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You're Under Arrest The Motion Picture DVD (Hyb)
Recent reviews of titles here: Sunshine Sketch Graphic Novel 1 (112 pgs)Amy E. Cybulski - Dec 17 2009 dreamertonks@yahoo.com Rating: This sucked! Not funny at all. If you happen to stumble upon this book thinking that it might be like Azumanga Daioh, then turn around. Sure, this book has the same comic panels but none of the humor. Not one of the comics made me grin or smile...let alone laugh. Which is a shame because the art is cute. All in all, don't waste your money on this book. :-( Alien Nine Ultimate Collection DVD (Hyb) + Graphic Novels 1-3 Devon Murray - Dec 18 2009 Rating: Pretty good! Though short, it is a solid addition to any collection. I don’t think that the summary properly represents this series. It isn’t a series geared towards younger children, nor is it similar to the typical ‘students obtain superpowers and overcome alien invaders to save the world’ type of show. Instead, it is a very unique, human story containing some common elements (aliens, students, special powers) but with a focus on how the burden of defending their school impacts the protagonists. The three volumes of manga that come in the bundle carry the story a little farther than the anime. With minimal tweaking and an additional 20+ episodes, this series had the potential to become a masterpiece. With Central Park Media gone, you should seize the opportunity to grab this bundle, especially since the price is so low. Tweeny Witches True Book of Spells DVD Box Set (Hyb) Devon Murray - Dec 18 2009 Rating: Pretty good! Unique magical girl series that is fun to watch. If Jim Henson had produced anime, I suspect it would’ve turned out a lot like this. The backgrounds are usually quite detailed, often more so than the character animations themselves. Short episodes, delivered in pairs, keep the pace lively. Solid dub, excellent casting choices for the three leads. A solid premise, not too deep, and plenty of fun to watch. Wallflower, The DVD Complete Collection Part 1 (Hyb) Jenell L. McGregor - Dec 19 2009 Glamrgrl104@hotmail.com Rating: Pretty good! Hilarious and hot guys whats not to like? I bought this as a blind buy and I am not disappointed by it. I love this show the comedy some drama, and overall antics of the characters. I give it a 9.5 Darker Than Black DVD 1 (Hyb) + Artbox Jenell l. M - Dec 19 2009 Glamrgrl104@hotmail.com Rating: Pretty good! Brilliant! This is one of my fav anime series I picked this one up along with Baccano. I am currently watching the 2nd season, and I have to say both are brilliant! I hope Funimation decides to Dub the 2nd season as well. Ikki-Tousen Dragon Destiny DVD 1 (Hyb) peter w. pyle - Dec 20 2009 Rating: Wonderful! Less comedy, more action! I bought this volume @FYE. I'd seen the opening and closing animation on the 'net and they were, not too surprisingly, a tad bit risque. Loved the songs "Heart & Soul" and "Flower of Glass" that went with the opening and closing of each episode. The Omake (Extras), that were referred to as "OVA Episode 1&2", were quite amusing!! I'm looking forward to volume #2!! Case Closed Movie 3: The Last Wizard of the Century DVD (Hyb) J M. Albin - Dec 21 2009 Rating: Wonderful! Wonderful Movie - Poor quality DVD I received my pre-orded Detective Conan(Case Closed) movies The Last Wizard of the Century and Captured in Her Eyes this weekend. There is only one word available to describe my feelings for these: Disappointed! I was extremely happy with the quality of the subtitles in the first movie Skyscraper on a Timer, even the second movie 14th Target, while the use of black box to cover the on screen Japanese text was annoying, at least the information matched the dialog. For these last two movies: 1. the alternate angle option for the opening and closing credits was missing. 2. the black boxes used to introduce the characters contained American names not the Japanese 3. the place names appear in black boxes sometimes others appear top of screen in normal type. 4. missing the snapshot storyline, that plays during the ending credits. (Need to have disclaimer that movie was edited for broadcast like they do for television since it does not match the picture released to theaters.) I guess if you can tolerate the Americanization of the dialog and characters these movies have an interesting and mysterious storyline with excellent character development. I was hoping to replace my ancient fan-subbed copies with a more durable format as a companion to the R2 imported discs in my collection, but if this is the kind of quality that also appears in Countdown to Heaven and Phantom of Baker Street, I'm afraid all will end up being donated to the local library. They don't usually care if the sub-titled track is accurate. Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 DVD Collection (D) Devon Murray - Dec 21 2009 Rating: Wonderful! An epic adventure series full of wit and exceptional action sequences. Okay…technically not anime by most definitions, but does it really matter when a series is this superb? There are a lot of great characters in this show, each with distinct personalities and histories. The action is very unique and memorable. The special ability system (Bending) is well thought out, cleverly applied and tied in to specific forms of martial arts. It is apparent that a great deal of thought went into this series. The result is a show where the different elements mesh together in ways that are clever and elegant. There’s plenty of humor in Avatar, but it is always secondary to the plot (which is great) and seems less forced than in most other American-produced animated shows. Even the character Sokka, who is the main comedic relief, is an integral part of the plot and has plenty of depth. They chose a good length for this series. It doesn’t drag on forever with sub-standard filler episodes until the impact of the main storyline is lost (cough…Naruto…cough), not does it try to shoehorn everything into a dozen episodes at the expense of depth. Sixty-one episodes and not one of them is a filler episode. Many shonen anime nowadays should aspire to this level of quality. Although this series is safe to show to younger children, you’ll be doing yourself a disservice if you brush it off as being just a kiddie show. It is a magnificent piece of work and deserved the accolades it received. Clannad DVD Collection 1 (S) Devon Murray - Dec 21 2009 Rating: Wonderful! An absolute must-have. Possibly the best anime series you will ever watch. Another gorgeous work by Kyoto Animation with beautiful animation and audio. They did a wonderful job of bringing the characters to life. I thoroughly enjoyed the first season, which is full of genuinely funny moments but retains an undertone of seriousness. In the second season (After Story) the characters are a little older and dealing with more serious, adult problems. Though still full of funny moments, the story is, at times, extremely heart-wrenching. This is part of the reason for its greatness. Though this anime has its roots in a visual novel, they don’t let it into degenerate into a harem anime. Not knowing Japanese, I generally avoid shows that aren’t dubbed. However, there are a handful of titles (ARIA for instance) whose essence I believe cannot be faithfully captured by a dub, no matter how good. Clannad is one of these. I’ve seen 5000+ episodes of anime and I think that After Story Episode #18 ‘The Ends of the Earth’ may be the single greatest episode of anime ever made. The impact of this series will stay with you for a long time…and as with all things profound and great, it should. |
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