Chris Beveridge
04-04-2008, 01:21 PM
<table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellspacing="1" bordercolor="#E7E7DE" width="98%" bordercolorlight="#E7E7DE" bordercolordark="#E7E7DE" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/agentaikaanimelegends.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Agent Aika Complete Collection (Anime Legends)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 39.98<BR>Running Time: 210 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Agent Aika is back by popular demand! In her search to recover a
mysterious energy artifact Aika encounters a plot for world
domination. Watch as the titular Aika attempts to stop a perverted
scientist and his army of short-skirt wearing women using only her
golden bustier and the ability to transform into a nearly indestructible
bikini-clad superwoman! This sensational and scandalous complete
collection now features all seven original episodes, a previously
unreleased episode of live-action Aika and more up-skirt exploits
than ever before! Witness the quirky, action-packed OVA that
defined “fan service” for generations of anime to come!<P><B>How We See It</b>: Originally released by Central Park Media way back in 2001, Agent Aika is <i>the</i> original panty fest show. Bandai Entertainment nabbed the new OVAs that are coming out and made the smart move in acquiring the original series to give it a new lease on life. Even better, it comes after the show was remastered in Japan and we get more extras than there were on the original releases. Getting the whole thing in one package at a good price with new material makes this a win/win situation on every count. Panty fans rejoice!<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10544">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/busorenkin1.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Buso Renkin Box Set 1</b><BR>Viz Media<br>Price: 49.98<BR>Running Time: 325 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: High school student Kazuki Muto thinks he's saving a girl from a monster, but it turns out that he's the one who needs saving! Kazuki is killed while fighting a homunculus, a malevolent creature that feeds on humans. The girl, Tokiko Tsumura, revives him by replacing his heart with an alchemical device called a kakugane. With this device Kazuki can create his own Buso Renkin, an alchemical weapon in the form of a huge lance capable of destroying homunculi.
With his new weapon in hand, Kazuki decides to join forces with Tokiko to eliminate the homunculi and destroy their master, the strange and eccentric Papillon Masked Creator!
Contains episodes 1-13.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Viz Media has been at the forefront of releasing their shows in half season sets and Buso Renkin is the latest one to get such a treatment. Based off of the manga by the man behind Rurouni Kenshin, the first set contains thirteen episodes at a sweet price. What remains to be seen is whether it suffers from some of the same problems that the Prince of Tennis sets have had.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=11175">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/cuteyhoneykekkokamen.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Cutey Honey / Kekko Kamen Double Feature</b><BR>ADV Films<br>Price: 24.98<BR>Running Time: 240+90 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Contains the entire New Cutey Honey release along with Kekko Kamen!<P><B>How We See It</b>: Go Nagai fans make out good by picking up some releases on the cheap this way as ADV Films is essentially bundling the two shows together under one package for less than one of the discs retailed when it first came out. Now, whether you can find a couple of Go Nagai fans who haven't grabbed these yet is another story. Topless warriors that save the day while wearing red leather? This stuff practically sells itself.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10193">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/dandohanimelegends.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Dan Doh! Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 49.98<BR>Running Time: 650 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Tadamichi Aoba, or Dandoh to his pals, was playing a baseball game with his friends Yuka and Kohei. He hits a wild fly and crashes the ball into the principal’s beloved potted plant. Rather than get mad, the principal admires Dandoh’s swing, and introduces him to the world of golf. Dandoh, Yuka, and Kohei all begin their golfing adventure and study under the watchful eye of the former pro-golfer Shinjo Mikiyasu, who lost his ability to play in an accident. They
enter a tournament together and play for a shot at the national championships. <P><B>How We See It</b>: Repackaging the series under the Anime Legends banner about a year and a half after the first collected brick was put out, Dan Doh! gets another attempt to capture the hearts and minds of fans. Or at least convert one or two more into fans. Following the traditional sports formula but with kids playing golf, it isn't an easy sell but it has a strange sort of appealing charm about it if you let yourself go with its flow.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10144">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/tarutoanimelegends.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Magical Meow Meow Taruto Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 39.98<BR>Running Time: 300 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Meow! Taruto is a young cat-girl living in a world filled with mystery and magic. She and the other cat-people appear as nothing more than just normal animals, but she has a unique gift of magic! Can she control her troublesome powers and unravel the mystery behind the ancient cat-people? Only time will tell…and little magic wouldn’t hurt either. <P><B>How We See It</b>: If there's one thing that the Japanese can do, it's to sexualize catgirls. And Taruto is one of the few shows to do it in a truly creepy way and even makes a point of killing some of them off along the way. This repackaging under the Anime Legends banner comes about sixteen months after the first collection and it hopes to catch a few other folks unaware with its decidedly odd world setup that is quite unsettling when you really think about it.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10340">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/zetaanimelegends1.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Collection 1 (Anime Legends Edition)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 49.98<BR>Running Time: 625 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: In Zeta Gundam, we see the future world of the Universal Century through a dark mirror. Having defeated the Zeon menace, the Earth Federation has itself become cruel and oppressive. A new generation of Gundam mobile suits is created not to fight for peace, but to punish the enemies of the state, and yesterday’s villains must become today’s heroes in order to balance the scales of justice. And when a young civilian named Kamille Bidan is caught up in the rebellion, he little suspects the price he will pay in the fight for freedom.