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“Mariko Rosebank commands C.A.T., an all-female mercenary team protecting world leaders from terrorists.”
Desert Rose: The Snow Apocalypse
砂の薔薇[デザート・ローズ] 雪の黙示録
6.31
8,907 rank · 9,174 viewers · 18 favorites
Action
Seinen
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Synopsis
Mariko Rosebank commands C.A.T., an all-female mercenary team protecting world leaders from terrorists.
Mariko Rosebank leads a team of all-female anti-terrorist mercenaries, named C.A.T. This all-woman team is sent to guard a meeting of world leaders against a terrorist attack. (Source: AniDB)
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6.8
/10
What 8 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.09
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.09 · scores cluster tight
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.25
Running avg · Jun 2019 → Jan 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “A fantastic action OVA that absolutely needs a sequel or at least needed to last longer. The animation strikes a balance of lanky and beautiful shojo characters with muscular guns and action all...”
- 8 “This is a fine classic from the 90s, very entertaining gem that I'm glad I discovered. The story is a generic action similar to other pre-9/11 spy thrillers, but in a charming way. Character design...”
- 7 “This is an odd OVA. One episode, 44 minutes, with a lot of setup and implication of wider plots that there aren't time for. Nothing that's in here is done poorly, but at the end I was more confused...”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 38%
Long · 13%
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- Format 1 × 44′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 44m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1993 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-3418 catalog
Produced by
- Toei Video Producer
- Hakusensha Producer