Absolutely beautiful on my 32" TV. Trying very hard i did find very ocassional minor colour bleeding but otherwise perfect. I thought it was a bit dark at first during the night scenes but i guess it was deliberate. Menu background looks like it was ripped from the R2.

Didn't notice any abnormalities. Had 2.1 & 5.1 Japanese tracks.

Didn't notice any abnormalities. Had 2.1 & 5.1 Japanese tracks.

Some clever plot usage at the beginning and it was enjoyable but it does not excuse the rather poor motivation of the villain but such things occur frequently in anime. I bought mine when it was just released and it came with a nice limited edition postcard! I've not seen the series but i enjoyed this and figured out most of the charas from the legend. I didn't know who the second group were and they seemed rather pointless. Recommended.

This is a great movie that you can watch any time after the first part of Saiyuki. Great special effects. Video: 4/5- Really good, very clear and no shaking or distortions, though its really hard to see in some of the darker scenes. Audio: 5/5- Great quality with no buzzing or humming. Subs: 4/5- Ahhhh subbed like the first set, with all the right names and good grammer. Case: 4/5- Standard plastic DVD case, nothing special. Although the movie has no real impact on the series, its is a good side story. Definately buy if you are a fan

Man, this movie just made me even hungrier for Pt.3 of the series. You can really tell the show's animators (sorry I forget which studio it is) have finally mastered digital animation, this is a far cry from the first season of Saiyuki TV and even from the second season as well. Some of the techniques used (the rain & wind effects especially) are just awesome..... Video quality- Video quality was in my opinion, great. Almost a perfect r2 rip. I say almost because it seems dark in a couple of the nighttime scenes. but that is really only in a couple scenes, so it's no big deal. Audio quality- You can select between 5.1 & 2.0 sound, and the 5.1 is REAL 5.1! It sounds AWESOME! Period. Subtitles- Look like really good HK originals, they get all the names right, but mis-spell them a lot of times. But overall the subs are great. This isa a quality release mos def. Truly a safe buy for Saiyuki fans.