price：$32.49
Viz Video
Usually ships in 3 to 6 weeks Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Love It!) 『The mask came in one piece, looks great and is a nice little piece of Bleach memorabilia』
(Someone Needs to Put Episode Numbers on the Item Description) 『Simple. This series, which very good, is long. There are hundreds of episodes now. Basically by Episode 63, the first cycle of the Rescue is over. We, the collecting public NEED to have EPISODE numbers in the product description. Otherwise we are likely to buy sets we DO NOT NEED. This is cheap marketing manipulation. Please add the numbers of the episodes included in each product release. This is a fine series and very enjoyable. But also, the producer needs to get moving faster as the series is in the 200 episodes now, and we are still back here not even to 100 in the releases. This is poor marketing indeed. This series deserves better for the western market.』
(Definitely worth the Cash!) 『I bought seasons 1 and 2 before buying this one. I recommend you buy those first if you have not already. Season 3 is where the action truly kicks off and the series get interesting. The DVD set itself has two cards with artwork on them inside.. Im not sure if theyre randomly selected but I had Ichigo and Hitsugaya in mine. Packaged well. You're reading my review which means your interested in the Limited Edition Hollow Mask. I pondered for a bit if it was worth paying the extra for and now I am glad I did get it. Excellent quality mask.. Thick material with a heavy base/stand. The stand is a Substitute soul reaper badge. The mask is hung by a metal rod with a eye shaped metal piece on it. The mask fits perfectly onto the eye slot so its not shaky and you don't have to worry about it falling or wobbling. It wont move at all. High quality.』
(LOVE THE ANIME bad disc) 『its a great show ... iv been folowing it for a verry long time now and i bought this to add to my colection just bc its my fave season but right arount when renji unleashes his banki it glitches and freezes which sucks bc the begining of kempachi's fight with captian tozen starts right in the middle of the glitch which is EXTREAMLY FRUSTRATING but all in all its a great series and i highly recomend it for all anime fans!!!』
(AIZEN RISES!!!!!) 『The last set on soul society, the main antagonist AIZEN rises with ease! This is my favorite arc of soul society, lots of action! recommended! Hollow mask was really cool!!』 『The day of Rukia's execution draws ever closer, and to save her, Ichigo and his loyal comrades must navigate the madness of a Soul Society on the brink of collapse. Ichigo and Renji face the most difficult training of their Soul Reaper careers as they struggle to achieve bankai, without which they have no hope against the most powerful captain of the Seireitei--Byakuya Kuchiki. While all the players converge at the site of Rukia's imminent execution, in the background, a group of Soul Reapers slowly uncover an unimaginable betrayal at the hands of one of their own--a betrayal that will shake the Soul Society to its very core.』 『The third season of the hit fantasy-adventureBleachmarks the conclusion of the story arc that began in "The Substitute" two seasons earlier. Orange-haired, hot-tempered Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends--Chad, Orihime, Ishida, and Master Yoruichi, the talking cat--pass through the inter-dimensional portal linking Earth to the Seireitei, the stronghold of the Soul Society. Although they’ve come to rescue Rukia from execution, the arrival of the teenagers precipitates a deadly civil war within the Soul Society. Amid the growing chaos, Yoruichi reveals she was a princess in the Seireitei before she fled to Earth. When she realizes Ichigo isn't strong enough to survive the impending battles, Yoruichi spirits him away. He must be able to achieveBankai, the ultimate power over his Zanpak-tô sword, which he learns by dueling with Zangetsu, the spirit of the sword. Despite exhaustion and the wounds he's received, Ichigo fights with grim determination. While Ichigo trains, some of the Soul Society's most formidable officers join the teenagers, including Toshiro, the child-prodigy captain, the fantastically tattooed Renji, and the spiky-haired Kenpachi. Ichigo arrives just in time to save Rukia. Drawing on the grueling training he's just completed, Ichigo fends off the clouds of murderous blades summoned by Rukia's haughty brother Byakuya. During the battle, Ichigo begins to growa half-mask that resembles the monstrous Hollows. Horrified, he rips it away and renews his attack. But Ichigo has no time to celebrate his narrow victory: he, his friends, Rukia, and the Soul Society Captains have all been used as pawns by an unscrupulous villain. Director Noriyuke Abe once again shifts from dramatic derring-do to broad comedy as he sets the stage for the next story arc. Ichigo's time in the Seireitei made him stronger--but is he strong enough for the adventures that await him? The Limited Edition version includes a model of the mask Ichigo grows during his duel with Byakuya.Elegantly minimal and a dead-on model, it's a premium genuinely worth having. (Rated "Teen," suitable for ages 13 and older: violence, grotesque imagery, alcohol use, risqué humor)--Charles Solomon』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (I was so excited) 『After hearing so many people talk about Samurai X I decided to purchase the Complete set.
First let me say that the first disc "Trust&Betrayal" is amazing. After watching the first disc, I was completely blow away and could not wait to put in the second disc. Well, when I did put in the second disc I was so let down. The second disc has different artists and it is apparent within the first few scenes. I didn't expect them to keep up the romance angle that was started and ended in the first disc, but overall this disc and the rest of the set could not compete (except for the Director's Cut of Trust&Betrayal).
I loved loved loved the first disc, just save some money and try to get the first disc because it sets the bar so high that you will be completely disappointed with the rest of the set.』
(samuri x) 『thees movies are what happened before/in the middle of/after the ruroni kenshin TV show the first movie(trust and betrayal)is not the same as the the TV show it is extremely violent and is NOT for kids(but its rely rely good and you git ta see how kenshin got his scare)the secant movie was just like the show.The third movie was alright it was pretty much a revue over the hole show.over all i loved it.』
(George Lucas Should Have Hired The Writer of Samurai X) 『It's a shame that George Lucas didn't hire the writer of Samurai X to pen his most recent StarWars trilogy. As I watched this absolutely amazing movie, I couldn't help but feel that this is exactly what the backstory for Anakin Skywalker should have been.
