Like the first set, these discs were ripped off the Japanese R2's, and like the first set, the episode count is just too darn high. Clocking in at ELEVEN episodes per disc, you get a soft image and lots of blocking during the action scenes, as well as a handful of breakups at times. It's watchable, but it's nowhere near as nice as it could be.

Like with the first set, these epiodes are in the original mono. There's a little hiss, but again, the age of the materials doesn't make this surprising - not every show gets the Macross treatment. Nothing is wrong with the sound, and it does its job well. Dialogue is clear and easy to understand.

Like with the first set, these epiodes are in the original mono. There's a little hiss, but again, the age of the materials doesn't make this surprising - not every show gets the Macross treatment. Nothing is wrong with the sound, and it does its job well. Dialogue is clear and easy to understand.

Packaging: 4/5 (This is taken from the review of the first set) This set is packaged like a normal DVD boxset, with three standard keepcases being stored in a (filmsy) cardboard box. The three discs form a spine scene and the back of the box forms a spine scene with the second collection. The box also has some holofoil on the logo, and looks extremely cool, especially considering that this is a knockoff set. The only thing to seriously note is that being an older set there's some serial number burnoff on the discs, but they don't get into the playable region so you're OK. Menus: 3/5 (This is taken from the review of the first set) The menus are static, with an image of God Mars's torso in the background, and the series and robot names at the top. All the episode titles are in Japanese on the front menu, and you can choose to chapter through. All episode menus and selections are in Japanese. I don't really mind this, since the numbers are Arabic Numerals (opposed to Kanji or Roman Numerals), and it's not hard to figure out "Opening", "Ending", "Part A", etc. Where the menus really lose points, though, is with the subtitles. THERE IS NO SUBTITLE MENU, AND THE SUBS MUST BE ENABLED AFTER STARTING THE VIDEO. Extras: 5/5 This set gets a 5/5 for extras simply because it has them. This time, the extra is a no-kanji version of the second opening theme which is buried along the way on the fifth/second disc. It's not very good A/V quality wise, but what do you expect with eleven full episodes eating up space as well? Content: 4/5 (This section is a combination of continued comments from the first AV set and new remarks..watch out for a handful of spoilers) The second set contains the conclusion of the Marume arc (32-52a) as well as the entirety of the Zule arc (52b-64). That sounds odd, but the writers literally finished one arc in the first half of the episode and post-eyecatch introduced the major elements for the second. I'm not going to go into spoiler territory too much, but the slow start to the second arc definately pays off by its conclusion, and the third arc...wow. While the fights in the third arc are the most repetitve in the series (perhaps a comment on monster-of-the-week robots when Zule merely calls forth "Gestalt Five! Gestalt Six!" and two literally faceless minions appear), a nifty plot device is used to keep things moving along and advance the character side of things. That said, the final episode...is really obviously tacked on and the ending itself just comes across as cliche, hackneyed, and nonsensical when put in line with the rest of the show's themes. Fortunately, episode 63 provides a great deal of closure and could be viewed as the final episode as well. All OP/ED/Preview segments are present and, as is typical with AV, there are no watermarks. As far as the animation is concerned, it's typical of the time. There's lots of recycled footage in the robot combinations, as well as some repetition within the fight scenes, although we get to see some new attack angles and Takeru can looks really pissed off when calling the moves during the third arc. Sure they can do more with computers nowadays, but some of the lighting effects used (blinking computer mainframe lights, Zule's mouthpiece) are definate signs of the times and reminders of nifty things that they did with cels that you just don't see anymore. The acting is your standard Super Robot fare, and it's well done for the material. None of the voices are annoying or obnoxious, and they manage to pull off some truly convincing performances during the third arc (episodes 61-62 had me floored). Unfortunately, Namida remains an annoying little prat. In summary: God Mars deserves its cult standing in Japan, and is a true classic of the super robot genre. I strongly recommend seeing this show, although whether or not it's worth buying is jeopardized by ten episodes of poor subtitles. Fortunately there's fansubs coming out on a weekly basis, so you can always try-before-you-buy as well.