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Collecting the version that was released in double disc sets across 2005 and 2006, Zeta comes to the Anime Legends banner this year with better subtitles and a substantially lower price than what those who laid out the big bucks for the megaset got. This collection contains the first half of the classic series that isn't friendly to any of the characters or the world in general as the two sides of the Gundam universe wage war once more. Fans of the show that held off on previous incarnations will want to snap up this sweetly priced collection and get in on some good classic anime.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10331">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/narutoset7.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Naruto Box Set 07 (also w/special edition)</b><BR>Viz Media<br>Price: 49.98/69.98<BR>Running Time: 325 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: The destruction of the Village Hidden in the Leaves has been averted, but at great cost. While the village mourns, a new menace arrives in the form of Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke's mysterious elder brother and sworn foe, but it's not Sasuke he's interested in!
Meanwhile, Jiraiya lures Naruto away on a training journey by promising to teach him the Fourth Hokage's own original jutsu. While Naruto practices, Jiraiya searches for the Fifth Hokage candidate Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin. But another of the Sannin is looking for Tsunade as well, for a much more sinister purpose - Orochimaru!
Contains 14 episodes.<P><B>How We See It</b>: While Naruto may not be coming out as quickly as some would like, this seventh collection of the show hits some two months after the last collection and provides another good chunk of episodes to dig into. If you like that sort of thing. Not that there's anything wrong with it. With lots more episodes to go, there is plenty for Naruto fans to look forward to and Viz continues to do well by this release format for a long show. Just imagine, it could have been Inu Yasha'd.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10057">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/pandazanimelegends.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Panda-Z Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 39.98<BR>Running Time: 180 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Robonimal World is under attack from the Warunimal Empire. Now, wearing the scarf left to him by his father, Pan-Taron takes flight in Panda-Z, the undefeatable robot built by his grandfather. So no matter how strong the enemy, the forces of good always prevail!<P><B>How We See It</b>: It's not often that Bandai Entertainment goes right to the Anime Legends version of a collection but they've done so with Panda-Z. This quirkly show with no dialogue was incredibly poorly released in single form and should have been done in this way from the start. Go Nagai fans who must own all his stuff may finally crumble in their resistance with this set, though with it likely to just being the same six discs from the single releases, it's still not a great value since it should be on two discs at most. <P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10329">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/bdboxart/yukikaze-us.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Yukikaze Box Set</b><BR>Bandai Visual USA, Inc.<br>Price: 149.98<BR>Running Time: 186 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Yukikaze is a masterfully told science fiction tale combined with breathtaking aerial animation that will keep you on the edge of your seats! Based on the award winning novels “Yukikaze” and “Good Luck”, Yukikaze tells the story of Rei Fukai, a young man who
trusts his advanced armed tactical reconnaissance plane, Yukikaze, more than he does his fellow man. He comes into contact with the alien force known as JAM while gathering military data on
board his beloved aircraft. JAM, showing interest in Rei and Yukikaze, begins to wage fierce battles against mankind with every means conceivable. Before long JAM begins to launch an allout
attack upon the Fairy Air Force!<P><B>How We See It</b>: Porting over the Japanese release that came out in January but for what's about a hundred bucks less <i>before</i> any online discounts, Yukikaze hits the Blu-ray scene and gives fans a lot to love. With great upconverted video quality and a lossless audio track, it just hits everything right outside of losing the extras. For fans of the show, this is the definitive version of it and it showcases just how good upconversion of materials can be when you're working with the source.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10314">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/haruhibundle1.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol. #1 Bundle</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 29.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: I thought that when I entered high school, my days of believing in aliens, time travelers and ESPers were going to be over. That is until
she introduced herself. Claiming to be interested in only aliens, time travelers, and ESPers, Haruhi Suzumiya was the strangest girl I’ve met in a long time…<P><B>How We See It</b>: You can hear the conversation at Bandai Entertainment now. "Damn, we've got a lot of CDs left over and a bunch of non limited edition single volumes. What should we do?"<P>Well, this is what they did, in giving the consumer the first volume for the same price again but tossing in a few CDs with it as well. Definitely a good value for the dollar overall and likely to snag a couple of innocent bystanders at Best Buy, but Haruhi fans likely have evreything they want already. If you haven't grabbed it and you like the CDs, it's definitely an easy pick up however.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=11093">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/negima5viridian.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Negima Vol. #5 (Viridian Collection)</b><BR>FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd.<br>Price: 19.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Excitement runs high at Mahora Academy as the girls of Class 2-A prepare for their annual school trip. But poor Negi Springfield has more than Kyoto fun on his plate, for one of his students appears to be missing! Sniffing a newsworthy story, the class reporter proves how truly transparent some girls can be...
