Video:
Very very good. Most of the time you'd never guess that this was a HK set. I was actually stunned by most of the video (very bright and vibrant on my set, a Sony HDTV), especially with the first disc, which has 12 eps crammed on it. There are a few instances (mostly in dark scenes) where there is pixelation in solid dark colors, but these are pretty rare. Only brought the score down to a 4.5
Audio:
An English 5.1 track, a 5.1 Japanese track, and even a stereo Japanese track. All sound pretty good. I stuck with the J5.1 through most of the show, but listened to the English in a few instances just to hear the voices (surprisingly well voice acted). All sounded very sweet. Honestly would have prefered no 2.0 Japanese track, and a few more bits for the video, but what are you gonna do.
Subtitle:
An English 5.1 track, a 5.1 Japanese track, and even a stereo Japanese track. All sound pretty good. I stuck with the J5.1 through most of the show, but listened to the English in a few instances just to hear the voices (surprisingly well voice acted). All sounded very sweet. Honestly would have prefered no 2.0 Japanese track, and a few more bits for the video, but what are you gonna do.
Comment:
This is a really fun series. The R.O.D OVA was okay, but there wasn't much to it. No real storyline. This, the R.O.D TV makes up for that in spades. It even fleshes out the events in the OVA and makes them relevent to this series, making both the OVA better in the process.
The characters in this series are all fun, and you root for who you're supposed to root for, and hate who you're supposed to hate. It keeps building and building until the giant climax at a perfect speed as well. Perfectly paced (not too fast, not too slow, and plenty of character development [something the OVA missed the boat on]), and some pretty big cliffhangers in the second half that will really make you watch this in giant chunks at a time.
A highly recommended series, and a highly recommended set.
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