Video was good, for the most part, I did have an issue with some of the action scenes-macroblocking, but I could live with it.

Very good 2 channel stereo, the opening music is outstanding

Very good 2 channel stereo, the opening music is outstanding

If you like hard core science fiction (as I do), Dune type social storys, good character development, excellent plotting-you'll love this series as much as I did.

The video was so so... not bad but not dvd quality either.. the picture was clear.. just not to sharp (Probably because I own the 2 disc version)

Japanese dub.. right on

Japanese dub.. right on

wait for a r1 rip.....

Most has been said by all the other reviewers. Video: OK, but a little ghosting (3.5/5) Audio: Nothing wrong for me (4/5) Subs: Not as good as in Sekai No Monsho. All the Abh names are screwed up, and sometime you have the feeling that you're missing information. (I really couldn't follow all those tactical briefings) (3/5) Also the content isn't as good as in Sekai No Monsho, since it's all about one great battle and the relationship between Ghinto and Lafiel isn't developing much. edited by BeardFan on 25 Oct 2002 10:59 am

Video: Perfect R2 rip. Nothing wrong. It looks even better then the first set in my opinion, that one had more pixelation in the high motion scenes. There is a little bit of ghosting in the video though, but it's not in every scene. One minute it's there, the next minute you don't see it. Audio: Sounds great. The series has some nice music, and it comes through very good! Subs: Well....they're OK. Most of the times when I buy a HK DVD set I always make sure I get good subtitles, or get the R1/2. But I just HAD to watch this series, and since there's no R1 and I didn't want to download it, I went with the less-good subs. I was pretty dissapointed, since it's my only set that doesn't really have good subtitles. Overall you will understand what's going on, but sometimes the sentences are made pretty weird, and they use pretty weird words where others (better fitting) could be used. Names were diffrent from the fist set, but don't really know if they're wrong. Die-hard fans say these are correct: Abh = Arvo Ghint = Jitt / Jitto Laphir = Ravel Overall : It's a pretty good buy if you want to see this series.

video : no prob 4/5 audio : fine 4/5 subs: 3/5 well its a step down from crest of stars.... more often than not u know what the hell is going on espesially when those two crazy bros start mumbling about stuff..... philoshophy and engrish dont mix very well... some names are Chinese.... and the name of the battle is Huan Yuan ???! instead of ships they say fleet but in the end its understandable... content: if u like COS youll like this one...

video -- fine, TV captured, little too dark audio -- fine, flawless tv-sound subs -- yuck, all names wrong, often too short/wrong translations authoring -- ok, complete episodes RESULT -- suitable for fans

Battleflag of the Stars I - Anime Cartoon International Inc. DVD-053-E [Box Set] This is a continuation of Crest of the Stars. In my opinion, this series is different from your standard anime series, both in story and character design. This series is one of my favorites. Video: Looked great in my Apex DVD player and Pioneer DVD-ROM. I think this is from a DVD source. Audio: Sounded great on my systems. Stereo. Content: Way too deep to explain. If you liked Crest of the Stars, then you definetly need to pick this up. Subs: The subs were good and very understandable. Some minor things were hard to understand, but it is pretty easy to figure it out. Overall: Once again, if you like Crest of the Stars, then pick this up. I really like the box and disc artwork.

Senkai no Senki is the sequel to Crest of Stars (Senkai no Monsho). If you liked Crest of Stars, you could do much worse than getting this set. Story-wise, it's not as dialog-intensive as the first one; it's more space combat oriented. You may like this (I did), or not, depending on what you liked in the original series. Briefly, we follow Lafiel and Jinto as captain and crew of an assault ship. Assault ships are not especially tough customers--think back of what the cruiser Gothloth managed to do to nine of them in the first series before it got destroyed by the tenth, and you'll have an idea how much of death traps those ships are when they go toe to toe against cruisers. It does make for an exciting series, though. Although we get less background on the Abh than we did in the first series, the interaction between the different crew members is worthy of the series. As a whole, it's very enjoyable. For this particular set: Video: 4.5/5 -- there's a bit of pixellation in the CGI screens, as in the first set (and I got a bit more critical of that kind of thing). Otherwise, it's pretty good. Sound: 5/5 -- nothing to complain about. Of course, my sound setup is just a stereo TV, so I may be ill-equipped to judge. Subtitles: 3.5/5 -- this is the most unfortunate part of this set. The subtitles of the MI version of Seikai no Monsho were fantastic. Those are OK, I guess, but they disappoint in contrast. The names are strangely translated (Lafiel == Ravel? Huh?) and some sentences need a bit of figuring out. The translators have the annoying habit to confuse fleets and ships, as well as solar systems and galaxies. You can certainly understand the story with those subs, but they're not nearly as good as the ones in Seikai no Monsho. Too bad. However, I don't think too much of the story is lost overall. Overall: a very good set. Get it if you liked Crest of Stars--You'll most likely eat this one up. I watched the whole thing in one sitting while stuck at home with chicken pox (yes, you can get this as an adult...), and it was definitely the high point of my recovery!

Seikai no Senki or Battleflag/Warflag of the Stars, the sequel to Seikai no Monshou(Crest of the Stars). Taking place 3 years afterwards, we find Lafiel and Ghinto together on a Destroyer awaiting their first battle against the United Mandkind. Excellent overall dvd, similar to the first set. The subbing is a bit lacking than the first though. Mostly small grammer mistakes and a few errors but still very understandable. For instance they use the word 'fleet' instead of 'ship' but you get use to it. Same lack of on screen translations of text but again you get use to it. One of the few series where the sequel and the original have no drop-off...a must get after you see the first.

Great series. Video Quality: 4/5 Sound Quality: 5/5 Subtitles: 3/5 Overall Rating: 4/5

Sekai no Senki aka Battleflag of the Stars is the second season to Sekai no Monsho/Crest of the Stars. it plays a few years after the first season during a war between the Abh and the Human Union. The DVDs have excellent video, good audio and very good subs. The names are different from the r1 crest of the stars, but still fitting. The only bad thing is that there is some ghosting... (you can see it at their lips when the characters are speaking...) but you will only notice it when you look closely. If you liked the first season the boxset is a MUST-HAVE!! It is even better than the first season imo.

Definitely a r2 rip. I totally agree with the review below. Excellent video, audio and very good subs. I own the set for the first season region one and video and audio are almost the same. The spelling of the names are actually correct. According to a Crest of the Stars website I browsed, the names are suppose to be spelled like that. Whoever did the translation must me a COS fan.

Video, excellent video, ripped from R2 for sure. There are some glitches here and there thats common with the MI releases, believe its called screep blips by some, but I don't know. The video does have a problem where is some high motion scenes there is some pixelation. The show has some great action sequences and in some scenes it gets a little blurry, but not bad by any means. On disc 2 though they put an extra episode on the disc, and it seems to show as you get alot more pixelation, mainly in the CG or computer effects screen. For example in one scene the Ahb leader is looking at a large projection of the battlefield and when the camera pans close to it the video becomes a mess and is very blurry. But thats really nothing and the video is very, very good. There are some instances of ghosting in the video as well, but only in certain scenes for some reason. Audio: Excellent audio, no problems here. Sounds great on the surrounds. Subs: Not fansubs, definately HK originals but these are some really good originals. Names are not wrong, but there not perfect. They sound correct but the spelling is funky. The english is very good with some strange grammer in some parts, but it is some of the best HK subs I've seen. There are a couple instances of subs moving to fast, but only a few times. A really good set, and a great follow up to Crest of the Stars. Pick this up if you like character drama, and deep sci-fi action.