Hero-Worshipper: Asami in the anime, to Mikura.

Cut away to a scene of two crystalline spheres being shattered.

In the first episode of the anime, Mikura nails a Black Scissors stooge in the jewels.

Mikura delivers a particularly wince-worthy one to one of Momoi's goons, and just to emphasize it, he drops a bowling ball on his own head immediately after.

And seemingly bears no significance to the story, setting, or characters at all.

Gratuitous Italian: It's all there in the title.

Gorn: While the action scenes aren't quite as gory as those seen in Kite, this series doesn't pull any punches.

Gadgeteer Genius: Harada's primary function within the group.

The purpose of the scene was to show how sad and alone she was, and the plot involved her meeting some guy and falling in love. Frozen Dinner of Loneliness: A Japanese meteorologist went home to her small apartment and cried tears into her instant dinner.Fingore: Kurokawa gets a fingernail pried off by mobsters attempting to find out where their boss is being held.Across bowling alleys, in canals, up small staircases, the car on its freaking side. Drives Like Crazy: Kurokawa's driving isn't just crazy, it's insane.After taking the fall for a big foul-up, Kurokawa made a killing with his tell-all book. Dirty Cop: Kurokawa's old police department, as well as the old guy himself.It seems to be the DSA's main mose of transport.

Cool Car: Kurokawa's yellow (changed to pink in DSA), vintage, Volkswagen Beetle.Cannot Spit It Out: Harada, towards Mikura.She has no dialogue and pauses just long enough to get a good look at her. The Cameo: Sawa from Kite walks by Kurokawa's Volkswagen while he chats up a cop through the window.He does not survive the ensuing battle between his kidnappers and bodyguards. The Can Kicked Him: The DSA sedate and abduct Momoi through a false panel in the ceiling above his bathroom stall.Call-Back: There are a couple of direct references to the events of Mezzo Forte in the anime.After Momomi finishes him off, they then bury him underneath the pitcher's mound. Batter Up!: When the pitcher of the Peach Twisters costs the team the game, Momokichi responds by beating him nearly to death with a baseball bat.While his hairstyle is pretty wild, think Pinhead and you're halfway there, it's hardly impossible. This page is for the censored version only. Not to be confused with the Icelandic musical group, Mezzoforte. What exactly did their client hope to gain from all of this? And what is the nature of the mysterious connection felt between Momomi and Mikura? A task made all the more difficult by the involvement of their mysterious client, a pair of vengeful street thugs, and Momoi's Cute and Psycho daughter Momomi. Now with the mob hot on their tail, Mikura and crew must find a way to get out of the situation with their lives intact. This plan has two major problems, however: they were identified by the target's bodyguards during the kidnapping, and apparently Momoi didn't make it out alive. Panicked, the group decides that they should cut their losses by returning the mob boss and leaving the country. Unbeknownst to the DSA, Momoi just so happens to also be one of the city's most powerful mob bosses, a useful bit of information that they, unfortunately, do not learn about until after they grab him. The DSA get in over their heads, however, when they are hired to kidnap Momokichi Momoi, the owner of the Peach Twisters baseball team.

And, at least for Mikura, the more reckless the request is, the better. Together, the trio will take on just about any job as long as the pay is right. The DSA consists of three members: Action Girl and weapons specialist Mikura, the tech-savvy Harada, and the balding ex-cop and nominal group leader, Kurokawa. The Danger Service Agency is a small-time group of mercenary con artists, operating in Japan in the not so distant future. A television series that followed from the events of Mezzo Forte called Mezzo DSA was later released in 2003. The OVA was originally released in 1998 by studio Green Bunny and was later licensed for release in North America by the Media Blasters labels Anime Works and Kitty Media. As with Kite, Mezzo Forte was released in two versions: an abridged version with the explicit scenes removed, and an uncensored Director's Cut. Mezzo Forte is an anime written and directed Yasuomi Umetsu, the director of Kite.

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