To make matters worse, their planned outing quickly develops into a bizarre hostage situation, and a mind-boggling homecoming sets Negi's world spinning. It seems some of the girls have been keeping secrets even bigger than his own! As the new-found academic allies mount another rescue mission, Negi fears that they might not quite add up. But all math aside, ancient Kyoto serves as a bittersweet backdrop for friendships, both old and new, as one suffers in silence and another proves unable to breach the rivalry.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Other than some slight changes to the packaging, this release is identical to the previous single version but at a lower price.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10830">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/negima6viridian.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Negima Vol. #6 (Viridian Collection)</b><BR>FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd.<br>Price: 19.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: As the world grows dark at Mahora Academy, one succumbs to her fated end. Negi Springfield and the girls of Class 2-A are about to get a life lesson none will soon forget... But first, a surprise birthday party is in order! The celebration may be a day too early, but it's almost a day too late, as words of parting prove painfully true.
Death hangs heavy over all, and each suffers their own flavor of guilt. From the deranged to the demonic, Negi searches in vain for a cure to the reaper's cold embrace. Stumbling upon the unlikeliest of answers, he inadvertently drags all of the girls into his insanity. And it's a history assignment of unparalleled proportions! The soul of one hangs in the balance, where a kiss may save all. The final bell has rung!<P><B>How We See It</b>: Other than some slight changes to the packaging, this release is identical to the previous single version but at a lower price.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10830">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/speedgrapher5viridian.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Speed Grapher Vol. #5 (Viridian Collection)</b><BR>FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd.<br>Price: 19.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Tokyo has adopted a new tune, as a music box chimes in the night from Suitengu's palm. The tragic melody of a childhood stolen; a soul turned black at the hands of those seduced by greed. Draining the financial lifeblood of the nation, the Goddess has gone commercial, her essence reducing the masses to their baser instincts. Laughter rings down from the heights on to a city infected and dying.
Yet the damnable underground has a counterpoint; a revolution on the horizon determined to unseat the corrupt. A new leader in the eyes of the idealistic, Saiga is faced with a difficult decision to either bring the system down alongside the political maverick, or to focus on shielding the innocence of Kagura. But a staggering betrayal shakes the city to its depths as the ultimate administrator of wickedness rises to unleash anarchy.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Other than some slight changes to the packaging, this release is identical to the previous single version but at a lower price.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10849">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/speedgrapher6viridian.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Speed Grapher Vol. #6 (Viridian Collection)</b><BR>FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd.<br>Price: 19.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: The final supper has begun, and the glutton comes in many forms. The city watches in fascinated horror as the wicked takes on the corrupt and the ruling class is brought down to its knees. Saiga crawls out of darkness into the destruction, and international eyes turn to the crises, driving the stakes ominously high.
