Golgo 13 – Episode 8 – Action 4/24

In which some people mistakenly think they can shoot Golgo 13 before he can shoot them.

Golgo is hired to assassinate the Don of a New York mafia family that has moved in on the turf of his rival. However with his client dead and his target protected by “special” bullet proof glass, will Golgo 13 complete the hit? It’s Golgo 13, I think you know the answer.

This is the best of the Golgo 13 episodes I’ve seen so far in terms of animation. The background artists do a fantastic job in making New York seem a wet, miserable place to be. The visuals marry up well with the bleak inevitability of the plot. Golgo doesn’t toy with his targets, their desperate struggle to survive once they learn of his intentions is always of their own doing, and that is the crux of this episode.