Power suits, double-crosses, and a crime lord who needs babysitting — peak '99 anime chaos.
In 2100, the newly built Bayside City serves as Japan's premier international port. The Angel Arms Company is established by a former policewoman named Takako, to help wage war on terrorism with armed security suits. When the mayor is assassinated, the women of Angel Arms end up protecting the evil crime-lord Hassan, in hopes that his information will help bring down a global terror ring. Takako's back is to the wall as a band of criminals plot to kill Hassan, and the organization's leader is revealed to be the former lover of Angel Arms' own Alisa.
Practical Effects
Charming janky mecha designs that scream late-90s OVA.
Production
Four directors for 81 minutes — you can feel it.
Director
Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gundress was originally planned as a PlayStation game that got scrapped; the anime was made to salvage the concept.
This embodies the late-90s OVA boom where any mecha-adjacent concept could get funded, quality be damned.
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