Hope fails as Suitengu drags Kagura off for his final stand, the populace in panic and the government strangely silent. With the full story revealed at last, Saiga prepares to come face to face with his adversary on a far different field of battle. The history books will have a new chapter, marking the day that a photographer crossed fates with a dark angel, reshaping Tokyo's skyline in a quest to save a young girl trapped by greed.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Other than some slight changes to the packaging, this release is identical to the previous single version but at a lower price.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10849">here</a> and other related releases.</td> </tr></table></TD></tr></table>
mysterious energy artifact Aika encounters a plot for world
domination. Watch as the titular Aika attempts to stop a perverted
scientist and his army of short-skirt wearing women using only her
golden bustier and the ability to transform into a nearly indestructible
bikini-clad superwoman! This sensational and scandalous complete
collection now features all seven original episodes, a previously
unreleased episode of live-action Aika and more up-skirt exploits
than ever before! Witness the quirky, action-packed OVA that
defined “fan service” for generations of anime to come!<P><B>How We See It</b>: Originally released by Central Park Media way back in 2001, Agent Aika is <i>the</i> original panty fest show. Bandai Entertainment nabbed the new OVAs that are coming out and made the smart move in acquiring the original series to give it a new lease on life. Even better, it comes after the show was remastered in Japan and we get more extras than there were on the original releases. Getting the whole thing in one package at a good price with new material makes this a win/win situation on every count. Panty fans rejoice!<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10544">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/busorenkin1.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Buso Renkin Box Set 1</b><BR>Viz Media<br>Price: 49.98<BR>Running Time: 325 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: High school student Kazuki Muto thinks he's saving a girl from a monster, but it turns out that he's the one who needs saving! Kazuki is killed while fighting a homunculus, a malevolent creature that feeds on humans. The girl, Tokiko Tsumura, revives him by replacing his heart with an alchemical device called a kakugane. With this device Kazuki can create his own Buso Renkin, an alchemical weapon in the form of a huge lance capable of destroying homunculi.
With his new weapon in hand, Kazuki decides to join forces with Tokiko to eliminate the homunculi and destroy their master, the strange and eccentric Papillon Masked Creator!
Contains episodes 1-13.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Viz Media has been at the forefront of releasing their shows in half season sets and Buso Renkin is the latest one to get such a treatment. Based off of the manga by the man behind Rurouni Kenshin, the first set contains thirteen episodes at a sweet price. What remains to be seen is whether it suffers from some of the same problems that the Prince of Tennis sets have had.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=11175">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/cuteyhoneykekkokamen.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Cutey Honey / Kekko Kamen Double Feature</b><BR>ADV Films<br>Price: 24.98<BR>Running Time: 240+90 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Contains the entire New Cutey Honey release along with Kekko Kamen!<P><B>How We See It</b>: Go Nagai fans make out good by picking up some releases on the cheap this way as ADV Films is essentially bundling the two shows together under one package for less than one of the discs retailed when it first came out. Now, whether you can find a couple of Go Nagai fans who haven't grabbed these yet is another story. Topless warriors that save the day while wearing red leather? This stuff practically sells itself.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10193">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/dandohanimelegends.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Dan Doh! Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 49.98<BR>Running Time: 650 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Tadamichi Aoba, or Dandoh to his pals, was playing a baseball game with his friends Yuka and Kohei. He hits a wild fly and crashes the ball into the principal’s beloved potted plant. Rather than get mad, the principal admires Dandoh’s swing, and introduces him to the world of golf. Dandoh, Yuka, and Kohei all begin their golfing adventure and study under the watchful eye of the former pro-golfer Shinjo Mikiyasu, who lost his ability to play in an accident. They
enter a tournament together and play for a shot at the national championships. <P><B>How We See It</b>: Repackaging the series under the Anime Legends banner about a year and a half after the first collected brick was put out, Dan Doh! gets another attempt to capture the hearts and minds of fans. Or at least convert one or two more into fans. Following the traditional sports formula but with kids playing golf, it isn't an easy sell but it has a strange sort of appealing charm about it if you let yourself go with its flow.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10144">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/tarutoanimelegends.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Magical Meow Meow Taruto Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 39.98<BR>Running Time: 300 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Meow! Taruto is a young cat-girl living in a world filled with mystery and magic. She and the other cat-people appear as nothing more than just normal animals, but she has a unique gift of magic! Can she control her troublesome powers and unravel the mystery behind the ancient cat-people? Only time will tell…and little magic wouldn’t hurt either. <P><B>How We See It</b>: If there's one thing that the Japanese can do, it's to sexualize catgirls. And Taruto is one of the few shows to do it in a truly creepy way and even makes a point of killing some of them off along the way. This repackaging under the Anime Legends banner comes about sixteen months after the first collection and it hopes to catch a few other folks unaware with its decidedly odd world setup that is quite unsettling when you really think about it.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10340">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/zetaanimelegends1.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Collection 1 (Anime Legends Edition)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 49.98<BR>Running Time: 625 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: In Zeta Gundam, we see the future world of the Universal Century through a dark mirror. Having defeated the Zeon menace, the Earth Federation has itself become cruel and oppressive. A new generation of Gundam mobile suits is created not to fight for peace, but to punish the enemies of the state, and yesterday’s villains must become today’s heroes in order to balance the scales of justice. And when a young civilian named Kamille Bidan is caught up in the rebellion, he little suspects the price he will pay in the fight for freedom.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Collecting the version that was released in double disc sets across 2005 and 2006, Zeta comes to the Anime Legends banner this year with better subtitles and a substantially lower price than what those who laid out the big bucks for the megaset got. This collection contains the first half of the classic series that isn't friendly to any of the characters or the world in general as the two sides of the Gundam universe wage war once more. Fans of the show that held off on previous incarnations will want to snap up this sweetly priced collection and get in on some good classic anime.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10331">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/narutoset7.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Naruto Box Set 07 (also w/special edition)</b><BR>Viz Media<br>Price: 49.98/69.98<BR>Running Time: 325 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: The destruction of the Village Hidden in the Leaves has been averted, but at great cost. While the village mourns, a new menace arrives in the form of Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke's mysterious elder brother and sworn foe, but it's not Sasuke he's interested in!
