that were released in the U.S during those days. Kei and Yuri were (and still are for some of us) the quintessential girls with guns. Or more to the point, they fit right in with what people wanted out of anime between explosions, space adventure, and fan-service there wasn’t much missing. And if you haven’t experienced it, you can win the first set right here!
The are some shows that define a genre. They are not necessarily the first show or even the best show in the category but for one reason or another they capture the imagination of the public and become intimately linked with the genre. Whenever you mention girls with guns anime most fans who have been in the hobby for a few years will undoubtedly bring up the Dirty Pair before any other title. Along with Gunsmith Cats it personifies the idea of a show where two beautiful ladies run around defeating nasty bad guys with cool weapons with a side order of humor and cheesecake. As a fan of the series I was always asking ADV when they were going to go back and license this iconic gem for its US fans. But in an unexpected twist of fate it turns out that the champion of the underdog titles Nozomi Entertainment picked it up instead much to my delight. The premiere babes with blasters show finally has made its way to the US and I could not be happier.
Reverse Thieves 