The main character of Samurai X, Kenshin, has a lot in common with Anakin. Both were sold into slavery, and both have an uncompromising idea about what justice is and how it should be carried out. But unlike Anakin, with Kenshin you believe his motivations. And you're worried about the poor guy for the same reasons that you fear him. That should have been my reaction to the man behind the Vadar mask.
Samurai X begins as a bloody mess, but the horrific violence is more than just a cheap thrill for entertainment. It serves as the tragic motivation for a young Kenshin who watches his only caretakers brutally murdered. He is adopted by a mostly silent but stern swordsman who teaches him the art of the sword, attempting also to learn him the virtues of balance, before allowing him to seek out and find his vengeance. However, Kenshin breaks free before such balanced is learned and he soon finds himself becoming the tyrant that he vowed to eradicate. Sound familiar?
Where StarWars got it wrong, Saamurai X gets it right and then some. Even the love the story between Kenshin and Tomoe, who he meets at the peak of his blood quest, is far more convincing than Ankakin and whats-her-name. By the time Kenshin meets Tomoe he has sustained a mysterious facial wound that refuses to heal. The Greek maxim "the gift is in the wound" comes to mind as Kenshin begins to understand for the first time not all of his emotion are predicated on violence.
I'll stop here, lest I say too much. I borrowed this movie. Now I intend to buy it. Maybe even two copies. One being for ol' George.』
(Just buy "Trust&Betrayal") 『Trust and Betrayal ...is a Masterpiece but I am not rating just that story. I am rating this Box Set. Reflection,yawn, another disc in the set, drags on and on and I fell asleep. Another disc.."The Movie" was a complete waste and seems geared towards an audience that is about 7 to 12 years old. There are a total of 5 discs in this set. Trust and Betrayal....Reflection ...and The Movie. "Trust and Betrayal" also "Reflection" give you the "Directors Cut" version as well. All in all 3 discs plus two "Directors Cut" for a total of 5 discs. As for myself this set is not worth the money. If you can buy "Trust&Betrayal" by itself then you have the best that this set has to offer. To tell you about "Trust&Betrayal"...there are no demons..no witches or Dragons or any bizarre animals. It is one the best stories that I have had the pleasure of watching. There are broken hearts and lessons learned the honorable and untrustowrthy with great action in between. After all it takes place in fuedal Japan so there is plenty of blood that sprays out of them like a busted fuel line under pressure....grin. I would highly recommend this one disc.』
(Bloody, dramatic goodness.) 『I can't praise Trust&Betrayal enough, but I've no reason to blather on about that, since anyone else who has seen it can do that for me. I'm talking about Reflection here, and how it's really good, despite what many others may say. I loved it; I knew going in that it wouldn't be bloody (duh, since Kenshin is using the sakabato at this point). I think that Reflection wrapped up the series very well; Kaoru's final line being Kenshin's name was the perfect way to go. I really enjoyed the recap, especially since it's been forever since I watched the series. No, it's not bloody, violent or sexy, but it beautifully reviews the series and captures the much more heavy-hearted side of Kenshin and Kaoru's relationship. You can't really go in expecting Hitokiri Battousai, but all the beautiful, heart-clenching drama is there.』 『Nineteenth century Japan: a land torn by warfare and rebellion, where small bands of soldiers seek to overthrow the tyrannical Tokugawa Shogunate. Enter Kenshin, a young orphan whose fighting skills were honed by the great swordsman Hiko. But Kenshin’s soul is embattled much like the killing fields of Japan, with his hopes for a new world peace at odds with his life of blood and killing.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (steel-case trigun set 1) 『well, i don't think there is much to say here, other than with this set, make sure you are specific in what you want included. besides the three dvds, each in a small plastic case, with reversable insert, there is supposed to be a bullet necklace, if i understand correctly. my set did not include -any- extras, and i am sure this is not as it was before originally opened. i am not torn about this, so i would say i'm satisfied, at this point. i think any Trigun fan would want this nice steel-case set(1 of 2), i know i feel good about it, as it is nice looking, and heavy, giving it the "important feel" i think it deserves.』
(I love this series, I only wish they continued it.) 『Let me just start off by saying, they should continue this series.
I'm not a hardcore anime fan but I really enjoyed this series and it was a blast to watch. It was very light hearted at first bringing you into the universe of Trigun and then things go very serious with some really great philosiphies and outlooks as individuals, and as the human race as a whole. One of my favorite lines from the series I think was originaly said by Rem, but Vash used it as well; "The ticket to the future is always open."
The animation, voice acting, or music always seemed to be on par. It never seemed to take away from the experience and the soundtrack to this series was great in my opinion, I could only remeber one time the voice acting seemed a little sketchy.
All in all this series really brought me in and made me feel Vash's emotions. The experience as a whole was excellent. I even took away some different ways of thinking about problems and decsions we all make. If you spend any time with the series you will learn to always look for a better option to your problems, no matter how unlikely, and Vash's selfless acts were very moving making one of my first anime series a excellent experience. Five stars.
Jesse Flowers』
(A Classic . . .) 『A great series, despite starting a bit slow and having a sketchy ending. Definitely worth the coin.』
(Trigun - Limited Collector's Edition I (With Steel Case) (2003) WARNING!) 『This is episodes 1 through 14 ONLY!!! If you want the other half, you have to buy Trigun - Limited Collector's Edition II (With Steel Case) (2003) which be an aditional $500 (I assume edition II is 15 through 26 I cannot confirm anything!) I am very angry that episodes were not listed by Amazon.com before I purchased it. In their defense, it was a 3rd party that was selling it through Amazon.com.』
(Not as good as the books) 『I used to love the Trigun anime series until I read Maximum manga. The differnce between the two are staggering. The Gung Ho Guns in Manga (some of them) were much more powerful than the one's in the series. Not to mention all of them weren't included. The series also makes Vash look like a wimp in the series. Compared to the mangas at least.
