Audience reviews
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Extremo888
This slick spy thriller OVA follows the classic mission-gone-wrong formula, with plenty of witty banter between the three protagonists, and fantasticly-animated action scenes to boot! The English cast also did a bang-up job, with a number of old talents doing a bang-up job with the material, which really impressed me for a production from this year and especially this, er, category.
...The spy action is so engaging, which is partially why the first sex scene felt SO abrupt, SO jarring, and completely gratuitous. Nothing in the story naturally lead to that scene whatsoever, the characters acted COMPLETELY differently to how they were established, and most of all: it was completely pointless! I am not saying that as hyperbole: it had absolutely no bearing on any scene following, and could b…
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Mezzo Forte is an anime that feels like it's trying to cram a two hour story into a sixty minute OVA, and unfortunately this has a fundamentally negative effect on just about every aspect of the story. A lack of establishing exposition left me feeling lost as to who the characters are (both individually and as a group), what the time period of the setting is, etc. While you're able to somewhat piece it together by the end, the story ends up feeling wonky and poorly paced as a result. The characters are very shallow and predominantly feel like caricatures of classic action film tropes, and the overall plotline - barring a few admittedly surprising twists - is pretty formulaic.
The hentai element of the show is gratuitous and for the most part unnecessary, and its inclusion really felt like…
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PT - BR
A animação é competente, notável(as cenas de ação são muito bem feitas, levemente exageradas...), diga-se de passagem...a história(enredo) é simplório(tem até um leve plot twist no fim) e a fama desse anime é com certeza fomentada por páginas que glamurizam "um certo conteúdo" maldito presente na obra(triste apologia(mesmo sendo vindo de um robô). Não recomendo!
EN - US(from Google Translator
The animation is competent, notable (the action scenes are very well done, slightly exaggerated...), by the way... the story (plot) is simple (it even has a slight plot twist at the end) and the This anime's fame is certainly fostered by pages that glamorize "a certain content" cursed present in the work (sad apology (even though it comes from a robot). I don't recommend it
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I went into this with no context or expectations and was still disappointed. The animation is visually pleasing, the action is pretty well choreographed, but the rest is just off. The voice actors' performances felt awkward and unpolished, and the story is just so.. strange. We're thrown into this without any worldbuilding, no stage setting, we just see our group of characters get into trouble and try to solve it. But we're never given a reason to care about said characters. The sex scenes were so bizarre and out of place, especially the one in the second episode. This almost feels like it exists with the story being an excuse to draw some nice bodies, because nothing fits together and it all feels so strange.
Read at the sourceWyattWordWeaver
Mezzo Forte wants to be an exciting crime bop, filled with taciturn gangsters and lovable mercenaries, and it delivers a few exciting sequences and memorable fights. Unfortunately the work is weighed down by poor pacing and occasionally broken by tasteless smut.
Too much happens in Mezzo Forte. The two thirty minute episodes strain to contain a breakneck plot that leaves little time to grow fond to our characters or even understand what is happening. What's worse is that the OVA is stitched together with horrendous editing. Cuts are often jarring and disorienting, leaving little time to soak in the ambience of a scene, establish a location or really enjoy a sequence.
What the OVA does make time for is for each episode to have a minutes long, extremely graphic rape sequence that is complete…
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Mezzo Forte is my favorite non-arthouse hentai anime of all time. That's not exactly a category most people hold in high esteem, but I'm saying this anime is damn good for what it is. Despite being a porno, Mezzo actually has one of my favorite action scenes in all of anime. I won't spoil everything, but it takes place at a bowling alley and involves bowling balls filled with plastic explosives. This hentai is insane!
I get a lot of unusual comments on my MAL profile. It takes a lot to really get a rise out of me. However, the other week somebody left a comment saying how cruel and unfair I've been in my reviews towards Studio Arms. At first I was utterly baffled by this statement. My favorite anime of all time is an Arms anime and I'm not exactly subtle about my affection for it. I don't…
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Mezzo Forte is a whole lot different from A Kite, as it deals with a special group called the Danger Service Agency. It’s used to stop criminals from causing havoc on the streets and in this case, they need to stop a mob boss by the name of Momokichi Momoi, who is a mob boss that owns a baseball team. Only thing that stops in the way of this is the daughter, Momomi Momoi. The DSA, on the other hand, is led by Kenichi Kurokawa. He used to be an ex-cop that loves noodles, but is now joined by the likes of Mikura Suzuki (who almost looks like Sawa from Kite) and the technical expert, Tomohisa Harada.
