Video:

Decent TV rip. Same quality as part 1.

Audio:

Nothing to complain about on my simple stereo TV. Didn't notice any noises or hums that sometimes come with TV rips.

Subtitle:

What a decline compared to the first 2 discs' very good subs. Here you get crappy HK originals. All names wrong, "Shamans" are called "Psychics" now and all strange wording and grammar you can imagine is there. Still, you can follow the show (not the most complex anime in the world) when watching and if you're listening to the japanese dub. But if you would only read the subs, they often would leave you wondering what was said.

Comment:

Please note: My review is about the 2 disc set that contains episodes 14-26. The previous reviewer has commented on the 2nd disc of the first set (maybe they were sold separately at first). But since the info for part 3 says episode 27-39 on this site, I'll post my review here.

Comment:

Video - 4/5 The video was really good and there were none of those green bars that other MI titles had. Since the R2 DVDs for the first 13 eps of Shaman King had been out for so long before these DVDs were released I would assume that the video is an R2 rip but it just didn't look sharp and crisp enough for a 5/5. Still very very good all the way through. Nothing to worry about. Audio - 4/5 No problems here. The audio was fine throughout all 13 episodes. Subs - 4/5 Fansubs all the way through. No doubt about it. ALL names were correct and even the phrase "My bad" was used in the subs which removed any doubts I had of it being HK original. The only reason I didn't give it a 5/5 is because there were a few misspellings and about 3 lines were unsubbed. There were no extras and there was only one OP and one ED per disc. Content - If you've seen this show somewhere else before and you like it then this is a great buy and you should definitely pick it up. But...if you've never seen the show and you're just curious like I was, then be warned that this show is EXTREMELY UNORIGINAL. This is the type of show where you know EVERYTHING that's going to happen before it happens because you've seen all this cliched material recycled hundreds of times before. This anime is not thought provoking at all with an unbelievably weak/boring/dragging plot that seems to be there only to act as a bridge between the unrealistic fight scenes where the good guy wins against someone far stronger than him simply because he has a "good heart" or because he "believes in himself". This anime uses that same old "I want to be the best fighter" story that we've seen so often in stuff like DBZ. The character designs are very very poorly drawn but you probably already knew that just by looking at the cover of the DVD box. If you're looking for something new and interesting then keep far away from this. But if you don't have a problem with what I've mentioned then you might enjoy it. I'm selling mine immediately.