Actors & Directors
- Scott McNeil
- Brad Swaile
- Gordon Hunt
- Mark Hildreth
- Kirby Morrow
- Ted Cole
Release date: 2001-07-17 Run time: 75 min. Price: $14.98
Review Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - The Beginning of the End (Vol. 15, Toonami Edition) / Geneon [Pioneer]:The Gundam pilots face their toughest challenge ever as they battle OZ forces equipped with a battle program based on the separate mission - to sneak onto the Libra. He and Relena face Milliardo, but Milliardo has other callers as well. His old friend Treize has arrived and challenges him to a duel to decide the outcome of the war!.
Actors & Directors
- Liza Balkan
- Terri Hawkes
- Tracey Moore
- Linda Ballantyne
- Junichi Sato
- Karen Bernstein
Release date: 2001-10-09 Run time: 70 min. List Price: $9.98 Price: $58.00
Review Sailor Moon S - Hotaru's Secret (Vol. 9, Uncut Version) / Geneon [Pioneer]:Chibi-Usa's new best friend, Hotaru, has another personality with awesome powers! Unfortunately, her father, Professor Tomoe, is also part of the Death-Busters who are attempting to destroy the world. The Sailor Soldiers of the Outer Solar System, convinced that Hotaru is a threat, continue to fight against Sailor Moon, but will Hotaru's real secret bring the Sailor Scouts together or tear them apart?!.
Actors & Directors
- Gilles Delannoy
- Georges Alépée
Release date: 1998-08-04 Run time: 150 min. List Price: $24.95 Price: $24.99
Review Great Days of the Century 3 / Central Park Media:
Actors & Directors
- Masamitsu Hidaka
- Mayumi Iizuka
- Yûko Kobayashi
- Ikue Ootani
- Yûji Ueda
- Rica Matsumoto
- Kunihiko Yuyama
Release date: 2000-09-19 List Price: $9.98 Price: $29.95
Review Pokemon - Fashion Victims/Fighting Tournament (Vol. 9-10) / Pioneer Video:
Release date: 2000-11-07 Run time: 300 min. Price: $9.99
Review Cowboy Bebop- Box Set II / Bandai:The mystery behind each of the Bebop's crew members has begun to unfold. As they take on more dangerous jobs - Spike, Jet, and Faye all must deal with their past in their own respective ways. Spike is still on the trail of the woman of his dreams, his old girlfriend Julia. When he finds her, what will the future hold? And Spike and Vicious are reunited one last time. How will it all end? The conclusion to one of the hottest anime series of all time.
Release date: 1998-04-28 List Price: $29.98 Price: $29.90
Review Tenchi Muyo: Pretty Sammy 3 / Geneon [Pioneer]:
Release date: 2001-12-04 Run time: 52 min. List Price: $28.95 Price: $25.98
Review Ranma 1/2: Martial Mayhem - Nightmare (Sub) / Geneon [Pioneer]:
Actors & Directors
- William Dufries
- Julie Anne Taylor
- Mamoru Oshii
- Megan Hollingshead
- Sharon Holm
- Lisa Enochs
Release date: 1995-10-24 Run time: 118 min. List Price: $19.95 Price: $29.01
Review Patlabor 1 (Spanish) / Manga Video:This stylish science fiction detective story bears the stamp of director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell). "Labors" are gigantic robots used for everything from construction work to law enforcement, but a massive land reclamation project in Tokyo Bay is threatened by robots going on unexplained rampages. Patlabor cops Noah Izumi and Azuma Shinohara are called in to investigate, and soon find themselves trying to decipher the apocalyptic visions of E. Hoba, who wrote the operating system for the Labor robots and then committed suicide. Hoba introduced a virus into the software that could affect robots all over world and cause unparalleled destruction. In abandoned slum apartments and high-tech construction sites, he left clues about what he was doing-and why. But are Noah, Azuma, and their friends clever enough to second-guess a genius? And will their superior officers accept their conclusions? The first Patlabor feature has a darker tone and look than the previous OVA series. Oshii assumes the viewer already knows the characters, and doesn't bother introducing them. But this powerful tale of the dangers of over-reliance on technology is far superior to ordinary mecha features. The recent attacks of powerful computer viruses give the story an added relevance. [+]
(Unrated; suitable for ages 10 and older: occasional profanity and robot vs. robot violence. ) -Charles Solomon.
