![]() "Mezzo Forte" was originally released in two 30-minute episodes, and more information to help explain the cast of characters would have been useful. Keep an eye out for a brief but obvious cameo from "Kite" characters in this too!The story is a little more than poorly paced. The tone comes across as fast slapstick comedy with witty comments every few seconds, with just a pinch of violence, torture and rape to keep your attention. And who happened to have a trigger-happy daughter who would rather shoot then pay regardless if her daddy was still alive. Who happened to be a well-known baseball-team owner and mob boss. In need of extra cash, they plan a kidnapping, but it goes awry when they accidently kill the old man they kidnapped. And for the USA, they were, but we'll get to that."Mezzo Forte" is a little more lighthearted than the brooding "Kite" or the violent sci-fi "Kite: Liberator." It quickly introduces a trio of undergound dealers who specialize in building and selling realistic sex-androids. This likely made it difficult to distribute on television or home video, hence the reason these are labelled as "OVA's." For the most part, the sex scenes are short and could be removed without affecting the story too. Like "Kite" before it, "Mezzo Forte" has real sex scenes, uncensored, showing full genetals, penetration, and climax. None of his other series (where he isn't credited as writer) have this, and rightfully so. ![]() Actually, there is one other work that shares his stamp: "Mezzo Forte." By pure coincidence, it is also a action-heavy porno, released in the year 2000, around the peak of anime-awareness in the USA and at a time when stylized violence and sex in anime seemed commonplace.Exactly why Umetsu likes putting porn in his action stories is something of a mystery. The "Kite" series is the only work that he has both directed AND written, hence it would best show his style. This makes sense when closer inspection shows that he typically stands as an animation director. because "Kite" really has a style and feel that can't be compared to anything else. Most would be surprised to hear this I think. Yasuomi Umetsu is a prolific anime director best known for his errotic action film "Kite" and its sequel, "Kite Liberator." A quick look at his filmography will show he actually has a much larger body of work, starting in 1986 and still working up to the present (2017). Review of Mezzo Forte "2DAniCritic" Review: Mezzo Forte Review Score: 3.14 / 5.00
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