NO. TITLE COMPANY RETAIL TOTAL TIME TECH RATING NOTES
1 TENCHI OVA ULTIMATE COLLECTION PIONEER $119.98 420 min 94 Steller video and audio quality (includes a remixed, THX certified, Dolby 5.1 soundtrack), and an ENTIRE DISC OF EXTRAS! If the menus and subtitles had been better, this would have received a perfect score!
2 BLUE SUBMARINE#1 BANDAI $19.98 25 min 94 Audio and video perfection, but no real extras.
3 SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN#1 PIONEER $29.98 100 min 94 Exceptional audio/video quality, nice menus.
4 SERIAL EXPERIMENTS LAIN#2 PIONEER $29.98 75 min 94 See Above.
5 AMAZING NURSE NANAKO#1 PIONEER $29.98 60 min 93 Great audio/video quality, extras more enjoyable than the series!
6 DUAL#1 PIONEER $29.98 100 min 92 Audio, video, and menus all top-notch.
7 COWBOY BEBOP#1 BANDAI $29.98 125 min 91 Excellent audio/video quality, nice menus.
8 COWBOY BEBOP#3 BANDAI $29.98 100 min 91 See Above.
9 SOL BIANCA: THE LEGACY PIONEER $29.98 60 min 91 Fantasic video quality, four audio tracks (two 5.1 tracks), and excellent menus.
10 TRIGUN#1 PIONEER $29.98 100 min 91 Not many extras, but has the best menus of any anime release to date. Minor video problems (Rainbows).
11 TRIGUN#2 PIONEER $29.98 75 min 91 See Above.
12 GHOST IN THE SHELL MANGA ENT. $29.95 85 min 90 Exceptional audio/video quality, but has bland menus and not many extras.
13 JUBEI CHAN: NINJA GIRL#1 BANDAI $29.98 100 min 90 Good audio/video, nice subtitles. I didn't take points off for this, but the Dub is badly censored.
14 JUBEI CHAN: NINJA GIRL#2 BANDAI $29.98 75 min 90 See Above.
15 NIGHT WARRIORS#1 PIONEER $29.98 90 min 90 Includes Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtrack, and a ton of extras.
16 OUTLAW STAR#1 BANDAI $44.98 225 min 90 Menus are a bit simple, otherwise great quality.
17 PRINCESS MONONOKE BUENA VISTA $32.99 134 min 90 Superb audio/video quality, but a release this big needs more extras. Minor translation problems.
18 TENCHI: DAUGHTER OF DARK PIONEER $14.98 60 min 90 Excellent audio/video quality, extras include the Tenchi Encyclopedia.
19 NINJA CADETS MEDIA BLASTER $24.95 60 min 89
20 TENCHI MUYO IN LOVE MOVIE PIONEER $14.98 95 min 89
21 GUNDAM WING#1 BANDAI $24.98 125 min 88
22 PANDA! GO PANDA! PIONEER $24.98 75 min 88
23 PERFECT BLUE MANGA ENT. $29.95 75 min 88
24 BLACK HEAVEN #1 PIONEER $29.99 100 min 87 Points takens off for ugly subtitles, otherwise good quality.
25 DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE DAISY BANDAI $39.99 300 min 87
26 REVOL. GIRL UTENA SET#1 CPM $39.99 170 min 87
27 TENAMONYA VOYAGERS BANDAI $29.99 120 min 87
28 TENCHI FOREVER PIONEER $14.98 95 min 87
29 CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO MANGA ENT. $29.95 105 min 86 Good video and audio quality, but no extras.
30 CATNAPPED! THE MOVIE PIONEER $29.99 75 min 86
31 CHINESE GHOST STORY VIZ/PIONEER $29.99 84 min 86
32 DEMON FIGHTER KOCHO MEDIA BLASTER $19.95 30 min 86
33 GASARAKI#1 AD VISION $29.98 100 min 86 Great video/audio/menus, but still need to improve those subtitles.
34 GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES CPM $29.95 88 min 86
35 NINJA SCROLL MANGA ENT. $29.95 94 min 86
36 PET SHOP OF HORRORS URBAN VISION $29.9 100 min 86
37 SAILOR MOON S MOVIE PIONEER $29.98 60 min 86
38 SAILOR MOON SUPER S MOVIE PIONEER $29.98 60 min 86
39 ESCAFLOWNE#1 BANDAI $29.98 100 min 85 Minor video problems (rainbows and line noise), and few extras. On the plus side, this is one of the better anime dubs out there (and that means a lot, coming from a dub-hater like me).