Meanwhile, Jiraiya lures Naruto away on a training journey by promising to teach him the Fourth Hokage's own original jutsu. While Naruto practices, Jiraiya searches for the Fifth Hokage candidate Tsunade, one of the legendary Sannin. But another of the Sannin is looking for Tsunade as well, for a much more sinister purpose - Orochimaru!
Contains 14 episodes.<P><B>How We See It</b>: While Naruto may not be coming out as quickly as some would like, this seventh collection of the show hits some two months after the last collection and provides another good chunk of episodes to dig into. If you like that sort of thing. Not that there's anything wrong with it. With lots more episodes to go, there is plenty for Naruto fans to look forward to and Viz continues to do well by this release format for a long show. Just imagine, it could have been Inu Yasha'd.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10057">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/pandazanimelegends.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Panda-Z Complete Collection (Anime Legends Edition)</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 39.98<BR>Running Time: 180 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Robonimal World is under attack from the Warunimal Empire. Now, wearing the scarf left to him by his father, Pan-Taron takes flight in Panda-Z, the undefeatable robot built by his grandfather. So no matter how strong the enemy, the forces of good always prevail!<P><B>How We See It</b>: It's not often that Bandai Entertainment goes right to the Anime Legends version of a collection but they've done so with Panda-Z. This quirkly show with no dialogue was incredibly poorly released in single form and should have been done in this way from the start. Go Nagai fans who must own all his stuff may finally crumble in their resistance with this set, though with it likely to just being the same six discs from the single releases, it's still not a great value since it should be on two discs at most. <P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10329">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/bdboxart/yukikaze-us.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Yukikaze Box Set</b><BR>Bandai Visual USA, Inc.<br>Price: 149.98<BR>Running Time: 186 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Yukikaze is a masterfully told science fiction tale combined with breathtaking aerial animation that will keep you on the edge of your seats! Based on the award winning novels “Yukikaze” and “Good Luck”, Yukikaze tells the story of Rei Fukai, a young man who
trusts his advanced armed tactical reconnaissance plane, Yukikaze, more than he does his fellow man. He comes into contact with the alien force known as JAM while gathering military data on
board his beloved aircraft. JAM, showing interest in Rei and Yukikaze, begins to wage fierce battles against mankind with every means conceivable. Before long JAM begins to launch an allout
attack upon the Fairy Air Force!<P><B>How We See It</b>: Porting over the Japanese release that came out in January but for what's about a hundred bucks less <i>before</i> any online discounts, Yukikaze hits the Blu-ray scene and gives fans a lot to love. With great upconverted video quality and a lossless audio track, it just hits everything right outside of losing the extras. For fans of the show, this is the definitive version of it and it showcases just how good upconversion of materials can be when you're working with the source.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10314">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/haruhibundle1.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol. #1 Bundle</b><BR>Bandai Entertainment<br>Price: 29.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: I thought that when I entered high school, my days of believing in aliens, time travelers and ESPers were going to be over. That is until
she introduced herself. Claiming to be interested in only aliens, time travelers, and ESPers, Haruhi Suzumiya was the strangest girl I’ve met in a long time…<P><B>How We See It</b>: You can hear the conversation at Bandai Entertainment now. "Damn, we've got a lot of CDs left over and a bunch of non limited edition single volumes. What should we do?"<P>Well, this is what they did, in giving the consumer the first volume for the same price again but tossing in a few CDs with it as well. Definitely a good value for the dollar overall and likely to snag a couple of innocent bystanders at Best Buy, but Haruhi fans likely have evreything they want already. If you haven't grabbed it and you like the CDs, it's definitely an easy pick up however.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=11093">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/negima5viridian.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Negima Vol. #5 (Viridian Collection)</b><BR>FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd.<br>Price: 19.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Excitement runs high at Mahora Academy as the girls of Class 2-A prepare for their annual school trip. But poor Negi Springfield has more than Kyoto fun on his plate, for one of his students appears to be missing! Sniffing a newsworthy story, the class reporter proves how truly transparent some girls can be...
