Urban Square: Kohaku no Tsuigeki

アーバンスクウェア 琥珀の追撃

Aired: 1986

An original OVA that aimed at full-bore hard-boiled action, a rarity in mid-80s home video anime. Young design-firm employee Ryo Matsumoto stumbles into a gallery murder mystery and chases the conspiracy surrounding female painter Miwa Kohaku across bayside Tokyo. Realistic firearm depictions and urban-mystery atmosphere are paired with an all-instrumental score by jazz-fusion outfit Chickenshack featuring Junji Yamagishi and Hidefumi Toki, lending the visuals a polished noir-jazz pulse.