Two episodes of pure space-for-hire chaos that doesn't waste time on setup or apology. The second one, "The Ice Prison," is the one people still argue about at conventions, a genuinely tense survival scenario that makes the whole OVA package click. Joe and his crew are exactly as competent and tired as they need to be, solving impossible problems with the kind of casual expertise that makes you want to follow them into the next job.

In a vast and hazardous galaxy, there are moments when even the United Space Force cannot step in. That is where the Crushers come in: hired fixers who will handle any trouble, whatever its size, as long as they get paid, and they prefer a big fee. Of all the Crushers, none is better than Joe. This two-episode OVA from 1989 is a science fiction adventure.