Granted, if seen seperately they are both good and books always have room for more story. But if I were to recommend one it'd be the manga series wins hands down.』 『The wild gun-crazy action of Trigun gets collected in a new eight-volume DVD boxed set featuring 26 episodes of brand-new art from Takahiro Yoshimatsu, the character designer of Trigun.』 『Who and what is Vash the Stampede, a.k.a. "The Humanoid Typhoon"? To bounty hunters, he's an outlaw with 60,000,000,000 Double Dollars on his head. To Meryl Stryfe and Millie Thompson of the Bernardelli Insurance Society, he's a walking disaster area who's cost the company a fortune. Tootaku, he's one of the most popular characters in anime. Based on Yasuhiro Nightow'smanga, this comic adventure takes place in the distant future on a desert planet that looks like the American Old West. Vash wanders from town to town, unsuccessfully pursuing peace, doughnuts, and "the mayfly known as love." Meryl and Millie follow him, trying to minimize the destruction, but Vash's only real friend is the gun-totin' preacher Nicholas Wolfwood. Despite their grudging affection, Wolfwood articulates the other characters' thoughts when he tells Vash, "When you're around, things always seem to get worse!"
Anime heroes tend to be either cold-blooded warriors who kill for honor (theGundam Wingpilots) or unlikely nerds who grow into the role of warrior when it's thrust upon them (Shinji Ikari inEvangelion). Sometimes comic and kooky, sometimes gentle and earnest, Vash reveres life and agonizes over the bloodshed he inadvertently causes. He'd rather eat than demonstrate his amazing marksmanship: he doesn't fire a shot until the fifth episode, although one of his arms is actually a gun. Voice actor Johnny Yong Bosh articulates both Vash's suffering and adolescent exuberance whenever he sees a pretty girl with exceptional panache. The runaway popularity ofTrigunseems to have surprised the filmmakers. Although no plans have been announced for additional animation, a newmangaseries has appeared,Trigun Maximum. It seems unlikely that the artists would prematurely end the adventures of a figure with so much potential--and so many fans.--Charles Solomon』
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Funimation
Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item. Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (great series) 『I bought Slayers back before I had a dvd player, needless to say I wanted to upgrade the first season to dvd since I already own the CPM dvds for the other seasons. The dvd case is something that I absolutely hate...it's just a tri-fold in a slip case, not that great but for $10 after shipping I can't complain about that really. The dvd does include both the English and Japanese audio tracks. I know it doesn't say anything in the information about having them, but it does. It's a great value for the show.』
(A great first season, but Slayers gets better as it goes on.) 『I had never seen a single episode of The Slayers before buying this boxset. However after seeing a couple of trailers about the show on other previous FUNimation dvd's, I became more and more interested so I decided to go out on an impulse and finally purchase the first season. And I was pretty damn impressed, for a fairly low-budget anime this is very entertaining and a good, well-written medievil spoof comedy that subtlely poke's fun at all the cliche's of older more serious historic shows it's taking off. Our main character Lina, although for the most part loud, kinda selfish, stubborn, has the best intentions in mind to (sometimes) help other's and stamp out evil doers, although she mainly does these good deeds for food or money (or both) instead of the kindness of her own heart.
Along her journey (well, on the very first episode) she encounters the tough but dopey Goury, a swordsman traveller who joins Lina to continue her quest for taking down demons, evil wizards, and trying to obtain treasure and wealth (if she's lucky enough). There's a semi-rival character named Zelgadis, a rock/golem clad warrior with great power, with a back-story about his strange skin condition, but I won't spoil it. They also encounter Amellia, a small fiesty young lady with some of the sloppiest heroic posing you've ever seen, but she plays a big role in the story but I can't go on too much about they're adventure without again spoiling most of the plot. All in all, this boxset is still worth the money for a good laugh, one of the better anime titles out there for sure. My reasons for not giving this boxset the full five stars is that the english dub of this anime can sometimes sound less enthusiastic than the original Japanese, and can sometimes dim the atmosphere of what are meant to be exciting, thrilling action scenes or even scenes with just casual dialougue. The other is that some episodes aren't as funny as most fans of the franchise would have you believe, and other episodes can seem a little drawn out without engaging you into the story especially for a 26 episode season. Also, the english audio is in a slightly toned down mono track, while the Japanese audio is in a nice clear stereo soundtrack.
Extras include episode.1 alternative language options, textless opening&closing credits, and trailers. Not much else. Overall, The Slayers gets better as the story progresses, check it out.』
(No Japanese Audio = WORTHLESS!) 『This is not a VHS cassette. It is a video disc. You are not stuck with a single audio track. Everything is better in the original language. Especially when the so-called voice talent used to dub this series into English is only slightly less annoying to listen to than a set of silverware being chewed up in a garbage disposal. Adding the Japanese audio track wouldn't dissuade anyone from buying this but not including it is a slap in the face. A smidgen of extra effort and Funimation might have produced something that people who are actually passionate about Japanese media might have purchased. Guess they dodged the profit bullet there! Another in along line of dismal failures from Funimation. It will cost a little more but when I buy this on Blu-ray from Japan but it will feel good knowing I won't have to give 1 shiny silver yen to the lazy slobs at Funimation.』
(Question about subtitles) 『I have these on VHS and am wanting to buy them on DVD because I love the cheesiness! However, I am also wanting to share them with my mother whom is deaf. I cannot find out if this set has subtitles from the description. Can any of you tell me if there are subtitles or closed captioning for these? Many thanks!』
(Darkness beyond twilight) 『Meet sorceress Lina Inverse -- she's short, flat-chested, brash, loud, eats like a barbarian, ridiculously powerful, and has a temper as hot as her fireballs.
She's also the lovable anti-heroine of "Slayers - The Complete First Season," a thoroughly hilarious and warped little classic anime. The first season blends fantasy spoofs and a solid little story about good vs. evil (or justice vs. evil, depending on who you ask), when our heroes aren't dressing in drag or mugging bandit gangs.
