Tag: Blu-Ray
Shakugan no Shana: Season III
Things are quite different for Shana and Yuji in this, the final series of Shakugan no Shana (but not in a bad way). No longer is the action set exclusively in Misaki City. And gone is the slice-of-life, high school material that supplemented the series’ broader, battle-based narrative in which Shana, Yuji, and their allies [...]
Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts (Season Two)
When FUNimation released Baka & Test: Season One in 2011, the second season of the series was only just then airing in Japan. Given the breakneck pace at which I plowed through the first season and the high praise I heaped upon those 13 episodes and FUNimation’s Blu-ray/DVD release of them, you can imagine how [...]
Shakugan no Shana S: OVA Series
The fifth release in FUNimation Entertainment’s series of Shakugan no Shana Blu-ray and DVDs, available today, collects the 4-episode OVA series, Shakugan no Shana S.Although the first two episodes take place at nonspecific points during the series’ first two seasons and the closing two-parter serves as a prequel to the series, S is intended to [...]
Shakugan no Shana: The Movie
Shakugan no Shana: The Movie is interesting in that it is not a follow-up to the series in any way, nor does it fit seamlessly into the existing narrative of the series. If anything, it could be viewed as a summation of the events depicted in the first story arc in which Shana and Yuji [...]
Won’t Back Down
Based on actual events, Won’t Back Down, is a story of a mother and a teacher who band together a neighborhood to help save their failing school. They must convince not only the parents but the teachers that taking over the school from the union and current administration is the best course of action for [...]
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt: The Complete Series Blu-ray
Sure, FUNimation’s three-disc DVD release of Panty & Stocking with Garter Belt boasted a solid visual presentation and surprisingly dynamic audio… for a DVD. But as thankful as we all were for the opportunity to pick up the series on home video in any format, much less in a release of this caliber, we all [...]
Shakugan no Shana: Season II
I first encountered this highly-addictive anime through FUNimation Entertainment’s Blu-ray release of Shakugan no Shana’s first season, repackaging the same portion previously released by Geneon with the original dub and all. That release, while collecting 24 episodes of an absolutely terrific series, left me wanting a bit more from FUNimation’s future releases of the title, [...]
Power Rangers Super Samurai: The Complete Season
The last few releases of Saban’s Power Rangers Samurai and Super Samurai from Lionsgate have found me complaining here, at length, about a release schedule so broken that it seemed like Lionsgate may have been actively trying to discourage the Power Rangers fan base from purchasing their product. But for the first time since their [...]
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Giveaway
Congratulations to our winner!: Mark T., PA Big news! We’re giving away one copy of the What Ever Happened to Baby Jane 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray courtesy of Warner Bros. If you would like to enter the drawing to receive a copy of this classic Robert Aldrich picture from 1962 starring Bette Davis and [...]
This is Cinerama / Windjammer
Flicker Alley further tightens their hold on the home video market for historically-important cinema with each subsequent release by delivering some of the most beautifully-transferred, special features-packed DVDs and Blu-rays available today. And their recent DVD/Blu-ray combo companion releases of This is Cinerama: 60th Anniversary Edition and Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich are [...]
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