Throughout the likes of pure action, violence and sex, this movie differs from Kite in some ways. Most of the lead character’s interaction in Forte is with Kenichi and Momomi, whereas an old man…
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Mezzo Forte is another action oriented sleaze romp by none other than Yasuomi Umetsu himself, who also happens to be the director of Kite. Were the two films considered to be sisters, then Mezzo Forte would be the completely mindless one, who is all about the party and getting laid. Personally, I like to think of Mezzo Forte as Kite-Lite. However, it is not the least bit light when it comes down to the hardcore sex scenes. In fact, it actually blows away its sister title in that area, but for many viewers I know, that is not exactly a good thing.
Umetsu's storytelling leaves a lot to be desired. The story and the plot is incredibly flimsy and fairly predictable. Through the use of several distorted visions, Umetsu attempts to draw a connection between both Mikura and Momomi. As obvious an…
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Well, as you can tell, this is another hentai related OVA’s that is actually part of Kite. I’m going to actually say sorry to MAK for not actually getting this done with the others but I had had enough of the series after Kite Liberator. It starts out with a baseball game with a manager corrupted by money and winning. He even has his daughter help him kill his pitcher.
Then we go to Mikura and her ‘new team’ of fighters, who has been having strange visions of the killing that just happened while on another job. They don’t ever explain how she has these visions or why, they just have it as just there. Then we get a view of the special robots that are created. Somehow, the daughter of the business owner also can see into the future as well.
The artwork and animation was actually really goo…
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Hey this short, 2 episode OVA isn't bad at all. It's a bit like "Kite", except it's just BETTER. Slicker, funnier, more exciting action sequences... and just generally... better!
"Mezzo Forte" is a stylish gangster anime, kind of reminiscent of a retro 70/80's TV series, containing guns, explosions... more guns, more explosions etc etc. The action is somewhat over the top, - these people seem to be harder than the walls judging from the way the walls collapse when they fly into them, but still... it's all good fun.
Like I said, there are striking similarities between "Mezzo Forte" and "Kite". Since the came studio is behind both, I guess this isn't really so much of a surprise. The art style between the two is very similar for one thing, and in fact, in an early scene, one of the backgr…
Read at the sourceJaxxy
Gunna be honest here; I only watched it for the hentai. :x It's infamous for it's hentai scenes (only 2 in the whole movie) and they're probably the most detailed and extravagant animated porn I've seen.
Story was ok. Wasn't great...wasn't bad either. Animation all around was great.
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Mezzo Forte is one of the few hentai titles I have seen and overall it was a solid series. It’s a borderline hentai series, there are only a couple of sex scenes which are not all that long, though very explicit. At its heart it’s an action show with a pretty good story and characters.
The plot revolves around a trio that I guess could be called mercenaries or private investigators. They don’t really say for sure what it is exactly they do beside the obscure and silly sounding Danger Service Agency name for their group. They are hired by a mysterious figure to kidnap someone only to have the job go bad and find that their target is actually a powerful underworld boss. I found this part a bit of a stretch to believe. For an organization that is portrayed to be so good at what they do and a…
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There is a version with the hentai scenes taken out, I'd recommend buying that one. Unusual for a hentai title, but this actually has a good storyline and the animation is stunning. It's a great introduction to people looking to get into Mezzo DSA (which is also very good). The one problem with this is the completely unnecessary sex scenes. Without wanting to spoil it; one is a dream - so pretty much pointless, and the other is a rape scene, when just a beating would have gotten the point across fine. It's great but has that hentail title 'look' about it, so is a little embarassing to have on your animé shelf, so buying the 'clean' version might save you from some uncomfortable situations. If you really want the sex scenes though, you can download them from various places. Keep your…
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This anime, just like Kite (from the same producers), is a very nice "hentai" packed with action and an interesting storyline.
The storyline is pretty simple and easy to understand, but it entertains the viewer enough as to want to keep on watching. The hentai part, the hardcore sex scenes, is just a bonus; you can watch the anime taking out the hentai part and the story will flow perfectly. Consider the sex scenes as an eye-candy for those who like watching hentai.
The art and animation is pretty nice. The 2 OVAs are packed with a lot of action scenes, and a couple of funny scenes, too. Voice acting and sound effects are alright; they serve the purpose.
The character development is actually very poor; we get to know very little about the main characters. Anyhow, the characters were fun…
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Mezzo Forte is a fun little action-comedy OVA that you should check out. They're some things that I loved in the anime, while others things not so much.
To get the bad stuff out the way... The HARDCORE sex scense I felt were unessesary and just didnt advance the plot in any way. They felt out of place and i felt the people working on this could have added extra plot are character devoplement inplace of the sex scenes.
Now to the good... The action scenes were stunning and was my faviorte part about this anime (The boiling alley to be specific). This anime doesn't give you much emotional punch as much as well done action packed scenes. So if you are bored one night and dont feel like thinking(like watching paprika), and just wanna watch a hot girl kick ass, then you should deffiantly re…
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