Recently Lina robbed the bandit gang known as the Dragon Fangs of several valuable items, and when the gang's few surviving members attack her, she's rescued by a handsome but dumb swordsman, Gourry Gabriev. But the bandits aren't the only ones after her loot -- the mysterious Chimera Zelgadis and his weird minions want one of the items Lina stole, while the revered priest Rezo wants to stop Zelgadis.
But after being abducted and then freed by Zelgadis (and nearly molested by a giant fish), Lina discovers that she may have her allies and enemies switched around. And as Lina, Gourry and Zelgadis are pursued by Rezo's monstrous allies, they learn the real reason that Rezo wants the statuette -- yes, it's to unleash ultimate evil upon the world, and all that.
After all that, Lina and Gourry find themselves traveling with a justice-happy princess named Amelia, just in time for a bounty to be put on their heads. To find out who their new enemy is, they have to travel to the city of Sairagg -- dodging a crazy mercenary, a manipulative wedding-happy sorceress, a seemingly unkillable wizard, a gay sea dragon, and countless mercenaries and heroes.
But Sairagg only provides more questions, as Lina and her friends -- including Zelgadis and the timid shrine maiden Sylphiel -- confront the sorceress that has a grudge against him. But they're shocked to learn that the mastermind is an old foe that they had previously killed -- and he has a whole new evil plot to destroy the world. And all that.
Spoofs of the fantasy genre are a dime a dozen. The real challenge is creating a spoof that also has a story and mythology all its own -- and "Slayers" succeeds brilliantly at doing that. Not only is the complete first season gutsplittingly funny, but it also has a really solid storyline and thoroughly enjoyable characters -- although admittedly Amelia takes some getting used to.
There are two interconnected arcs of epic battles with Dark Lords and maniacal wizard-priests, with sword duels, hidden libraries, mystical ruins, frequent explosions, devastated cities and multi-coloured trolls ransacking quaint medieval villages. It's a solid enough fantasy series, and it takes the usual fantasy tropes -- big dumb guy with magic sword, sorceress, Dark Lord, plucky princess -- and promptly turns them on their heads.
And there's a lot of humour too, raging from a horde of Lina and Gourry clones ("It's... TINY!") to a series of running gags. At least half the episodes contain and/or end with some kind of massive explosion and possible rioting. And a couple stories wedged between the two arcs are entirely devoted to comedy -- including Lina being bribed to "marry" a rich boy, and the very macho Gourry having to dress as a girl ("Somebody please take my life!").
Lina is a brilliant fantasy anti-heroine -- she's flat-chested, assertive, hypersensitive and wonderfully bombastic, and Lisa Ortiz does an excellent job. Eric Stuart is a little more awkward as Gourry, a swordsman with a childlike attitude and a tiny brain, he improves as the season goes on. Hyperactive princess Amelia is kind of annoying at first, with all her jumping and yells about justice, but fortunately she becomes more likable when they get to Sairagg ("I hate fighting this thing!").
Zelgadis is the best-rounded character of the bunch, since he starts as a semi-villain but soon reveals that his only real goal is to become a human being again. Unfortunately Daniel Cronin voices Zelgadis for the first half of the series, and makes this complex character sound like a depressed stoner. Thankfully Crispin Freeman brings more humour, anger and power to the character after that.
The complete first season of "Slayers" is a solid fantasy series that also happens to be a hysterically funny spoof. Definitely a must-see.』 『Fan favorite, cult classic, released for the first time in remastered form!
In a land of fantasy and fairytale, magic rules and one can prosper by the point of a sword. But somehwere between the realms of good and evil, a band of misfits stumble upon an artifact which could prove the undoing of all...
Meet Linda Inverse, a spunky sorceress with a penchant for fire, who enjoys nothing more than liberating the unearned from those less deserving. Teamed up with Gourry, a dashing swordsman of unrivaled skill and unrivaled stupidity, they must take on the forces of the demon lord and his countless servants, seeking to save the world and hoping for fame and fortune along the way.』
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Adv Films
Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item. Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Fumoffu is Great) 『I do not buy many Anime DVDs, but I really liked this particular series. It is so good that even my wife likes it! This is a special silly interlude between season one and two (season one is better than season two), and has no real long running plot through the set. This is not a bad thing it means that you can just grab any of the three disks and watch any episode and be thoroughly entertained!
Buy it.』
(hit me baby one more time.) 『A romatic comedy/action show. Cute body guard goes overbord protecting a whistler. She like, it's like her like Royce and Racheal. Japanese animation check list: Sexy girl, dark secret, private army, robots, submarine, high school, trouble with teacher. catch phase: not a problem.』
(Full Metal Panic! Fumoffu - Compleat Collection) 『This series was very funy and full of romance. Yet it lacked the emiotional stife of the other two series. I recomended it but you should get both Full Metal Panic! and Full Metal Panic! The Second Riad collections as well to get the whole story.』
(Not the Full Metal Panic you're used to but still good stuff) 『If you have watched the first full metal panic and are craving for more action, this probably won't satisfy your appetite (check out FMP The Second Raid). If you saw the first season of full metal panic, and you enjoyed the antics of Souske and Chidori in the class room, then you'll enjoy the Fumoffu series very much.
This series for the most part is pretty light hearted and mostly just school boy antics(kind of like the "School Rumble" anime). It's mostly about Souske adapting to the normal life of a highschooler while still palying the role of a mercenary. It's good for a couple laughs but if your a Tessa and Melissa fan like I am, then you'll be in for a let down as they only appear in a few episodes. The Fumoffu series is only 12 episodes long so it comes and goes very quickly. It actually fills more or less like your watching "filler" episodes that should have been mixed in with the main series, but was kicked out and just turned into a seperate series all together. Nonetheless it is still great to watch.
