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DVD Review: Venus Viruses Virus, The Complete Series

Director: Shinichiro Kimura / Studio: Studio Hibari / Author; Atsushi Suzumi

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation

U.S. Release Date: June 16th, 2009

Format: DVD / Fantasy, Action, Yuri /  290 minutes

Age Rating: TV 14

Overall Personal Rating: B-

Similar Titles: Murder Princess and Moon Phase.

A hardened woman, an old man, a scared pre-teenage girl and a 5 year old girl – mix them all up and what do you have? I’m not really sure, but they all have their own special abilities and are very good at using them. Two of them are more connected than they know, and are the key to the fate of the world.

Vexille: Isolation Special Edition Blu-ray

Director: Fumihiko Sori / Producer;  Kazuya Hamana

US Distribution: FUNimation

American Release Date: October 29th, 2009

Format: Blu-ray / Genre: Sci-Fi / 105 minutes run time

Age Rating; PG-13

Overall Personal Rating:  B+

Similar titles: Appleseed, Appleseed ExMachina

Only humans can find a way to make themselves obsolete. The Japanese have also shown themselves more than capable of doing the most insane things and also having a very high opinion of their own place in the evolution. If you want the full monty of humanities thirst for scientific grander and a really cool looking show, then read on brothers and sisters, read on.

Author: Yusuke Yamamoto
Publisher: Funimation
Release date: August 25, 2009
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Paranoia, Slice-of-Life
Format: Anime
Age Rating: 17+
Overall Personal Rating: A+
Similar series: Otaku no Video, Genshiken

Synopsis:
Rarely is there a truly compelling series that deals with existentialism with such levels that it transcends the work itself; rarer still does such a work come from the anime and related industries, but Welcome to the N.H.K. is one such series and culture. While many western audiences may be unfamiliar with the specific conditions of the protagonist, Tatsuhiro Sato, it does not diminish the impact of the anime.

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Witchblade: The Complete Series Anime Classics

Director: Yoshimitsu Ohashi

Studio: Gonzo

Creators: Top Cow

American Distributor: FUNimation

American Release Date: October 25th, 2011

Format: DVD / 600 minutes

Genre: Action,  Adventure, Sci Fi,

Age Rating: TV MA

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar Titles: D. Gray-man and Heroic Age.

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Xam’d: Lost Memories Complete Collection

Director: Masayuki Miyaji

Studio: Bones

U. S. Distributor: Sentia Filmworks / Section 23

U. S. Release Date: Feb. 7th, 2012

Format: DVD / 26 Episodes / 650 minutes

Genre: Fantasy, Sci Fi, Mecha, Romance

Age Rating: TV 14

Overall Personal Rating: A+

Similar Titles: Last Exile

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 Xenosaga: The Animation S.A.V.E. Edition

Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi (Japanese), Chris Ayres (USA)

American Publisher: Funimation Entertainment

American Release Date: September 13, 2011

Format: 2 DVD box set, 12 episodes (282 minutes)

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Mecha

Rating: TV14

Overall Personal Rating: C

Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl; Episodes 1- 40

Director: Hiroko Tokita / Studio: Madhouse, Kitty Films / Author: Naoki Urasawa

U S Distributor: AnimEigo

Full U S Retail Release Date May 5th, 2009

Format: DVD / Genre: Sports, Lite Comedy / 1000 minutes

Age Rating: 13+

Overall Personal Rating:  A

Yawara! Fashionable Judo Girl is a seminal work that helped to legitimize the average everyday story for the Western market. The Japanese have always honored this simple style of story telling, but Yawara helped the West to understand why this basic life story can be so uplifting and is more than valid as an anime.

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You’re Under Arrest Box Set 2

U. S. Distributor: ANIMEIGO

Original Series Run: 1994-1999

Format: DVD / 400 Minutes

Genrre:  Action, Comedy, Romance

Age Rating: 13+

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar Titles: Urusei Yatsura

Dealing with high speed chases, crazy visual antics and biker gangs may be hard work for most people, but for Natsumi and Miyuki, it’s just another day on the job at Bokuto Police Precinct.

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Yu Yu Hakusho Ghostfiles The Complete First Season

Director: Akiyuki Arafusa, Noriyuki Abe

Studio: Studio Pierrot

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation

U.S. Re-release date: May 31st, 2011

Format: DVD / 620 minutes

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Shonen

Age Rating: TV PG

Overall Personal Rating: B

Before Ichigo and his cool demeanor, before Naruto and his goofy sense of duty to his friends who consistently pull off the win after several levels of beatings, there was the irrepressible Yusuke Urameshi, the punk who has become the icon of demon fighters.

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Yu Yu Hakusho Ghostfiles The Complete Fourth Season on Blu-ray

Director: Akiyuki Arafusa, Noriyuki Abe

Studio: Studio Pierrot

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation

U.S. Re-release date: Nov. 29th, 2011

Format: DVD / 620 minutes

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Shonen

Age Rating: TV PG

Overall Personal Rating: A-

Similar Titles: Bleach, Naruto

The consistent story of humanity revolves around the complexity of our existence. We are often good and evil rolled up into one and when the essence of a single person is split between Human and Demon what will be the outcome? Can good truly rule over evil or will the dominate trait take over and condemn the human side to an eternity of darkness?

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Yu Yu Hakusho Ghostfiles The Complete Second Season on Blu-ray

Director: Akiyuki Arafusa, Noriyuki Abe

Studio: Studio Pierrot

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation

U.S. Re-release date: Aug 9th, 2011

Format: DVD / 620 minutes

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Shonen

Age Rating: TV PG

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar Titles: Bleach, Naruto

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Yu Yu Hakusho Ghostfiles The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray

Director: Akiyuki Arafusa, Noriyuki Abe

Studio: Studio Pierrot

U.S. Distributor: FUNimation

U.S. Re-release date: Sept. 27th, 2011

Format: DVD / 620 minutes

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Shonen

Age Rating: TV PG

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar Titles: Bleach, Naruto

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