100% TV-rip presented in non-anamorphic 16:9 widescreen. Episodes 1 & 8-13 have vertical ghost bars visible all over the screen. Really annoying, therefore my low rating. Apart from that, it´s still watchable; no pixelation or pop-ups at all. So, even if you dislike TV-rips like I do, you´ll at least like the quality of episode 2-7, as they look alright.

Japanese 2 ch stereo mix; nothing exceptional. If you listen carefully you may hear a slight noise in the background, but only in some episodes with those ghosting bars mentioned above (propably caused by bad signal reception).

Japanese 2 ch stereo mix; nothing exceptional. If you listen carefully you may hear a slight noise in the background, but only in some episodes with those ghosting bars mentioned above (propably caused by bad signal reception).

Packaging: 4.5/5 MI´s gatefold shows some beautiful artwork done by ABE Yoshitoshi. Both discs are held securely in their place and can be removed easily. There´s no email spam added to the design. Actually, MI is not mentioned anywhere on this set. Just the catalogue number. Overall a really nice looking set. As you might already have guessed right, Haibane Renmei MI is a direct rip of the AV version. Hence all 13 episodes are still TV-rips, coming on 2 dvds. No additional logos or email spam during the show, neither from MI nor AV. (Testing equipment: Elta 8895 DVDP progressive scan, Panasonic 29" flat HDTV, Kenwood/ JBL stereo setup)