There are only a few problems I had with the series. The first problem is that it is short, so there really is no main story to follow. It's more or less a collection of mini stories. This is ok, but it doesn't really advance Souske's relationship with Tessa or Kaname, so your still left hanging on that one. The second problem is that some of the scenarios are just typical anime scenes that you've seen 100 times before. Like the infamous "Hot Springs" episode where the boys try to take a peek at the girls and end up in a world of pain. How about the "secret admirer" when someone unkown likes a main character and it doesn't work out well in the end. Oh and how can I forget the "under dog story" where a sorry school team has to toughen up to defeat their rivals? Yeah, it's all pretty much there in Fumoffu. It's probably what doesn't make it stick out so much like it should, but it is Full Metal Panic, and it does put that Souske spin on things which makes it worth watching.
Overall If your a fan of Full Metal Panic it's worth buying for your collection. If not I'd look for it onsale. It's good, but can be skipped if highschool comedies are not your thing.』
(hilarious) 『I personally enjoy the school comedy aspect of FMP more than the mech/battle part so Fumoffu was a blessing. Gut busting comedy in every episode, a couple episodes later on get a bit too fanservice-oriented for what I wanted from this series, but it doesnt detract too much, and in one episode in particular, the hotsprings, is crucial to some of the bigger laughs.』 『Otaku lvoe Full Metal Panic? FUMOFFU Whereas the first Full Metal Panic! Series was a sci-fi drama with flashes of comedy, FUMOFFU doesn't even pretend to be serieous! Action-packed and full of laughs, FUMOFFU is a must-have for any anime fan!』 『The popular broadcast seriesFull Metal Panic(2002) began as a rambunctious mixture ofmecha, magical girl and high school romance genres.Student council vice-president Kaname Chidori was a "Whispered," an individual whose untapped psi powers made her a target for sinister organizations. To protect her, the anti-terrorist mercenary corps Mithril sent Sergeant Sousuke Sagara to Jindai High, where his military bearing, hair-trigger reflexes, and extreme literal-mindedness always got him into trouble. For the second season,Fumoffu, the filmmakers dropped themechaand magical girl elements to focus on the mismatched romance between Kaname and Sosuke, with hilarious results. When a girl leaves him a love note, Sosuke notices his locker has been tampered with and blows up the bank of lockers; when he gets stuck in line at the cafeteria, he fires off a pistol and shouts out his order. Sousuke infiltrates a local amusement park by disguising himself in a plush walk-around suit of their mascot Bonta-kun, who looks like a giant hamster. The martial arts attacks make a wonderful foil for the character's super-cuteness, and the result is like watching Hamtaro go postal. Kaname, who temper makes Yosemite Sam look serene, screams at Sousuke and belts him with an outsized paper fan. Voice actors Chris Patton and Luci Christian make Sousuke and Kaname the funniest anime couple since Ranma Saotome met Akane Tendo. The character-driven slapstick and take-no-prisoners silliness may remind American viewers of old Hollywood cartoons. (Rated TV PG V: comic violence, nudity, alcohol and tobacco use, risqué humor, including real and fake profanity)--Charles Solomon』
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Geneon / Funimation Productions
Usually ships in 2 to 3 days Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (My daughter hates dolls) 『My daughter hates dolls but she loved this film. The music is great and artistic quality is top notch. It was funny and very unique in its plot. Great fun and highly recommended.』
(Rozen maiden is a interesting show with memorable characters.) 『Rozen maiden is a anime series that not only brings epic action, but comedy and wonderful memorable charaters. Jun, who is a gifted child, got embarrased at school so badly that he forced himself to stay home, in his room. His hobbies were to buy Supernatural objects, look at them, and return them before the 30 day warranty ends. One day he recieved a letter saying will he do it or not. He circles the he will do it part of the note and stuffs it away. Suddenly, a weird suitcase appears in his room, when opened, it is revealed to be a doll. There is a key crank right next to the doll and when he cranked the doll up, it became alive. No, i mean, like a human being-alive. The doll's name is Shinku, and is a Rozen maiden doll. There were only 7 made in the whole world. Jum was forced to become her Servant due to him about to be killed by a clown toy (Don't ask.) and here's where the adventure begins. they find 5 dolls, and for the last two, one is the evil charater in the first season, and the second one is unknown. The show is hilarious when the first 2 dolls join them (Hinaichigo&Suiseiseki) and continues to keep the drama and action it has. The music is absolutely awesome and keeps you on the edge of your seat. It's a great series and you should buy it if you want to experience a great story.』
(Cool) 『Let me first say that I was somewhat hesitant to buy Rozen Maiden. Nearly the last thing I wanted to do was buy was another semi pedofeelic anime (if that's a word). Fortunate while the dolls are only about the size of your typical porclin doll the main hero is only in 7th grade. Also the doll is actually the most mature of all the characters so I don't feel like a pedofile watching it and cheering them on.
Now to the actual review. First I'll start off wit hthe good which for a change there is a surprising amount of. First off I feel the need to mention the character designs. For a 13 episode series Rozen Maiden developes each character quite a bit and each are reconigizable not just by their apparance but by their mannerisms and actions. Theres is also a good balance of seriousness and comedy making cure that the sries never gets depressing or overly silly. The music is a delite and while not the best I've ever heard it is one of the best used. The animation, as I've com to expect from Rando Robe, was excellent movements were fluid and crisp. The stills though few were also well done. as a note I want to bring up how well the character designs were again. By the end of the series when th villan finally falls, the develpoement is as such that you actually understand her and fell sorry for her.
Now to the bad parts. Yes unfortunately the series does have a few negatives in the corner. First and formost is th kind of glass over of the plot. This isn't a great detraction as the series focuses more on characters but it is there. I wanted to know more about what was going on. Then again with a plot as relatively simple as this once maybe it was good thing the plot was not more enfusized. The second is the lack of a real ending. While most of the subplots are wrapped up nicely, th villans dead, the hero over comes his obsticales however the cause of the problems for the dolls still exist. The Alice games are not over yet, 'father' has not appeared, and what exactly if alice beyond the perfect girl is not clear either. There are also a number of questions that are braught up at the ned of the series that are never fully answered. I'm hoping this means there will be a second season sometime. If not well, then the ending while not bad does leave lose ends.
