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Vandread, Vol. 1: Enemy Engaged! (2000) - DVD Review

Posted on 12.07.03 by Doc @ 4:45 pm

Vandread, Vol. 1: Enemy Engaged! DVD cover art

Film:
DVD:

Written by: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Produced by: Katsuji Nagata
Art Direction by: Jun'ichi Higashi

Features:

English and Japanese language tracks
English subtitles
Contains first four episodes of 13-part series
Design gallery
Textless openings

Doc's Anime Warnings:

Rampant silliness
Annoying giggling
Incidental groping
Massive explosions

Released by: Pioneer
Region: 1
Rating: 13+
Anamorphic: Widescreen letterbox only.

My Advice: Rent it.

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Gatchaman (1994) - DVD Review

Posted on 12.07.03 by Doc @ 11:36 am

Film:
DVD:

English Language Version Written and Directed by: Steve Kramer
Directed by: Hiroyuki Fukishima & Akihiko Nishiyama
Character Design by: Yasuomi Umezu

Features:

English and Japanese language tracks
Digitally remastered audio
Contains all three 45-minute OAV episodes
DVD-ROM content (UrbanVision weblinks)
Trailers for other UrbanVision titles

Doc's Anime Warnings:

Graphic melodrama
Cheezy fashion sense
Science ninja nekkidness
Decades-outdated dialogue

Released by: Urban Vision
Region: 1
Rating: NR
Anamorphic: Nope

My Advice: Rent it if you feel nostalgic.

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Hellsing, Vol. 1: Impure Souls (2002) - DVD Review

Posted on 12.07.03 by Doc @ 7:16 am

Film:
DVD:

Written by Chiaki J. Konaka, based on the comic by Kouta Hirano
Directed by Yasunori Urata
Character design by Toshiharu Murata
Mechanical design by Yoshitaka Kono

Features:

Trailer music video
Creditless opening
Concept art gallery
Action figure info

Rating: 16+
Anamorphic: N/A; episodes appear in their original 1.33:1 format.
My advice: Buy it.

Unbeknownst to most of humanity, a war is being fought in the night. Evil creatures lurk in the shadows, feeding on the unsuspecting. Cops and military are blissfully unaware of the true nature of this quiet threat. But the human race is not completely at the mercy of vampires, ghouls, and demons.

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