Release date: 2002-07-23 Price: $14.99
Review The Sound of Waves Parts 1 & 2 / Central Park Media:
Actors & Directors
- Louise Jameson
- Nicholas Pegg (II)
- David Troughton
- John Wadmore
- Bill Baggs
- Colin Baker
Release date: 1995-08-28 Run time: 90 min. List Price: $29.98 Price: $99.95
Review Stranger Terror Game / Central Park Media:
Release date: 2002-08-13 Run time: 120 min. Price: $19.99
Review Geobreeders Breakthrough (Dub) / Us Manga Corps Video:
Actors & Directors
- Lorelei King
- Alan Marriott
- Tamsin Hollo
- John Gregory (VII)
Release date: 1996-09-24 Run time: 60 min. List Price: $19.99 Price: $31.14
Review Junk Boy (Dub) / Manga Video:
Release date: 2000-06-20 Run time: 650 min. List Price: $9.98 Price: $42.75
Review Fushigi Yugi- The Mysterious Play - Suzaku Boxed Set 1 / Geneon [Pioneer]:A sprawling mixture of mythical crises and slushy teenage romance, Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play has the scale, but not the depth, of an epic. Like the heroine of Sailor Moon, Miaka is a ditzy 15-year-old girl who's crazy about junk food and boys. She and her scholarly friend Yui find an ancient Chinese volume, The Universe of the Four Gods, about a girl "who made her dreams come true after she came to possess the seven stars of Suzaku," and are literally drawn into the book. Miaka is hailed as the girl from another world destined to become the priestess of Suzaku, the protecting deity of the Empire of Konan. She soon finds herself caught in a web of adventures, magic, deadly perils, intrigue, and counterintrigue. Miaka gains the affection of the seven Celestial Warriors of Suzaku: martial artist Tamahome; the exquisite emperor of Konan, Hotohori; the transvestite Nuriko; sorcerer-in-training Chichiri; mountain bandit Tasuki; physician Mitsukake; and the flute-playing Chiriko. The Warriors and the Priestess are all needed to summon Suzaku to save Konan from an invasion from the rival kingdom of Kutuo. Complicating matters are Yui's estrangement from Miaka and their rivalry for the dashing Tamahome. The animation is extremely limited, even by anime standards: director Hajime Kamegaki often uses pans over comic book-style artwork in place of character movements. But the adventures are enjoyable and the side characters are often engaging, especially Chichiri. [+]
The weakest aspect of the series is Miaka, who comes across as a whiny twit: Tamahome and Hotohori fall in love with her, but it's difficult to understand why. Mysterious Play began as a girl's manga, then became a weekly TV program. It's more entertaining to watch one or two episodes at a time: after too many at one sitting, the story begins to feel repetitious and padded. This four-disc set includes only the first half of the story (the TV series' entire first season), ending on a real cliffhanger. The supplemental material offers a well-organized chart of the characters and their relationships, keyed to scenes in the story. -Charles Solomon.
Release date: 2001-04-02 Run time: 80 min. List Price: $19.99 Price: $69.99
Review Wars in Peace:Korea/Vietnam / Central Park Media:
Actors & Directors
- Takaaki Ishiyama
- Kyôko Terase
- Toshiko Fujita
- Masashi Hironaka
- Sakae Takayama
- Bin Shimada
Release date: 1996-05-07 Price: $97.98
Review Kishin Corps / Geneon [Pioneer]:
Actors & Directors
- Night Warriors-Darkstalkers' R
Release date: 1998-08-11 Run time: 45 min. List Price: $24.98 Price: $29.95
Review Night Warriors 2 (Sub) / Geneon [Pioneer]:
Release date: 1995-01-25 Run time: 153 min. Price: $69.98
Review Green Legend Ran / Geneon [Pioneer]:
Actors & Directors
- Takeshi Kuwahara
- Hisashi Kachita
- Osamu Tezuka
- Mari Shimizu
- Kazuo Kumakura
- Noboru Ishiguro
- Masako Sugaya
Release date: 1993-11-01 Run time: 30 min. List Price: $19.95 Price: $49.95
Review Astro Boy 8 (Dub) / Central Park Media:
Actors & Directors
- Lisa Ortiz
- Tara Jayne
- Jim Ensz
- Amy Birnbaum
- Jennifer Stigile
Release date: 2000-10-31 List Price: $24.95 Price: $49.90
Review Rayearth - Volume 3 / Manga Video:Three friends discover they need to change the course of destiny to save the world. and learn that faith in one's friendship is the ultimate power. RAYEARTH is a journey into a magical world featuring extraordinary animation, superb design and loads of action. A true anime collector's series! Rayearth, Vol. 1 opens with a hero barely escaping an evil deity in some postapocalyptic world, followed by a scene where a woman with long blonde hair emerges from a pool of water to kiss the ring of some ruler. Then a ghostly figure appears to tell her she'll soon arrive on Rayearth. [+]
No explanation is given, not even character names, before the story abruptly shifts to Tokyo in the springtime. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and three young girls-Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu-are graduating from junior high and about to go to different high schools. They make a promise to remain friends forever in front of what turns out to be an enchanted cherry tree. After making the promise, Hikaru spots the fairy of the tree, which is invisible to everyone else. As she follows it, she is confronted by a male voice which asks, "Little girl, why do you see something that others do not? Why do you chase after it? Are you running away from a pain that breaks your heart?" It's an odd moment, but one that captures the sadness and neediness that is the flip side to everything good about long-term friendships. Thanks to the purity of their wish, the three girls are chosen to defend the Earth in a battle against extradimensional forces that are threatening to consume the planet. In volume 1 (of three), Hikaru must combine with the fire deity Lexus to battle the ice witch Alcyonde. Based on an original story by Clamp. -Andy Spletzer.
Actors & Directors
- Legend of Lyon-Flare I & II
Release date: 1997-06-24 Price: $29.95
Review Legend of Lyon-Flare I& II / A.D. Vision:
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