In the end I have to say tht Rozen Maiden is an excellent series and well worth purchasing. Though I would recommend waiting until you can buy it for around 30$ as I find 50$ for a 13 episode series a tad o nthe expensive side, even if it is brand new.
Lastly I will review the actual box set. Ths cases themselves are the thinpack veraity, which isn't bad I've grown to prefer these. The covers are reversable and the dvds are completely untouched and intact, unlike with some companies. Yeah I'm staring at you ADV scruppers. As for the box itself, it's kind of flimzy and bare paint so I wouldn't recommened keeping the dvds in it while they site o nthe shelf as it will get scuffed up rather easily.』
(Great all around!) 『You can't go wrong. Rozen Maiden is an amazing series, and home to my favorite fictional character of all time: Suigintou. As with all anime, there is a controversy among fans between subs and dubs. I for one don't care. However, the only problem I had with this one was the dubbing AND subbing for Suiseiseki. They did a great job of translating "desu" into "so" and "such" as best they could. (ie: "That so hurt!"). But they needed MORE of it, in either dub and/or sub, to fully capture this trademark quirk of Suiseiseki that has made her infamous throughout the Internet. I would say that this is the only flaw I could find with it, so I'll still give it 5 stars.』 『Some Dolls You Simply Don't Play With...
This is the story of one young boy who couldn’t get along with his classmates and decided to drop out and never return…This is the story of an exquisite doll who wished to one day become a normal human girl…This is the story of one young boy and an exquisite doll and their adventures as they strive to help each other in overcoming theirfears and the very real dangers of the Alice Game. However, in order to do that, they must overcome their distrust of each other.』
price：$29.98
Funimation Prod
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Famous Detective Conan) 『"Case Closed" ("Metaintei Conan" or "Famous Detective Conan") was a series that was hugely popular when I lived in Japan, on the same level as Naruto and One Piece, but one that I just never got around to viewing. There was no particular reason for this, and I always wanted to check it out, but...I didn't. (Strange too, because I am a huge fan of the two authors Conan takes his name from, Edogawa Rampo and Arthur Conan Doyle.)
When I finally go this Funimation release of "Case Closed Series One," I popped in the first DVD to expecting to give it a quick watch and that was the end of my Saturday. I got sucked in and spent the next several hours watching episode after episode until I had almost watched the entire box set in a single day. I polished off the rest of the set the next day!
Obviously, "Case Closed" is a lot of fun, and a great anime series. There is a reason it is as popular as it is. Telling the story of teenage detective Kudo Shinichi, a popular and handsome high school student who is also a famous detective, Shinichi finds himself caught up in a case featuring black-coated members of a secret crime organization who poison Shinichi to keep him off their tails. Instead of killing him, the poison shrinks Shinichi down to a child-sized body while keeping his intellect intact. Realizing he is better off playing dead for the moment until he can find a cure for the poison, Shinichi adopts the alias of Edogawa Conan after two of his favorite mystery writers and continues on solving mysteries.
"Case Closed" is only about half "boy Sherlock Holmes" with the other half being "boy James Bond." Conan's ally Professor Agasa serves as Conan's "Q," setting him up with high-tech gadgets to help Conan compensate for his childlike body and to add some action to the series. The episodes are pretty evenly split between mystery-orientated showing off Conan's detective skills and full on action/adventure.
There is a big ensemble cast to help along, like Mori Ran, Conan's lady interest back when he was the full sized Kudo Shinichi, but who now treats him like an Elementary school student, and Ran's father Mori Kogoro, a bumbling detective who manages to take the credit for all of Conan's discoveries. Conan also gets himself a little gang of "junior detectives" made up of his elementary school classmates who help out from time-to-time.
The big laughs of "Case Closed" comes from Conan having to deal with being trapped in a kid's body. Here is someone with a genius IQ being sent back to elementary school and being given rabbit-shaped balloons from girls when he would rather get a kiss. The series does a lot of good with this rather odd plot point, especially when dealing with Ran and her "babying" of Conan all the while longing for Shinichi, never realizing they are one and the same.
The only real drawback of the series is a nitpicky minor one. I realize that there are some legal entanglements from using the name "Conan" here in the West, due to its association with Conan the Cimmerian rather than Arthur Conan Doyle, but I am not a fan of the new title "Case Closed." Also, when doing the English-language track Funimation did more than just dub the series but gave it a whole "Western overall." Kudo Shinichi became Jimmy Kudo. Mori Ran became Rachel Moore. I didn't like this when it was done with the series Card Captor Sakura (Daidoji Tomoyo becoming "Madison Taylor") and I don't like it here either. Fortunately, with a quick swipe of the remote control button, the Japanese-language soundtrack can be selected and all such worries fall away.
I am definitely a Conan fan and will be picking up the rest of the series!
Note: Like all Funimation "Viridian Collection" releases, this is a bare-bones and lower-priced release of the Season One box set. It is a great way to get into the series if you are new to it like I was.』
(Case Closed (Detective Conan) Great Anime however) 『Case Closed (Detective Conan in Japan) is a fantastic mystery anime that spans 11 seasons, almost 600 episodes, and soon to be 14 movies. It follows the story of a genius 17 year old named Jimmy Kudo who solves horribly difficult mysteries that leave the police dazed and confused. Well one day while out with his childhood friend (Racheal Moore) he sees a man in black doing a shady deal and while he watches it happen another man in black comes and knocks him out. To get rid of Jimmy they decide to use an untested drug on him that was supposed to kill him. Instead it turned him into an 8 year old child. He then decides to take the alias Conan Edagawa so that the men who druged him won't know that he is still alive and to protect the ones around him. With the new name he moves into Racheal's house and begins to help her dad (Detective Richard Moore) solve cases in the hope that one will lead to information on the men in black. Each episode follows pretty much the same formula. A crime happens and then Jimmy/Conan collects clues and reavels the culprit.