To make matters worse, their planned outing quickly develops into a bizarre hostage situation, and a mind-boggling homecoming sets Negi's world spinning. It seems some of the girls have been keeping secrets even bigger than his own! As the new-found academic allies mount another rescue mission, Negi fears that they might not quite add up. But all math aside, ancient Kyoto serves as a bittersweet backdrop for friendships, both old and new, as one suffers in silence and another proves unable to breach the rivalry.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Other than some slight changes to the packaging, this release is identical to the previous single version but at a lower price.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10830">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/negima6viridian.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Negima Vol. #6 (Viridian Collection)</b><BR>FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd.<br>Price: 19.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: As the world grows dark at Mahora Academy, one succumbs to her fated end. Negi Springfield and the girls of Class 2-A are about to get a life lesson none will soon forget... But first, a surprise birthday party is in order! The celebration may be a day too early, but it's almost a day too late, as words of parting prove painfully true.
Death hangs heavy over all, and each suffers their own flavor of guilt. From the deranged to the demonic, Negi searches in vain for a cure to the reaper's cold embrace. Stumbling upon the unlikeliest of answers, he inadvertently drags all of the girls into his insanity. And it's a history assignment of unparalleled proportions! The soul of one hangs in the balance, where a kiss may save all. The final bell has rung!<P><B>How We See It</b>: Other than some slight changes to the packaging, this release is identical to the previous single version but at a lower price.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10830">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/speedgrapher5viridian.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Speed Grapher Vol. #5 (Viridian Collection)</b><BR>FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd.<br>Price: 19.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: Tokyo has adopted a new tune, as a music box chimes in the night from Suitengu's palm. The tragic melody of a childhood stolen; a soul turned black at the hands of those seduced by greed. Draining the financial lifeblood of the nation, the Goddess has gone commercial, her essence reducing the masses to their baser instincts. Laughter rings down from the heights on to a city infected and dying.
Yet the damnable underground has a counterpoint; a revolution on the horizon determined to unseat the corrupt. A new leader in the eyes of the idealistic, Saiga is faced with a difficult decision to either bring the system down alongside the political maverick, or to focus on shielding the innocence of Kagura. But a staggering betrayal shakes the city to its depths as the ultimate administrator of wickedness rises to unleash anarchy.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Other than some slight changes to the packaging, this release is identical to the previous single version but at a lower price.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10849">here</a> and other related releases.</td>
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<td width="100%" bgcolor="#E7E7DE"><hr width="50%"><img src="http://www.animeondvd.com/images/boxart/speedgrapher6viridian.jpg" align="left" border="1"><B>Speed Grapher Vol. #6 (Viridian Collection)</b><BR>FUNimation Entertainment, Ltd.<br>Price: 19.98<BR>Running Time: 100 minutes<P><B>How They're Selling it</b>: The final supper has begun, and the glutton comes in many forms. The city watches in fascinated horror as the wicked takes on the corrupt and the ruling class is brought down to its knees. Saiga crawls out of darkness into the destruction, and international eyes turn to the crises, driving the stakes ominously high.
Hope fails as Suitengu drags Kagura off for his final stand, the populace in panic and the government strangely silent. With the full story revealed at last, Saiga prepares to come face to face with his adversary on a far different field of battle. The history books will have a new chapter, marking the day that a photographer crossed fates with a dark angel, reshaping Tokyo's skyline in a quest to save a young girl trapped by greed.<P><B>How We See It</b>: Other than some slight changes to the packaging, this release is identical to the previous single version but at a lower price.<P>See the original releases <a href="http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews/seriespage.php?series=10849">here</a> and other related releases.</td> </tr></table></TD></tr></table>