DVD Verdict: Anime

Magikano: The Complete Series

2009-11-12

Reviewed by Steve Power
Quote: "A threat to logical thought and a danger to all mankind."

Claymore: The Complete Series

2009-11-06

Reviewed by Adam Arseneau
Quote: "There's something elegant and cruel about its vision of sexually repressed female warriors dismembering each other on the battlefield."

Red Garden: The Complete Series

2009-10-30

Reviewed by Steve Power
Quote: "This is one weed you don't need in your garden."

Nana: Box Set 1

2009-10-29

Reviewed by Steve Power
Quote: "Nana could easily pass for your average weekly teen drama."

UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie: Seasons 3 & 4

2009-10-26

Reviewed by Steve Power
Quote: "It's sort of like Sailor Moon on Viagra, though I doubt it's going to stimulate any part of your body other than the area of your brain that regulates sanity."

Black Lagoon: The Complete Series

2009-10-22

Reviewed by Mac McEntire
Quote: "There's a lot to like about Black Lagoon, such as huge action and interesting quotes, but the tone is all over the place, and that makes it frustrating to watch."

Ghost Hunt: The Complete Series

2009-10-02

Reviewed by Steve Power
Quote: "While the plots can get pretty interesting, there isn't one episode that doesn't contain at least one sequence I would have been embarrassed to be caught watching."

Astro Boy: Volume 1

2009-09-28

Reviewed by Clark Douglas
Quote: "The show may be worth checking out, but the butchering of it is nothing short of exasperating."

When They Cry: Complete Box Set

2009-09-23

Reviewed by Daryl Loomis
Quote: "It may be depressing, violent, and exceptionally dark, but this series features some of the best writing I've seen in an anime."

Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino: The Complete Series

2009-09-18

Reviewed by Steve Power
Quote: "While I did enjoy the moody drama that comes with giving children machine guns and training them to kill, the show failed to engage me."