All that aside. This box set is just a cheaper re-release of season 1. It has all the same episodes as the original season 1 release. One thing it doesn't have are the few extras that the original release does. So to buy this one would be cheaper, but you would get no extras eventhough there are very few to begin with in the original. I am sorry I have gone on a small rant. I am not saying not buy it. I nfact I encourage you to buy it. I am just angry that funimation as decided to re-release season 1 rather than continuing to release the other seasons.
So if you love mystry then I highly recommened that you buy this anime. I just gave it a 3 because it is a re-release.』
(Teeny tiny Sherlock) 『It's a rough life being a teenage detective genius -- crimes happen everywhere, and strange people may shrink you into a small child. Such are the problems for Jimmy Kudo in "Case Closed: Season 1 ," a solid little mystery series with a healthy dollop of comic relief and romance -- the mysteries are a bit spotty, but promise to improve drastically. Just try not to have the Anglicized names annoy you.
Jimmy Kudo is a detecting genius, to the point where the police call him in all the times and he gets fanmail from girls. But at a trip to the amusement park with his childhood friend Rachel, he has to solve a gruesome beheading on a rollercoaster. And when he later witnesses a blackmail payoff, he's knocked unconscious and force-fed a poison by a pair of mysterious men in black. And they're not as nice as Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.
When Jimmy wakes, he's horrified -- he's de-aged ten years. His old friend, kooky scientist Dr. Agasa, says that he must keep his true identity a secret to keep the MIBs from returning -- and he should live with Rachel and her dad until he can find the mysterious men, and have Agasa make an antidote. But while Rachel's dad Richard is a detective, he's a pretty inept one. So Jimmy -- now using the name "Conan Edogawa" -- must solve the cases through hints, dropped clues, and some James-Bondian gadgets (provided by Agasa).
But the cases he has to deal with are pretty hair-raising -- among his problems are gold-smuggling Mafioso, train bombs, kidnappings, a pop idol with a corpse in her apartment, a piano melody that heralds death, a man stabbed by a suit of armor, unbreakable alibis, a man poisoned seemingly by nothing, a poisoned bride, an amnesiac, a man impaled after a savage battle (which nobody heard), a department store infested with thieves, a disappearing dead body, and a cruise ship with a very hostile (and murderous) family on board.
"Case Closed Season 1" is the beginning of a very, very long anime series that still hasn't concluded over in Japan -- and while the first few episodes of the series introduce an overarcing plot, the rest of the season is essentially devoted to a series of standalone murder mysteries. Expect lots of tension, red herrings, obscure clues, and moderate outpourings of blood'n'gore (including a beheaded man's neck spewing blood... in the very first episode).
But it's also a pretty solidly-written mystery series, with a unique dilemma and some very odd crime-solving methods (dog-riding! Treasure maps!) as well as the usual clues and inconsistencies. Even more strikingly, many of the criminals aren't portrayed as just being bad, but are given realistic motives and often a sense of regret over their actions. There is also it a hefty dose of humor ("Little boy?!"), usually from the inept Richard. And there are some flickers of he-bugs-me-but-I-love-him romance between Rachael and Jimmy, which is somewhat hampered by his tiny prepubescent body.
What are its flaws? Well, all the names are Anglicized ("Shinichi" becomes "Jimmy," and so on), and his little preteen pals are kinda grating. It's hard to see why Jimmy puts up with their hyperactive idiocy in so many episodes.
Fortunately Jimmy himself is a pretty endearing character despite being a genius who is fully aware of that fact -- he's also kind, sharp-witted, and a massive detective geek who prattles endlessly about Sherlock Holmes. And he's understandably frustrated by his transformation, especially since it puts a damper on his burgeoning romance. Rachael seems too grumpy at first, she's soon fleshed out into a butt-kicking yet sensitive heroine, while her father Richard serves mainly as the comic relief (and Jimmy's ventriloquist's dummy).
"Case Closed Season 1" is a solid premiere season for this odd mystery series, and despite the annoying first-graders, it's a fast-paced and well-written collection of episodes.』
(Case Closed is the Greatest) 『Quick Plot Summary
The anime is about young Jimmy Kudo who is a very talented detective. One day while on a date with his girlfriend Rachel Moore he witnesses something shady happening and is attacked for hit. The men in black who attacked him then give him a poison that is supposed to kill him but it ends up turning him into a six year old child. Still alive Jimmy takes the alias of Conan Edagawa and moves in with Rachel and her idiot father Richard Moore who happens to be a detective. Using devices given to him by his friend, Dr. Edagawa, he solves all of Richard's cases in the hopes of discovering who the men in black are and getting back to his origonal age.
Case Closed is a very good anime. The comedy is awsome with the bubbling Richard Moore and the cases will have you racking your brain every second trying to figure out who did it before the reveal who did it. There are occasional episodes where Conan solves cases with a group of kids, Junior Detective League, from an elementary school that fill like filler episodes and the men in black are not mentioned again until later into the other seasons. For the most part though the first season of Case Closed is very well down and will keep you on your toes. It is a most have for any crime show fan and for any fan of anime.』 『Case Closed is the final verdict for mystery fans who enjoy wrapping their minds around a good, old-fashioned whodunit.
