
Media | Anime Releases | September 18, 2007: This week’s more of the same slim pickins as last, unless box sets are your thing. Also, the turd to gold (or at least silver, anyway) ratio is pretty high this week as well.
This column prepared with the assistance of The Digital Bits and cover art courtesy of Amazon.
Roundup by Mightyblue | Posted September 17, 2007
Pick of the week
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Noein Vol. 5 |
The Other Stuff
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Karin Vol. 3 |
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Black Lagoon Vol. 3 |
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Yu-Gi-Oh GX Vol. 4 |
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Red Garden Vol. 1 |
Anime in High-Def
High-definition anime is still a rarity, so no Blu-ray for you this week. Instead, you get a few more full-season box sets. Or half-season boxsets in certain annoying cases. That grumbling you hear in the background is me, not the guy with the chainsaw standing in your backyard.
Anime Boxsets

This week sees the third season of the remastered Dragon Ball Z (a.k.a the Frieza Saga), the first part of Full Metal Alchemist's first season (episodes 1-16), and season one of Great Teacher Onizuka. That’s technically three sets, but not really -- Funimation deserves a hearty WTF for the bizarrely releasing of only a half a season of their most popular show. Oh, wait, my cynicism is reminding me they like money, and are thus stringing us along to make more of it. How annoying.
At any rate, out of the three boxsets, only FMA and GTO’s are worth picking up, albeit with a well deserved grumble in Funi’s direction. That is of course, unless you like entire episodes of screaming and posturing. Me, I’d rather go watch a heavy metal concert and thus get entertainment along with my screaming and posturing.
The Other, "Other" Stuff
Dragon Ball Z: Remastered Volume 3 en Espanol
Dragon Ball Z: Remastered Volume 4 en Espanol
Ramen Fighter Miki: Miso Mayhem: Volume 1
Law of Ueki: Volume 9: The Cold Survival Game
Another slow week, but maybe things will pick up. And by "pick up" I mean more crap will be released. (Curse you, Sturgeon, you and your stupid law.) At any rate, enjoy your DBZ en SAP, and your Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and maybe a sharp stick to the brain. Discuss this week's releases on the forums!