AUK DVD Awards - August 2008

[Fudce]

What makes a DVD great? Is it the story told within, is it the quality of the video transfer, or is it the extras included on the disk? There are many theories about what a perfect DVD is, but agreement is never far from the question.

Last month, Beez Entertainment took a second US/UK double in a row, this time for the second volume of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumuya. Due to volumes two and three being released in the same month however, they will be prevented from an unprecedented result of all volumes getting an award.

This month we have more DVDs that require your attention. It's likely that you wont have seen all of them, but perhaps one that you did watch impressed you enough to vote it the AUK DVD of the Month this month. Let us decide what the best DVD of August really is.

This month there are:

• A total of 17 DVDs.

And amongst them:

• 5 from Manga Entertainment.
• 5 from MVM Entertainment.
• 3 from Revelation Films.
• 2 from ADV Films.
• 2 from Beez Entertainment.

• 1 first volume.
• 3 collections.
• 4 single volume releases. (OVAs and movies)
• 1 release with Limited Edition options.
• 3 previous winners for previous volumes.
• 1 previous winner of AoD/Mania's DVD of the Month award.

Due to the lay of the days, there are five weeks to vote this month. Voting ends at around 9.30pm BST on Sunday 5th October.

Previous Winners
August 2007: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (Manga Entertainment)
September: Paprika (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
October: Mushishi Volume 1 (Revelation Films)
November: Azumanga Daioh Complete Collection (ADV Films)
December: Mushishi Volume 2 (Revelation Films)
January 2008: School Rumble Volume 1 (Revelation Films)
February: Mushishi Volume 3 (Revelation Films)
March: Black Lagoon Volume 1 (MVM Entertainment)
April: Death Note Volume 1 (Manga Entertainment)
May: Shakugan no Shana Volume 1 (MVM Entertainment)
June: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Volume 1 (Beez Entertainment)
July: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Volume 2 (Beez Entertainment)

[Shiroi Hane]

Haruhi. This is the volume with Live Alive after all.

[Fudce]

Congratulations to Beez, who pulled off a very impressive three-month hold on the awards for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, this month Volume 4 takes the prize.