The criminal mind is a twisted place, and Jimmy Kudo knows the shady corridors of humanity better than any detective in the game. There ain’t a bad guy in town who can outsmart him, so they try to put the super sleuth down for a dirt nap. But instead of ending up in a shallow grave, Jimmy wakes up to find himself turned back into a kid. Utilizing his unlikely new persona and the latest in crime-fighting gadgetry, he tracks down his assailants as boy detective Conan Edogawa.
price：$5.00
Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker
Not yet released 『The Aria: The Origination DVD Collection will contain the 13 episodes and the DVD-only bonus episode that comprise the Aria anime s third and final television season, plus the OVA Arietta . Based on Kozue Amano s best-selling Aria manga, the Aria anime features direction by Junichi Sato (Princess Tutu, Sgt. Frog, Sailor Moon/Sailor Moon R) and animation by Hal Film Maker (Boys Be..., Pretear, Slayers Premium, Sketchbook). As winter melts into spring, Akari, Aika and Alice continue to work hard to become Neo-Venezia s top gondoliers. Aika starts to take on more responsibility around Himeya; Alice travels up the challenging canal near Hope Hill; even Akari spends a day working on a huge gondola called a traghetto! But there's still so much to learn... and the final test to become a Prima, which once seemed so far off in the future, might not be so far off anymore. Contains the complete Aria: The Origination TV series (episodes 1-13, plus Episode 5.5) and Aria: The OVA Arietta. DVD Features Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio for Japanese dialogue, English subtitles and English on-screen translations plus Picture dramas 1-7, clean opening, clean closing, U.S. trailer, cast discussion on ARIA, director discussion on Aria, Satojuns's -Venice, I'm Sorry!- Returns parts 1 and 2, and Nozomi trailers.』
price：$16.49
Funimation
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (For adult) 『Slow and extreme violence.
But, I think, never other story told so perfectly the life and spirit of martial art.』
(Downright Unenjoyable) 『I have to say this may have been the most repulsive, gloomy, and just unenjoyable anime I have ever seen. There was almost no story to this anime, and the characters were portrayed horribly, I felt absolutely nothing for any character in this anime. The pace of the show is very slow and there really is not much action, every fight lasts a couple of sword swings and ends with a gruesome death. With such repulsive scenes with no catharsis whatsoever, this series was just not enjoyable by any means. Blood and gore is fine as long as there is a good story and characters I care about, but because both of those qualities are lacking I found a women's nipple being cut off and eaten, a man's eye being eaten, a disgusting child birth scene, incest, and all types of gruesome and violent acts to just be completely vulgar. This was not the worst anime series I seen, but it is definitely near the bottom and I can not ever see myself watching this series again. I highly advise against buying this product. If you want a good a good samurai anime here are some better ones to check out: Samurai Champloo, Samurai 7, Peacemaker, and Basilisk.
I had not seen a trailer or anything about this anime before, it was a complete blind buy, based off the Amazon recommendation and after I read the 5 star reviews on the item's page. Hopefully some people will support some of the lower rated reviews and get them on the main page, because I would hate to see many other people buy this product based off the 5 star reviews like I did.』
(5 star item with 1 star cost) 『For a 12 episode series, the price is terrible. There, I said it.
Now, on to why this is a 5 star show.
Subtlety. While other anime shows are in your face and grinding your intellect to a pulp, Shigurui is one of the rare series to allow the unspoken moments resonate as loud as the occasional bits of dialogue. Tension is carved exquisitely on the characters' faces. It's chirascuro tone is beautiful and brutal all at once. Each episode is a wild trip into the gritty brutal world of 13th century Japanese samurai.
Please do yourself a favor and find some way, any way, to get a hold of this series.』
(Can you handle the Truth?) 『The reason behind my review on Shigurui is to concisely convey the truth behind this series, since the other reviews misled me to believing I would really enjoy it.
The cinematography and animation is truly the best part. The color and angles are spectacular. The flashbacks, the background nature shots, the characters facial expressions. This animation mix stirs up emotions without words superbly. Also the music compliments the animation very well. Much of it is slow, suspenseful, and well placed. If these two elements are what you enjoy most about anime, you will enjoy the series.
The overall experience was beaten, shot, and then run over repeatedly by the very dark, sullen, gross, depressing, hard to follow, and boring story. Read other lengthier reviews for details. Even with only 12 episodes, I still found it took myself over 3 months to finally get through them. I simply found better, more uplifting uses of my time. Also, there was redundant gore and very little action... a terrible combination. No big, elaborate fight scenes, just a slice of light or a sword flash here and a limb breaking or a head slipping off there. I gave this series a very generous 4/10 for the animation and music alone, but it won't be enough for me to ever watch Shigurui again.
Even after all my bashing you're still interested, at least take the time to watch a few episodes on narutowire or any other free online anime service first to see what you think. Even if you like what you see, try not to spend more than [...] 20 bucks for this series. You'll thank me.』
(a master piece) 『A great anime show, that is to some extend scary !. Never before i've seen a samurai show that leans toward horror theme. Great attention to story and characters development and visual arts.
The bad news is the anime demonstrates only the first few chapters of the novel of which its based on.
Very sad indeed . . .』 『Based upon the historical short storySuruga-jou Gozen Jiaifrom one of Japan’s most prolific authors, Nanjo Norio.
Two damaged warriors wear the scars of a twisted and violent past. Bitter rivals for the secrets of their master’s sword and the right to his daughter, these samurai inflict wounds on each other that would destroy lesser men. The final chapter of their saga unfolds within a brutal samurai tournament, a gruesome contest arranged to satisfy the bloodlust of a cruel tyrant overlord. The disfigured legends of the blade must summon the strength for one last battle – a final lesson in the artistry of violence where nothing is more beautiful than the kill.
The Complete Series Set includes:
24-page booklet with interviews, historical notes and in-depth story outline
Marathon Play Feature
Actor and Director Episode Commentaries
Production Artwork Galleries
Textless Songs
Stills fromShigurui: Death Frenzy(Click for larger image)
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A Great story about self-discovery) 『There are very few out there like this that aren't overly comical, action-packed, or sentimental.
This has a healthy mixture of all of those yet doesn't cling to one or the other. The best part is you actually care for the characters and hope for the best for them as they make their transitions.
Again, a great anime and a a great story.
I highly recommend.』 『Yuji Sakai is about to learn that there is more to the world than going to school and finding a girl friend when he meets a sword-wielding girl with fiery red eyes and flame colored hair. Denizens of the Crimson Realm are invading our world and it's up to the Flame Haze, Shana to slay them. However, when Yuji gets in the way of her sword, he learns that death is much more different than he imagined it would be. Experience their harrowing story as Yuji and Shana work together to fight the Denizens of the Crimson World and learn more about each other and the worlds they are from.』
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