Review Your Last Anime DVD purchase

[MIBlackburn_d6]

Newest package from Rightstuf:

The elusive GTO: Semester 1 box for £15 new and all the Captain Herlock (aka. Harlock) Endless Odyssey OVA series for a tenner from the bargain bin.

[Mycella]

my last dvd box was "his and her circumstances" but unfortunately i couldn't play it on my dvd-player stupid region codes !!

[Durial666]

I got Ocean Waves through the post today.

[Ranger Ryu]

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

It's good,the new CG works sometimes and not so much at other times (mainly the beginning) though at least with the new remastering the picture is clearer I think than the old DVD,so all in all a quite good package.

[Gemsy-chan]

Ordered some stuff from United Publications and also went shopping in HMV at Gunwarf Quays.

Neo Angelique Abyss Collection 1
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Parts 2 & 3
S.A. (Special A) Collection 2
Naruto Shippuuden Limited Edition Season 1 Box Set 1
Toward the Terra Part 3
Glass Fleet Box Set

Ghost In The Shell 2.0...comes with art cards
Ocean Waves

[MIBlackburn_d6]

Got Sherlock Hound from HMV on Friday and have watched a couple of episodes. Not bad but the speech sounds muffled at times.

[Blaine]

Just picked up Naruto unleashed 8:2 only one left then its time for shippuuden dvd's to come out, also picked up Ocean Waves another ghibli film to the collection was goint to get Black Lagoon but its out on the 15 now instead of the 1st.

[Max Takeshi]

Ocean Waves

I have found the recent output of Ghibli to be very disappointing indeed (I haven’t seen Ponyo yet, so that’s out of the issue) and so waited with eager earnest for this to be released for quite some time.

I was sceptical at first. The opening twenty minutes seemed a little dull and unfocused. Thankfully from that point on the Ghibli of old surfaces and we have one of the most pleasant and whimsical offerings that they have produced.

As a testament to the abilities of the younger members of the Ghibli group it is a gem of a narrative which features a great use of comical music. The story isn’t afraid to let the female protagonist be an uptight and devious kind. Pair this with the strong and independent male lead and they are a far cry from the cardboard offerings of some and carry with them a mature relationship far beyond that of your typical anime.

There’s a methodical ambivalence when they are together, casting the shadows of young opportunity and carelessness, mixed with an understanding of maturity and confusion about their growing pains. The film never shoves the details in the viewers’ face, instead allowing us to focus on their actions and ‘lack of’ if you will.

Months and years pass by. For some narratives this is a tricky prospect, sometimes bringing with it a lack of focus and a loss of the arbitrary nature that have been built up in some characters. Yet for this tale the idea is perfectly reasonable. There’s a zest to proceedings, a confidence in the narrative that knows that these two characters are polar opposites, but are intertwined by their differences.

The last section with the school reunion was also a nice touch, bringing with it a kind and thoughtful resolution for these characters.

Like Only Yesterday this film is the kind where I believe Ghibli really shine.

4/5

[robot monkey]

Originally Posted by MIBlackburn_d6

Got Sherlock Hound from HMV on Friday and have watched a couple of episodes. Not bad but the speech sounds muffled at times.

I was hoping someone on here might have purchased this as I was debating about buying this myself. Is the sound poor throughout?

[MIBlackburn_d6]

Originally Posted by robot monkey

I was hoping someone on here might have purchased this as I was debating about buying this myself. Is the sound poor throughout?

It's certainly listenable and understandable but it sounds poor in comparison to newer shows due to its age and being in mono so you may need to turn it up a bit more than you might normally.

There are also no subtitles which would have been nice but you can probably live without it and the video quality is good.