California Crisis: Tsuigeki no Juuka


California Crisis: Gun Salvo

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: California Crisis: Tsuigeki no Juka, California Crisis: Tsuigeki no Juuka [Hibana]
Japanese: カリフォルニア・クライシス 追撃の銃火
English: California Crisis: Gun Salvo
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Information

Type: OVA
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 21, 1986
Producers: None found, add some
Licensors: None found, add some
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Duration: 45 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 5.641 (scored by 36353,635 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #115172
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #7367
Members: 7,839
Favorites: 14

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Synopsis

One hundred miles south of Los Angeles, a reckless biker named Marcia and her newfound acquaintance Noera crash their vehicles after getting caught in the explosion of a semi truck. In the resulting confusion, Marcia manages to sneak off with a briefcase containing a mysterious dark orb. When Marcia and Noera touch it, they experience a vision of Death Valley. Taking this as a sign that the ball needs to be brought to Death Valley, the pair set out on the road, chasing their version of the American Dream, all while evading those who seek to take the elusive object back from them.

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Background

Director Mizuho Nishikubo intended for California Crisis: Tsuigeki no Juulka's story to be concluded in a sequel movie, but his studio went out of business shortly after the original video animation was released.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Nishikubo, Mizuho
Director, Script
Watanabe, Jun
Sound Director
Matsuura, Noriyoshi
Sound Director
Fujiwara, Miho
Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Performance


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"Streets Are Hot" by Miho Fujiwara
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Ending Theme

"Streets Are Hot" by Miho Fujiwara




Reviews

Oct 5, 2024
Incredible "vibes" OVA - California Crisis commits fully capturing the summer haze and glitzy shine of 80's Los Angeles as seen in fashion magazines & music videos. Which is a great thing to capture, but combining it with a military/spycraft chase for a lost alien artifact is a zany enough premise to elevate this work above being simply good YoutTube playlist background art. The OVA's bright spot is the Patrick Nagel-esque animation style, where everything is heavily solarized; it does not always work - most particularly for the female lead Mashrea - but when it does it creates a unique aesthetic for anime, and one ...
Jul 4, 2022
Mixed Feelings
If you're a fan of all the American 80s action movie cheese that checked every box on the stereotypes of those movies at the time, this is the anime for you.

Or if you just came around for the art and its aesthetic.

Everything about this anime made me feel like I was watching some b-movie from my dad's collection, albeit not in English without all the slang. Aliens, car chases, Coca Cola, California, hot rods, the fashion, it checks all the boxes for me.

The story and characters are very flat and lacking. There isn't really anything spectacular about this anime outside of it being ...
Dec 1, 2020
Aside from the character designs and music, this anime has little to offer.

The animation is minimal and badly directed, with many scenes confusingly edited together and at times barely comprehensible. Most of this OVA consists of an uninteresting chase scene that leads up to a very unsatisfying conclusion. The plot is practically non existent, with the mystery presented halfway through the OVA having zero payoff in the end and what few characters are introduced are uninteresting and pointless. I've seen many describe this OVA as "underrated" but it's better described as something that's obscure and boring.

Overall, I'd say the only enjoyable way to ...

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