40 HAUNTED JUNCTION BANDAI $39.98 300 min 85
41 IMMA YOUJO RIGHT STUF $24.95 45 min 85 Few extras.
42 MARS SUCCESSOR NADESICO#1 AD VISION $29.99 100 min 85
43 PLEASE SAVE MY EARTH VIZ/PIONEER $29.98 180 min 85
44 RANMA: MOVIE#1 VIZ/PIONEER $29.98 74 min 85
45 REVOL. GIRL UTENA SET#2 CPM $39.99 144 min 85
46 RUROUNI KENSHIN OVA#1 AD VISION $29.98 60 min 85
47 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG MOVIE AD VISION $29.99 60 min 85
48 TENCHI IN TOKYO VOL.#2 PIONEER $29.98 75 min 85
49 TENCHI IN TOKYO#1 PIONEER $29.98 100 min 85
50 WIND NAMED AMNESIA CPM $29.99 80 min 85
51 CYBERNETICS GUARDIAN CPM $24.99 45 min 84
52 DARKSIDE BLUES CPM $29.99 83 min 84
53 EAT MAN 98 COLLECTION PIONEER $39.98 300 min 84
54 EL-HAZARD: ALT WORLD#1 PIONEER $29.99 100 min 84
55 FATAL FURY: THE MOVIE VIZ/PIONEER $29.99 100 min 84
56 GALL FORCE: ETERNAL STORY CPM $29.95 86 min 84
57 HEROIC LEGEND OF ARSLAN CPM $79.99 240 min 84 Ugly, borderless subtitles.
58 MAZE OVA CPM $29.99 85 min 84
59 NAZCA PIONEER $29.98 75 min 84
60 RANMA: MOVIE#2 VIZ/PIONEER $29.98 60 min 84
61 SLAYERS MOVIE#1 AD VISION $29.98 75 min 84
62 TENCHI UNIVERSE#1 PIONEER $29.98 100 min 84
63 TENCHI UNIVERSE#2 PIONEER $29.98 75 min 84
64 UY: BEAUTIFUL DREAMER CPM $29.9 90 min 84 Good audio/video quality, but closing credits/ending song was cut by around a minute, and translation changed from VHS/LD version.
65 WINGS OF HONNEAMISE MANGA ENT $29.99 125 min 84 Poor video (grain and other problems).
66 AYANE'S HIGH KICK CPM $24.95 60 min 83
67 BEST OF KITTY:#1 MEDIA BLASTER $39.95 120 min 83
68 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA #1 PIONEER $29.95 100 min 83 Great audio/video quality, but simple menus and sparse extras.
69 FUSHIGI YUUGI BOX #2 PIONEER $199.99 650 min 83 Bland menus, but a ton of extras. Ugly subtitles.
70 LEGEND OF CRYSTANIA MOVIE AD VISION $29.98 85 min 83
71 LEGEND OF LAST LABYRINTH MEDIA BLASTER $29.95 60 min 83
72 PATLABOR MOVIE 2 MANGA ENT. $29.95 118 min 83
73 PHANTOM QUEST CORP SET PIONEER $14.95 140 min 83 Ugly subs, otherwise good quality.
74 RANMA 1/2 OVA BOX SET VIZ/PIONEER $119.98 375 min 83
75 RUIN EXPLORERS AD VISION $29.98 100 min 83
76 SILENT SERVICE CPM $29.99 100 min 83 Most extras are DVD rom only.
77 TAKEGAMI CPM $34.99 130 min 83
78 UROTSUKIDOJI COLLECTION CPM $59.99 250 min 83
79 BATTLE ANGEL AD VISION $29.98 60 min 82
80 BUBBLEGUM CRISIS MEGASET ANIMEIGO $69.95 430 min 82 Cheap ass packaging (Jewel Case without inserts) and mis-timed subtitles, but I believe both problems were fixed in the re-release.
81 BURN UP W AD VISION $29.98 100 min 82
82 DEMON CITY SHINJUKU CPM $29.99 82 min 82
83 DRAGONBALL Z: MOVIE#1 PIONEER $19.98 45 min 82
84 GENERATOR GAWL#1 AD VISION $29.98 75 min 82
85 GEOBREEDERS US MANGA $29.95 90 min 82
86 IRIA: ZEIRAM THE ANIMATION US MANGA $34.98 162 min 82
87 JUDGE CPM $24.99 50 min 82
88 KEY THE METAL IDOL#1 VIZ/PIONEER $29.98 210 min 82 Video could be better...
89 PATLABOR MOVE 1 MANGA ENT. $29.95 100 min 82
90 PHOTON CPM $39.99 180 min 82 Good audio/video quality, but no extras save DVD-rom content.
91 VAMPIRE HUNTER D OVA URBAN VISION $29.95 80 min 82
92 BIOHUNTER URBAN VISION $24.95 60 min 81
93 GARZEY'S WING CPM $29.99 90 min 81
94 MIDNIGHT PANTHER CPM $29.99 60 min 81
95 NINJA RESURRECTION AD VISION $29.98 100 min 81
96 RUROUNI KENSHIN TV#2 MEDIA BLASTER $29.95 100 min 81 The audio/video problems have been fixed since disc 1, but the screwy translation is still there.
