The animation may be a step down from the first season, but Gunslinger Girl — Il Teatrino has a much stronger story and it arrives with a surprisingly pleasing 1080i transfer on Blu-ray.
These girls may be cute, but they sure are deadly — Gunslinger Girl: The Complete First Season drops on Blu-ray with a decent dose of supplements, but a middling video transfer from Funimation.
Hayao Miyazaki’s magical Ponyo arrives in a superb, reference quality release from Disney, but the lack of a lossless version of the original Japanese soundtrack is disappointing.
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The rebuild of this classic mecha anime franchise arrives on Blu-ray with a reference 1080p video transfer and two superb 7.1 TrueHD soundtracks.
Claymore is a great anime series that you won’t want to stop watching once you start. The 1080i transfer could be better, but its good enough to make this a more than enjoyable release from Funimation.
Greek mythology and science fiction come together in this action-packed anime from Funimation, but the video quality is once again a bit of a disappointing transfer.
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This anime may have started its life as an RPG, but over the course of its 26-episodes, it moves well beyond any game and into the realm of serious drama. The 1080i MPEG-2 encoding may have some flaws, but it is still a solid effort.
D.Gray-man: Season One Part One arrives on Blu-ray from Funimation another strong anime series hampered by a lackluster video transfer. The steep price and barebones extras don’t help for this 13-episode installment either.
Intense drama and brutal violence mark this look at forlorn lovers caught up in a centuries-old battle between rival ninja clans filled with hatred and malice towards each other. It’s Basilisk: The Compete Series on Blu-ray from Funimation.
This hip-hop infused anime series crosses genres as well as time periods, offers up a compelling story filled with action, drama, and comedy and it arrives on Blu-ray in a solid release from Funimation.
