Video:

it looks perfect. it's just that I'm used to newer anime brightness so this one seems a bit paler and I cannot say if it depends on this release (which I doubt) or the anime itself.

Audio:

perfect score in my book. not rating english dub, since I don't care.

Subtitle:

perfect r1 rip, but somehow they look flashy, rainbowy.I hope you can understand what I mean.

Comment:

ugly cover, taken from the r1. the thing I hate most of r1 rips are the covers which always suck compared to the japanese versions. the art for the anime is great, looks like a polished version of rayearth.

Video:

Talk about lucious and rich visuals. This is some of the best art direction I've seen in a while and the quality of the picture does it justice. The really amazing thing is that even with three hours of animation packed onto this disc, I didn't seen any macro-blocking throughout the entire disc.

Audio:

Something that stands out about the audio of this release is that both the original Japanese soundtrack and the English dubbed soundtrack have the same volume levels. All the other reviews I've read have had a considerable difference between the two. As far as quality goes, great stereo seperation, no hissing or buzzes. What more could you want?

Subtitle:

These look like R1 subtitles with perfect translations and timing. The only thing that keeps me from giving a full five stars to these subs is the fact that they are white (with really thin black outlines). There are a few scenes where these subs are mildly difficult to read due to the colour (but never impossible to read... just difficult). Really close to perfect subs

Comment:

This is an ok series. Not great not horrible... somewhere in the middle. The visuals stand out quite a bit from other anime but the story is only ok. All the characters seem to be a little flat in my opinion and could use a bit more development. They tried to flesh things out with the last two episodes (which take place before the first four happen) but the characters still don't feel believable. The action scenes are a joy to watch and there is a fair amount of fan-service here to keep teenage boys happy. Probably the most impressive thing is that they include two trailers and a little bit of animation at the end in the extras section. I wouldn't have expected that from a release with this much video on the disc.