97 WILD CARDZ US MANGA $24.99 50 min 81
98 BATTLE ARENA TOSHINDEN IMAGE $29.95 60 min 80
99 BATTLE ATHLETES OVA#1 PIONEER $14.98 75 min 80
100 BATTLE ATHLETES OVA#2 PIONEER $14.98 60 min 80
101 BUBBLEGUM CRISIS 2040#1 AD VISION $29.98 100 min 80 Trailers placed before the Main Feature, and can't be accessed from the menu.
102 EVANGELION#2 AD VISION $29.98 100 min 80 Fixed most of the problems with disc 1, but subtitles still thin and difficult to read.
103 GENOCYBER COLLECTION CPM $39.99 156 min 80
104 MACROSS PLUS#1 MANGA ENT. $29.95 90 min 80
105 QUEEN EMERALDAS AD VISION $29.98 60 min 80
106 RECORD OF LODOSS WAR TV CPM $129.99 650 min 80 Video problems (grain), and most extras are DVD rom only.
107 COOL DEVICES SET RIGHT STUF $79.95 315 min 79 Hard matted subtitles, few extras.
108 DIRTY PAIR FLASH SET 1 AD VISION $29.95 160 min 79 Grainy video, simple menus, ugly subtitles.
109 KITE MEDIA BLASTER $24.95 45 min 79 Badly edited.
110 ODIN PHOTON SPACE SAILOR CPM $34.95 139 min 79 Simple menu, no extras.
111 SLAYERS BOOK OF SPELLS OVA AD VISION $29.99 94 min 79 Grainy video, ugly subtitles.
112 SPIRIT OF WONDER ANIMEIGO $29.99 45 min 79 Video could be better, no extras.
113 VIRGIN FLEET CPM $29.99 90 min 79 Video problems, no real extras save DVD-rom content.
114 BIG WARS IMAGE $24.99 71 min 78 No real extras.
115 BLOOD REIGN AD VISION $29.95 90 min 78 Grainy video, ugly subtitles.
116 MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH TV MEDIA BLASTER $149.95 500 min 78 Poor video quality, screwy openings and endings. Moved the Omake to the extra section, where it is completely useless.
117 URUSEI YATSURA BOX#1 ANIMEIGO $112.5 500 min 78 Simple menus and no extras.
118 AREA 88 VOL#1 CPM $24.95 50 min 77 Slow menus.
119 ART OF FIGHTING IMAGE $24.99 46 min 77 No extras.
120 DEMON BEAST INVASION CPM $29.99 93 min 77 Poor video quality, extras are DVD-rom only.
121 FUSHIGI YUUGI BOX #1 PIONEER $198.99 650 min 77 Crappy menus, no real extras. Ugly subtitles.
122 KEY THE METAL IDOL#2 VIZ/PIONEER $29.98 180 min 77 Awful video.
123 VENUS WARS CPM $29.99 104 min 77 Simple menus.
124 MACROSS II MANGA ENT $29.99 136 min 76 Poor video (grainy), combined several OVAs to make one long "Movie". Nothing cut save endings.
125 MEGAZONE 23#1 IMAGE $24.99 81 min 76 No extras.
126 ROUJIN Z CPM $24.99 80 min 76 Simple menus, no extras.
127 TEKKEN AD VISION $29.99 60 min 76 Ugly, borderless subtitles, and it's dub-titled.
128 TWIN ANGELS CPM $29.99 120 min 76 Sub problems (missing subtitles).
129 WRATH OF THE NINJA CPM $29.99 87 min 76 Dubtitle, "movie" made by splicing together OVAs.
130 DOMINION TANK POLICE CPM $34.99 160 min 75 Video probs, ugly/borderless subtitles, some openings and endings rearranged.
131 SAILOR MOON R MOVIE PIONEER $29.98 60 min 75 Audio problems (clipping).
132 CUTEY HONEY SET 1 AD VISION $29.98 120 min 74 ADV hacked the openings. Also has ugly subtitles and minor audio problems.
133 TOKYO BABYLON CPM $29.99 105 min 74 No extras.
134 ANGEL COP MANGA ENT $29.99 180 min 73 Poor video, simple menus, no real extras.
135 EVANGELION#1 AD VISION $29.98 100 min 73 Poor video quality (grain), poor audio quality (clipping), edited the video with digital overlays.
136 SAKURA DIARIES#1 AD VISION $24.98 90 min 73 No extras, awful greenish subtitles, and ADV released the censored version.
