[US DVD] Ah My Buddha Vol. #2

[Chris Beveridge]

Review by Chris Beveridge

Mania Grade: B
* Audio Rating: B+
* Video Rating: B+
* Packaging Rating: B+
* Menus Rating: B
* Extras Rating: B-
* Age Rating: 13 and Up
* Region: 1 - North America
* Released By: Media Blasters
* MSRP: 29.99
* Running time: 100
* Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
* Disc Resolution: 480i/p
* Disc Encoding: MPEG-2
* Series: Ah My Buddha

In Summary:
While the first volume didn’t really grab me in a lot of ways and left me somewhat disinterested at times, the second volume has proven to be more fun overall as it gets past what the opening of most series like this are like. The characters are getting fleshed out – and showing more flesh – and the relationships are forming rather nicely as it’s not all centric on bedding and acquiring Ikkou. In fact, Ikkou is really a bit player in all of this as he’s mostly just useful for chores and occasionally climaxing in order to provide the necessary power to do certain exorcisms. I like the show more now than I did before, though with some reserve because it is a harem comedy and one based on a manga so it’s going to go through the motions for the majority of it. At this point, I’m liking the cast more and that helps immensely.