anime series

Ragnarok: Complete Series Box Set
$49.98
I saw this series box set around the time I had bought Those Who Hunt Elves Set and decided for the price and the interesting storyline I thought it had to go ahead and get, and I have somewhat regretted that choice. The series isn't bad for people who like RPG games style shows or anime like Rune Soldier(An Excellent Anime) but the story plots for the reasons of why the characters are doing what their doing has been played over so many times it's a little monotonous. The series two primary characters Roan(A young wannabe swordsman who was giving the task of protecting his childhood friend by her brother) and Yufa(Roan's childhood friend who's brother was supposedly killed tries to make her living as a priestess and help her common man) after a few misunderstandings become adventurers on the road and along the way meet other wayward adventurers on their quests. The series will also have the love triangle and the usual unresolved romantic feelings between Roan and Yufa. The series big flaw for me was that like some other animes you just don't empathize with the characters to well, I mean there are some sad scenes in the anime and some of the background story-plots of some of the characters but it just doesn't really get you to care so much as for the characters as it does watching the scenes. The pro for me though was that this series will give a decent closure at the end without having to many unanswered questions, and the animation is decent as well pretty much what we see with anime series past these ten years or so. The audio is also pretty good for both the Japanese and English cast voices but the extras are pretty much nonexistent just the trailer for the Full Metal Alchemist series and a couple of trailers on the fourth dvd. The box set is pretty much what Funimation as been doing for the last few sets which is two slim dvd cases that hold two dvds in each and than put into a thin paper sleeve, but for what the price is going for with this set I can somewhat understand that. So if you like magical battles and sword fighting series or like Rpg like animes like Rune Soldier give this one a go but try not to have to high of an expectation of this series....

Tactics - The Complete Series
$49.98
I am pleased with the product and its quality. It's what I was expecting, and the providor did a good job of sending it on time.

Rurouni Kenshin - TV Series Season One
$79.95
Nice sturdy, hard plastic packaging (not a paper box like most others)

Fullscreen picture (unlike the usual widescreen format of other anime dvds)

It has both Japanese and English Audio, with optional english subtitles.

The 6 disks are NOT numbered, but you can sortof tell by the positioning of the disks in the box. There is also a tital on each disk to give you a rough idea of what's on it.

The story has a pretty good conclusion (for season 1) it doesn't leave on a cliffhanger.. although there is more to the story and it shows that.

Love Hina: Complete Series Box Set
$49.98
I enjoyed this Anime collection very much. You can find other reviews that will tell you all you could want to know about the story and content. So in summation it was amusing and enjoyable.