137 SWORD FOR TRUTH MANGA ENT. $24.95 60 min 73 No extras.
138 GRAPPLER BAKI CPM $29.95 45 min 72 No extras.
139 HARMAGEDDON CPM $29.99 132 min 72 Poor video, simple menus, few extras.
140 HYPERDOLLS PIONEER $14.95 60 min 72 No extras, simple menus, ugly subtitles.
141 MD GEIST CPM $24.99 95 min 71 No Extras, poor menus.
142 SAKURA WARS AD VISION $29.99 120 min 71 Language defaults to English after each episode, no extras, ugly subtitles.
143 SLAYERS DVD COLLECTION CPM $129.99 600 min 71 Serious audio problems, and CPM refuses to fix it!
144 BATTLE ATHLETES VICTORY#1 PIONEER $14.98 85 min 70 Cut Openings and Endings, and the subs are borderless.
145 BATTLE ATHLETES VICTORY#2 PIONEER $14.98 65 min 70 See Above.
146 LA BLUE GIRL#1 CPM $79.99 285 min 70 Dubtitled, simple menus with no extras.
147 LEGEND OF LEMNEAR US MANGA $29.98 45 min 70 Mediocre audio/video/menus, no real extras.
148 LOST UNIVERSE AD VISION $29.98 100 min 70 Censored by AD Vision, also has minor audio clipping and no extras of any kind.
149 CYBER CITY OEDO 808 CPM $34.95 150 min 69 Serious audio problems, no extras.
150 RUROUNI KENSHIN TV#1 MEDIA BLASTER $29.95 100 min 68 The large amount of extras don't make up for the horrible video (tons of grain), horrible audio (Japanese track won't play at all on some setups), and questionable translation ("That is" is tacked on to the end of most everything Kenshin says).
151 RECORD OF LODOSS WAR OVAS CPM $55.95 355 min 67 Serious audio problems, no extras, and openings and ending were cut.
152 GREEN LEGEND RAN PIONEER $19.98 140 min 60 Crappy video, no menus/extras. Possible dub-title.
153 ARMITAGE III: POLYMATRIX PIONEER $14.98 90 min 59 Dub only, movie made by cutting OVAs!
154 BABEL II IMAGE $24.99 115 min 59 Does not include subtitles; sparse menus with no extras.
155 CRIMSON WOLF IMAGE $24.99 60 min 59 Does not include subtitles; sparse menus with no extras.
156 OGENKI CLINIC CPM $29.99 90 min 59 Dub only; simple menus with no extras except for DVD-rom content.
157 POKEMON MOVIE 2000 WARNER BROS. $24.98 102 min 59 Dub only.
158 POKEMON TV VIZ/PIONEER $24.98 75 min 59 Dub only.
159 POKEMON: THE FIRST MOVIE WARNER BROS. $26.98 96 min 59 Dub only.
160 DOG OF FLANDERS PIONEER $29.98 93 min 58 Cut/edited for American consumption, dub only. Note that enough cuts were made that I reduced the Content grade as well.
161 VOLTAGE FIGHTER GOWCAIZER CPM $24.99 102 min 58 It's a dubtitle, has tons of misspelled words, mis-timed subs, and awful menus with no extras.
162 DEVILMAN MANGA ENT. $29.99 120 min 57 Awful video quality and English Dub only.
163 PROJECT A-KO CPM $24.99 83 min 57 Awful video, mis-timed subtitles, simple menus, no extras.
164 DRAGONBALL: SAGA OF GOKU TRIMARK $29.99 338 min 56 Dub only and grainy video.
165 BAREFOOT GEN IMAGE $24.99 83 min 55 Nearly unreadable PURPLE subs, and it's been dub-titled. No extras.
166 EIGHT MAN AFTER COLLECTION IMAGE $24.99 104 min 55 Dub only; static menus with no extras.
167 CARDCAPTORS #1 PIONEER $24.98 75 min 53 Dub only, badly hacked, edited, and Americanized version of Cardaptor Sakura.
168 MONSTER RANCHER AD VISION $24.98 75 min 53 Dub only, static menu with no extras.
169 VENUS 5 CPM $29.99 106 min 53 Dub only, no extras.
170 DRAGONBALL Z: TV#1 PIONEER $14.98 80 min 51 Dub only (and a really bad dub, too), poor video quality.
171 LUPIN III: MYSTERY OF MAMO IMAGE $24.99 102 min 50 Dub only; static menu with no extras.
172 FIST OF THE NORTHSTAR IMAGE $24.95 109 min 49 Dub only; static menus with no extras. Grainy video.
173 STARBLAZERS#1 VOYAGER ENT. $29.95 112 min 42 Dub only, poor audio/video quality, ops and endings removed, no extras
174 STREET FIGHTER II SONY MUSIC $24.99 90 min 42 Dub only, no menus/extras, and even unrated version has been edited!
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