Two departments of the US government pit Golgo 13 and the young sniper Katz against one another, as Golgo attempts to kill a Jordanian envoy and Katz tries to stop him.
Oh, and we also get the most Osamu-Dezaki-y episode of Golgo 13 TV yet.
By which I mean… POSTCARD MEMORIES~!~!
And in a callback to Dezaki’s cinema outing with Golgo 13, a CGI HELICOPTER~!~!~!
While I’m not expecting this to be Dezaki (I’m assuming he’s busy with Ultraviolet & Cobra), I would be interested in seeing who directed this, as I’m surprised with not seen the Postcard Memory technique used more often in the series. Admittedly the episodes tend to be packed as it is and there may not be time such a pace slowing technique, but it’s almost something you are expecting from the series.
Storywise, it’s another mind game as people try to out-think Golgo, with some modern politics thrown in as background. It is a shame the television isn’t as brave as the manga and refuses to use caricature when real people turn up. This episode’s US Secretary of Defense looks nothing like Robert Gates, and only looks like Rumsfeld if you squint and imagine glasses.