03-28-2002, 08:29 AM
R Kenshin/DNA2/Oh my Goddess/Love Hina/Street Fighter/Iria
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All ratings I'm giving are based on DVD standards on a scale of 1-10
I can tell you from personal experience....
(AC/MI)The Rurouni Kenshin TV series subbed boxset is GREAT
Video.... 8.5
Audio... 9
Subs... 8.5... not as detailed as the shinsen gumi fansubbed vhs/vcd... but damn close!
(AC/MI)The D.N.A.2 subbed 4 disc boxset is GREAT, especially since there isn't a DVD version available in the US...
Video... 9
Audio... 10
subs... 9... very close to the fansubs
The subbed Oh! (or Ah!) My Goddess movie (Aa megami-sama in Japan) is THE WORST.... BAD... VERY BAD!!!
Video.... 6... very pixellated
Audio... 8 needs some work
subs... 2... They couldn't even get the names right!!!... let alone form a complete sentence!! They spelled Belldandy like Pu-ya-da-tee.... couldn't understand a damn thing!!!
(AS)Street Fighter Zero subbed is GREAT
Video.... 10
Audio.... 10
subs... 8... some mispelled words, they kept emphasizing the word SHOCK WAVES.... this is supposedly Ryu's great power ... but I don't think it's called that... but it is watchable.
Love hina subbed TV 3 disc set... Worth buying, but not the greatest
Video... 8 ... very slightly pixellated, like on fast moving scenes
Audio... 7... sounds like it's echoed or something...not stereo quality
Subs... 8... on point & good spelling most of the time, but towards the last 4 eps., the subs get a little off cue & aren't timed correctly... about 2 seconds faster than the dialog
Still watchable though.
(AS)Iria: Zeiram the Animation 1 disc w/ English/Japnese dialog & English/Chinese subs... THE BEST... I mean it, THE BEST!!!
Video... 10
Audio... 10
subs... 10
100% like the U.S. release except for the cover art... like that matters ... & for the price, it's even better!!! Those who remember, the price was around $30+ for the US release(which has been discontinued).... I got mine for 1/2 that!!!
I have some more DVDs coming which I'll review.