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- Kenichi Sonoda was born on December 13, 1962 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Bean Bandit (2021), Gunsmith Cats (1995) and Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986).
- Featuring a Shelby GT500 in his works
- [Chicago] Frequently uses Chicago as the backdrop in his works
- [Girls with Guns] Always includes atleast one girl who knows how to fire a gun.
- His favorite movies are The Blues Brothers (1980), Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) and Vanishing Point (1971).
- He retired from anime to take over his family ancestral business.
- Sonoda is a self-confessed gun fanatic, owning several replica guns.
- On Gunsmith Cats (1995): Rally's my heroine, so she has to be really good at what she does. Rally's a tough case, she gets things done, and she holds things together. I like her. But at the same time she's sort of intimidating. So in that sense I guess I'm a little more fond of Minnie-May.
- On Gunsmith Cats (1995): I knew America had bounty hunters, and I knew these two women were really good with guns and explosives, and the storyline created itself.
- Guns have been my biggest passion for years. But of course, in Japan it's almost totally against the law to own any kind of firearm. That makes it a lot harder.
- I'm happy that we've reached the 30th anniversary, but I was merely the character and mechanical designer, with no rights assigned to me, per say. But if I'm asked to work on Bubblegum Crisis (1987) again, I'd love to take it on.
- I don't even have a driver's license! I read a lot and study a lot. Right now I don't even have a bike, although I used to ride a Kawasaki GPZ and I had a Yamaha SRX for a while, too.
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